U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that the world is facing 'an unprecedented threat from intolerance, violent extremism and terrorism' that affects every country, exacerbating conflicts and destabilizing entire regions.
In this photo provided by the United Nations, Sergey V. Lavrov, left, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres at United Nations headquarters during the 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019.
He stressed that the response to the unprecedented terrorist threat “must complement security measures with prevention efforts that identify and address root causes, while always respecting human rights.” “Efforts to counter terrorism that do not respect human rights ultimately breed resentment and violent extremism,” U.S. deputy ambassador Jonathan Cohen said. “When member states or regional organizations conflate terrorism with non-violent political dissent, they do a disservice not only to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, but to our global effort to defeat terrorism.”
“China, like all nations, has every right to respond to actual terrorist threats, but counter-terrorism cannot be used as an excuse to repress the peaceful religious practices of Chinese Muslims and an entire minority group,” the Uighurs, Cohen said. “It is unacceptable — I underscore that — using terrorist entities for political purposes,” Lavrov said. “There can be no justification for this.”
The organization — which includes Russia, China, India and Pakistan — has half the world’s population and is regarded as the primary security pillar in the region, but Norov stressed that “it’s not a military organization aimed at other states.”
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