Ultimately piracy in Somalia is unlikely to stop until chronic instability, caused by rival warlords and Islamist fighters, is tackled.
In recent years there has been a rise in the number of piracy attacks, especially off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
Security Council that calls for countries to "take all necessary measures ashore in Somalia, including in its airspace, " to counter piracy.
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The piracy is a symbol of the anarchy in Somalia and other failed states that has made even the smallest and most primitive lands a threat to the most powerful and sophisticated nations.
Cameron earlier praised the gains made in Somalia over the past year, saying that extremism is in retreat, piracy attacks are down and the government is moving ahead.
With Somalia in ruins the lure of piracy is unlikely to diminish anytime soon.
The event will look at ways of dealing with piracy off the coast of Somalia, protecting ships in the Gulf of Aden, challenging extremist groups in Somalia and the risk of UK citizens being radicalised there.
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Both the United States and Kenya are concerned about the growing acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia and the instability caused in Somalia by extremist groups.
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This is true in failed states like Somalia, where terrorism and piracy is joined by famine and human suffering.
These included Operation Atalanta - combating piracy off the coast of Somalia, and the peacekeeping work in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.
He said the EU was committed to supporting political development in Somalia and the Horn of Africa as a way of tackling piracy.
London-based Lloyd's Market Association an umbrella group of insurers has listed Nigeria, neighboring Benin and nearby waters in the same risk category as Somalia, where two decades of war and anarchy have allowed piracy to flourish.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) marked its annual World Maritime Day celebration today with a collective call-to-action to the United Nations, world governments, military forces and even shipowners and crews reminding them that they all play an integral role in helping rid the world of modern-day piracy on the high seas, especially off the coast of Somalia and Indian Ocean.
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There has been growing recognition that piracy does not spontaneously happen at sea, but that it is a phenomenon rooted in the economic and political shortcomings of Somalia.
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