New York (Union)
Yesterday, the UAE stressed the need to update its counter-terrorism strategy, so that it refocuses on addressing its root causes and countering terrorists’ use of advanced and complex technology.
She explained, during a meeting of the UN Security Council on combating terrorism, the need to strengthen partnerships to counter the lies of terrorists, and to address terrorists’ exploitation of emerging technology such as drones to achieve their goals.
In a statement delivered by Her Excellency Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations, she said: “In light of the international community’s inability to find an effective framework that responds to the changing nature of terrorism, there is an urgent need to update the counter-terrorism strategy so that it refocuses on addressing its root causes and addressing For terrorists to use advanced and complex technology.
The ambassador added, “In the month of January alone, 10 attacks took place in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Syria by the terrorist organization ISIS, killing 50 people and injuring more,” noting that this reveals an abstract fact, which is that the international community was unable to find an effective framework. To respond to the evolving nature of terrorism.
She stated that in order to combat this threat, there is an urgent need to update the strategy so as to refocus on addressing the root causes of terrorism, and to prevent and combat the new phenomenon of terrorists’ use of advanced and complex technology.
And she stressed the need for the international community to launch a sustainable partnership with local partners, cooperate with local organizations, as well as community and religious leaders, and address local grievances, to prevent terrorists from exploiting these challenges to spread propaganda and recruitment, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the international strategy to combat terrorism.
Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh warned of the flexibility of terrorist propaganda networks. Despite the killing of two leaders of the terrorist organization “ISIS”, the organization’s media arms are still active in a disturbing way. In Afghanistan, the nihilistic propaganda of “ISIS Khorasan” is published in local and regional languages. To reach the maximum possible number of potential recruits.
She said, “The response to this emerging threat must be adaptive and intelligent, and to ensure that alternative messages reach people before that propaganda, provided that these messages are dedicated to addressing people’s concerns and promoting human fraternity values such as peaceful coexistence, religious dialogue, equality and tolerance.”
“We must commit to comprehensively addressing extremism,” she added, explaining that on the International Day of Human Fraternity that fell on last week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted the danger of religious extremism undermining peace everywhere. And she continued: In parallel, the affected communities must be given a path to recovery that leaves no room for terrorists. Access to education, economic inclusion, and a safe and stable environment must be at the heart of this approach.
She stressed that the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in decision-making, within the framework of developing these approaches, is an integral part of their success.
She indicated that the UAE welcomed the statement of the Secretary-General of the United Nations that the root causes of extremism by ISIS should be at the heart of collective measures to combat this terrorist organization.
And she noted the need for cooperation between governments and the private sector in order to combat the exploitation of advanced technology and its falling into the hands of terrorist organizations, noting that some analysts estimate that more than 20 armed groups, including terrorist groups, already possess drones, while other analysts believe that more than 60 Of these groups already own these aircraft.
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