This strategy articulates how we will achieve a future in which alqaida and its affiliates and adherents are defeatedand their ideology ultimately meets the same fate as its founder and leader. N a tional s trategy forc ombatingt errorism iii national strategy for combating terrorism introduction1 the nature of the terrorist threat today5 the structure of terror6 the changing nature of terrorism7 a new global. The united nations global counterterrorism strategy was adopted by general assembly resolution 60288 in 2006, and states that terrorism constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security the strategy is a unique instrument to enhance the efforts of the international community to counter terrorism along four pillars. Ctitf thus functions under the framework of the strategy with a. United nations global counterterrorism strategy, 18 august 2008, gapresident62letterscts180808. Meeting the challenge international peace institute. Sep 22, 2017 the europe an union counterterrorism strategy was criticised due to the sl ow bureaucratic process and fo r the f act that it became activ e only after t he terrorist attacks. Political will and diverse responses within the first year after september 11, october 17, 2002, p. From an economic point of view, deteriorating trade flow is an area of concern and economic allies and enemies are. This paper is an attempt to explain the united nations global counter terrorism strategy that was developed in 2006 based on four main pillars, to combat terrorism.
President, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is the fourth time the organization for security and cooperation in europe. Developed under the education for justice e4j initiative of the united nations office on drugs and crime unodc, a component of the global programme for the implementation of the doha declaration, this module forms part of the e4j university module series on counterterrorism and is accompanied by a teaching guide. Review of the united nations global counter terrorism strategy on the outcome document, adopted by. Options on ways to assess the impact and progress made in. This was no small achievement given the notorious lack of a general definition of terrorism, despite 16 conventions do date directed towards combating specific terrorist acts in areas such as aviation.
The adoption of the united nations global counterterrorism strategy by the general assembly in september 2006, marked a significant breakthrough in the fight against terrorism, as member states recognized and committed themselves to a the plan of action which expanded the global counterterrorism framework to include, not only law enforcement. This first meeting will be held in copenhagen on 1516 january 2008. The united nations global counterterrorism strategy was adopted by. The four pillars of counterterrorism global risk affairs.
The strategy is a unique instrument to enhance the efforts of the international community to counter terrorism along four. A general assembly esubscription to united nations. Another success need to be put into account is the success of preventing the growth of terrorism. Towards a comprehensive implementation of the united. Report the list in 2018 contained about 7,600 names.
Jun 12, 2014 the adoption of the united nations global counter terrorism strategy by the general assembly in september 2006, marked a significant breakthrough in the fight against terrorism, as member states recognized and committed themselves to a the plan of action which expanded the global counterterrorism framework to include, not only law enforcement. The counterterrorism implementa tion task force ctitf project to increase knowledge and understand ing of the united nations global. United nations global counterterrorism strategy report of the secretarygeneral i. In the form of a resolution and an annexed plan of action ares60288, this is. Strengthening the capability of the united nations system to assist member states in implementing the united nations global counterterrorism strategy. Ecowas political declaration and common position against terrorism ecowas political declaration and common position against terrorism we, the heads of state and government of the economic community of west african states ecowas. It is not necessary to corral those efforts under the banner of counterterrorism but simply to recognize that a diversity of activity helps. A general assembly esubscription to united nations documents. If you have reached this site from a web link, through your internet options, adjust your privacy settings to allow cookies or.
The results of terrorism are clear human rights violations, every bit as reprehensible as the more traditionally recognized violations by governmental. Strengthening the capability of the united nations system. Decides to adopt the ecowas counter terrorism strategy and implementation plan, based on an integrated approach and which elaborates a comprehensive set of measures to be undertaken by various agencies in member states and provides a strategic policy direction towards the containment and elimination of the threat posed by terrorism to the. General assembly adopted the strategy, representing the first time. United nations global counter terrorism strategy report of the secretarygeneral i. Ecowas counterterrorism strategy economic community of.
Nevertheless, violent extremism and terrorism have been rising on the international agenda since the 911attacks in 2001. We welcome you to your new position as the first undersecretarygeneral for counter terrorism. While we appreciate the nature of the difficult challenge before us, our strategy is based on the belief that sometimes the most difficult tasks are accomplished by the most direct means. Role of the counterterrorism implementation task force. It has been reduced to under 3,800 in the past 18 months, according to castellum. From a human rights point of view, every member state has an equal incentive to promote this issue. With these pillars, the strategy anchors the united nations counterterrorism work into the broad agenda of the organization, which. Global counterterrorism strategy, adopted on september 8, 2006, serves as a road map to advance international efforts to counter terrorism. Strengthening a critical partnership acknowledgements acknowledgements acknowledgements acknowledgements acknowledgements. Oct 02, 2018 this work, as underlined by eugene eji 2016, pp. National strategy for combating terrorism focuses on identifying and defusing threats before they reach our borders.
Aug 08, 2012 another success need to be put into account is the success of preventing the growth of terrorism. Implementing the united nations global counterterrorism strategy. It will include representatives from the united nations and relevant subregional organizations and researchers and other nongovernmental experts from africa and europe. United nations counterterrorism implementation task force. Crs3 5 crs report rl31612, european counter terrorist efforts. Options on ways to assess the impact and progress made in the implementation of the united nations global counterterrorism strategy by the united nations system.
The third and final reading of the resolution based on attached rev1 begins on monday 18 june at 11 a. The global counterterrorism forum gctf is an international forum of 29 countries and the european union with an overarching mission of reducing the vulnerability of people worldwide to terrorism by preventing, combating, and prosecuting terrorist acts and countering incitement and recruitment to. Strengthening the capability of the united nations system to. Strengthening the capability of the united nations system to assist member states in implementing the united nations global counter terrorism strategy. The general assembly, in its resolution 70291, requested the secretarygeneral to submit a report no later than april 2018 on progress made in the implementation of the united nations global counterterrorism strategy, including suggestions for. Reaffirming our commitment to the revised ecowas treaty signed at. United nations global counter terrorism strategy in east africa. This section provides information on the united nations involvement in countering terrorism. The united nations global counterterrorism strategy was adopted by general assembly resolution 60288 in 2006, and states that terrorism constitutes one of the most serious threats to. Towards a comprehensive implementation of the united nations.
The general assembly, in its resolution 70291, requested the secretarygeneral to submit a report no later than april 2018 on progress made in the implementation of the united nations global counter terrorism strategy, including suggestions for. The united nations global counter terrorism strategy was adopted by general assembly resolution 60288 in 2006, and states that terrorism constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. General assembly adopted the strategy, representing the first time for joint action to prevent and combat terrorism. The uns counterterrorism work in recent years can be organized under three headings. Review of the united nations global counterterrorism strategy on the outcome document, adopted by. From an economic point of view, deteriorating trade flow is an area of concern and economic allies and enemies are vital to explore.
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