UNSC expresses solidarity with Belgium

3/24/2016 2:13:15 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

NEW YORK 24th March 2016 (WAM) -- UN Security Council UNSC members have expressed solidarity with Belgium in its fight against terrorism and stressed the need to intensify regional and international efforts to overcome terrorism and violent extremism.

In a statement released after the terrorist attacks in Brussels UN members condemned the acts in which more than 30 people were killed and many more injured. They expressed deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government of Belgium.

Reaffirming that terrorism constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security the statement underlined the need to bring perpetrators organisers financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice.

They stressed that those responsible for these killings should be held accountable and urged all states in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions to cooperate with all relevant authorities in this regard. The members reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivation wherever whenever and by whomsoever they are committed.

The Angola-led Council reaffirmed the need for all states to combat threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts by all means in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and other obligations under international law including international human rights law international refugee law and international humanitarian law.

The members of the Security Council stressed the need to take measures to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorism terrorist organisations and individual terrorists in accordance with Resolutions 2199 and 2253.

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