terror

Michael Chandler

Strides made against Al-Qaida but network still poses danger, UN experts report

17 December 2002
Countries have collectively made strides in reducing the operational capability of the Al-Qaida network, which has suffered significant disruptions to its infrastructure, according to the latest report by a United Nations Security Council expert panel.
Council President Alfonso Valdivieso

Security Council condemns last month's terrorist attacks in Kenya

13 December 2002
The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned last month's terrorist attacks in Kenya, where a bomb blast shook a resort hotel and missiles were fired at an Israeli airliner.
Sergio Vieira de Mello

States must fight terrorism while safeguarding human rights, UN official says

9 December 2002
Countries have an obligation to fight international terrorism, but in the process they must also protect human rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said today in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).