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UN Security Council Resolution 2240: Authorizing Member States to Intercept Vessels off Libyan Coast Suspected of Migrant Smuggling
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This is messing about at the edges. Historians will remind us that piracy/sea terrorism/ human trafficking needs to be tackled at source. This requires bold and determined steps by the UN in countries supplying migrants and swift and decisive action to eradicate piracy/ human trafficking bases ashore.