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10. Piracy and armed robbery against ships remained a major threat to maritime security. While there was
an approximate 13.5 percent reduction in reported actual and attempted acts worldwide in 2019 as
compared to 2018, the first half of 2020 witnessed an approximate 20 percent increase in incidents as
compared to the same period in 2019, with an almost twofold increase in Asia, which may be attributed
partly to the challenges posed by COVID-19. Globally, the areas most affected by piracy and armed
robbery against ships were West Africa (67 incidents), the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (45
incidents) and the South China Sea (34 incidents). While no incidents of piracy or armed robbery
against ships were reported in waters around the Somali coastline, Somalia-based pirates continued to
present a potential threat to international shipping. Of particular concern was the continued personal
risk to seafarers in 2019, with 134 persons kidnapped and 59 persons taken hostage. In the first half of
2020, 54 persons were kidnapped and 23 persons were taken hostage. Approximately 90 percent of the
kidnapping incidents occurred in the Gulf of Guinea (UN General Assembly, A/75/340, page 8). (20
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