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commission of terrorist acts are punished by penalties consistent with the grave
nature of such acts;
7.
Reminds States of their obligations under relevant international
conventions and protocols and Security Council resolutions, including Security
Council resolution 1373 (2001), to ensure that perpetrators of terrorist acts are
brought to justice;
Reaffirms that international cooperation as well as actions by States to
8.
combat terrorism should be conducted in conformity with the principles of the
Charter, international law and relevant international conventions;
Urges all States that have not yet done so to consider, as a matter of
9.
priority, and in accordance with Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001), and
1566 (2004) of 8 October 2004, becoming parties to the relevant conventions and
protocols as referred to in paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 51/210, as
well as the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 8 and
the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, 9 and
calls upon all States to enact, as appropriate, the 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;
10. Urges States to cooperate with the Secretary-General and with one
another, as well as with interested intergovernmental organizations, with a view to
ensuring, where appropriate within existing mandates, that technical and other
expert advice is provided to those States requiring and requesting assistance in
becoming parties to and implementing the conventions and protocols referred to in
paragraph 9 above;
11. Notes with appreciation and satisfaction that, consistent with the call
contained in paragraph 7 of resolution 58/81, a number of States became parties to
the relevant conventions and protocols referred to therein, thereby realizing the
objective of wider acceptance and implementation of those conventions;
12. Reaffirms the Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International
Terrorism and the Declaration to Supplement the 1994 Declaration on Measures to
Eliminate International Terrorism, and calls upon all States to implement them;
13.
Calls upon all States to cooperate to prevent and suppress terrorist acts;
14. Urges all States and the Secretary-General, in their efforts to prevent
international terrorism, to make the best use of the existing institutions of the United
Nations;
15. Welcomes the continuing efforts of the Terrorism Prevention Branch of
the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna, after reviewing existing
possibilities within the United Nations system, to enhance, through its mandate, the
capabilities of the United Nations in the prevention of terrorism, and recognizes, in
the context of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), its role in assisting States in
becoming parties to and implementing the relevant international conventions and
protocols relating to terrorism;
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Resolution 54/109, annex.
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