UN General Assembly
2022

Beyond the military response, we are fully aware that the fight against terrorism also depends on the degree of trust between the army and the population and between the latter and the Government. We therefore work daily to combat the root causes of the spread of violent extremism, which fuels terrorism. Togo also took innovative and multisectoral measures, as set out in its strategy document to combat violent extremism, adopted on 1 July. To that end, an emergency programme for the Savannah region, with a budget of $9,104,704, was drawn up for the implementation of various projects up to 2025 in the water, energy, health, infrastructure, education and agriculture sectors. We are in a new phase of the asymmetric war against that terrorist insurgency. The deterioration of the security situation must be of concern to us all, particularly the United Nations. To that end, it is important to successfully revitalize our Organization and do our utmost to reform the Security Council.