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UNSC leaders to meet on preventing incitement to terrorism and conflict | |
2005-09-03 | |
UNITED NATIONS - Leaders of the 15 countries on the powerful UN Security Council will meet during this monthâs UN summit to put a spotlight on the need to stop inciting terrorism and to prevent conflicts, especially in Africa. The leaders will hold an hour-long open meeting on Sept. 14 on the subject âThreats to International Peace and Securityâ to consider draft resolutions on the two issues. Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will chair the meeting which will be attended by US President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Hu Jintao, and the leaders of Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Japan, Romania and Tanzania. Britain circulated a draft resolution Thursday that calls on all governments to adopt laws that prohibit people from inciting anyone to commit terrorist acts - and to deny safe haven to anyone seriously considered to be guilty of such conduct. The proposed resolution also calls on all countries âto counter violent extremist ideologies, including steps to prevent the subversion of educational, cultural, and religious institutions by terrorists and their supporters.â
The draft resolution puts special focus on Africa, calling for an effective partnership for peace and development between the Security Council and the 53-nation African Union. It also urges all African states to prohibit unconstitutional changes in government, to promote independent judicial systems, and to bring to justice the perpetrators of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. The more than 170 world leaders expected at the summit may also be asked to address both terrorism and conflict prevention in a final document. But the proposed 39-page draft is still under intense negotiations, and serious differences remain on virtually all key issues. | |
Posted by:Steve White |
#1 That's it, the Patriot Act goes global. Watch for this to turn into a blame Iraq War foofoo. |
Posted by: Captain America 2005-09-03 01:21 |