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The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on Wednesday, describing an Тunprecedented" rise in terrorist violence across the region. ТThe region has experienced a devastating surge in terrorist attacks against civilian and military targets,У Mohamed Ibn Chambas, UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), told the Council in its first formal meeting of the year.

The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on Wednesday, describing an Тunprecedented" rise in terrorist violence across the region. ТThe region has experienced a devastating surge in terrorist attacks against civilian and military targets,У Mohamed Ibn Chambas, UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), told the Council in its first formal meeting of the year.

The UN envoy for West Africa and the vast Sahel region, told the Security Council on Monday that in recent months, the region has been Тshaken by unprecedented violenceУ. Й While acknowledging the nexus between terrorism, organized crime and intercommunal violence, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) argued the importance of distinguishing each as a driver of violence.

The Security Council underlined the need for more support and adequate resources for the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) today amid increased demands from Guinea-Bissau and post-transition countries in the region.

A rising number of attacks by extremist groups, using more sophisticated tactics, risk undermining progress in West Africa and the Sahel, the regionХs UN envoy told the Security Council on Thursday. ТMilitary solutions, while necessary, are not sufficient,У Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), pushing for holistic responses, Тgrounded in the respect of human rights, and the socioeconomic needs of the population in the affected areas.У