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UNODC Chief to undertake counter-piracy mission to East Africa

November 15, 2012 - Written by Warar - Edited byWarar

 

During the mission to Seychelles, Kenya, Puntland, and Mauritius, Mr. Fedotov will see, at first hand, piracy’s impact and UNODC’s response under its counter-piracy programme. He will also discuss the issue with heads of state and ministers, counter-piracy and organized crime experts, and UNODC staff in the region. Mr. Fedotov will see how the reduced number of successful piracy attacks can be consolidated and how Somalia can he helped to address this issue through its own criminal justice response.

Piracy is a complex challenge to the safety and security of weak and fragile economies in the East African region. Based on UNODC’s information, maritime pirates received between US$28 to USD$33 million in ransoms in 2012. The cost of a single ransom is around US$5 million, although it may be as much as US$10 million. The pirates operate not just off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden, but deep into the Indian Ocean and as far south as Mozambique and Madagascar.

 

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