{"id":677135,"date":"2019-08-09T14:56:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n<img class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/00220769:5d0849f74afbe5b3c7677208d78b2caf:arc614x376:w770:us1.png\"\/>\n<div class=\"caption-and-credit clearfix\">\n  \n  <p>Kenyan soldiers of the African Union Mi"},"modified":"2019-08-09T14:56:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:56:43","slug":"somalia-push-in-u-s-to-stop-kenyas-bid-for-un-sanctions-on-shabaab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/09\/somalia-push-in-u-s-to-stop-kenyas-bid-for-un-sanctions-on-shabaab\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia: Push in U.S. to Stop Kenya&#8217;s Bid for UN Sanctions On Shabaab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/00220769:5d0849f74afbe5b3c7677208d78b2caf:arc614x376:w770:us1.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption-and-credit clearfix\">\n<p>Kenyan soldiers of the African Union Mission in Somalia are pictured inside their armoured personnel carrier on the grounds of Kismayo University, southern Somalia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/.caption-and-credit--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"25\">New York \u2014 Kenya&#8217;s move to have the Al Shabaab militants blacklisted by United Nations as a terrorist group could curtail relief efforts in Somalia, rights activists warn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"28\">The group of former top US State Department officials, joined humanitarian figures on Wednesday in urging the United States to block Kenya&#8217;s bid at the UN Security Council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"28\">The 16 signatories of letters to the Trump administration, Cabinet members and leading members of Congress warned that the Kenyan proposal could cripple life-saving relief efforts in Somalia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"40\">&#8220;We are deeply concerned by a Kenyan government proposal to include al-Shabaab in the separate UN sanctions regime applicable to al-Qaeda, ISIL and their affiliates, which does not provide the same type of exemption for humanitarian assistance,&#8221; the critics wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"20\">They noted that al-Shabaab is already included in a different UN sanctions programme that provides an exemption for humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"39\">&#8220;The proposal would put the lives of hundreds of thousands at risk without discernible impact on the challenge posed by al-Shabaab,&#8221; said Eric Schwartz, the head of the Refugees International NGO and one of the signers of the letter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"2\">GLOBAL EFFORTS<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"20\">Kenya&#8217;s proposal will not be approved if even one member of the 15-nation UN Security Council formally objects to it.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.outer-ad-container.responsive-aans-view-a-container--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"36\">Signalling its misgivings, the US has already placed a temporary hold on the Kenyan initiative which expires on August 29. 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