terror

UN counter-terrorism experts to visit Kenya

29 April 2005
United Nations counter-terrorism experts are set to travel next week to Kenya for the second in a series of country visits to take stock of the worldwide fight against the menace.
Council President Ambassador Wang

Any acts of terrorism are 'criminal, unjustifiable,' Security Council reaffirms

25 April 2005
Reaffirming that terrorism is one of the most serious threats to global peace and security, members of the United Nations Security Council today emphasized that "any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivations, whenever and by whomsoever committed."

General Assembly adopts treaty on nuclear terrorism; Annan hails it as 'vital step'

13 April 2005
The United Nations General Assembly today adopted by consensus an international treaty against nuclear terrorism which Secretary-General Kofi Annan hailed as "a vital step forward" in multilateral efforts to prevent terrorists from gaining access to "the most lethal weapons known to humanity."
Rohan Perera briefs journalists

UN committee adopts draft treaty against nuclear terrorism

1 April 2005
After seven years of negotiations, a United Nations committee today adopted a draft international treaty to fight nuclear terrorism, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan calling on all states to sign on to pre-empt what he called "one of the most urgent threats of our time" that with one attack could change the world forever.