TS Tirumurti conveyed India s sincere condolences to all countries suffering from terrorism (File)
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India on Wednesday said that the global community must not lose sight of the ease with which the Haqqani Network and its supporters, especially the Pakistani authorities , have worked along with terror groups in South Asia as it asserted that the UN chief s report on the ISIS should also cover activities of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad that perpetrate attacks from safe haven in Pakistan.
The UN Security Council (UNSC) held a briefing on Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts and considered the 12th report of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the threat posed by ISIL (Da esh) to international peace and security.
India said on Wednesday that the global community must not lose sight of the ease with which the Haqqani Network and its supporters, especially the Pakistani authorities , have worked along with terror groups in South Asia as it asserted that the UN chief s report on the Islamic State should also cover activities of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad that perpetrate attacks from safe haven in Pakistan. The UN Security Council held a briefing on Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts and considered the 12th report of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the threat posed by ISIL (Da esh) to international peace and security.
02/10/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/10/2021 15:21
ISIL Must Be Defeated in Cyberspace, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council, as Terrorist Group Takes Advantage of Pandemic-Related Disruptions
Increased online exposure to extremist propaganda and incitement could lead to a sudden rash of terrorist attacks when pandemic-induced movement restrictions ease, the top United Nations counter-terrorism official warned today as the Security Council discussed threats posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da esh). We must defeat ISIL in the cyberspace, said Vladimir Voronkov, Under‑Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and the head of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, in his briefing to the 15‑member organ on the Secretary‑General s twelfth biannual strategic report (document S/2021/98) on ISIL threats.
Twelfth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat (S/2021/98) [EN/AR]
Format
I. Introduction
In adopting its resolution 2253 (2015), the Security Council expressed its determination to address the threat posed to international peace and security by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant1 (ISIL, also known as Da’esh) and associated individuals and groups and requested that I provide an initial strategic-level report on the threat, followed by updates every four months. In its resolution 2368 (2017), the Council requested that I continue to provide, every six months, strategic -level reports that reflect the gravity of the threat posed by ISIL to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat.
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