More ‘concrete steps’ needed by nations to counter terrorism, Ban tells Security Council

 UN, 14 April 2016 – Speaking at an open debate on countering terrorism, United Nations Secretary-General today called on Member States to take more concrete steps to stop fundraising through the smuggling of oil and gas, the illicit trade of cultural artefacts, kidnapping for ransom and donations from abroad.
He noted that more than 30,000 people from all over the world have joined Da’esh’s campaigns in Iraq and Syria, and warned that the terrorist group - also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) - has shown an ability to radicalize and recruit disaffected youth, including women and girls, through strategies involving the Internet and social media.

“We must also curtail the ability to abuse and misuse the Internet and social media to radicalize and recruit young people, by identifying global and regional solutions that involve governments, private enterprise and civil society,” Mr. Ban told UN Security Council members.

“Strategies to counter the threat of online radicalization will also require legislative and law enforcement measures at the national level,” he stressed, adding that to stem the flow of foreign terrorist fighters, nations should intervene at all stages – from their initial radicalization to their travel and return.......http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=53683#.VxAB4TEpr2Y
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