Meeting on the Sahel
On 23 June, the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)??an Ambassadorial-level meeting on the Sahel, focusing on peacebuilding efforts in the context of transnational organized crime, conflict and terrorism and violent extremism as well as the efforts necessary to address the root causes of the drivers of insecurity and instability in the region.
The Commission underscored the need for comprehensive, integrated, and localized approaches to address the deteriorating security situation in the region, while highlighting the need to tackle the root causes of conflicts, insecurity, transnational organized crime, and violent extremism in the region, including climate change, lack of social cohesion, poverty, and food insecurity. In that regard, the importance of combatting illicit financial flows, advancing socio-economic opportunities, and strengthening institutions and governance was highlighted. Further, the Commission called for urgent peacebuilding, development, and humanitarian support to the region for sustainable and inclusive peace and development.
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