S/RES/2341 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
13 February 2017
Resolution 2341 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7882nd meeting, on
13 February 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 1373 (2001), 1963 (2010), 2129 (2013) and 2322
(2016),
Reaffirming its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international
peace and security, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
independence of all States in accordance with the United Nations Charter,
Reaffirming that terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of
the most serious threats to international peace and security and that any acts of
terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever,
wherever and by whomsoever committed, and remaining determined to contribute
further to enhancing the effectiveness of the overall effort to fight this scourge on a
global level,
Reaffirming that terrorism poses a threat to international peace and security
and that countering this threat requires collective efforts on national, regional and
international levels on the basis of respect for international law, including
international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and the Charter
of the United Nations,
Reaffirming that terrorism should not be associated with any religion,
nationality, civilization or ethnic group,
Stressing that the active participation and collaboration of all States and
international, regional and subregional organizations is needed to impede, impair,
isolate, and incapacitate the terrorist threat, and emphasizing the importance of
implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS),
contained in General Assembly resolution 60/288 of 8 September 2006, and its
subsequent reviews,
Reiterating the need to undertake measures to prevent and combat terrorism, in
particular by denying terrorists access to the means to carry out their attacks, as
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