MOSCOW, July 18. /TASS/. Terrorist threats are evolving and changing, but they persist around the world, Acting UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Alexander Zuev said in an interview with TASS.
"Unfortunately, terrorist threats are transforming and changing, but they exist all over the world, and today there is not a single region that is not exposed to terrorist attacks," he said.
Zuev identified West Africa and the Sahel, as well as the Middle East, as the priority regions for the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism's work at present.
"But we are also working in South and Southeast Asia, where the threats remain," he added.
According to Zuev, the focus on West Africa and the Sahel is based on "very serious grounds." He said that more than 50% of deaths resulting from terrorist attacks worldwide last year occurred in that region.
