World Maritime Day, UN report says it will start from source control

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, based in Vienna, 27th issued a report on "World Maritime Day", stressing the starting point of source governance and strengthening the fight against piracy in the Horn of Africa region. Somalia, in the Horn of Africa, has been plagued by war since 1991 and rampant piracy in the coastal areas, one of the world's most dangerous waters by the International Maritime Administration.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, based in Vienna, 27th issued a report on "World Maritime Day", stressing the starting point of source governance and strengthening the fight against piracy in the Horn of Africa region.

"Piracy is not only a legal and security issue, but also a social and economic development issue," said Fedotov, executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. "To solve this problem, we need to improve the overall level of economic and social development of the countries concerned, especially to help young people find other sources of livelihood, so that they will not be pirates." "No one is a pirate, and there is no pirate crime." But he also said that while developing the region's economy, the international community must continue to crack down on piracy and "must stop the pirates from making a profit".

Pirates in the Horn of Africa last year only paid a ransom of $170 million trillion, according to reports from the United Nations Drug Crime Office. This year, pirates have reached nearly 30 million dollars in ransom.

The report argues that these funds will inevitably enter the global legal financial system, thus adversely affecting the economies of the Horn of Africa region. At present, the countries in this region are facing the problem of soaring prices. In addition, pirates will use their proceeds to smuggle weapons and drugs and trafficking in human beings and other transnational crimes.

Somalia, in the Horn of Africa, has been plagued by war since 1991 and rampant piracy in the coastal areas, one of the world's most dangerous waters by the International Maritime Administration. In 2009, the United Nations Drug Crime Office launched the "anti-piracy program" and is now launching a massive campaign to warn young people not to take the risk of becoming pirates through local tribal leaders, politicians and the media. (Reporter gang)