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A busy street in Istanbul, Turkey.
World Bank/Simone D. McCourtie

Secretary-General condemns deadly terrorist attack at international airport in Istanbul

28 June 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned today's terrorist attack at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, according to his spokesperson.
Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Condemning Orlando attack, senior UN Advisor gravely concerned by homophobia and islamophobia that followed

17 June 2016
A senior United Nations human rights advisor has condemned the criminal attack that took place at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on 12 June, in which 49 people were killed and 53 injured, and expressed grave concern at the outpouring of hatred, homophobia and Islamophobia that followed the incident, which targeted the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson addresses the Security Council open debate on “Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts: Countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorism.”
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Security Council requests UN panel to propose global framework on countering terrorist propaganda

11 May 2016
Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, the United Nations Security Council today requested its main counter-terrorism subsidiary body to present a proposal by 30 April 2017 for a comprehensive international framework on the matter.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses Security Council open debate on countering terrorism.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

More ‘concrete steps’ needed by nations to counter terrorism, Ban tells Security Council

14 April 2016
Speaking at an open debate on countering terrorism, United Nations Secretary-General today called on Member States to take more concrete steps to stop fundraising through the smuggling of oil and gas, the illicit trade of cultural artefacts, kidnapping for ransom and donations from abroad.
Group photo of Supreme Court justices at the Security Council.
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UN: cooperation among judges vital to counter-terrorism efforts, human rights protection

10 March 2016
Formal cooperation among judges is essential in bringing individuals charged with terrorism-related crimes to justice and ensuring that the rule of law is upheld throughout the process, according to officials at a United Nations event that for the first time brought together Supreme Court justices to discuss how terrorism cases are handled in their respective countries.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November. 6 December 2015.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

UN experts urge France to protect fundamental freedoms while combatting terrorism

19 January 2016
A group of United Nations human rights experts warned today that the current state of emergency in France and the country’s law on surveillance of electronic communications impose excessive and disproportionate restrictions on fundamental freedoms.
Countless schools have been destroyed by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria since 2009.
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Terrorism remains major threat in West Africa despite electoral progress – senior UN official

14 January 2016
While peaceful and credible elections were held in several countries in West Africa in the past six months, violent extremism continues to pose a serious threat throughout the area, the top United Nations official for the region warned today.
City and traffic lights at sunset in Jakarta, Indonesia.
World Bank/Jerry Kurniawan

Ban condemns attacks in Jakarta; says ‘absolutely no justification’ for such acts of terrorism

14 January 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the bombings and gun attacks today in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and reaffirmed that “there is absolutely no justification” for such acts of terrorism.
Special meeting of Security Council Committee 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

In special meeting, UN weighs measures to prevent terrorists from exploiting the Internet, social media

17 December 2015
Stressing the need for States to work with the private sector to devise ways to prevent terrorists from exploiting the Internet while respecting human rights, the top United Nations political official today said curtailing the influence of terrorists and violent extremist groups must not come at the expense of curbing legitimate political discourse on the Internet or social media.
Security Council holds its first ever meeting at Finance Ministers’ level.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Security Council moves to cut off all funding sources for ISIL and other terrorist groups

17 December 2015
At its first ever meeting at Finance Ministers’ level, the United Nations Security Council today stepped up its efforts to cut off all sources of funding for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIL) and other terrorist groups, including ransom payments, no matter by whom.