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“I welcome Spain's initiative today to advance this aspect of the fight against terrorism, one which is too often neglected but is the only way to effectively respond to the needs of the victims and to expedite legal proceedings, all while respecting the rights of the individual. In that regard, the Spanish Government has spared no time or effort in enabling us to take explicit measures in that area. Thanks to your action, Mr. President, and that of the Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, we have been able to establish these procedures based on the principles of Madrid, for which your Government should be warmly thanked. Faced with the terrorist organizations that act with agility, speed and flexibility by using financial means, the Internet and social media, we can and must meet this challenge.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“It goes without saying that Executive Directorate is ready to support INTERPOL in the implementation of its new counter-terrorism strategy, recently adopted and implemented, and to aid Member States, specialized organizations and regional organizations to enhance international cooperation among intelligence services and police services and, indeed, among the various services in the criminal justice system. As you have so aptly pointed out today, Mr. President, justice must be present. It must be in the middle of that international cooperation and must be one of the major players in it.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“We call on regional organizations to follow that model by making them aware that we are ready to provide any necessary advice, and now with the support of resolution 2322 (2016). Another good practice is the participation of many regional or specialized organizations in the independent assessment missions carried out by the Executive Directorate on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, particularly INTERPOL and UNODC in the assessment visits.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“It stipulates the establishment of a network of contact points for prosecutors that operates around the clock, seven days a week, but also for police, with the police aspect being piloted by INTERPOL, which is working closely with us on that project. The Executive Directorate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee has contributed to that initiative from the start, by supporting and encouraging the Council of Europe up to the moment when the representative of the Council of Europe, at the 1 December special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, announced that the network was operational. We will continue that work with other organizations, on the basis of the Security Council resolution.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“Dorcas Oduor to address more fully-where we have proposed collaborative solutions between police and prosecutors, and where UNODC, through its work, has truly supported the country in the fight against terrorism and, above all, in bringing terrorists to justice. We have also supported the organization by partnering on workshops of the same type, and we will continue to do so in South and South-East Asia and in Nigeria to promote that type of cooperation in criminal matters. In sum, we will continue the work we are doing in the Counter-Terrorism Committee in everything related to joint investigations. In that connection, I should mention an existing regional mechanism, which represents a good practice, and that is the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“Thanks to those partnerships and the projects we develop together, we are contributing in a very practical way to the implementation of the standards developed by the Security Council that enable international cooperation on criminal matters to yield results. Rest assured, Mr. President, that for the resolution on international cooperation on criminal matters, which follows the original resolution on the matter - resolution 1373 (2001) - we, along with the members of the Council, with the Counter-Terrorism Committee and with the organizations I mentioned, will have better communication and cooperation with a view to bolstering efforts in that sphere. The most striking example is Kenya - a case I will leave to Ms.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“Moreover, as we clearly noted at the 1 December special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, the Committee and its Executive Directorate have established links of cooperation with some of the largest players in the private sector, as well as with key representative of civil society, in the context of preventing and fighting the exploitation by terrorists of information and communications technologies. That cooperation and those agreements on mutual legal assistance will further strengthen the capacity of central authorities to support prosecutors and investigators in their efforts to obtain digital data in a timely and effective manner.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“Of course, to help States bring terrorists to justice and to maintain international cooperation on criminal matters and on the financing of terrorism, the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate is already collaborating closely with the International Association ofProsecutors, the Organization ofIslamic Cooperation, the International Organization of La Francophonie, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the League of Arab States, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to mention but a few of those organizations. I have certainly forgotten some.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“It must be said that international commitment is essential, forwe continue to face acomplex, decentralized and dynamic threat that is not limited to any region. Our policies and methods must go beyond traditional security measures and employ a broader perspective based on enhanced international cooperation - not only among Member States but also with specialized organizations and regional organizations.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“Terrorism is a global threat that requires a comprehensive response. In that context, the first task for the international community is to not tolerate impunity in any way and to bring terrorists to justice whenever possible so that honour and dignity can be restored to the victims. The successful implementation of that line of action must rely on the relevant Security Council resolutions and the 19 universal counter-terrorism instruments. That is why I welcome the Council's adoption today of resolution 2322 (2016). In the framework of its mandate and with regard to the political guidelines provided by the Counter-Terrorism Committee, the Executive Directorate is absolutely determined to provide the Council, especially through the Committee and as directed by it, all the necessary support for the implementation of the resolution.”
