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Ould Teguedi

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2012-02-21
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2012-02-21
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  1. “In conclusion, the terrorist phenomena should be taken seriously because it is a genuine threat for the countries of the region. We note that terrorist groups are increasingly well equipped and trained. International cooperation is essential in order to eliminate the phenomenon, which is transnational. It must be in the context of a partnership and respect for the sovereignty of the countries concerned.”

    2012-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6717Resumption1 (2012) · source

  2. “The first was the dismantling of several active or dormant terrorist cells and the elimination of some 465 terrorist individuals over the past three years. Several attempted terrorist attacks failed owing to a dozen operations. Operational bases of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb near Mauritania, which were threatening its national security, were dismantled. Thirty-five groups of traffickers of all sorts were eliminated. Security staff was well organized and trained. Young people gained awareness of the terrorist threat and its various mechanisms. A reliable database was established from data gathered on the modus operandi of cells and their financing. Several supply lines of the various terrorist groups were eradicated.”

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  3. “Through such cooperation, we have created counter-terrorism organizations, including an outreach and liaison unit, with the objective of exchanging information on security issues; a joint operational committee of chiefs of staff with human and material resources for rapid ground intervention; and a follow- up technical committee for projects aimed at development in this area. Meetings with partners from outside the region were convened in September, November and December 2011 in Algiers, Washington, DC, and Brussels, respectively, to secure funding for regional projects in vulnerable and impoverished areas of the four countries of the field. Following those steps, significant results were achieved.”

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  4. “Under that framework, the Government has set out to train and professionalize officials participating in the fight against terrorism in all its aspects. I turn now to the regional dimension. In the face of the transnational nature of the terrorist threat, and given the weak economic resources of the region, the countries most exposed - a group commonly known as the "field" that includes Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - have strengthened their cooperation on security matters by meeting periodically since 2010, first in Algiers, then in Bamako in 2011 and in Mauritania in January this year, with a view to periodically adjust their shared strategy and fight against the phenomenon.”

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  5. “Preventing all terrorist activity within our national territory requires securing our borders through efficient border controls and permanent monitoring of the same; the creation of mobile armed intervention units that are well-equipped, including for aerial surveillance; cooperation among countries in information-sharing; and the control of immigration in order to prevent all infiltration of terrorist recruiting elements. The second is awareness-raising and education. The Government has initiated actions aimed at countering terrorism on its own territory through communication campaigns involving public debates and the media. The third is treatment and punishment. In addition to ratifying conventions and protocols, Mauritania has established a legal framework aimed at defining and punishing terrorism-related crimes and financing.”

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  6. “Attacks are perpetrated from a rear base to which they return immediately afterwards. Nevertheless, the system of effective security mechanisms in place along the border makes infiltration into our country more and more difficult. The Mauritanian Government wishes to guarantee stability and security in our country in order to achieve its socio-economic objectives. It is determined, despite its immense territory and modest resources, to tackle those challenges and place them at the centre of our priorities. This effort has two dimensions. One is national, and under that framework Mauritania has developed a strategy following three guidelines. The first is prevention and territorial security.”

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  7. “Since the start of the century, our country has been hamstrung by the activities of organized crime networks and terrorist attacks at a time when we have not been prepared to deal with such threats. The first signs of the threat emerged in 1994, when members of a Salafist group related to some foreign extremists was arrested, while others managed to find refuge in Somalia and Afghanistan. That group reappeared in 2003, after the occupation of Iraq. Some young Mauritanians, seeking to make their way to Iraq, made contact with the former Algerian Armed Islamic Group, which is active in the mountains that range from southern Algeria to northern Mali, in order to train in using weapons before going to Iraq as jihadists. Today, our country hosts no terrorist base or site.”

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  8. “The region has suffered the eruption of conflicts and armed rebellions, as well as severe environmental upheavals, such as the great drought of the 1970s that pushed hundreds of thousands of farmers into large cities that lacked adequate infrastructure, thereby promoting the smuggling and trafficking of arms and all sorts of goods. This in turn led to the expansion of organized crime networks, terrorism and human trafficking. Those trends have been exacerbated in areas of the region where States have been undermined by security and economic structures that are inadequate to the size of their territory and by difficulties in effectively monitoring porous borders.”

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  9. “Mr. Ould Teguedi (Mauritania) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to thank the Togolese delegation for organizing this debate and the President of the Togolese Republic for his participation. My country also thanks Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his statement and his efforts. We also thank Mr. Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The issue of security and development has been one of the major challenges facing the Sahel region since the end of the last century.”

    2012-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6717Resumption1 (2012) · source