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2005 World Summit Outcome (A/RES/60/1 paras. 81-91)

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UN Treaty Collection Conventions on Terrorism

Articles on Terrorism. UN Chronicle.

Digest of jurisprudence on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism

The New Public Finance: Responding to Global Challenges. UNDP, OUP, 2006.

UN disarmament yearbook. Department of Disarmament Affairs.

 
The United Nations has long been active in the fight against international terrorism. Reflecting the determination of the international community to eliminate this threat, the Organization and its agencies have developed a wide range of international legal agreements that enable the international community to take action to suppress terrorism and bring those responsible to justice. Currently there are 27 global or regional instruments pertaining to the subject of international terrorism, dating back to 1963 (Document A/60/228).

At its 60th session, the General Assembly in resolution 60/43 "condemned all acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations as criminal and unjustifiable". In addition, the Assembly decided that the Ad Hoc Committee established by resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996, continue to elaborate the draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism on an expedited basis.

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Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1636 (2005)
[on the investigation of terrorist bombings in Lebanon]

Security Council Working Group established pursuant to resolution 1566 (2004)
[on international cooperation in the fight against terrorism]

Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)
[on non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons]

Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (Committee established pursuant to paragraph 6 of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001)

Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999)
[on measures against the Taliban]

Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly Resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996

19 August - Baghdad Tragedy (attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad)

Combating Terrorism - UN News Centre

Terrorism - Global issues on the UN Agenda

Terrorism and Disarmament (Department for Disarmament Affairs)

UN Office on Drugs and Crime

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

International Atomic Energy Agency

International Civil Aviation Organization

International Maritime Organization

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