2016-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7831 (2016) · source
“We must work in a coordinated way so that, at the end of the day, we can ensure that we work together with other bodies through bilateral assistance. That is because bilateral assistance, which is so important in the areas that we are discussing, must be executed in a coordinated manner. I cannot close without thanking you, Mr. President, both as the representative and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Senegal and you personally, for having convened this debate and enabling the consistency and coherence of our actions in all areas of our work. We will continue to bear in mind what Albert Camus said in his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in literature, namely, that we know very well that we will not go far with respect to the hopes of our societies but at least we will conserve our societies and our values.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Perhaps we are pushing against an open door, but it needs to be said. Thirdly, how can we ensure such capacity- building through our peacekeeping operations, if they request it? We need close coordination and better exchange of information among the Counter- Terrorism Implementation Task Force, the Counter- Terrorism Executive Directorate, the Special Envoys and Representatives of the Secretary-General, the Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme and the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council, without forgetting the cooperation bodies, such as the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, and the specialized organizations, particularly those on the ground, such as the International Organization of la Francophonie, represented here by its Secretary- General, and the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Council, the European Union, and so on.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“We share good practices, as well as our recommendations with respect to technical assistance, so that the United Nations can work together in the realm of peacekeeping operations. Secondly. in following our recommendations ountries and missions require increased technical assistance because the recommendations may be sound but they need to be implemented on the ground. I would wish to see a more significant approach to security, criminal justice, international cooperation, particularly through the effective implementation of the aforementioned international instruments, including those relating directly or indirectly to the fight against terrorism, as well as through the promotion of best practices, in order to strengthen the capacity of States and regions. That is a clear need.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Our regular and comprehensive exchange of information with that Office has led to a fruitful integration of our collective knowledge and has been reflected in activities of importance to both sides - the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and CTED - and ensures that we implement a common strategy in our work. In conclusion, allow me to contribute to this debate by suggesting to the Council three points of reflection in the framework of the larger debate on peace and security and asymmetric threats. First, CTED can continue to offer our expertise in the realm of counter-terrorism, particularly in our assessments ofthe needs and capacities of States to deal with counter-terrorism.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Such bodies must all work together to support peacekeeping operations. I must not forget the guiding principles on foreign terrorist fighters adopted in Madrid. 1 thank the Spanish Secretary of State, who organized that meeting last year very well. The meeting provided key reference points for enhancing institutional cooperation, including on the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. The Deputy Secretary-General spoke of the Secretary-General's Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism. I am also pleased to refer to the high-level action group on that topic, which is chaired by the Secretary-General and held its first meeting last week. I should also mention our excellent cooperation with the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“This is what the Deputy Secretary- General referred to when he spoke of the One United Nations approach. It means that coordination and information-sharing with other United Nations counter-terrorism organizations, including in the office of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, represented here by its Chair, Mr. Feltman, and the team itself. That team encompasses all the entities that comprise the Task Force, particularly the UNODC, the United Nations Development Programme and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team that assists the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida,and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, which is chaired by our colleague from New Zealand.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Moreover, CTED has conducted more than 100 evaluation visits in the Member States, including follow-up visits. Following those visits, we provided recommendations and identified best practices, which have been approved by all parties concerned and by the Counter-Terrorism Committee. The Committee and its Executive Directorate have a Security Council mandate to assist States to combat terrorism and violent extremism. I must mention the coordination efforts carried out by the Secretary-General's Task Force headed by Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, I will speak about that issue a bit later. Robust information-sharing already exists, but we must do more for the mutual reinforcement of the two mandates, to assess operational capacity and best practices, on one hand, and peacekeeping operations, on the other.