Rev
6 (Final) - May 10, 2016
Draft
Statement
by the President of the Security Council
At
the xxxx meeting of the Security Council, held on 11 May 2016, in
connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled
“Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist
acts”, the President of the Security Council made the following
statement on behalf of the Council:
1.
The Security Council reaffirms its primary responsibility for the
maintenance of international peace and security, in accordance with
the Charter of the United Nations.
2.
The Security Council further reaffirms that terrorism in all its
forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats
to international peace and security, and that any acts of terrorism
are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation,
wherever, whenever and by whosoever committed.
3.
The Security Council reaffirms its respect for the sovereignty,
territorial integrity and political independence of all States in
accordance with the United Nations Charter.
4.
The Security Council emphasizes that terrorism cannot and should not
be associated with any religion, nationality or civilization, and in
this regard stresses the importance of promoting tolerance and inter
religious dialogue.
5.
The Security Council stresses that terrorism can only be defeated by
a sustained and comprehensive approach involving the active
participation and collaboration of all States, international and
regional organizations and civil society as appropriate, to impede,
impair, isolate and incapacitate the terrorist threat, consistent
with the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy.
6.
The Security Council reaffirms that Member States must ensure that
any measures taken to counter terrorism comply with the Charter of
the United Nations and all other obligations under international law,
in particular international human rights law, international refugee
law, and international humanitarian law.
7.
The Security Council reiterates the obligation of Member States to
refrain from providing any form of support, active or passive, to
entities or persons involved in or associated with terrorist acts,
including by suppressing recruitment of members of terrorist groups,
consistent with international law, and eliminating the supply of
weapons to terrorists.
8.
The Security Council underlines the importance of prompt and
effective implementation of its resolutions related to the fight
against terrorism, and recalls in this regard among others its
resolutions 1373(2001), 1624 (2005) and 2178 (2014).
9.
The Security Council, consistent with its primary responsibility for
the maintenance of international peace and security, in accordance
with the Charter of the United Nations, further recalls that
countering violent extremism, which can be conducive to terrorism,
including preventing radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization of
individuals into terrorist groups and becoming Foreign Terrorist
Fighters (FTFs) is an essential element of addressing the threat to
international peace and security posed by Foreign Terrorist Fighters,
as underlined in resolution 2178 (2014), and in this regard, takes
note of the Secretary General’s Plan of Action to prevent violent
extremism, and further notes that the General Assembly has welcomed
the initiative by the Secretary-General and took note of said Plan,
which will be subject to further consideration during the United
Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy review in June 2016, as
well as in other relevant forums.
10.
The Security Council notes with concern that the Islamic State in
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and
associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, craft
distorted narratives that are based on the misinterpretation and
misrepresentation of religion to justify violence, which are utilized
to recruit supporters and Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs), mobilize
resources, and garner support from sympathizers, in particular by
exploiting information and communications technologies, including
through the Internet and social media.
11.
The Security Council recognizes the role that victims of terrorism in
particular, among other legitimate voices, can play in countering
radicalization to violence, and to develop robust social- media
campaigns and counter messaging efforts to counter terrorist
narratives and online recruitment attempts.
12.
The Security Council further notes, in this regard, the urgent need
to globally counter the activities of ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and
associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities to incite
and recruit to commit terrorist acts and recognizes that the
international community should consider developing an accurate
understanding of how these groups motivate others to commit terrorist
acts or recruit them; developing the most effective means to counter
terrorist propaganda, incitement and recruitment, including through
the Internet, in compliance with international law, including
international human rights law; developing a counter narrative
campaign to encourage, and amplify active denouncers of ISIL
(Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities to point out the fallacies and
inconsistencies of terrorist narratives, where applicable, while
recognizing the need for such a campaign to be adaptive to national
contexts; raising public awareness, including through education
regarding counter terrorist narratives; developing more effective
ways for governments to partner with appropriate civil society
actors, local communities and private sector industry partners, as
applicable, to counter radicalization and recruitment efforts of ISIL
(Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities; strengthening international cooperation
mechanisms; identifying any additional relevant infrastructure and
capability needs of Member States; and mobilizing necessary resources
to where there is need.
13.
The Security Council, accordingly, requests the Counter-Terrorism
Committee, in close consultations with the CTED and other relevant
United Nations bodies and international and regional organizations in
particular the CTITF office, as well as interested Member States, to
present a proposal to the Security Council by 30 April 2017 for a
“comprehensive international framework”, with recommended
guidelines and good practices to effectively counter, in compliance
with international law, the ways that ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and
associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities use their
narratives to encourage, motivate, and recruit others to commit
terrorist acts, including with a counter narrative campaign,
consistent with any similar campaign undertaken by the United
Nations, as well as options for coordinating the implementation of
the framework and mobilizing resources as necessary, emphasizing, in
that regard, the primary role of Member States with regard to
activities and arrangements consistent with such framework and
welcoming their continuing efforts to enhance inter agency
cooperation and coordination and establish relevant partnerships with
private sector, civil society, religious, educational and cultural
institutions with a view to countering the narratives of terrorist
groups and incitement to commit terrorist acts.
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