Security Council readies for ministerial meeting on terrorism next week

The Presidency of the United Nations Security Council has announced a ministerial-level open meeting next week on combating terrorism.

According to the announcement, the debate on 20 January will provide an opportunity for the 15-nation Council to examine the results of the activities of its Counter-Terrorism Committee that was established in the wake of the terrorist attacks against the United States on 11 September 2001.

The meeting will also allow Council members to make a political assessment of the actions that have been taken and consider formulating new guidelines to improve the effectiveness of the fight against terrorism.

The purpose is also to give new impetus to international action to combat the scourge of terrorism, the announcement said.