Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to ensure their effectiveness, Secretary-General António Guterres told a UN-backed counter-terrorism meeting that opened in Málaga, Spain, on Tuesday.
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Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism: Guterres
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Battle against Da’esh, a ‘long-term game’, Voronkov tells Security Council
09 February 2022The global fight against the shadowy, ever-morphing threat posed by the ISIL terrorist group - known officially as Da’esh - and its affiliates, remains a “long-term game” for which there are “no quick fixes,” the UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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Islamic State threat moves online, expands across Africa: Senior counter-terrorism expert
19 August 2021Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and Islamic State – also known as Da’esh – continue to pose a grave threat to peace and security, adapting to new technologies and moving into some of the world’s most fragile regions, the top UN counter-te
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Terrorists become increasingly ‘innovative’, in a world shaken by COVID-19
30 June 2021Despite “significant progress” in the fight against terrorism, the UN counter-terrorism chief warned on Wednesday that amidst new and more diverse threats, COVID-19 has triggered increased activity throughout many countries.
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Despite advances, terrorist threats continues to persist and diversify
28 June 2021Although the fight against terrorism has made important advances in thwarting attacks across the world, the UN chief said on Monday that threats continue to persist and diversify.
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UN experts urge US to align anti-terrorism programme with international law
14 April 2021A so-called “Rewards for Justice” programme in the United States is violating the human rights of some of the individuals it targets, independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday.
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Mother of terrorism victim works to ‘turn the page’ on violent extremism
24 February 2021A Moroccan-French woman whose son was killed in a terrorist attack nearly a decade ago, has been commended for her powerful activism countering youth radicalization, and her efforts to replace the desolation of loss with ‘a prayer of love’.
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COVID sparks resurgence of ISIL terrorists, threatening international peace and security, Security Council hears
10 February 2021The threat to international peace and security posed by ISIL terrorist fighters is “on the rise again”, the UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat
12 January 2021Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including in bringing perpetrators to justice and disrupting additional attacks, countries cannot afford to let down their guard, the UN’s counter-terrorism chief told a virtual meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday.
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New global hub to study factors driving radicalization and violent extremism
07 December 2020A new UN office in Doha will advance research into the factors that drive violent extremism and terrorism, the Organization’s counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov said on Monday during the soft launch held online.
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