At the United Nations Security Council, leaders from across Africa joined ambassadors in examining ways to counter terrorism and better prevent violent extremism through stronger cooperation between the body and regional organizations.
Concerned by the advancements terrorist groups are making in the Sahel and other regions of Africa, Secretary-General António Guterres underlined his great worry, said the UN’s official page.
“Despair, poverty, hunger, lack of basic services, unemployment, and unconstitutional changes in government continue to lay fertile ground for the creeping expansion of terrorist groups to infect new parts of the continent,” he said.
According to Guterres, the UN provides specialized help to African nations in the areas of prevention, legal support, investigations, prosecutions, reintegration, and rehabilitation.
“The United Nations stands with Africa to end this scourge,” he explained.
Above all, it includes our ongoing close collaboration with the African Union (AU) and regional and sub-regional African organizations, he concluded.
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