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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 001017 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP EDMONDSON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: UNGA UNGA
SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST: UPDATED DRAFT RESOLUTION ON 
MEASURES TO ELIMINATE INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
 
REF: USUN 994 
 
¶1. ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the 
Department to join consensus on the Sixth Committee draft 
resolution on Measures to eliminate international terrorism 
(agenda item 108) contained in para 3, or substantially 
similar text.  This action request supersedes the request for 
instructions in reftel.  END ACTION REQUEST. 
 
¶2.  COMMENT: Reftel sought Department instructions for 
joining consensus on a condensed version of the draft 
resolution on Measures to eliminate international terrorism. 
However, in order to reach consensus, the Sixth Committee 
decided instead to proceed with a technical update of last 
year's text with no substantive changes.  END COMMENT. 
 
¶3.  Text of the draft resolution on Measures to eliminate 
international terrorism: 
 
BEGIN TEXT: 
 
Sixty-second session 
Sixth Committee 
Agenda item 108 
 
 
Draft resolution 
 
Measures to eliminate international terrorism 
 
 
The General Assembly, 
 
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the 
United Nations, 
 
Reaffirming the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism 
Strategy in all its aspects adopted on 8 September 2006, 
enhancing the overall framework for the efforts of the 
international community to effectively counter the scourge of 
terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, 
 
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth 
Anniversary of the United Nations, 
 
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 
 
Recalling further the 2005 World Summit Outcome, and 
reaffirming in particular the section on terrorism, 
 
Recalling the Declaration on Measures to Eliminate 
International Terrorism, contained in the annex to General 
Assembly resolution 49/60 of 9 December 1994, and the 
Declaration to Supplement the 1994 Declaration on Measures to 
Eliminate International Terrorism, contained in the annex to 
resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996, 
 
Recalling also all General Assembly resolutions on measures 
to eliminate international terrorism, and Security Council 
resolutions on threats to international peace and security 
caused by terrorist acts, 
 
Convinced of the importance of the consideration of measures 
to eliminate international terrorism by the General Assembly 
as the universal organ having competence to do so, 
 
Deeply disturbed by the persistence of terrorist acts, which 
have been carried out worldwide, 
 
Reaffirming its strong condemnation of the heinous acts of 
terrorism that have caused enormous loss of human life, 
destruction and damage, including those which prompted the 
adoption of General Assembly resolution 56/1 of 12 September 
2001, as well as Security Council resolutions 1368 (2001) of 
12 September 2001, 1373 (2001) of 28 September 2001 and 1377 
(2001) of 12 November 2001, and those that have occurred 
since the adoption of the latter resolution, 
 
Recalling the strong condemnation of the atrocious and 
deliberate attack against the headquarters of the United 
Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq in Baghdad on 19 August 
2003 in General Assembly resolution 57/338 of 15 September 
2003 and Security Council resolution 1502 (2003) of 26 August 
2003, 
 
Affirming that States must ensure that any measure taken to 
combat terrorism complies with all their obligations under 
international law and adopt such measures in accordance with 
international law, in 
particular international human rights, refugee and 
humanitarian law, 
 
 
 
Stressing the need to strengthen further international 
cooperation among States and among international 
organizations and agencies, regional organizations and 
arrangements and the United Nations in order to prevent, 
combat and eliminate terrorism in all its forms and 
manifestations, wherever and by whomsoever committed, in 
accordance with the principles of the Charter, international 
law and the relevant international conventions, 
 
Noting the role of the Security Council Committee established 
pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning 
counter-terrorism in monitoring the implementation of that 
resolution, including the 
taking of the necessary financial, legal and technical 
measures by States and the ratification or acceptance of the 
relevant international conventions and protocols, 
 
Mindful of the need to enhance the role of the United Nations 
and the relevant specialized agencies in combating 
international terrorism, and of the proposals of the 
Secretary-General to enhance the role of the Organization in 
 
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this respect, 
 
Mindful also of the essential need to strengthen 
international, regional and subregional cooperation aimed at 
enhancing the national capacity of States to prevent and 
suppress effectively international 
terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, 
 
Reiterating its call upon States to review urgently the scope 
of the existing international legal provisions on the 
prevention, repression and elimination of terrorism in all 
its forms and 
manifestations, with the aim of ensuring that there is a 
comprehensive legal framework covering all aspects of the 
matter, 
 
Emphasizing that tolerance and dialogue among civilizations, 
and enhancing interfaith and intercultural understanding, are 
among the most important elements in promoting cooperation 
and success in combating terrorism, and welcoming the various 
initiatives to this end, 
 
Reaffirming that no terrorist act can be justified in any 
circumstances, 
 
Recalling Security Council resolution 1624 (2005) of 14 
September 2005, and bearing in mind that States must ensure 
that any measure taken to combat terrorism complies with 
their obligations under international law, in particular 
international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, 
 
