United Nations Security Council Resolution 1377
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Security Council Resolution 1377, adopted unanimously at a ministerial meeting on November 12, 2001, the Council adopted a declaration concerning efforts to eliminate international terrorism
.
The Security Council, compromised of foreign minister
s, recalled resolutions 1269
(1999), 1368
(2001) and 1373
(2001) and declared that international terrorism constituted a serious threat to international peace and security in the 21st century and a challenge to humanity. It condemned all terrorist acts as criminal and unjustifiable.
The declaration stressed that terrorism was contrary to the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter
, endangered lives and threatened the social and economic development of all countries and global stability as a whole. Furthermore, it asserted that a sustained and comprehensive approach was necessary to combat terrorism. To this end, efforts to broaden understanding among civilisations
and address conflicts and global issues was required.
Welcoming the commitment of Member States to combat international terrorism, the Council upon all countries to implement Resolution 1373 and assist others in doing so. The Security Council also recognised the progress made by the Counter-Terrorism Committee
and noted that some countries required assistance in implementing all of the provisions of Resolution 1373. It invited the Counter-Terrorism Committee to explore ways to assist states, promote best-practice, identify technical, financial, regulatory, legislative or other assistance programmes and examine links synergies between the programmes.
Finally, the declaration called upon all states to intensify efforts to eliminate international terrorism.
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Security Council Resolution 1377, adopted unanimously at a ministerial meeting on November 12, 2001, the Council adopted a declaration concerning efforts to eliminate international terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
.
The Security Council, compromised of foreign minister
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
s, recalled resolutions 1269
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1269
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1269, adopted unanimously on October 19, 1999, after expressing concern at the increasing number of acts of international terrorism, the Council condemned terrorist attacks and called upon states to fully implement anti-terrorist conventions...
(1999), 1368
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368, adopted unanimously on September 12, 2001, after expressing its determination to combat threats to international peace and security caused by acts of terrorism and recognising the right of individual and collective self-defense, the Council condemned...
(2001) and 1373
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, adopted unanimously on September 28, 2001, is a counter-terrorism measure passed following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States...
(2001) and declared that international terrorism constituted a serious threat to international peace and security in the 21st century and a challenge to humanity. It condemned all terrorist acts as criminal and unjustifiable.
The declaration stressed that terrorism was contrary to the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter
United Nations Charter
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty of the international organization called the United Nations. It was signed at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in San Francisco, United States, on 26 June 1945, by 50 of the 51 original member countries...
, endangered lives and threatened the social and economic development of all countries and global stability as a whole. Furthermore, it asserted that a sustained and comprehensive approach was necessary to combat terrorism. To this end, efforts to broaden understanding among civilisations
Civilization
Civilization is a sometimes controversial term that has been used in several related ways. Primarily, the term has been used to refer to the material and instrumental side of human cultures that are complex in terms of technology, science, and division of labor. Such civilizations are generally...
and address conflicts and global issues was required.
Welcoming the commitment of Member States to combat international terrorism, the Council upon all countries to implement Resolution 1373 and assist others in doing so. The Security Council also recognised the progress made by the Counter-Terrorism Committee
United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee
The Counter-Terrorism Committee is a subsidiary body of the United Nations Security Council.In the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1373, which, among its provisions, obliges all States to...
and noted that some countries required assistance in implementing all of the provisions of Resolution 1373. It invited the Counter-Terrorism Committee to explore ways to assist states, promote best-practice, identify technical, financial, regulatory, legislative or other assistance programmes and examine links synergies between the programmes.
Finally, the declaration called upon all states to intensify efforts to eliminate international terrorism.
See also
- Anti-terrorism legislationAnti-terrorism legislationAnti-terrorism legislation designs various types of laws passed in the aim of fighting terrorism. They usually, if not always, follow specific bombings or assassinations...
- Counter-terrorismCounter-terrorismCounter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
- List of terrorist incidents
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1301 to 1400 (2000 – 2002)