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SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTSWIDE-RANGING ANTI-TERRO... Page 1 of 5

28/09/2001

Press ReleaseSC/7158

Security Council4385th Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS WIDE-RANGING ANTI-TERRORISMRESOLUTION;CALLS FOR SUPPRESSING FINANCING. IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Resolution 1373 (2001) Also Creates Committee to Monitor ImplementationReaffirming its unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist acts that took place in New York,Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on 11 September, the Security Council this eveningunanimously adopted a wide-ranging, comprehensive resolution with steps and strategies to combatinternational terrorism.By resolution 1373 (2001) the Council also established a Committee of the Council tomonitor the resolution's implementation and called on all States to report on actions they had takento that end no later than 90 days from today.Under terms of the text, the Council decided that all States should prevent and suppress thefinancing of terrorism, as well as criminalize the wilful provision or collection of funds for such acts.The funds, financial assets and economic resources of those who commit or attempt to commit

terrorist acts or participate in or facilitate the commission of terrorist acts and of persons and entitiesacting on behalf of terrorists should also be frozen without delay.The Council also decided that States should prohibit their nationals or persons or entities intheir territories from making funds, financial assets, economic resources, financial or other relatedservices available to persons who commit or attempt to commit, facilitate or participate in thecommission of terrorist acts. States should also refrain from providing any form of support to entitiesor persons involved in terrorist acts; take the necessary steps to prevent the commission of terroristacts; deny safe haven to those who finance, plan, support, commit terrorist acts and provide safehavens as well.By other terms, the Council decided that all States should prevent those who finance, plan,facilitate or commit terrorist acts from using their respective territories for those purposes againstother countries and their citizens. States should also ensure that anyone who has participated inthe financing, planning, preparation or perpetration of terrorist acts or in supporting terrorist acts isbrought to justice. They should also ensure that terrorist acts are established as serious criminaloffences in domestic laws and regulations and that the seriousness of such acts is duly reflected insentences served.By further terms, the Council decided that States should afford one another the greatestmeasure of assistance for criminal investigations or criminal proceedings relating to the financing orsupport of terrorist acts. States shouldalso prevent the movement of terrorists or their groups by effective border controls as well.

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jan UN Play Tou gh Cop Ag ainst Terrorism? - 9/11 - Global Policy Forum Page 1 of 3

Can UN Play Tough Cop Against Terrorism?Many Want the UN to go Beyond 'Soft' Issues by Setting up Antiterrorism Agenc y

By Howard LaFranchiChristian Science MonitorNovember 5,2002

When President Bush challenged the United Nations to enforce its own resolutions or facebecoming "irrelevant" in his September 12 speech to the General Assem bly, the focus of hiswarning was Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction.But the United Nations is also grappling with another, less publicized effort to play arelevant role in the broad er international war on terrorism. A n escalation of terrorist attacksaimed at international targets has underscored the need for greater international cooperationto combat terrorism, leading some to suggest the world may need a permanentcounterterrorism agency.But others are asking if the UN is suited to that role. To date, the organization has beenmore successful dealing with issues such as poverty, health issues, or environmentaldegradation. No w, just as President Bush warns that the UN risks becoming a weaklingreminiscent of the failed League of Nations if it backs dow n from acting on Iraq, officials atthe international body in New York say terrorism presents a basic challenge: Can the UNtake on more than "soft" international issues?"Terrorism raises serious questions about whether the United Nations can deal with thesharpest ends of the world's peace and security," says Sir Jeremy Greenstock, the Britishambassador to the UN, and chairman of the UN's year-old Counterterrorism Committee(CTC). "It's not a question of the overall relevance of the United Nations, but of whether itcan make a difference on the most difficult issues - like terrorism."An advisory committeeThe CT C was created by the UN Security Council in response to the Sept. 11 attacks. In itsfirst year of work, the committee has played an advisory role to countries looking to stiffenlaws that fight terrorism by regulating financial flows or improving border controls. And theeffort is getting high marks from the United States, despite some initial skepticism overwhat a UN comm ittee could accomplish."If you're a country that wants to tighten law s and clamp down on the banking and financialsystems ... the CTC will point you in the right direction," says one US official. "They'redoing some very good work."So far, the UN only reviews cou ntries' periodic reports on their counterterrorism advancesand advises on possible improvements. It has no judgmental or sanctioning role for

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UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) Page 1 o f3

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UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001)September 28, 2001The Security Council,Reaffirming its resolutions 1269 (1999) of 19 October 1999 and 1368 (2001) of 12 September 2001,Reaffirming also its unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist attacks which took place in NewYork ,Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on 11 September 2001, and expressing its determination to prevent allsuch acts,Reaffirming furtherthat such acts, like any act of international terrorism, constitute a threat to internationalpeaceand security,Reaffirming the inherent right of individual or collective self-defenceasrecognized by theCharter of the UnitedNations as reiterated in resolution 1368 (2001),Reaffirming theneed tocombat by all means, in accordance with theCharterof the United Nations, threats tointernational peace and security caused by terrorist acts,Deeply concerned by the increase, in various regions of theworld, of actsof terrorism motivated by intoleranceo r extremism,Calling on States to work together urgently to prevent and suppress terrorist acts, including through increasedcooperation and full implementation of therelevant internationalconventions relating to terrorism,Recognizing th e need for States to complement international cooperation by taking additional measures toprevent and suppress, in their territories through all lawful means, the financing and preparation of any acts ofterrorism,Reaffirming theprinciple established by the General Assembly in its declaration of October 1970 (resolution2625 (XXV)) and reiterated by the Security Council in its resolution 1189 (1998) of 13 August 1998, namely thateve ry State has the duty to refrain from organizing, instigating, assisting or participating in terrorist acts inanother State or acquiescing in organized activities within its territory directed towards the commission of suchacts,Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,1. Dec/ctesthatall Statesshall:(a ) Preventand suppress thefinancing of terrorist acts;(b ) Criminalize the wilful provision or collection, by any means, directly or indirectly, of funds by their nationalso r in their territories with the intention that the funds should be used, or in the knowledge that they are to beused, in order to carry out terrorist acts;

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United Nations >/RES /1373 (2001)Security Council Distr.: General

28 September 2001

Resolution 1373 (2001)Adopted by the Security Council at its 4385th meeting, on28 September 2001

The Security Council,Reaffirming its resolutions 1269 (1999) of 19 October 1999 an d 1368 (2001) of12 September 2001,Reaffirming also its unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist attacks whichtook place in New Y ork, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania on 11 September 2001,an d expressing its determination to prevent all such acts,Reaffirming further that such acts, like any act of international terrorism,constitute a threat to intern ational peace and security,Reaffirming the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence asrecognized by the Charter of the United Nations as reiterated in resolution 1368(2001),Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of

the United Nations, threats to international peace and security caused by terroristacts,Deeply concerned by the increase, in various regions of the world, of acts ofterrorism motivated by intolerance or extremism,Calling on States to work together urgently to prevent and suppress terroristacts, including through increased cooperation an d full implementation of therelevant interna tional conventions relating to terrorism,Recognizing the need fo r States to complement inte rnation al cooperation bytaking additional measures to prevent and suppress, in their territories through all

lawful means, the financing and preparation of any acts of terrorism,Reaffirming the principle established by the General Assembly in its

declaration of October 1970 (resolution 2625 (XXV)) and reiterated by the SecurityCounci l in its resolution 1189 (1998) of 13 August 1998,namely that every Statehas the duty to refrain from organizing, instigating, assisting or participating interrorist acts in another State or acquiescing in organized activities within itsterritory directed towards the com mission of such acts,Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

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