Insecurity in the tri-border area of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger continues to grow, a senior United Nations peace operations official told the Security Council today, highlighting the urgent need to strengthen support and advance the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region, as members discussed the appropriate scope of that response.

https://reliefweb.int/report/burkina-faso/greater-support-urgently-needed-tackle-sahel-regions-growing-insecurity-aid-fight-against-terrorism-extremism-senior-official-tells-security-council