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UK tells UN Security Council prevention of violent extremism must be kept at the heart of counter-terrorism (19 May 2017)

Date: 19/05/2017
Duncan Lewis, Crime Solicitors, UK tells UN Security Council prevention of violent extremism must be kept at the heart of counter-terrorism

The UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Wilson, has told the UN Security Council that countering terrorism “is not enough” – and members of the Security Council must place the prevention of violent extremism in all its forms “at the heart of our collective efforts”.

Ambassador Wilson also said that protecting civil aviation “should be high on everyone’s counter-terrorist agenda” – and that it was necessary to follow the international standards and recommended practices for aviation security, developed by the International Civilian Aviation Organisation, which are designed to keep pace with the evolving nature of the terrorism threat.

“It speaks volumes of the threat we now face that the senseless actions of one man on one day could affect the lives of innocent men and women from 12 countries – including the United States, France, China and Italy, as well as people from my own country,” he said.

“The threat is one that so many countries around this table know only too well. The United Kingdom witnessed it less than two months ago in the horrific attack in Westminster that claimed the lives of five people and injured over 50 more.

“Member States should recognise, support and draw on the co-operation between the United Nations and ICAO – and take steps to strengthen that work.

“The CTC’s upcoming meeting on Aviation Security in July is an important opportunity for us to focus on this issue, to share best practice – and to explore how the UN and ICAO can best support Member States.

“It isn’t enough to simply counter terrorism – we must also ensure that we put the prevention of violent extremism in all its forms at the heart of our collective efforts.

“We’ve made good progress over the past year – the prevention of violent extremism was recognised in the UN Global Counter Terrorist Strategy and was presented in the UN Action Plan on Preventing Violent Extremism in January 2016.

“As we go forward, it is really essential that we keep preventing violent extremism at the heart of all of our work.”


Ambassador Wilson said he welcomed the work that the Counter Terrorism Committee and Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate were doing “to galvanise our efforts to tackle terrorists on every front, whether combating illicit trafficking, or the financing of terrorism – or the abuse of the Internet and other forms of communication”.

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