Hyderabad: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday expressed their concerns over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)/Da’esh and other regional affiliates posing a threat to international peace and security. The members of the Council also strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks, which had taken place in Baghdad (19 July), adding that the ISIL could regain the potential to launch or orchestrate such attacks globally.
The development assumes significance as the UN marks the fourth commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism on Saturday (Aug 21).
The UNSC also expressed its regret towards the continuous attacks on civilians, towns and military camps by ISIL’s regional affiliates such as IS in West Africa Province (ISWAP), IS in Greater Sahara (ISGS), ISIL in Central Africa, and also expressed concerns over the presence of ISIL-Khorasan.
In this regard, the Security Council emphasized the importance of a holistic approach in countering terror and extremism, in accordance with international law, as well as efforts to address the governance, security, human rights, humanitarian development and socioeconomic dimensions of the challenge, which include employment for youth and poverty alleviation.
"The members of the Security Council urged all Member States to fulfil their obligations, as set forth in the Council’s resolutions 1373 (2001), 2178 (2014), and 2462 (2019) to criminalize the financing of terrorism, as well as to further build the capacity of their financial oversight and regulatory systems in order to deny ISIL (Da’esh) and its financiers the space to exploit and raise funds, including by cooperating with the private sector through public-private partnerships with financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions, and by taking into account the assessments thereof by relevant entities such as the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate," a statement by Council President T.S. Tirumurti (India) stated.
Earlier, on Thursday, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar had said that what is true of Covid is even more true of terrorism and that none of us is safe until all of us are safe.
Addressing the high-level meeting of the UN Security Council on threats to international peace and security by terrorist acts, Jaishankar said India recognizes that terrorism should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group, adding that the international community must never compromise with the evil of terrorism.
