AP :
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that the world is facing “an unprecedented threat from intolerance, violent extremism and terrorism” that affects every country, exacerbating conflicts and destabilising entire regions.
The UN chief told a Security Council ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders that “the new frontier is cyber-terrorism the use of social media and the dark web to
coordinate attacks, spread propaganda and recruit new followers.”
He stressed that the response to the unprecedented terrorist threat “must complement security measures with prevention efforts that identify and address root causes, while always respecting human rights”.
Russia, which holds the council presidency this month, organised the meeting on cooperation between the UN and three Eurasian organisations in countering terrorism the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Collective Security Treaty Organization, and Commonwealth of Independent States.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that the world is facing “an unprecedented threat from intolerance, violent extremism and terrorism” that affects every country, exacerbating conflicts and destabilising entire regions.
The UN chief told a Security Council ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders that “the new frontier is cyber-terrorism the use of social media and the dark web to
coordinate attacks, spread propaganda and recruit new followers.”
He stressed that the response to the unprecedented terrorist threat “must complement security measures with prevention efforts that identify and address root causes, while always respecting human rights”.
Russia, which holds the council presidency this month, organised the meeting on cooperation between the UN and three Eurasian organisations in countering terrorism the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Collective Security Treaty Organization, and Commonwealth of Independent States.
