Measures to eliminate international terrorism : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Urges States to ensure that their nationals or other persons and entities within their territory that wilfully provide or collect funds for the benefit of persons or entities who commit, or attempt to commit, facilitate or participate in the commission of terrorist acts are punished by penalties consistent with the grave nature of such acts; urges all States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to the relevant conventions and protocols as referred to in paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 51/210; calls upon all States to enact the domestic legislation necessary to implement the provisions of those conventions and protocols; urges States to cooperate with the Secretary-General and with one another with a view to ensuring 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; urges all States and the Secretary-General, in their efforts to prevent international terrorism, to make the best use of the existing institutions of UN; requests the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna to continue its efforts to enhance the capabilities of UN in the prevention of terrorism; requests the Secretary-General to submit proposals to strengthen the capacity of the UN system to assist States in combating terrorism and enhance coordination of UN activities in this regard; decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall, on an expedited basis, continue to elaborate the draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism, and shall continue to discuss the item included in its agenda by General Assembly resolution 54/110 concerning the question of convening a high-level conference under the auspices of UN; decides also that the Ad Hoc Committee shall meet 27 Feb.-3 Mar. 2006 in order to fulfil the mandate referred to in paragraph 21 above; requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Ad Hoc Committee with the necessary facilities for the performance of its work; requests the Ad Hoc Committee to report to the General Assembly at its 60th session in the event of the completion of the draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism; also requests the Ad Hoc Committee to report to the General Assembly at its 61st session on progress made in the implementation of its mandate.

Adopted without vote, 61st plenary meeting

6 p.

Issued in GAOR, 60th sess., Suppl. no. 49.