STORY: AMISOM, UN discuss use and maintenance of

military equipment
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DATELINE: 03-04/09/2019, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia

(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
2. Med shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
3. Med shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
4. Close up shot, an official from AMISOM making a presentation
5. Med shot, officials from UNSOS and UK Mission Support Team
(UKMST) listening during the meeting
6. Wide shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
7. Med shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
8. Med shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
9. Wide shot, AMISOM officer making a presentation
10. Med shot, AMISOM officers listening during the meeting
11. Med shot, AMISOM officers listening during the meeting
12. Wide shot, AMISOM officer making a presentation
13. Med shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
 partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
14. Close up shot, AMISOM officers listening during the meeting
15. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) MAJ. GEN. LAKARA, AMISOM DEPUTY
FORCE COMMANDER IN CHARGE OF OPERATIONS AND PLANS
“Severally, the lack of spares has been the biggest challenge to the
serviceability of the partner-owned equipment. This is from the various
reports that I have read.”

16. Wide shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
17. Med shot, the UNSOS Senior Logistics Officer, Service Delivery, Mike Collins
asking a question
18. Close up shot, AMISOM officer responding to a question
19. Med shot, military officer from the UKMST making a comment
20. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) MIKE COLLINS, UNSOS SENIOR
LOGISTICS OFFICER, SERVICE DELIVERY
“This has been a good meeting, it has been very important because we have
a lot of problems in maintaining our Partner-owned Equipment”.

21. Med shot, AMISOM military officer asking a question

22. Med shot, the UNSOS Senior Logistics Officer, Service Delivery, Mike
Collins responding to a question
23. Wide shot, AMISOM officers making remarks
24. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) MIKE COLLINS, UNSOS SENIOR
LOGISTICS OFFICER, SERVICE DELIVERY
“We can achieve a lot better results if we communicate better with each other.
I think we could work harder at that”.

25. Med shot, AMISOM military officers listening during the meeting
26. Wide shot, one of the partners making his remarks
27. Close up shot, AMISOM officer listening
28. Wide shot, military officer from UKMST making his remarks
29. Med shot, military officer from UKMST making his remarks
30. Wide shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
31. Med shot, AMISOM military officer listening
32. Med shot, official making remarks
33. Wide shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
34. Med shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),
the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other partners
meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to AMISOM.
35. Med shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),
the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other partners
meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to AMISOM.
 36. Wide shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM.
37. Wide shot, military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other
partners meeting to discuss the status of equipment donated by partners to
AMISOM applauding at the close of the meeting

AMISOM, UN discuss use and maintenance of military equipment

Mogadishu, 05 September - Troop and police contributing countries to the African

Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the United Nations Support Office in
Somalia (UNSOS) met to discuss the status of equipment used by AMISOM.

The two-day meeting which ended yesterday, took place in Mogadishu and was
attended by AMISOM military officers from the contingents of Burundi, Kenya, and
Uganda, which receive equipment from international partners.

Among other matters, the meeting discussed challenges faced concerning servicing
of partner-owned equipment used by the AMISOM contingents, particularly the high
rate of equipment wear and tear due to the harsh operating environment.

Bilateral partners such as the United States and the United Kingdom provide
AMISOM with armoured personnel carriers and engineering equipment. UNSOS is
mandated under UN Security Council Resolution 2245 of 2015, to ensure that the
equipment is well maintained.

Maj. Gen. Lakara the AMISOM Deputy Force Commander in charge of Operations
and Plans observed that there are documented challenges with maintaining such
equipment.

“Lack of spare parts remains the biggest challenge to servicing of partner-owned

equipment. This I say from the various reports that I have read,” noted Maj. Gen.
Lakara who officiated at the closure of the meeting.

Maj. Gen. Lakara hailed international partners that provide support in the form of
equipment donations to enhance the capabilities of AMISOM contingents to carry out
anti-insurgent operations.

“Much of the achievements today would not have been possible without the provision
of such equipment by our partners,” Maj. Gen. Lakara noted.

UNSOS Senior Logistics Officer, Service Delivery, Mike Collins said UNSOS has a
responsibility to keep the partner-owned equipment at about 75 percent
serviceability. However, Collins noted that there was a shortfall in ensuring
serviceability of equipment due to delivery challenges.

“This was a crucial meeting because we face challenges in maintenance of our

partner-owned equipment,” said Collins, adding, “with better communication, we can
achieve more.”

ENDS