UN Documents for Terrorism

Selected Security Council Resolutions View All
21 December 2017 S/RES/2396 This was a resolution addressing the threat of foreign terrorist fighters.
21 December 2017 S/RES/2395 This resolution renewed the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) until 31 December 2021.
2 August 2017 S/RES/2370 This was a resolution on preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons.
Selected Security Council Presidential Statements View All
11 May 2016 S/PRST/2016/6 This was a presidential statement focusing on countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorism.
16 December 2015 S/PRST/2015/25 This was a presidential statement on trafficking in persons in situations of conflict, with a particular focus on ISIS and the impact on women and children.
29 May 2015 S/PRST/2015/11 This was a presidential statement on identifying priority actions to stem the flow foreign terrorist fighters.
Selected Secretary-General's Reports View All
16 August 2018 S/2018/770 This was the Secretary-General’s biannual report on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security.
20 April 2018 A/72/840 This was the Secretary-General’s report on the activities of the UN system in implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
31 January 2018 S/2018/80 This was the Secretary-General’s sixth strategic-level report on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security.
Selected Sanctions Committee Documents View All
6 March 2018 SC/13237 This was a press statement in which the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee added two individuals and one entity to the sanctions list.
18 August 2017 SC/12962 This was a press release about the addition of Shane Dominic Crawford to the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List for acting as a propagandist for ISIL.
7 August 2017 S/2017/573 This was the 20th report of the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida/Taliban Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team.
Selected Security Council Letters View All
15 August 2018 S/2018/773 This was a letter from the Secretary-General, notifying the Council that the Investigative Team on Iraq/ISIL accountability will begin its work on 20 August 2018.
8 August 2018 S/2018/579 This was the 15th report of the Office of the Ombudsperson pursuant to the 1267/1989/2253 Al-Qaida/ISIL Sanctions Committee.
24 May 2018 S/2018/514 This was a letter concerning the appointment of Daniel Kipfer Fasciati as Ombudsperson of the 1267/1989/2253 Al-Qaida/ISIL Sanctions Committee.
Selected Security Council Meeting Records View All
23 August 2018 S/PV.8330 This was a briefing by Under-Secretary-General in the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov on the seventh report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh).
12 April 2018 S/PV.8230 This was the annual briefing by the chair of the 1540 Committee.
13 February 2018 S/PV.8180 This was a briefing by the Chair of the 1373 Counter-Terrorism Committee, Gustavo Meza-Cuadra (Peru), on the implementation of resolution 2341 concerning critical infrastructure.
Selected Security Council Press Statements View All
14 July 2018 SC/13424 This was a press statement condemning the terrorist attack in Mastung, Pakistan on 13 July, which resulted in more than 128 people killed and 200 people injured.
14 May 2018 SC/13336 This was a press statement condemning the terrorist attacks on Christian churches and a police station in Surabaya, Indonesia, on 13 and 14 May, which resulted in at least 18 people killed and many more injured.
2 March 2018 SC/13234 This was a press statement condemning the terrorist attacks which took place the same day in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, against the army headquarters and the French Embassy.
Selected General Assembly Documents View All
26 June 2018 A/RES/72/284 This was a resolution on the review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
15 June 2017 A/RES/71/291 This was a resolution that established the UN Counter-Terrorism Office headed by a new Under-Secretary-General.
13 June 2014 A/RES/68/276 This was a resolution reviewing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
Selected Human Rights Council Documents View All
4 February 2009 A/HRC/10/3 This was the report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
21 May 2005 2005/80 This resolution appointed a special rapporteur on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
Selected Notes by the President of the Security Council View All
16 September 2016 S/2016/791 This was a concept note circulated by New Zealand ahead of the ministerial-level meeting on countering the terrorist threat to civil aviation.
29 March 1995 S/1995/234 This note indicated that the Council agreed to implement measures to make the sanctions committees more transparent by, inter alia, increasing the practice of issuing press releases after Committee meetings.