UN says anti-piracy fund has strengthened maritime security in Somalia – Xinhua The UN's Anti-Piracy Fund, which has been in existence since 2011, has strengthened maritime security in Somalia and the western Indian Ocean coastline by stepping up prosecutions against the guilty parties, said a Friday. responsible for maritime safety

. Jaime Serpanchy, Secretary of the United Nations Trust Fund for Anti-Piracy (CPTF), said technical support to countries affected by piracy in the Horn of Africa region was improving their ability to prosecute criminals involved in vice. "We are helping these countries, including Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Seychelles, to combat all aspects of piracy," Serpanchy said. by training the maritime police and agencies involved in the prosecution of the suspects, "she added.

UN official spoke to Xinhua on the sidelines of the 21st plenary session on piracy of the C 200 delegates from 68 countries

Senior politicians, representatives of multilateral agencies and security experts attended the three-day Nairobi Summit to discuss new strategies to eradicate piracy in Gaza waters Somalia The Trust Fund Against Piracy has facilitated the implementation of some 40 projects in the Horn and East Africa region to promote maritime security essential to economic growth

centers in the Seychelles, and noted that the establishment of a specialized maritime crime center has contributed to a sharp decline in the diversion of commercial vessels in Somalia and the United States. s coasts of the western Indian Ocean. "It is now possible to try captured pirates on the high seas and prevent them from interacting with the outside world," Serpanchy said.

It revealed that the United Nations Trust Fund against Piracy supported the training of Kenyan prison staff. on the human rights-based prosecutions of criminals involved in the hijacking of merchant ships.