Csaba?K?r?si,?President of the 77th?session of the General Assembly?
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Pre-recorded Video Message?
to the?Third Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ?High-Level Conference of Heads?of Counter-Terrorism?Agencies of Member States ?
19 June 2023?
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Excellencies,?
Ladies and Gentlemen,??
We see?cascading?crises?on?our doorstep.??
We see?trust among Member States?fraying.?
We see?confidence?in our multilateral institutions?eroding.?
In this world,?it is our duty?to ask:?what?can?we?do to successfully address?outside?threats??
Specifically,?threats?from?non-state?actors,?who?don¡¯t?respect international laws and norms,?and?don¡¯t?respond to traditional tools.??
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Terrorism presents a?major challenge?to many Member States in?all?regions of the world.??
Today, terrorism?knows no borders.?
And the fight is often against an?invisible?enemy.??
Terrorist?and extremist?groups continue to?prey on?underdevelopment,?inequalities?and marginalization.??
They?are?thriving in?conflict-related?fragility.???
In such circumstances, these groups?can?easily?expand their influence and control.??
The internet provides them?with?an effective platform?for global recruitment and?for?spreading their ideologies?of violence.?
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Combatting these?threats?is?an urgent?responsibility of the entire international community.?
Because they are challenging?the very foundations?of the United Nations Charter we have sworn to uphold.?
Because whoever their?declared?targets?are,?most?of the?actual?victims?of their indiscriminate?acts?are?innocent, peaceful?people.?
A multilateral response to the terrorist threat can be the only answer.??
Multilateralism?can?work. But it must work?better.??
I call on?you all to come up together with?new ideas?on?how to make that change.??
Our collective success requires?approaches?which are?innovative, agile,?multi-faceted,?and?integrated.??
Be?creative. Be?inventive. Be?original.???
If we cannot work together, the terrorists will win.?
I look?forward?to your statements at?the General Assembly?later this week?on the 8th?review of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.?
Thank you.??