Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly today adopted a resolution on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Counter Terrorism Strategy, with the aim of security peace and prosperity for succeeding generations.
The 15-page resolution, adopted by consensus, ¡°calls upon Member States, the United Nations and other appropriate international, regional and subregional organizations to step up their efforts¡± to implement, in an integrated and balanced manner, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, an instrument adopted by the Assembly in 2006 to enhance national, regional and international efforts to counter terrorism.
The text also ¡°reiterates its strong and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, committed by whomever, wherever and for whatever purposes.¡±
The Assembly reviews the Strategy every two years, and the adoption of a new resolution came on the second and last day of the fifth review held at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters in New York, on the tenth anniversary of the Strategy.
In a from his spokesperson, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the move.
¡°The adoption by consensus of this resolution symbolizes the international community's strong resolve to act in unison and without delay to address terrorism and violent extremism,¡± the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ chief said through his spokesman.
¡°Terrorism and violent extremism pose a major threat to international peace and security, as well as to sustainable development, human rights and humanitarian action at the global, regional and national levels.¡±
The Secretary-General is also pleased that the 193-nation Assembly has welcomed his initiative to present a Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, and that it has recommended that Member States consider the implementation of relevant recommendations in the Plan, the spokesman said.
The Secretary-General also encouraged Governments to adopt national and regional plans of action to prevent violent extremism, pledging Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ support in implementing the Strategy and today's Assembly resolution.
