Technical Assistance for Implementing the International Conventions and Protocols Related to Terrorism

A/RES/64/177View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 104 Crime prevention and criminal justice, published in 2010.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2008–2010

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	A/RES/64/177	Technical assistance for implementing the international conventions and protocols related to terrorism	871	36%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/172	Technical assistance for implementing the international conventions and protocols related to terrorism	1,310	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2008–2010

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2010	A/65/91	Assistance in implementing the international conventions and protocols related to terrorism report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/64/177
2008	A/63/89	Assistance in implementing the universal conventions and protocols related to terrorism report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/62/172

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Budget Contributions Capacity Building Counter-Terrorism Criminal Justice Extradition Inter-Agency Cooperation International Cooperation International Instruments International Law International Organizations Regional Organizations Rule of Law Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Technical Cooperation Terrorism Training Programmes

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Commends the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, including its Terrorism Prevention Branch, for providing, in close consultation with the Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate, technical assistance to States, upon request, to facilitate the implementation of the international conventions and protocols related to terrorism and relevant United Nations resolutions, and requests the Office, within its mandate, to continue to enhance its efforts in that regard, in close coordination with the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force;

Urges Member States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties without delay to the existing international conventions and protocols related to terrorism, and requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, within its mandate, to reinforce the provision of technical assistance to Member States, upon request, for the ratification and legislative incorporation of those international legal instruments and for the building of capacity to implement them;

Urges Member States to strengthen, to the greatest extent possible, international cooperation in order to prevent and combat terrorism, including, when appropriate, by entering into bilateral and multilateral treaties on extradition and mutual legal assistance, within the framework of the international conventions and protocols related to terrorism and relevant United Nations resolutions and in accordance with international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, and to ensure adequate training of all relevant personnel in executing international cooperation, and requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, within its mandate, to provide technical assistance to Member States, upon request, to that end;

Recognizes the importance of the development and maintenance of fair and effective criminal justice systems, in accordance with applicable international law, as a fundamental basis of any strategy to counter terrorism, and requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, whenever appropriate, to take into account in its technical assistance programme to counter terrorism the elements necessary for building national capacity in order to strengthen criminal justice systems and the rule of law;

Requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, within its mandate, to intensify its efforts to continue to systematically develop specialized legal knowledge in the area of counter-terrorism and pertinent thematic areas of relevance to the mandates of the Office and to provide, upon request, technical assistance for building the capacity of Member States to ratify and implement the international conventions and protocols related to terrorism, especially through the preparation of technical tools and publications and the training of criminal justice officials, and requests the Office to report to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its nineteenth and twentieth sessions on the activities of the Office in that regard;

Also requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, within its mandate and in coordination with the Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, to continue to work with international organizations and relevant entities of the United Nations system, as well as with regional and subregional organizations and arrangements, in the delivery of technical assistance, whenever appropriate;

Expresses its appreciation to all Member States that have supported the technical assistance activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, including through financial contributions, and invites all Member States to consider making additional voluntary financial contributions, as well as providing in-kind support, especially in view of the need for enhanced and effective delivery of technical assistance to assist Member States with the implementation of relevant provisions of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy;²

²Resolution 60/288.

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime with sufficient resources to carry out activities within its mandate, including in the area of counter-terrorism, and, in the context of the strategy for the period 2008–2011 for the Office,³ to assist Member States, upon request, in the implementation of the relevant elements of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy;

³Economic and Social Council resolution 2007/12, annex.

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.

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