On November 9, 2016, the United Nations Security Council, acting under its Chapter VII authority, passed a resolution that renewed authorization for international naval forces to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. According to the press release, the Council affirmed that while the Somali government had the primary responsibility in the efforts, it “renewed the call upon States and regional organizations that were able to do so to cooperate with those authorities and each other in deploying naval vessels and military aircraft, by providing logistical support, and by seizing and disposing of boats, arms and related equipment reasonably suspected to be used in piracy and armed robbery in the area.”  On November 10, 2016, the Council passed a separate resolution, also under its Chapter VII authority, that extended the arms embargo on Somalia, as well as Eritrea, for another year. Additionally, the Council extended the mandate of the Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group.