[Privsec] Terrorism paragraph

[karen banks]

hi

i was talking with rikke tonight about how best to deal with the para on 
terrorism:

>"New 50bis. We underline the importance of countering the manifestations
>of terrorism at all its forms in the Internet. In particular, we condemn
>the use of the internet for purposes of financing of terrorist acts,
>radicalization towards terrorist acts, recruitment for terrorist acts, and
>glorification of terrorist acts that may incite further terrorist acts."

and, after consulting gus, felt that focussing on the fact that there is no 
universally agreed definition of terrorism is one angle we could focus on - 
it is defined differently in many countries..

i was hoping the UN MDG summit would have something useful on this, but not 
really.. i've pasted the sections from the outcomes document below.. but 
can't find anything terribly useful.. (parts of paras 82 and 85 maybe..)

karen


Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up
to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and
summits in the economic, social and related fields
Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit
Draft resolution referred to the High-level Plenary Meeting of the
General Assembly by the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/LTD/N05/511/30/PDF/N0551130.pdf?OpenElement

Terrorism

81. We strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, 
committed
by whomever, wherever and for whatever purposes, as it constitutes one of the
most serious threats to international peace and security.

82. We welcome the Secretary-General's identification of elements of a 
counterterrorism
strategy. These elements should be developed by the General
Assembly without delay with a view to adopting and implementing a strategy
to promote comprehensive, coordinated and consistent responses, at the
national, regional and international levels, to counter terrorism, which also
takes into account the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism. In this
context, we commend the various initiatives to promote dialogue, tolerance
and understanding among civilizations.

83. We stress the need to make every effort to reach an agreement on and 
conclude
a comprehensive convention on international terrorism during the sixtieth
session of the General Assembly.

84. We acknowledge that the question of convening a high-level conference under
the auspices of the United Nations to formulate an international response to
terrorism in all its forms and manifestations could be considered.

85. We recognize that international cooperation to fight terrorism must be
conducted in conformity with international law, including the Charter and
relevant international conventions and protocols. States must ensure that any
measures taken to combat terrorism comply with their obligations under
international law, in particular human rights law, refugee law and 
international
humanitarian law.

86. We reiterate our call upon States to refrain from organizing, financing,
encouraging, providing training for or otherwise supporting terrorist 
activities
and to take appropriate measures to ensure that their territories are not 
used for
such activities.

87. We acknowledge the important role played by the United Nations in combating
terrorism and also stress the vital contribution of regional and bilateral
cooperation, particularly at the practical level of law enforcement cooperation
and technical exchange.

88. We urge the international community, including the United Nations, to 
assist
States in building national and regional capacity to combat terrorism. We
invite the Secretary-General to submit proposals to the General Assembly and
the Security Council, within their respective mandates, to strengthen the
capacity of the United Nations system to assist States in combating terrorism
and to enhance the coordination of United Nations activities in this regard.

89. We stress the importance of assisting victims of terrorism and of providing
them and their families with support to cope with their loss and their grief.

90. We encourage the Security Council to consider ways to strengthen its
monitoring and enforcement role in counter-terrorism, including by
consolidating State reporting requirements, taking into account and respecting
the different mandates of its counter-terrorism subsidiary bodies. We are
committed to cooperating fully with the three competent subsidiary bodies in
the fulfilment of their tasks, recognizing that many States continue to require
assistance in implementing relevant Security Council resolutions.

91. We support efforts for the early entry into force of the International
Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism and strongly
encourage States to consider becoming parties to it expeditiously and acceding
without delay to the twelve other international conventions and protocols
against terrorism and implementing them.