Security Council reviews ISIS threat report

The United Nations Security Council held a briefing session regarding a UN report highlighting that ISIS still poses an ongoing threat, benefiting from decentralized networks and advanced methods such as the use of artificial intelligence, drones, cryptocurrencies, and kidnapping operations. The session discussed the effectiveness of the sanctions regime against the two terrorist organizations and called for updating the listings based on technical standards and evidence, emphasizing support for African efforts to combat terrorism and the organized repatriation of Syrian camp nationals.