United Nations Security Council resolution 1624, adopted unanimously at the
2005 World Summit on 14 September 2005, after reaffirming previous
resolutions on terrorism, including resolutions
1267 (1999),
1373
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(2001),
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(2005), the Council called on all states to co-operate in order to strengthen the security of their international borders by enhancing terrorist screening and passenger security procedures.
Resolution 1624, along with
Resolution 1625 (2005), was adopted at a meeting of
heads of state
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being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...
or
government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
. The resolution was drafted by the United Kingdom.
Resolution
Observations
In the preamble of the resolution, the Council reaffirmed its intention to combat terrorism in all its forms in accordance with the
United Nations Charter
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, while stressing that measures taken should conform to
international law
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. It condemned acts of terrorism and the
incitement and glorification of terrorist acts, expressing concern that such actions pose a threat to human rights and the peace, stability and economic development of all states. Furthermore, the Council recalled the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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and provisions relating to
freedom of expression
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and the
right to asylum.
The Security Council continued by expressing concern at the increasing number of victims of terrorism, the nature of terrorism as contrary to the United Nations Charter and the role of the United Nations in combatting terrorism. It called on all countries to become party to international conventions regarding
counterterrorism
Counterterrorism (alternatively spelled: counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, relates to the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, businesses, and Intelligence agency, intelligence ...
and the
.
Meanwhile, the resolution emphasised efforts for dialogue to broaden understanding among
civilisation
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s to prevent any indiscriminate targeting of religions and cultures. In this regard, the role of media, business and society was important to promote tolerance. The Council recognised that in a
globalised
Globalization is the process of increasing interdependence and integration among the economies, markets, societies, and cultures of different countries worldwide. This is made possible by the reduction of barriers to international trade, th ...
world, states act co-operatively to prevent terrorists from using sophisticated communication to incite terrorist acts.
Acts
The Security Council called upon all states to adopt measures necessary to prohibit incitement to terrorist action and deny
safe haven to persons where there is credible evidence that they had been involved in such conduct. Furthermore, countries were asked to strengthen their international borders through combatting fraudulent travel documents, enhance terrorist screening and passenger security procedures, and improve understanding among civilisations. It was stressed that measures taken had to comply with international law and report to the
Counter-Terrorism Committee
The Counter-Terrorism Committee is a subsidiary body of the United Nations Security Council.
In the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1373, w ...
.
Finally, the Counter-Terrorism Committee was instructed to engage in dialogue with states on how they implemented the current resolution, promoting the best legal practice and information exchange, and to report back within twelve months.
See also
*
Anti-terrorism legislation
Anti-terrorism legislation are laws aimed at fighting terrorism. They usually, if not always, follow specific bombings or assassinations. Anti-terrorism legislation usually includes specific amendments allowing the state to bypass its own l ...
*
List of terrorist incidents
The following is a list of terrorist incidents that were not carried out by a state or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism). Assassinations are presented in List of assassinations and unsuccessful attempts at List o ...
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(2005–2006)
References
External links
*
Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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