Terrorism UN Entities
UN Action to Counter Terrorism: http://www.un.org/en/terrorism/ Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC): http://www.un.org/en/sc/ctc/ Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF): http://www.un.org/en/terrorism/ctitf/index.shtml Security Council Committee established pursuant to Resolution 1540 (2004): http://www.un.org/en/sc/1540/ Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities: https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/1267 Security Council Working Group established pursuant to Resolution 1566 (2004): https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/subsidiary/1566 Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly Resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996: http://www.un.org/law/terrorism/index.html United Nations Department for Political Affairs (DPA) – Terrorism: http://www.un.org/undpa/terrorism United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) o Counter-Terrorism-Strategy: http://www.un.org/disarmament/WMD/Counter_Terrorism/index.shtml o Report of the Secretary-General - Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction: http://www.un.org/disarmament/WMD/SGReport_Terrorism/ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) - Terrorism prevention: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/terrorism/index.html Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights o Independent expert on terrorism: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Terrorism/Pages/IETerrorism.aspx o Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Terrorism/Pages/SRTerrorismIndex.aspx
Treaties, Declarations & selected UN Documents
Security Council resolution 2195 (2014) [on preventing and combating terrorism, including terrorism benefitting from transnational organized crime] / adopted by the Security Council at its 7351st meeting, on 19 December 2014: http://undocs.org/S/RES/2195(2014) Security Council resolution 2178 (2014) [on threats to international peace and security caused by foreign terrorist fighters] / adopted by the Security Council at its 7272nd meeting, on 24 September 2014: http://undocs.org/S/RES/2178(2014) Counter-Terrorism Online Handbook: http://www.un.org/en/terrorism/cthandbook Secretary-General reports: http://www.un.org/en/terrorism/sg-reports.shtml International Instruments to Counter Terrorism: http://www.un.org/en/terrorism/instruments.shtml
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A/RES/60/288 (8 September 2006): United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: http://undocs.org/A/RES/60/288 A/60/825 (27 April 2006): Uniting Against Terrorism: Recommendations for a global counter-terrorism strategy; Report of the Secretary-General: http://www.un.org/en/events/pastevents/uniting_against_terrorism.shtml A/59/565 (2 December 2004): A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility; Report of the Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change: http://www.un.org/en/events/pastevents/a_more_secure_world.shtml UN documents on “Terrorism” – click here
Selected Statements and Speeches of the Secretary-General
Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen are ‘our common concern’, Secretary-General tells Security Council, urges collective efforts to fight terrorism (SG/SM/17159-SC/12065, 30 September 2015): http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sgsm17159.doc.htm In Video Message to Special Meeting of Counter-Terrorism Committee, Secretary-General announces plans to prevent violent extremism, address states’ needs (SG/SM/16972, 28 July 2015): http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sgsm16972.doc.htm When counter-terrorism efforts neglect rule of law, violate fundamental rights, they may also fuel violent extremism, says Deputy Secretary-General (DSG/SM/876, 19 June 2015): http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/dsgsm876.doc.htm At G7 Summit, Secretary-General previews Counterterrorism Action Plan (SG/SM/16829, 8 June 2015): http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sgsm16829.doc.htm Secretary-General at Security Council urges concerted action to stem flow of foreign terrorist fighters, root out underlying causes (SG/SM/16806-SC/11913, 29 May 2015): http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sgsm16806.doc.htm In Message to Organization of Islamic Cooperation Meeting, Secretary-General stresses need for united front to combat terrorism, violent extremism (SG/SM/16797, 27 May 2015): http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sgsm16797.doc.htm ‘Missiles may kill terrorists, but i am convinced that good governance will kill terrorism’, SecretaryGeneral says at General Assembly Thematic Debate (SG/SM/16691-GA/11636, 22 April 2015): http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sgsm16691.doc.htm Effective response to terrorism must leverage international community’s resources, examine all aspects of problem, Deputy Secretary-General says at briefing (DSG/SM/843, 10 February 2015): http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/dsgsm843.doc.htm Cautioning against seeing terrorist challenges solely through ‘military lens’, Secretary-General urges deeper consideration of conditions that underpin it (SG/SM/16350-SC/11657, 19 November 2014): http://www.un.org/press/en/2014/sgsm16350.doc.htm Secretary-General, in Message to Committee, says counter-terrorism actions must be consistent with international human rights, humanitarian law (SG/SM/16225, 30 September 2014): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2014/sgsm16225.doc.htm Secretary-General tells Security Council, in Summit condemning violent extremism, good governance, politics of inclusion greatest threat to terrorism (SG/SM/16195-SC/11582, 24 September 2014): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2014/sgsm16195.doc.htm Secretary-General, in Message to Counter-Terrorism Forum, urges greater collaboration to defeat foreign fighters (SG/SM/16185, 23 September 2014): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2014/sgsm16185.doc.htm Any strategy for combating terrorism must recognize victims’ rights, stresses Secretary-General at General Assembly launch of portal (SG/SM/15932-GA/11519, 11 June 2014): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2014/sgsm15932.doc.htm Terrorism threat can seem overwhelming for governments striving to consolidate rule of law, strengthen enforcement, says Deputy Secretary-General (DSG/SM/781, 10 June 2014): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2014/dsgsm781.doc.htm Deputy Secretary-General, at High-level Briefing, stresses attention to ‘weak spots’ in protecting security of traveller documents against terrorism (DSG/SM/769-SC/11367, 25 April 2014): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2014/dsgsm769.doc.htm
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Selected Publications & Journals available online
UNODC Technical assistance tools and publications: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/terrorism/technical-assistance-tools.html The Beam - quarterly e-news published by the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF): http://www.un.org/en/terrorism/ctitf/thebeam.shtml
Databases & Research Guides
Electronic Legal Resources on International Terrorism: http://www.unodc.org/tldb/en/index.html Counter-terrorism Learning Platform: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/terrorism/unodc-counter-terrorism-learningplatform.html Dag Hammarskjöld Library Research Guide: Counter-Terrorism – Quick Guide: http://research.un.org/en/counter-terrorism UN Library Vienna Research Guide - Terrorism Prevention: http://libraryresearch.unvienna.org/terrorismprevention
Further Information
Global Issues on the UN Agenda – Terrorism: http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/terrorism/ Victims of Terrorism Support Portal: http://www.un.org/victimsofterrorism/en UN News Focus - Combating Terrorism: http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=8&Body=terror&Body1= Audiovisual Library of International Law o
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Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, 1994, and the 1996 Supplementary Declaration thereto / by Rohan Perera: http://legal.un.org/avl/ha/dot/dot.html International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, 1997 / by Pierre Klein: http://legal.un.org/avl/ha/icstb/icstb.html International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, 1999 / by Pierre Klein: http://legal.un.org/avl/ha/icsft/icsft.html International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, 2005 / by Rohan Perera: http://legal.un.org/avl/ha/icsant/icsant.html Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and War against Terrorism / by Maja Sersic: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Sersic_PS.html International Legal Framework to Enhance Co-operation in Combating International Terrorism - Contribution of the United Nations / by Rohan A. Perera: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Perera_PS.html The Security Council, the Al Qaida Sanctions Regime and Due Process / by Dire Tladi: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Tladi_PS.html
30 September 2015 not an official document – for information only http://www.unric.org/en/unric-library/29443