The 46th Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) took place from 29 May to 1 June 2018. The meeting, attended by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and experts from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), provided the participants with the opportunity to address the security and geopolitical situation in the subregion with discussions mainly focused on: 1) mercenarism and transnational crime; 2) illicit cross-border trafficking; 3) proliferation of small arms and light weapons and 4) maritime piracy. Furthermore the issues related to the fight against armed violence and terrorism in Central Africa and the presence of the Boko Haram terrorist group in the Lake Chad Basin were covered during discussions.