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“I thank the Ambassador for his chairmanship and the way in which he steers our work with all the political guidance that is required. These best practices are based on specific Security Council resolutions and - we too often forget - the 19 international legal counter-terrorism instruments. That is the international cooperation in criminal matters. We should never forget that because it is the basis on which work on the rule of law is conducted at the global level. If we want the rule of law to be our priority, then let us speed up the systems of international cooperation in criminal matters. CTED, in conjunction with UNODC, is quite ready to assist the Council in that regard. Thanks to such cooperation, we were able to integrate the principles of the rule of law and the elements required for the protection of human rights in our work.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Those best practices, which have been adopted by the Counter-Terrorism Committee, have been identified by a consistent methodology and ongoing dialogue with Member States and with more than 50 international and regional organizations, particularly the International Organization ofla Francophonie. The Secretary General of that organization mentioned that I participated in its meeting in June, and I will gladly talk about this issue at its next summit, which will be held in a few days. The United Nations system is also at the centre of the issue, particularly the Council and its Counter- Terrorism Committee, whose political leadership must be commended. We need that leadership in our actions, including this year under the chairmanship of the Ambassador of Egypt, who is present here today and with whome have a very close relationship.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“They must also strengthen criminal justice capacities so as to bolster the rule of law, as the Secretary General of the International Organization of la Francophonie mentioned, and the authorities and services that are essential to combating terrorism and organized crime and, equally, to promoting institutional development. Thus, given their vast experience in fragile countries, where State structures are challenged, peacekeeping operations and special political missions are in a unique position to assist such countries in strengthening their operational capacity under the rule of law. In addition, they can provide special support, day by day, to the States most affected by terrorism. For more than a decade now, CTED has been building a set of best practices in the fight against terrorism, according to the principles of the rule of law.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“On the other hand, it is clear that the United Nations peacekeeping operations and special political missions are deployed on the ground. I refer to the special political missions, whose leader is here with us today - Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs - because that element should not be neglected in today's debate. Therefore, both types of operations - peacekeeping operations and special political missions - are on the front line and thus must strengthen the institutional capacity of the forces of order, including border control, which is a major problem in lawless areas.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Subsequent Council resolutions on counter- terrorism ~ such as resolution 1624 (2005), which addresses the prohibition of incitement to commit terrorist acts, as well as acts of terrorism motivated by intolerance or extremism, or, more recently, resolution 2178 (2014), on foreign terrorist fighters and the fight against violent extremism - are clear illustrations of the links and the working capacities. On the one hand, we are perfectly aware that the two mandates - one that focuses on peacekeeping and the other on the fight against terrorism - are not similar, but they are complementary. Ultimately, that approach of complementarity will improve the protection of civilians in the framework of United Nations peacekeeping operations.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“The Security Council set up the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in a very interesting manner as a special political mission tasked with addressing specific terrorism-related threats to peace and security. That element brings a special perspective to our debate. CTED and the peacekeeping operations are partners in the Security Council, and their respective mandates, while completely different, are mutually reinforcing. I insist on the fact that their mandates are distinct because it could be dangerous to conflate them. Under the guidance of the Committee, the main task of CTED is to conduct independent assessments of Member States' capacity to fight terrorism, in accordance with resolution 1373 (2001), which remains valid, although it was adopted after the 2001 attacks in New York.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“As long as terrorists and their organizations continue to spread fear and horror by such attacks, the residents of those countries and United Nations staff and compounds will be among their targets. The close relationship oflocal or regional conflicts with terrorism. violent extremism and - I thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Yury Fedotov, for mentioning it - organized crime is today an unprecedented threat to international peace and security. Let us never forget those three components: terrorism, violent extremism and organized crime. That relationship puts United Nations peacekeeping missions in a situation of new and growing vulnerability.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“The conflicts Ijust referred to are specifically found in the geographical areas where the vast majority of United Nations peacekeeping missions are deployed. In fact, it could be estimated that two thirds of the officers and soldiers participating in peacekeeping operations currently operate in the areas affected by terrorism. In such circumstances, it should be noted that it is not only the citizens ofthe countries concerned who are affected by asymmetric threats, but, unfortunately, United Nations personnel as well. The attacks of yesterday and the day before, and those perpetrated in October in Mali, are just some of the most recent examples.