USUN INSTRUCTIONS: REVIEW RESOLUTION OF THE

UNCLAS STATE 094862

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER UNGA
SUBJECT: USUN INSTRUCTIONS: REVIEW RESOLUTION OF THE
UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY


1. Action Request: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of
the UN General Assembly resolution contained in para 2
below concerning the two-year review of the UN General
Assembly Counter-Terrorism Strategy. USUN should seek
additional guidance if substantive changes are made to the
resolution prior to vote.

End Action Request.


2. Begin text of draft resolution:

The General Assembly,

Reaffirming the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism
Strategy, Resolution 60/288, adopted by the General
Assembly on 8 September 2006, that calls for, inter alia,
an examination in two years of progress made in the
implementation of the Strategy, and to consider updating
it to respond to changes as provided in paragraph 3 b) of
resolution 60/288,

Recalling the pivotal role of the General Assembly in
following up the implementation and updating of the
Strategy,

Renewing its unwavering commitment to strengthen
international cooperation to prevent and combat terrorism,
in all its forms and manifestations,

Recognizing that international cooperation and any
measures undertaken by Member States to prevent and combat
terrorism must fully comply with their obligations under
international law, including the Charter of the United
Nations and relevant international conventions and
protocols, in particular human rights law, refugee law and
international humanitarian law,

Convinced that the General Assembly is the competent organ
with universal membership to address the issue of
international terrorism,

Mindful of the need to enhance the role of the United
Nations and the specialized agencies within their mandates
in the implementation of the United Nations Global
Counter-Terrorism Strategy,

Stressing that the Task Force shall carry out its
activities within the framework of its mandate with policy
guidance offered by Member States through interaction with
the General Assembly on a regular basis,

Recognizing the importance of institutionalizing the
Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) within
the Secretariat,

Reiterates its strong condemnation of 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;

Reaffirms the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism
Strategy and its four pillars, which constitutes an
ongoing effort, and calls upon Member States, the United
Nations, and other appropriate international, regional and
subregional organizations, to step up their efforts to
implement the Strategy, in an integrated manner, and in
all its aspects;

Takes note, of the report of the Secretary-General
entitled "The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism
Strategy: Activities of the United Nations System in
Implementing the Strategy";

Further takes note of the measures that Member States, as
well as appropriate international, regional and sub
regional organizations have adopted within the framework
of the Strategy, as presented during the first biennial
review of the Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the September
4-5 session, all of which strengthens cooperation to fight
terrorism, in particular through the exchange of best
practices;

Reaffirms the Member States' primary responsibility to
implement the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism
Strategy while further recognizing the need to enhance the
important role the United Nations plays, in coordination
with other international, regional and subregional
organizations, as appropriate, in facilitating coherence
in the implementation of the Strategy at the national,
regional and global levels, and in providing assistance,
especially in the area of capacity building;

Encourages non-governmental organizations, and civil
society to engage, as appropriate, on how to enhance
efforts to implement the Strategy, including through
interaction with Member States and the UN System,

Calls upon the UN entities involved in supporting
counter-terrorism efforts to continue to facilitate the
promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental
freedoms while countering terrorism;

Calls upon states that have not done so to consider
becoming parties in a timely manner to the existing
international conventions and protocols against terrorism,
as well as on all states to make every effort to conclude
a comprehensive convention on international terrorism and
recalls the commitments of Member States with regard to
the implementation of General Assembly and Security
Council resolutions relating to international terrorism;

Takes note with appreciation of the continued contribution
of the United Nations entities and subsidiary bodies of
the Security Council to the (CTITF);

Reaffirms the need to enhance international cooperation in
countering terrorism and in this regard recalls the role
of the UN system in promoting international cooperation
and capacity building as one of the elements of the United
Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy;

Urges the Secretary-General to make the necessary
arrangements to carry out the institutionalization of the
Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF),in
accordance with resolution 60/288, in order to ensure
overall coordination and coherence in the
counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations system;

Decides to interact with the Counter-Terrorism
Implementation Task Force on a regular basis, in order to
receive briefings and reports on its current and future
work, assess the work being undertaken on the Strategy
implementation efforts, including the work of the Task
Force and offer policy guidance;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General
Assembly at its sixty-fourth session a report on progress
made in the implementation of the Counter-Terrorism
Strategy which could contain suggestions for its future
implementation by the UN system, as well as the
implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its
sixty-fourth session an item entitled "The United Nations
Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy" in order to examine the
report of the Secretary General requested in the previous
paragraph as well as implementation on the part of Member
States.
END TEXT.


3. The Department appreciates the Mission's efforts.
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