INDIA'S VOICE IN U.N. COUNCIL: India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri acknowledges greetings on taking India's seat at the United Nations Security Council session.
NEW YORK: India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri has been elected to chair an important Security Council Committee concerning counter-terrorism, and the Working Group concerning threat to international peace and security by terrorist acts.
Puri has also been elected to chair the Security Council Committee established concerning Somalia and Eritrea.
The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) was established by Security Council in September 2001 in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. The Committee, comprising all 15 Security Council members, is tasked with monitoring the implementation of a resolution, which requested all countries to implement a number of measures intended to enhance their legal and institutional ability to counter terrorist activities at home, in their regions and around the world.
These measures include:
• Criminalize the financing of terrorism
• Freeze without delay any funds related to persons involved in acts of terrorism
• Deny all forms of financial support for terrorist groups
• Suppress the provision of safe haven, sustenance or support for terrorists
• Share information with other governments on any groups practicing or planning terrorist acts
• Cooperate with other governments in the investigation, detection, arrest, extradition and prosecution of those involved in such acts; and
• Criminalize active and passive assistance for terrorism in domestic law and bring violators to justice.
The committee is assisted in its work by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), which also coordinates the process of monitoring the implementation of the resolution.
Given its experience in the fight against menace of terrorism over more than two decades, India, during its chairmanship of the CTC, will work to further strengthen the international legal framework for counter-terrorism. India will endeavor to increase international cooperation in the fight against terrorism by the UN member-states uniformly and without exception. India will also seek to enhance cooperation among various international institutions and national authorities engaged in fighting terrorism that will help strengthen the implementation of best practices globally and will give adequate assistance for capacity-building of nation-states is fighting terrorism.
The Security Council in session
The Security Council Committee concerning Somalia and Eritrea oversees the implementation of various measures, including arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze, against the listed individuals and entities.
Given the continuing security and political problems in the region, India will seek to actively promote full implementation of these measures. India will bring its wide experiences in nation-building as well as those of its Navy in the fight against piracy to further international cooperation so that Somalia does not become safe haven for terrorists and pirates rather returns to normalcy and stability as early as possible.
India Post News Service
