42. Although Security Council resolution 2036 (2012) reiterates in its paragraph 9 that the African Union should develop “a guard force of an appropriate size, within AMISOM’s mandated troop levels, to provide security, escort and protection services to personnel from the international community, including the United Nations, as appropriate and without further delay”, AMISOM thus far does not have the capacity to provide the United Nations with security details for movements of staff and operations in Somalia.
42. Although Security Council resolution 2036 (2012) reiterates in its paragraph 9 that the African Union should develop “a guard force of an appropriate size, within AMISOM’s mandated troop levels, to provide security, escort and protection services to personnel from the international community, including the United Nations, as appropriate and without further delay”, AMISOM thus far does not have the capacity to provide the United Nations with security details for movements of staff and operations in Somalia.