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Wide view of the Security Council.
UN Photo/JC McIlwaine (file photo)

Security Council ‘outraged’ as second terrorist attack in 24 hours strikes Russian city

30 December 2013
Members of the United Nations Security Council said they are “outraged” by today’s terrorist attack targeting a bus in Volgograd, Russia, that caused numerous deaths and injuries – the second suicide bombing in the city within a 24-hour period.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras (file photo)

Ban and Security Council strongly condemn terrorist attack at Russian train station

29 December 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council strongly condemned the terrorist attack that occurred at the central train station of the Russian city of Volgograd today causing numerous deaths and injuries.
Wide view of the Security Council.
UN Photo/JC McIlwaine (file photo)

Security Council extends UN counter-terrorism body for another four years

17 December 2013
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) – an expert body that functions as a United Nations special political mission – for another four years.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks to reporters.
UN Photo/Mark Garten

Terrorism can only be defeated by education, former British leader Blair tells UN

21 November 2013
Broad based cross-cultural education is crucial to defeating terrorism, much of it fed by religious extremism, since security measures will not succeed alone, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the main United Nations counter-terrorism body today.
A US Air Force RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle.
US Department of Defense/James L. Harper Jr.

UN rights experts call for transparency in the use of armed drones, citing risks of illegal use

25 October 2013
Expressing concern about the potential for illegal use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, two United Nations human rights experts today called on States to be transparent in their use, to investigate allegations of unlawful killings and to respect the full range of applicable international law.
A building damaged by the 11 December 2007 terrorist attack across the street from the UN Headquarters complex in Algiers. The bombing claimed the lives of 17 United Nations workers.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

UN chief calls for boosting collective efforts to combat growing threat of terrorism

27 September 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for strengthening collective efforts to combat terrorism, which he called “one of the greatest security challenges of our time.”
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Democracy sustained by ‘good governance, not promises,’ Pakistan’s Prime Minister tells UN

27 September 2013
Pakistan now has a strong Parliament, independent judiciary, free media and a vibrant civil society, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif told the General Assembly today, but added that his country will not become complacent, for democracy “needs constant vigilance, strong institutions and careful nurturing.”
Jean-Paul Laborde.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Ban names French judicial official to head up key UN counter-terrorism body

20 June 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today confirmed the appointment of French criminal justice veteran Jean-Paul Laborde as the new Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), following the concurrence of the Security Council.
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.
AU Commission

Enhanced regional cooperation vital to curbing spread of terrorism, senior UN official says

13 June 2013
The top United Nations political official today urged participants at an international counter-terrorism conference to work with the Organization to enhance regional coordination and coherence to overcome the threat of terrorism and extremism.
Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Independent UN rights expert urges more clarity on US counter-terrorism policies

7 June 2013
An independent United Nations human rights expert today wrapped up his visit to Washington, DC by calling for more clarity on aspects of President Barack Obama’s speech last month on United States counter-terrorism policy, particularly on the use of drones.