Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered to the open debate in the Security Council on combating terrorism in Africa in the context of peacekeeping and international security, in New York, 13 May:
The United Nations Trust Fund for the Fight against Piracy today approved a package of projects in support of anti-piracy efforts in Somalia and other affected States in the region, including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Maldives and the Seychelles.