Somalia Piracy Defense
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, 15 April 2009 - Daily Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary General. The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, is calling to increase concrete efforts -- such as the international maritime presence off the Somali coast -- to fight piracy. He said that those contributing to that international presence were doing an excellent job but that they had a huge area to cover. The Special Representative noted that today, 17 vessels are being held and 300 persons are hostages. Ould-Abdallah also suggested that the financial backers of the pirates should be identified quickly and held accountable, in order to ensure stability in Somalia and the region.
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