UN Security Council members have hailed the significance of the "Delhi Declaration" adopted at a special meeting of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee in India last year.
Speakers call for greater cooperation among counter-terrorism committees to combat evolving global threats, as subsidiary body chairs brief Security Council.
Russia stands together with India while remembering the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said on Saturday.
20 years after the adoption of Security Council resolution 1373, the Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) Michèle Coninsx said the resolution “remains as relevant as it was on the day of its adoption” as “the terrorist threat persists” and has “sought to survive and evolve.” UNIFEED
UNSC Watch: Now in Security Council, India Gets a Taste of Polarised Division in an Open Debate
A weekly analysis on UN Security Council proceedings as India begins its two-year tenure at the body.
Members of the Security Council sit during a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York. Photo: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters/File
World10/Jan/2021
New Delhi: Even as UN security council members prepare for a debate this week on combatting terrorism, the polarisation between the permanent members remains stark as evident from the tense discussion on the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
The calendar for the security council opened with a closed meeting to consider the programme of work for the next month. The debate on Syria â the first open discussion of the UNSC in 2021 â showcased the extreme positions among the P-5, if a reminder was even needed.