§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonweath Affairs if he will make a statement on the action taken by the United Nations Security Council regarding the situation in Somalia.
§ Mrs. ChalkerOn 23 January the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution, No. 733, requesting the secretary general to appoint a co-ordinator to oversee the effective delivery of increased United Nations humanitarian assistance, in liaison with other international agencies. The Security Council also requested the secretary-general to co-operate with the Organisation of African Unity and the League of Arab States in contacting the parties to the Somali conflict to try to secure a ceasefire, the distribution of humanitarian assistance, and a political settlement to the conflict. The Security Council also agreed to an immediate embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Somalia.