"ORGANIZED CRIME"

The UN top official for Africa warned the Security Council that the security situation in the Sahel has remained “very worrying”, with “non-state armed groups continue to carry out large-scale attacks against civilian and military targets, and to engage in confrontations over access to resources, territorial control, and influence.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that he is “deeply concerned by the gains terrorist groups are making in the Sahel and elsewhere,” reiterating that “just as terrorism drives people apart, countering it can bring countries together.” UNIFEED

Rural reform critical to building ‘more peaceful, prosperous Colombia’, Special Representative tells Security Council.

As armed groups, coups d’état destabilize West Africa, Sahel, role of United Nations Regional Office key in consolidating democracy, speakers tell Security Council.

Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed told the Security Council that, as the year comes to an end, “Haiti is in a deepening crisis of unprecedented scale and complexity that is cause for serious alarm.” UNIFEED

States must address drivers of radicalization, technology use by terrorists, speakers tell Security Council, urging comprehensive approach to tackle transnational threat.

General Assembly adopts 11 draft resolutions, promoting United Nations cooperation with several regional, international organizations.

The UN top official for Africa warned the Security Council today that the security situation in the Sahel “continues to deteriorate” and “the indiscriminate use of violence by terrorist groups means that thousands of innocent civilians suffer, while millions more are forced from their homes.” UNIFEED

Women in United Nations Police play critical role towards fostering community trust, protecting most vulnerable groups, speakers tell Security Council.

The United Nations Peacekeeping Chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council that current challenges to global peace, security and development, “will increasingly call for unique and specific policing responses.” UNIFEED