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Sahel Force Vital in Fight against Extremist Armed Groups, Peace Operations Chief Tells Security Council, Calling for Increased Funding
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Amid a worsening security situation marked by mounting terrorist attacks, troops deployed to stem the tide of violent extremism in Africa’s Sahel region require more predictable funding and broader international support, the United Nations senior peace operations official told the Security Council during a videoconference meeting today.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who is the Organization’s Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, presented the Secretary-General’s latest report on the situation in the Sahel region (document S/2021/442), noting that the fight against armed groups has intensified since the Council’s last debate on the topic in late 2020. In that context, he described the joint force first deployed in 2017 by the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel) countries Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger
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Thank you Mr President. I would like to thank Special Representative Chambas for his briefing today and for his ongoing work over the past six months,.
Developing a holistic response to humanitarian challenges in the Sahel and West Africa
Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the Security Council briefing on West Africa and the Sahel
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11 January 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)
Thank you Mr President. I would like to thank Special Representative Chambas for his briefing today and for his ongoing work over the past six months, during the terrible security and humanitarian challenges across the region. The United Kingdom will continue to work with UNOWAS and the countries in the region to form a well-calibrated and holistic response.
Mr President, the United Kingdom also welcomes the largely peaceful elections and strong voter turnout last year in Burkina Faso, Niger and Ghana. And we remain concerned by the violence and tension which have marked some elections in the region. And we encourage all parties to continue to use dialogue to resolve their political differences. We’re grateful to