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Can the UN Battle Terrorism Effectively? Security Council resolutions have "mobilized states for a campaign of nonmilitary cooperative law enforcement measures to combat global terrorism." This is an extended version of the article appearing in the January 2005 issue of USA Today magazine.

GLOBAL TERRORISM AND THE UNITED NATIONS: A CHALLENGE IN SEARCH OF A POLICY [PDF] Terrorism is hardly a new phenomenon: it has posed a threat to civilization for centuries, manifesting itself in a variety of guises in different places and times. For most of the UN’s history, Member States treated their terrorism problems as matters of national and local concern and chose not to bring them to the attention of the UN. Until the end of the Cold War, in fact, the Security Council seemed more worried about counter-terrorist measures than about terrorism itself.

The United Nations Approach to International Terrorism following 9/11 This article is a product of a lecture given by the author as part of the ICT course on Homeland Security. The article explores the United Nations reaction to the events of 9/11, through the creation of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to various reports and panels led by the Secretary-General. The article also looks at the reaction of states to UN-led initiatives on counter terrorism. The paper concludes that the United Nations has accomplished much in the realm of counter terrorism by establishing some useful facilities to encourage international cooperation. However, the UN fails to take any effective action against those who continue to support international terrorism, and this detracts from its efforts, cast doubts on its abilities, and prevents international cooperation.

Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 [PDF] The objective of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) is to prevent individuals and organizations, including terrorist groups, from laying their hands on and spreading nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery. This is a resolution made under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, but it does not authorize the use of force. Its effectiveness will depend in large part on whether the monitoring committee and supporting states will be able to secure global implementation.

UN Terrorism Talks Favor Cooperation Over Retaliation The overriding messages from this week's General Assembly debate over terrorism are that retribution should be secondary to building a global anti-terrorism alliance that addresses the causes of violence - and that this alliance should be led by the United Nations, not the United States

A Global Strategy for Fighting Terrorism Kofi A. Annan. Keynote address to the Closing Plenary of the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security, Madrid, Spain, March 11, 2005, 3 pages. The UN Secretary-General outlines a principled, comprehensive global strategy on combating terrorism, and the role of the United Nations in it.

UN Action Against Terrorism, United Nations The authoritative resources on international counter-terrorism efforts.

United Nations Treaty Collection Conventions on Terrorism A comprehensive collection on UN treaties and conventions on terrorism, including reports on current status of multilateral treaties on terrorism deposited with the Secretary-General.

sacw.net: Global War on Terrorism and Democratic Rights The United Nations has been concerned with terrorist crimes at the international level for quite some time. Between 1970 and 1999 at least about 10 international conventions were adopted, which defined various "terrorist" activities and empowered international and national law enforcing agencies to take preventive action and punish the perpetrators. (Copies of all these conventions and treaties may be obtained from: http://untreaty.un.org/English/Terroism.asp )

Counter-Terrorism Committee 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 criminalize assistance for terrorist activities, deny financial support and safe haven to terrorists and share information about groups planning terrorist attacks.

UN Office on Drugs & Crime - Terrorism In the context of the UN's efforts to prevent and combat terrorism, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has an expanded program of work for technical assistance to counter terrorism that is based on mandates recommended by the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and approved by the General Assembly. These mandates, carried out by UNODC's Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) within the Division for Treaty Affairs (DTA), include the provision of technical assistance and advisory services to countries in their fight against terrorism. As a consequence, UNODC's operational activities focus on strengthening the legal regime against terrorism. This involves providing legislative assistance to countries, which enables them to become parties to, and implement, the universal anti-terrorism conventions and protocols and Security Council resolution 1373 (2001).

Get US Out of the United Nations World government through the United Nations is a serious threat to the freedom of all Americans. Imagine being held prisoner in a foreign land and tried in an international court with judges from such countries as Afghanistan, China, or Iraq. The United Nations (financed by American taxpayers!) has long been a safe harbor for terrorist and oppressive regimes which target America as the enemy. Even more alarming, the United Nations is beginning to take aim at the God-given rights enjoyed by Americans since our great nation was founded. The right to self defense, use your own property, or even the right to have children may all be trampled if the United Nations is allowed to have the power it seeks.

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