Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism

A/RES/52/165View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 152 Measures to eliminate international terrorism, published in 1998.

What other versions does this mandate have?

33 versions · 1992–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/171

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/171	Measures to eliminate international terrorism	2,843	100%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/129	Measures to eliminate international terrorism	2,842	99%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/115	Measures to eliminate international terrorism	2,840	94%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/113	Measures to eliminate international terrorism	2,959	98%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/121	Measures to eliminate international terrorism	2,939	95%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

26 reports · 2002–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/218	Measures to eliminate international terrorism report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/50/53A/RES/80/171
2025	A/80/177	Measures to eliminate international terrorism report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/50/53A/RES/79/129
2024	A/79/99	Measures to eliminate international terrorism report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/50/53A/RES/78/115
2023	A/78/221	Measures to eliminate international terrorism report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/50/53A/RES/77/113
2022	A/77/185	Measures to eliminate international terrorism report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/50/53A/RES/76/121

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Criminal Jurisdiction Declarations Information Dissemination Information Exchange Judicial Assistance Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Terrorism Treaties

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

Strongly condemns all acts, methods and practices of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, wherever and by whomsoever committed;

Reiterates that criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of persons or particular persons for political purposes are in any circumstance unjustifiable, whatever the considerations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or other nature that may be invoked to justify them;

Reiterates its call upon all States to adopt further measures in accordance with the relevant provisions of international law, including international standards of human rights, to prevent terrorism and to strengthen international cooperation in combating terrorism and, to that end, to consider, in particular, the implementation of the measures set out in paragraphs 3 (a) to (f) of its resolution 51/210;

Also reiterates its call upon all States, with the aim of enhancing the efficient implementation of relevant legal instruments, to intensify, as and where appropriate, the exchange of information on facts related to terrorism and, in so doing, to avoid the dissemination of inaccurate or unverified information;

Further reiterates its call upon States to refrain from financing, encouraging, providing training for or otherwise supporting terrorist activities;

Urges all States that have not yet done so to consider, as a matter of priority, becoming parties to relevant conventions and protocols as referred to in paragraph 6 of resolution 51/210, and calls upon all States to enact, as appropriate, domestic legislation necessary to implement the provisions of those conventions and protocols, to ensure that the jurisdiction of their courts enables them to bring to trial the perpetrators of terrorist acts and to cooperate with and provide support and assistance to other States and relevant international and regional organizations to that end;

Reaffirms the Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism contained in the annex to resolution 49/60 and the Declaration to Supplement the 1994 Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism contained in the annex to resolution 51/210, and calls upon all States to implement them;

Reaffirms also the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996;

Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall meet from 16 to 27 February 1998 to continue its work in accordance with the mandate provided in paragraph 9 of resolution 51/210, and recommends that the work continue during the fifty-third session of the General Assembly from 28 September to 9 October 1998 within the framework of a working group of the Sixth Committee;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite the International Atomic Energy Agency to assist the Ad Hoc Committee in its deliberations;

Also requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Ad Hoc Committee with the necessary facilities for the performance of its work;

Requests the Ad Hoc Committee to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session on progress made in accomplishing its mandate;

Recommends that the Ad Hoc Committee be convened in 1999 to continue its work as referred to in paragraph 9 of resolution 51/210;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session the item entitled "Measures to eliminate international terrorism".

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