国际英语资讯:UN envoy calls for approach to prevent terrorist threat expansion in West Africa, Sahel
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 24-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sahel">Sahel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="redouble">redouble</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concerted">concerted</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sahel">Sahel</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Ibn">Ibn</span> <span word="Chambas">Chambas</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="extremism">extremism</span>.</p><p><span word="Chambas">Chambas</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="Sahel">Sahel</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Burkinabe">Burkinabe</span>, <span word="Nigeriens">Nigeriens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Malians">Malians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chambas">Chambas</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Burkina">Burkina</span> <span word="Faso">Faso</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 226 <span word="security">security</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accelerated">accelerated</span> <span word="displacement">displacement</span> <span word="from">from</span> 47,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2018 <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 220,000 <span word="internally">internally</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 25,000 <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2019, <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="fold">fold</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>.</p><p><span word="Chambas">Chambas</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="deterioration">deterioration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Burkina">Burkina</span> <span word="Faso">Faso</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="Basin">Basin</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="splinter">splinter</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2009, <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insurgency">insurgency</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="caliphate">caliphate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> 27,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p>
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