Security council strengthens fight against terrorism.Since the 11 September terrorist attacks on the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. over a year ago, the United Nations has taken a number of actions to reassert reassert Verb 1. to state or declare again 2. reassert oneself to become significant or noticeable again: reality had reasserted itself Verb 1. and strengthen the Security Council's role in fighting terrorism. Resolution 1373 (2001), unanimously adopted on 28 September 2001, set out wide-ranging steps and strategies to combat international terrorist activities. It established the Counter-Terrorism Committee It is an organ of the Security Council of the United Nations The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism will hold its fifth special meeting with international, regional and subregional organizations, on the theme to monitor its implementation and called on all States to report on actions they had taken to that end no later than 90 days from the resolution's adoption. As a result, the Council has become a crucial vehicle to address the growing problem of terrorism worldwide. On 10 September 2002, the Policy Working Group on the United Nations and Terrorism released a report recommending that the Organization provide additional support to the Committee. It also suggested that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a United Nations agency that was originally founded in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, then renamed as UNODC in October 2002. consider drafting a model legislation that could be used by States to incorporate resolution 1373 into their national laws. The Secretary-General stressed that no body has a more central role to play in meeting the challenge of terrorism than the Security Council. He underscored that in the year since the attacks, the Council had fulfilled that role with persistence, creativity and determination, demonstrating how vital it was to build the largest possible international coalition in the struggle to defeat terrorism. With 174 reports submitted to the Counter-Terrorism Committee, the response of Member States had been remarkable, said Sir Jeremy Greenstock Sir Jeremy Greenstock (born 1944), educated at Harrow and Worcester College, Oxford, was a British diplomat from 1969-2004, serving in Washington DC, Paris, Dubai and Saudi Arabia. , Committee Chairman. Still, as of 8 October, 17 Member States had not submitted a report. The Council urged the countries to comply with resolution 1373, as well as with all twelve international conventions related to terrorism. Most recently, the Council condemned con·demn tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns 1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. 2. the bomb attacks in Bali, Indonesia, unanimously adopting resolution 1438 (2002). It also adopted resolution 1440 (2002) in response to the recent hostage crisis When a surrounded terrorist or criminal tries to hold off the authorities by force, it is considered a "barricaded suspect" situation. When a person/s holds others against their will, but keeps them hidden, it is simple kidnapping. in Moscow, Russia. In both resolutions, the Council expressed its reinforced determination to combat all forms of terrorism, urging all States, in accordance with their responsibilities under resolution 1373, to bring the perpetrators of the terrorist acts to justice. |
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