terror

Miroslav Jenca

UN officials stress need for coordinated anti-terrorism effort in Central Asia

15 December 2010
Vigilance and measures that have tightened security in Central Asia have helped keep the threat of terrorism at bay, but extremists, criminal groups and instability in the wider area mean that the region is still vulnerable, the United Nations top official for Central Asia said at a counter-terrorism meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, today.
Executive Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee, Mike Smith

UN event highlights successes, challenges in bringing terrorists to justice

1 December 2010
The United Nations brought together senior counter-terrorism prosecutors and experts from around the world to New York today to discuss successes by countries in critical areas such as prevention of terrorism and prosecution of terrorism cases, as well as the challenges encountered by different legal systems in bringing perpetrators to justice.
Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee

Terrorism ongoing and evolving global threat, Security Council told

15 November 2010
With terrorist activities continuing unabated around the world, the head of a Security Council counter-terrorism body today stressed the need for all Member States to adhere to global treaties designed to combat the scourge.
Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin

UN rights expert says Security Council’s counter-terrorism measures lack legal basis

26 October 2010
An independent United Nations human rights expert said today that the regime created by the Security Council to counter terrorism is outside the scope of its powers, and called on the 15-member body to systematize its counter-terrorism measures and reporting duties of States under one framework rather than several resolutions.

Victims of terrorism in the spotlight as UN screens award-winning documentary

8 October 2010
The survivors of heinous acts of terrorism were the focus today as the United Nations hosted the screening of an award-winning documentary on a man whose wedding in Amman, Jordan, was transformed into a bloody massacre by an Al-Qaida suicide bomber.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
UN Photo/Mark Garten

Only global cooperation can thwart security threats, both old and new, Ban warns

5 October 2010
Only full international cooperation can counter global security threats, from long-standing issues like terrorism and nuclear proliferation to newer challenges such as cyber-crime to violent unrest from hunger and climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today.
Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar

War cannot end terrorism, Qatar’s Emir tells UN high-level debate

23 September 2010
Waging war against terrorism has not succeeded in achieving security, peace or prosperity, Qatar’s Emir told the General Assembly today.
Amb. Ertugrul Apakan

Security Council deplores deadly car bombing in Russia

11 September 2010
The Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the suicide car bombing that occurred in the Russian city of Vladikavkaz on 9 September, which reportedly killed at least a dozen people and wounded more than 140.
Miroslav Jenca

UN unveils new scheme to boost Central Asia’s fight against terrorism

7 September 2010
The United Nations today launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening efforts to assist Central Asian countries in their efforts to combat terrorism.
General Assembly

UN official calls on nations to ramp up action against terrorism

7 September 2010
A senior United Nations official today urged nations to double their efforts to implement all four pillars of the world body’s Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, emphasizing the need to shore up ‘soft’ power measures to combat terrorism.