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“The terrorist threat currently appears in at least three different forms - first, through the organizations on the Council's list that control territory, as in Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Nigeria and Mali; secondly, by making a deadly reality of a violent ideology that inspires terrorist attacks around the world; and lastly, as a real threat to vulnerable States and to global peace and security, as was put very well by the Deputy Secretary-General, whom I thank for his extremely clear comments in that regard and for his presence here today. As regards the third form of the threat, terrorist groups take every opportunity afforded by local and regional conflicts that weaken State structures and the rule of law - and, by extension, human rights - to expand their terrorist activities, including by taking control of vast territories.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“But perhaps its task is greater; it must prevent the world from falling apart." I thank Council members for their attention and for their confidence in me reflected in their request that I brief them on this matter today.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“The Executive Directorate is also ready, if the Council deems it necessary, to further explore cause-and-effect links between climate change and terrorism and, in line with resolution 2129 (2013), to study in greater depth and with the help of more than 30 research institutes and universities the possible correlation between terrorism and climate change. I would also be pleased to include that topic as part of our programme of work. Finally, allow me to quote Albert Camus, whose reflection in his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 seems especially relevant and topical in the context of our work today: "Each generation undoubtedly considers that it is destined to change the world. My generation knows, nonetheless, that it will not do so.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“I would like to state that the Executive Directorate stands ready to assist the Council and the Counter- Terrorism Committee in providing necessary assistance to the countries of the Sahel with a View to establishing an integrated counter-terrorism strategy. On that solid basis, we can work with other United Nations agencies, in particular the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), which I recall is made up of 38 United Nations bodies and is therefore an important technical cooperation entity. It is headed by Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs Feltman. Of course we work closely together, I am pleased to say, and with the Office that supports the work of the CTITF. We will inform it as soon as possible of those efforts and possible joint tasks if the Council and the Counter-Terrorism Committee deem it useful.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“There is an urgent need to develop communications and awareness-raising strategies to address the threat among those worst off and in the rural areas. That is the only way to successfully combat the ideology of terrorist groups and put an end to their recruitment activities. Along with security stratgies. the States of the region must therefore establish prevention strategies aimed at tackling the root causes of terrorism. Climate change and mitigation measures should be considered in terms of such strategies. The support of the international community is crucial in that sense, including United Nations European Union programmes and, as the Special Representative so eloquently noted, global leadership.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Dialogue and partnerships need in particular to be bolstered within all segments of civil society so as to make it clear that terrorism must be distinguished from all other areas of society and that terrorists must be clearly distinguished from everybody else. Tribal and religious leaders must play a significant role in that particular context. Additionally, it is necessary to strengthen cooperation in the region to allow those countries to fully shoulder their responsibility in protecting the people in emerging conflicts. They need to know how to settle emerging conflicts, render justice, provide basic services such as education and health care throughout the entire territory, and promote a culture of peace and tolerance.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“They have precisely defined the vast majority of terrorism acts at the international level, thanks to our 19 conventions and protocols and the Council's resolutions, especially resolutions 1373 (2001) and 2178 (2014). It is critical for States to reform their legislation as soon as possible in order to criminalize the recruitment of foreign terrorist fighters and participation in terrorist acts abroad, strengthen investigations and legal tools and the system for gathering evidence. Concerning dialogue, we have talked about its criminal aspects, but I think that dialogue is also important for States of the region.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“To ensure effective international cooperation, information-sharing must be strengthened among the various services involved in the combat against terrorism, and police cooperation must be strengthened in the Sahel through the G-5 by pooling resources in the area of criminal investigations, strengthening cooperation between public prosecutors and making magistrates aware of what is at stake in terms of such cooperation. To that end, I will be in Cotonou next week for a meeting with the leaders of the judicial bodies of the region and its surroundings. With French in common, we will meet on those issues, with the Sahel first and foremost in mind. However, we must not forget the key role played by the international counter-terrorism instruments.