At the 7881st meeting of the Security Council, held on 10 February 2017, in connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “The situation in Somalia”, the President of the Security Council made the following statement on behalf of the Council
In adopting its resolution 2253 (2015), the Security Council expressed its determination to address the threat posed to international peace and security by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da’esh)1 and associated individuals and groups, and emphasized the importance of cutting off its access to funds and preventing it from planning and facilitating attacks. In paragraph 97 of the resolution, the Council requested that I provide an initial strategic-level report, followed by updates every four months thereafter.
Though driven by different ideals and concerns, activities of NPOs are essentially designed render to help and render assistance to members of the public with the aim to save, respect and improve life and conditions of living .
In my remarks to this assembly last year regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1373 in the West African region, I indicated that experts have reported that Al-Qaeda has sleeper cells in several West African countries including Senegal and Guinea- Bissau and representatives of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which has its roots in Mali were working in silence, recruiting and doing field work1.
