Pakistan has said that the global terrorism landscape has evolved dramatically since the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1373. According to the Global Terrorism Index 2024, the terrorism epicenter has now shifted from the Middle East to the Central Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, which now accounts for more than 50% of all deaths from terrorism globally. In a statement during the UNSC High-Level Open Debate on “Counter Terrorism in Africa, Ambassador Munir Akram said that terrorist groups are operating with increasing impunity in ungoverned spaces, including in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, Cabo Delgado and with Burkina Faso and Mali among the three most affected countries. He said that while Al-Qaida “Core” was decimated in Afghanistan, largely due to Pakistan’s efforts, several of Al-Qaeda’s subsidiaries have emerged elsewhere, including in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. He said that Daesh was decimated in Syria and Iraq, but its franchises have emerged in Afghanistan and the Sahel. - Part 1 of Ambassador Munir Akram's statement in the UNSC today #PakistanInUNSC @PakistanPR_UN