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1. “We must improve coordination within the United Nations on how to address terrorism and violent extremism. We need to work for an internationally comprehensive approach. I fully agree with the Foreign Minister of Egypt on the imperative of confronting narratives and ideologies, and we must do that together. We need to be honest about identifying the internal and external drivers of violent extremism and terrorism. It is my firm belief that if we do not do this, then we will be fighting with one hand tied behind the back.”

   2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source

2. “The Secretary-General's report on the threat posed by ISIL (S/2016/92) paints a frightening picture of the sophistication of ISIL and other similar movements in manipulating young people through its use ofvisual and social media. The same report makes the point that the journey of each individual fighter into terrorist activity involves a unique combination of factors. There is no simple approach to identifying potential terrorists, and even less a silver bullet to stop them from being radicalized and recruited in the first place. The impact ofterrorism fuelled by violent extremists is clear to us all. The massive scope and complexity of the task of addressing it are also clear in scale, if not in detail. We must act together urgently as a world community.”

   2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source

3. “Underlying the violence are complex webs of tacit and active support, sympathy and encouragement, which are often hard to identify and even harder to root out. All our societies potentially harbour individuals who instigate and nurture ideologies that can be turned into a justification for violence and terrorism. What is new in recent years are the powerful tools of modern life that give such individuals tremendous leverage. To give some examples, we know that YouTube has taken down 14 million videos in the past two years. Facebook receives and reviews 1 million user notifications per week about violations of its rules, and Twitter has closed down 2,000 accounts related to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in recent months.”

   2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source

4. “Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely debate on a matter of vital importance. I would also like to pay tribute to the co-organization by Switzerland and the United Nations of the Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism in April. We also look forward to the conclusion of the review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the discussions on the Secretary-General's Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674). While it is clear that Africa and the Middle East bare the brunt of terrorism, destabilization and the corrosive effects on the lives of millions of individuals and whole communities, there is virtually no country left untouched.”

   2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source