United Nations, Feb 17 (TIWN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for more cooperation between the world body and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on Afghanistan.

The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening by the day, while terrorism remains a constant threat, not only to the security of Afghanistan and the region, but to the entire world, he told a Security Council meeting on UN-CSTO cooperation on Wednesday.  Without determined action, the severe economic contraction, rising unemployment and escalating humanitarian crisis will fuel despair and breed extremism and the threat from illicit drugs and arms flows, as well as criminal and terrorist networks, is increasing, Xinhua news agency quoted the UN chief as saying.