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Strengthening Cross-Border Security and Counter-Terrorism in the Central Sahel region: 3-Day Technical Workshop held in Marrakech, Morocco

Under its Border Security and Management (BSM) Programme, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism held from 25 June to 27 June a technical workshop in Marrakech on counter-terrorism and cross-border security in the Central Sahel region.

The workshop was organized jointly with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and gathered 25 participants from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to share experiences, insights, and strategies. Building on the outcomes of a technical workshop held in Dakar, Senegal, in December 2023 with the three Sahelian countries, this event served as a platform for continuing discussions and sharing recommendations, including on the nexus between terrorism and transnational organized crime (TOC).

During the 3-day workshop, the participants discussed recent trends and threats in the region, identified ongoing national and regional initiatives, and developed strategies to prevent the cross-border movement of known or suspected terrorists. Key stakeholders also identified their main priorities and follow-up actions, including timelines to enhance national capacities, coordination, and cross-border collaboration, particularly in information sharing.

UNOCT extends its gratitude to the government of Italy for its generous financial support and to the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Morocco for hosting the workshop and delivering opening remarks.


Le programme de s¨¦curit¨¦ et de gestion des fronti¨¨res (Border Security and Management - BSM) du Bureau de lutte contre le terrorisme des Nations Unies (UNOCT) a organis¨¦ du 25 au 27 juin 2024 un atelier technique ¨¤ Marrakech sur la lutte contre le terrorisme et la s¨¦curit¨¦ transfrontali¨¨re dans la r¨¦gion du Sahel central. 

Cet atelier a ¨¦t¨¦ organis¨¦ conjointement avec l'Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime (ONUDC) et l'Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) et a rassembl¨¦ 25 participants (dont 8 femmes) du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Niger pour ¨¦changer des exp¨¦riences, des id¨¦es et des strat¨¦gies. S'appuyant sur les r¨¦sultats d'un pr¨¦c¨¦dent atelier technique organis¨¦ ¨¤ Dakar, au S¨¦n¨¦gal, en d¨¦cembre 2023 avec les trois pays sah¨¦liens, cet ¨¦v¨¦nement a servi de plateforme pour poursuivre les ¨¦changes et partager des recommandations, notamment sur le lien entre le terrorisme et la criminalit¨¦ transnationale organis¨¦e (CTO). 

Au cours de l'atelier de 3 jours, les participants ont discut¨¦ des tendances et des menaces r¨¦centes dans la r¨¦gion, identifi¨¦ les initiatives nationales et r¨¦gionales en cours et ¨¦labor¨¦ des strat¨¦gies pour emp¨ºcher les mouvements transfrontaliers de terroristes connus ou pr¨¦sum¨¦s. Les parties prenantes ont ¨¦galement identifi¨¦ leurs principales priorit¨¦s et mesures de suivi, y compris les calendriers pour renforcer les capacit¨¦s nationales, la coordination et la collaboration transfrontali¨¨re, en particulier dans le partage d'informations. 

UNOCT exprime sa gratitude ¨¤ l¡¯Italie pour son g¨¦n¨¦reux soutien financier et au minist¨¨re de l'Int¨¦rieur du Royaume du Maroc pour avoir accueilli l'atelier.