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At U.N., leaders link debt, climate to unity in fighting counterterrorism

Mozambique, which holds the U.N. Security Council's monthly revolving presidency, hosted a discussion on how to strengthen efforts between the United Nations and regional organizations at curbing terrorism and violent extremism.

Comorian service members train at Djibouti in 2021 to combat terrorism, piracy and smuggling operations at sea
Comorian service members train at Djibouti in 2021 to combat terrorism, piracy and smuggling operations at sea (AN/Dwane R. Young)

Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi appealed for greater international cooperation to fight terrorism, particularly in Africa where he described the crisis-hit Sahel region as "a new epicenter of terrorist attacks."

At a high-level U.N. Security Council debate on Tuesday, Nyusi emphasized the "over-indebtedness" of poor and developing nations such as those in the Sahel extending across Africa between the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

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