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Official Reports and Documents

Combating Somali Piracy: the EU's Naval Operation Atalanta
GAO Assessment Report September 2010
GAO Written Testimony for Congress Hearing on March 15, 2011
US Congressional Research Service: Piracy Off the Horn of Africa (September 2009)
US Congressional Research Service: Piracy Off the Horn of Africa (April 2011)
International Code of Conduct for Private Security Contractors
House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia
The Montreaux Document
UK Department for Transport Interim Guidance to UK Flagged Shipping on the Use of Armed Guards to Defend Against the Threat of Piracy in Exceptional Circumstances
World Bank - The Pirates of Somalia: Ending a Threat, Rebuilding a Nation

Think Tank, NGO and Private Industry papers

The Economics of Piracy - Pirate Ransoms & Livelihoods off the Coast of Somalia
Twenty Years of Collapse and Counting: The Cost of Failure in Somalia
Hostage to Conflict: Prospects for Building Regional Economic Cooperation in the Horn of Africa
Treasure Mapped: Using Satellite Imagery to Track the Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy
Somali Futures: An Exploration

Think Tanks, Blogs and Academia

Pirates, Fishermen and Peacebuilding: Options for Counter-Piracy Strategy in Somalia
The EU and Somalia: Counter-Piracy and the Question of a Comprehensive Approach
Barrgh-gaining with Somali Pirates

Intergovernmental and Regional Organizations

Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) Goals
Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) Goals

UN Security Council Resolutions

UN Security Council Resolution 1814 (2008)
UN Security Council Resolution 1816 (2008)
UN Security Council Resolution 1838 (2008)
UN Security Council Resolution 1844 (2008)
UN Security Council Resolution 1846 (2008)
UN Security Council Resolution 1851 (2009)
UN Security Council Resolution 1897 (2009)
UN Security Council Resolution 1918 (2010)
UN Security Council Resolution 1950 (2010)
UN Security Council Resolution 1976 (2011)
UN Security Council Resolution 2015 (2011)
UN Security Council Resolution 2020 (2011)
UN Security Council Resolution 2077 (2012)
UN Security Council Resolution 2102 (2013)

UN General Assembly Resolutions

UN General Assembly Resolution 55-7
UN General Assembly Resolution 59-24
UN General Assembly Resolution 60-30
UN General Assembly Resolution 64/71
UN General Assembly Resolution 66/231
UN General Assembly Resolution 66/37
UN General Assembly Resolution 65/37 (2011)

UN Secretary General Reports

S/2010/556 - Report of the Secretary General Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1897 (2010)
S/2010/394 - Report of the Secretary-General on possible options to further the aim of prosecuting and imprisoning
S/2009/146 - Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 1846 (2008)
S/2011/30 - the 'Jack Lang Report'
S/2011/360 - Report of the Secretary-General on the modalities for the establishment of specialized Somali anti-piracy courts
S/2011/662 - Report of the secretary-general pursuant to security council resolution 1950 (2010).pdf
S/2011/661 - Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of Somali natural resources and waters
S/2012/50 - Report of the Secretary-General on specialized anti-piracy courts in Somalia and other States in the region
S/2012/177 - Letter of the Secretary-General on national laws criminalizing piracy and imprisonment of convicted pirates
S/2012/783 - Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 2020 (2011)