United Nations Security Council and the Management of Global Terrorism 2012-2022
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2023-12
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Lead City University
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Terrorism has existed throughout history but only occasionally has any strategic significance in international affairs. At times insurgency was considered a secondary problem within a conflict between great powers. Therefore, this study examined the activities of the United Nations Security Council in the management of global terrorism. The study adopts a descriptive research design. The data required for the study was obtained from secondary sources. The study population include all member states under the aegis of the United Nations affected by the scourge of terrorism and national insecurity. Secondary source was derived from printed material like official/government publications like the United Nations Report. For instance Global Terrorism Data Base reports(2010 - 2019), Global Terrorism Index report(2010 - 2019), Global Peace Index reports (2010 - 2019), Amnesty International reports (2010 - 2019), Journals, Seminars and Conference papers and reports. The study made use of the descriptive and qualitative data interpretation method to analyse data. The findings showed that global flow of foreign terrorist fighters has continued to slow, with only individual cases being reported and
also states are obliged under Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), operative para. 1(c), to freeze, without delay, funds, other financial assets or economic resources of persons who commit, or attempt to commit, terrorist acts or participate in or facilitate the commission of terrorist acts. The study therefore concluded that terrorism has negatively affected collective state effort in maintaining international peace and security and recommended that the UN should be reformed, rebranded or abolished and submits all veto to the General Assembly in order to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century and there is also need to strengthen the Joint Task Force in the area of intelligence gathering, effective surveillance, security strategies through international collaboration.
Keywords: Terrorism, United Nations Security Council, Global Security
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Terrorism, United Nations Security Council, Global Security