Taking note of the recent developments and initiatives at the 
international, regional and subregional levels to prevent and 
suppress international terrorism, including those of, inter 
alia, the African Union, the ASEAN Regional Forum, the 
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Association of 
Southeast Asian Nations, the Bali Counter-Terrorism Process, 
the Central American Integration System, the Collective 
Security Treaty Organization, the Common Market for Eastern 
and Southern Africa, the Cooperation Council for the Arab 
States of the Gulf, the Council of Europe, the Economic 
Community of West African States, the Euro-Mediterranean 
Partnership, the European Free Trade Association, the 
European Union, the Group of Eight, the Intergovernmental 
Authority on Development, the International Maritime 
Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization, 
the League of Arab States, the Movement of Non-Aligned 
Countries, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the 
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the 
Organization of American States, the Organization of the 
Islamic Conference, the Pacific Islands Forum, the Shanghai 
Cooperation Organization, the Southern African Development 
Community and the World Customs Organization, 
 
Noting regional efforts to prevent, combat and eliminate 
terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, wherever and 
by whomsoever committed, including through the elaboration of 
and adherence to regional conventions, 
 
Recalling its decision in resolutions 54/110 of 9 December 
1999, 55/158 of 12 December 2000, 56/88 of 12 December 2001, 
57/27 of 19 November 2002, 58/81 of 9 December 2003, 59/46 of 
2 December 2004, 60/43 of 8 December 2005 and 61/40 of 4 
December 2006 that the Ad Hoc Committee established by 
General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996 should 
address, and keep on its agenda, the question of convening a 
high-level conference under the auspices of the United 
Nations to formulate a joint organized response of the 
 
 
international community to terrorism in all its forms and 
manifestations, 
 
Recalling also the Final Document of the Fourteenth 
Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned 
Countries, adopted in Havana on 16 September 2006, which 
reiterated the collective position of the Movement of 
Non-Aligned Countries on terrorism and reaffirmed its 
previous initiative  calling for an international summit 
conference under the auspices of the United Nations to 
formulate a joint organized response of the international 
community to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, 
as well as other relevant initiatives, 
 
Aware of its resolutions 57/219 of 18 December 2002, 58/187 
of 22 December 2003, 59/191 of 20 December 2004, 60/158 of 16 
December 2005 and 61/171 of 19 December 2006, 
 
Having examined the report of the Secretary-General, the 
report of the Ad Hoc Committee established by resolution 
51/210  and the oral report of the Chairperson on the work of 
the Working Group established by the Sixth Committee during 
the sixty-second session of the General Assembly, 
 
¶1. Strongly condemns all acts, methods and practices of 
terrorism in all its forms and manifestations as criminal and 
unjustifiable, wherever and by whomsoever committed; 
 
¶2. Calls upon all Member States, the United Nations and other 
appropriate international, regional and subregional 
organizations to implement the United Nations Global 
Counter-Terrorism Strategy in all its aspects at the 
international, regional, subregional and national levels 
without delay, including through mobilizing resources and 
expertise; 
 
¶3. Recalls the pivotal role of the General Assembly in 
following up the implementation and updating of the Strategy, 
and in this regard also recalls its invitation to the 
Secretary-General to contribute to the future deliberations 
 
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of the General Assembly, and requests the Secretary-General 
when doing so to provide information on relevant activities 
within the Secretariat to ensure overall coordination and 
coherence in the counter-terrorism efforts of the United 
Nations system; 
 
¶4. Reiterates that criminal acts intended or calculated to 
provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of 
persons or particular persons for political purposes are in 
any circumstances unjustifiable, whatever the considerations 
of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, 
religious or other nature that may be invoked to justify them; 
 
¶5. Reiterates its call upon all States to adopt further 
measures in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations 
and the relevant provisions of international law, including 
international standards of human rights, to prevent terrorism 
and to strengthen international cooperation in combating 
terrorism and, to that end, to consider in particular the 
implementation of the measures set out in paragraphs 3 (a) to 
(f) of resolution 51/210; 
 
¶6. Also reiterates its call upon all States, with the aim of 
enhancing the efficient implementation of relevant legal 
instruments, to intensify, as and where appropriate, the 
exchange of information on facts related to terrorism and, in 
so doing, to avoid the dissemination of inaccurate or 
unverified information; 
 
¶7. Reiterates its call upon States to refrain from financing, 
encouraging, providing training for or otherwise supporting 
terrorist activities; 
 
¶8. Urges States to ensure that their nationals or other 
persons and entities within their territory that willfully 
provide or collect funds for the benefit of persons or 
entities who commit, or attempt to commit, facilitate or 
participate in the commission of terrorist acts are punished 
by penalties consistent with the grave nature of such acts; 
 