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“It is also important to highlight the significant progress made in the Sahel region to address legislative and judicial matters involving terrorism, particularly the establishment of specialized training centres for magistrates. Nevertheless, the number of terrorism cases prosecuted remains low, leading to a lack of citizen confidence, which tends to exacerbate the effects of climate change. A high number of suspects remain in detention. Impunity engenders terrorism and must be ended. I cannot reiterate enough that cooperation among countries in the region is crucial, but international cooperation, especially in criminal matters is critical, because terrorism and the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters are, by definition, criminal phenomena that are transnational par excellence. They also have an impact on natural resources.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“The dual approach of security and development was - very opportunely - taken up at the regional level with the establishment of the Group of Five (G-5) Sahel. The Executive Directorate has spared no effort in promoting the regional cooperation necessary in the fight against terrorism was determined to support the initiative, whereby the G-5 Sahel countries decided to work together to fight desertification, poor governance, terrorism and organized time. Moreover, my team is preparing to work with UNODC in operationalizing the security cooperation framework just established by the G-5 Sahel. I believe more than ever that improved coordination in that area requires a decisive response to terrorism.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“It is clear that the United Nations system as a whole is intensifying its cooperation and assistance to address climate change and support sustainable economic and social development in order to effectively fight against terrorism and armed conflict. But those efforts to promote sustainable development cannot succeed without improving security in areas beset by conflict and terrorism, and the Sahel is one such area. That is why I outlined the preceding facts. That is also why the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, which combines the security and development approaches, seems to us to be the framework through which those problems must be addressed and, if possible, solved.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“As also underscored in his briefing, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa pointed out the urgent need to find political solutions to the current problems in the Sahel because terrorist groups and organized crime are slipping quietly into the lawless areas, to the greatest detriment of everyone. Given the facts that I have just mentioned, it is essential that the countries of the region put in place a number of different measures to prevent terrorist attacks on their territory, or at least to diminish their impact so as to ensure that innocent lives are lost and no act of terrorism goes unpunished. That is the message that the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate transmitted through a series of scheduled visits to the region since April 2016.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Since the threat is flexible, innovative and adaptable, the United Nations and its Member States must also put in place rapid, fluid and flexibility responses to find effective solutions to the threat, while making full use of international cooperation mechanisms, in accordance with the rule of law and human rights. That is why the consideration of those elements by the Council and its subsidiary bodies - CTED; the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida,and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; MINUSMA, the Department of Political Affairs and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations - is so important.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“The transnational operational capacity of these terrorist groups lies in their flexibility to adapt, innovate and quickly reorganize, while keeping their harmful power intact despite the efforts of countries of the region and the international community. The attack in Bamako on 7 March - the first since the terrorists made northern Mali their outpost some 15 years ago - was a painful reminder for us. Despite the actions of the Blue Helmets and the forces hunting them down, terrorist groups still enjoy fertile ground in the Sahel.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“In that regard, many weapons convoys have been intercepted in northern Niger, near the Salvador Pass, a historical crossroads for trafficking between Libya and northern Niger. A United Nations report on arms trafficking in Libya, conducted by a Panel of Experts, stresses the alarming rate of Libyan arms proliferation in more than 12 countries, including Mali. The report underscores the presence of not only small arms and heavy weapons, but also mines and anti-aircraft defence systems. Apart from terrorist groups, that influx of weapons also promotes all types of crime in the Sahel. Those terrorist groups are a complex threat that is constantly changing in form, scope and methods.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“I underscore, among other things, the opening of training camps of that terrorist group on Libyan territory, where some foreign terrorist fighters might be trained before returning eventually to their countries of origin to carry out terrorist acts. We also need to carefully monitor the very aggressive recruiting methods used by Da'esh with nationals of the Maghreb and Sahel countries and their possible haven in Libya. Due to underdevelopment, lack of solid State institutions and climate change, these recruits are easy pickings for Da'esh. Libya, in which Da'esh is present in the coastal city of Sirte, could therefore serve as an expansionist platform since it is, for now, a hotbed of destabilization for the Sahel, and even for Europe, and remains the source of the proliferation of all types of weapons in the region.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“In other words, it must be strongly emphasized that no single country in the region is safe from the terrorist threat. Certainly, in the area of Lake Chad, Boko Haram has suffered serious setbacks due to the mobilization of Nigerian security forces and the concerted action of countries of the region through the Multinational Joint Task Force. However, that terrorist group continues to hit civilian populations hard through the mass use of improvised bombs and suicide bombers, half of whom are women and at least 20 per cent are minors. The situation in Libya is also a source of concern for peace and security in the Sahel. CTED is very closely following the evolution of the terrorist threat in that country, especially the rise of Da'esh and its affiliates there.