Despite a steady decline in piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea in recent years, nations must accelerate efforts to counter the region's nearly US$2 billion a year in losses, senior United Nations officials urged diplomats in charge of international security.
Martha Pobee, the U.N. assistant secretary-general for political affairs, told the U.N. Security Council in New York that "it is still too early to draw definitive conclusions" about the recent drop in crime – and the dangers keeps evolving, requiring continued vigilance.
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