Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of the Vietnamese delegation to the UN (Photo: Khac Hieu/VNA)

This was the first public UNSC meeting chaired by Vietnam as rotating President of the Council. Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, UN Secretary General Special representative, head of UNOWAS Office, delivered a report on the organization’s activities during the last 6 months. Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the UN, praised UNOWAS operations and initiatives. He asked regional countries and organizations like G5 Sahel to continue anti-terrorism and anti-crime efforts and implement measures to resolve disputes and mitigate climate change effects on the region’s security.