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“The recent terrorist attacks in Bamako, Ouagadougou and Grand-Bassam are illustrations of the capacity for action of terrorist groups thriving in the region, especially Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and Al-Mourabitoun, which have claimed those attacks. This violence has also demonstrated that those terrorist groups can strike below the Sahel region, which is under stricter control because of the presence of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and Operation Barkhane. Their ability to bypass secure zones demonstrates once again, if it were necessary, the extreme adaptility and flexibility of these terrorist organizations, which operate on the principle of attacking where they are not expected i in the Sahel but also beyond.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“The very porous borders of a region that is already unstable, the large size of the informal economy, the low amount of banking and corruption are all additional factors that, with climate change, facilitate the entrenchment of trafficking routes through the Sahel to North Africa or Europe, in particular the route of cocaine from South America, that of cannabis resin from North Africa, the trafficking of migrants towards Europe or Asia, or arms trafficking from Libya or East Africa. In the Sahel, mass migration, which is also one of the consequences of global warming, has put a lot of pressure on the border control agencies and reduced their ability to monitor the use of different forms of trafficking by those terrorist and organized crime groups.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Nevertheless, the pooling of their criminal techniques or networks can be mutually beneficial. That is the important point. In total, between 2013 and 2014 trafficking in drugs, weapons and tobacco reportedly yielded nearly $3.5 billion, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Given that fact, we have to underscore here that we do not know the exact percentage of that funds that go directly to terrorist groups.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Those links are indeed a challenge and a source of concern to the national authorities of the Sahel, the region that is our focus today. We counted the cases that have been brought before the courts in the Sahel, and despite the low number of cases that establish those facts, the zones of convergence, from straightforward taxation of activities of criminal groups that operate in the territory under the control of terrorist groups - by which we mean taxation by terrorist groups that control territories and engage in organized crime - in all likelihood they directly implicate terrorist groups in activities arising from organized crime. Organized criminal groups and terrorist groups may have different objectives, including those that affect the environment.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“The Security Council has addressed that issue on several occasions, in particular in resolution 1373 (2001), which establishes the foundation for the Committee's action against terrorism - our Chair is also its Chair - and that of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) on the links between transnational organized crime and terrorism. The position of the Council was very clear when it stated that it: "Notes with concern the close connection between international terrorism and transnational organized crime, illicit drugs, money-laundering, illegal arms trafficking, and illegal movement of nuclear, chemical, biological and other potentially deadly materials" (resolution 1373 (2001), para. 4).”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“I would add, "and who knows, to acts of terrorism?" The plundering of natural resources, such as the smuggling of rare woods in West Africa, leads not only to a degradation of ecosystems but may in the long term have significant consequences on the socioeconomic balance of the region by increasing the vulnerability of populations, thereby creating fertile ground for the recruitment of young people who may then be doomed to destitution by organized criminal groups and terrorist groups. That brings me to the links between transnational organized crime and terrorism.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“A lack of training and jobs for young people leads them to find a solution to their alienation in crime, which allows them a way out, even temporarily, of poverty. Such disillusionment can lead to radicalization via actions by terrorist groups aimed primarily at young people - not just in Africa and the Sahel, but throughout the world. In a recent study by the United Nations Development Programme study initiated by the Executive Directorate and conducted in 2015 among border populations of eight Sahel countries on their perceptions of the factors of insecurity and violent extremism, it was found that continued desertification and ecosysment degradation were seen as a form of human insecurity that pushed young people into violent extremism.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“We have an illustration in the Sahel, which is experiencing a proliferation of terrorist groups. For years, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, the Movement for Unity and Jihad in Western Africa, Ansar Eddine - in Mali, the Niger and Libya - and Boko Haram - in the Niger, Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria - have recruited from what I would call a bottomless pool of candidates for terrorism. It is therefore essential to prevent conflicts and address their causes in order to stem terrorism. However, climate change cannot alone contribute to insecurity. It must be accompanied by other socio- political variables, such as poor governance, local conflicts over ownership of natural resources, economic instability and youth unemployment.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source