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"Piracy is a menace that is outpacing efforts by the
international community to stem it."
That was UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Lynn Pascoe,
commenting on the growing piracy problem in Somalia.
Over 438 people and 20 ships
are currently being held hostage by pirates.
Experts warn that piracy is seriously affecting
the already fragile regional economies of East Africa.
Now, the United Nations says, the pirates must be deterred,
and security established.
Yuri Fedotov is the Executive Director of the UN office of Drugs and Crime.
"The only viable long term solution to the Somalia piracy problem
is to restore law and order in Somalia including in its waters.
It is also clear that this solution is some years off
and will require concerted and coordinated international efforts."
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