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UN welcomes major partnership initiative with tech giants to counter terrorism online

27 June 2017
A senior United Nations official has called for sustained joint efforts to combat terrorism and welcomed a partnership initiative with tech giants Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube to counter terrorism and violent extremism online.
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism Mutuma Ruteere.
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Addressing economic inequalities key to countering terrorism without fueling racism – UN expert

20 June 2017
A spate of recent terrorist attacks has driven an increase in security measures and exacerbated hate speech, a United Nations human rights expert warned today, calling for States to do more to meet the challenge of countering terrorism without fuelling racism and xenophobia.
Peter Thomson (left), President of the seventy-first session of the General Assembly. At his side is Movses Abelian, Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.
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General Assembly approves creation of new UN Counter-Terrorism Office

15 June 2017
The General Assembly today approved the establishment of a new United Nations office to help Member States implement the Organization's global counter-terrorism strategy.