¶9. Reminds States of their obligations under relevant 
international conventions and protocols and Security Council 
resolutions, including Security Council resolution 1373 
(2001), to ensure that perpetrators of terrorist acts are 
brought to justice; 
 
¶10. Reaffirms that international cooperation as well as 
actions by States to combat terrorism should be conducted in 
conformity with the principles of the Charter, international 
law and relevant international conventions; 
 
 
 
¶11. Recalls the adoption of the International Convention for 
the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism,  the Amendment 
to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear 
Material,  the Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the 
Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime 
Navigation  and the Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the 
Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed 
Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf,  and urges all 
States to consider, as a matter of priority, becoming parties 
to these instruments; 
 
¶12. Urges all States that have not yet done so to consider as 
a matter of priority, and in accordance with Security Council 
resolution 1373 (2001), and Council resolution 1566 (2004) of 
8 October 2004, becoming parties to the relevant conventions 
and protocols as referred to in paragraph 6 of General 
Assembly resolution 51/210, as well as the International 
Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings,  the 
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing 
of Terrorism, the International Convention for the 
Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, and the Amendment 
to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear 
Material, and calls upon all States to enact, as appropriate, 
the domestic legislation necessary to implement the 
provisions of those conventions and protocols, to ensure that 
the jurisdiction of their courts enables them to bring to 
trial the perpetrators of terrorist acts, and to cooperate 
with and provide support and assistance to other States and 
relevant international and regional organizations to that end; 
 
¶13. Urges States to cooperate with the Secretary-General and 
with one another, as well as with interested 
intergovernmental organizations, with a view to ensuring, 
where appropriate within existing mandates, that technical 
and other expert advice is provided to those States requiring 
and requesting assistance in 
becoming parties to and implementing the conventions and 
protocols referred to in paragraph 12 above; 
 
¶14. Notes with appreciation and satisfaction that, consistent 
with the call contained in paragraphs 11 and 12 of resolution 
61/40, a number of States became parties to the relevant 
conventions and protocols referred to therein, thereby 
realizing the objective of wider acceptance and 
implementation of those conventions, and, in this regard, 
welcomes in particular the entry into force on 7 July 2007 of 
the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of 
Nuclear Terrorism; 
 
¶15. Reaffirms the Declaration on Measures to Eliminate 
International Terrorism and the Declaration to Supplement the 
1994 Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International 
Terrorism, and calls upon all 
States to implement them; 
 
¶16. Calls upon all States to cooperate to prevent and 
suppress terrorist acts; 
 
¶17. Urges all States and the Secretary-General, in their 
efforts to prevent international terrorism, to make the best 
use of the existing institutions of the United Nations; 
 
¶18. Requests the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United 
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna to continue its 
efforts to enhance, through its mandate, the capabilities of 
the United Nations in the prevention of terrorism, and 
recognizes, in the context of the United Nations Global 
Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Security Council resolution 
1373 (2001), its role in assisting States in becoming parties 
to and implementing the relevant international conventions 
and protocols relating to terrorism, including the most 
recent among them, and in strengthening international 
cooperation mechanisms in criminal matters related to 
terrorism, including through national capacity-building; 
 
¶19. Welcomes the current efforts by the Secretariat to 
prepare the third edition of the publication International 
Instruments related to the Prevention and Suppression of 
International Terrorism in all 
official languages; 
 
¶20. Invites regional intergovernmental organizations to 
submit to the Secretary-General information on the measures 
they have adopted at the regional level to eliminate 
international terrorism, as well 
as on intergovernmental meetings held by those organizations; 
 
¶21. Notes the progress attained in the elaboration of the 
draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism 
during the meetings of the Ad Hoc Committee established by 
General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996 and 
 
 
the Working Group established by the Sixth Committee during 
the sixty-second session of the General Assembly, and 
welcomes continuing efforts to that end; 
 
¶22. Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall, on an expedited 
basis, continue to elaborate the draft comprehensive 
convention on international terrorism, and shall continue to 
discuss the item included in its agenda by General Assembly 
resolution 54/110 concerning the question of convening a 
high-level conference under the auspices of the United 
Nations; 
 
¶23. Also decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall meet on 25 
and 26 February and 6 March 2008 in order to fulfill the 
mandate referred to in paragraph 22 above; 
 
¶24. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the 
Ad Hoc Committee with the necessary facilities for the 
performance of its work; 
 
¶25. Requests the Ad Hoc Committee to report to the General 
Assembly at its sixty-second session in the event of the 
completion of the draft comprehensive convention on 
international terrorism; 
 
¶26. Also requests the Ad Hoc Committee to report to the 
General Assembly at its sixty-third session on progress made 
in the implementation of its mandate; 
 
¶27. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its 
sixty-third session the item entitled "Measures to eliminate 
international terrorism". 
 
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Khalilzad