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A second – and supposedly final – last round of talks to agree a global treaty to tackle plastics pollution this month ended with no deal. We get a readout of the talks from Clemence Schmid, director of the Global Plastics Action Partnership, who tells us what happened and what might happen next.
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“The threat posed by Da’esh remains volatile and complex,” UN counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov told the Security Council, as members convened to discuss the Secretary-General’s latest report on the extremist group.
The Council met today (Aug 20) for a briefing on António Guterres’ 21st biannual strategic-level report on Da’esh (S/2025/496), which concludes that the group remains resilient despite sustained counter-terrorism pressure. The report highlights Africa as the epicentre of Da’esh activity, with Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) estimated to have 8,000 to 12,000 fighters and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) consolidating itself in the Niger-Nigeria border area.
Voronkov said affiliates are demonstrating “resilience despite sustained counter-terrorism efforts,” noting a resurgence in ISGS activity and ISWAP’s growing propaganda output, which has drawn in foreign fighters. He added that reports suggesting Da’esh is seeking to recruit cyber security experts are “gravely concerning.”
The Secretary-General’s report also warns that Da’esh-Khorasan, with some 2,000 fighters, remains one of the most serious threats in Afghanistan and Central Asia, while in Iraq and Syria the group maintains up to 3,000 fighters and has staged major attacks, including a June assault on a church in Damascus that killed more than 80 people. Camps in northeastern Syria continue to house nearly 35,000 people, mostly women and children, under dire conditions that the UN says risk becoming incubators of radicalization.
“Focusing solely on the leadership of groups such as Da’esh is not sufficient,” Voronkov told the Council. “Prioritizing long-term, principled responses that tackle the drivers of terrorism and the conditions conducive to its spread remain the most effective response.”
Natalia Gherman, head of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, warned of Da’esh’s exploitation of artificial intelligence. “Da’esh’s use of artificial intelligence and social media for recruitment, fundraising and propaganda demands innovative responses,” she said, while stressing the same tools could help states disrupt terrorist activities.
Elisa De Anda Madrazo, President of the Financial Action Task Force, said the financing threat has shifted dramatically since 2001 but remains central to countering terrorism. “By turning off the money tap, we can cut off the blood supply of terrorism,” she said. She added that digital platforms are increasingly abused for financing and that younger lone actors are relying on microfinancing and “technology-enabled methods, including gambling online” use of social media.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends and speaks at the opening of the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan.
