Friday, November 13, 2020
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The Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue calls on countries participating in the Paris Peace Forum to take serious positions towards countries supporting terrorism that harbour elements belonging to terrorist groups and incite murder in the name of religion, in violation of the UN’s anti-terrorism strategy and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is concerned with the right to life.
The third edition of the forum is held in Paris and focuses on issues of peace, counter-terrorism, global governance and pluralism, bringing together heads of state and government, representatives of international organizations and civil society actors to discuss global challenges and develop practical solutions.
The Forum praised French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech at the opening of the conference stating that terrorism is a global phenomenon and a crisis that requires a joint international response and his call to confront terrorism that killed 50 people in Mozambique and his separation between Islam and terrorism that hides behind religion.
The Forum believes that confronting terrorism requires broad international cooperation dealing with the development of terrorist crime and the tendency of terrorist groups to approach the recruitment of lone wolves, taking advantage of the religious motives of the new generations of Muslim immigrants in Europe and using mosques and terrorist associations to pass terrorist ideas and brainwashing that group of young people who have been subjected to a distorted version of the Islamic religion, the result of which was the killing of many innocent civilian victims and the violation of their right to life in France and Austria, which also poses a threat to security and international peace.
The Forum calls on the United Nations and its counter-terrorism committees to cooperate with these international gatherings and work to involve civil society institutions in international counter-terrorism efforts, seek peace and develop the international system, and look deeply at what UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded during the second edition of the Forum on the world’s need for a new world order that respects international law and ensures greater pluralism that adapts to the challenges facing the world today and tomorrow.
The UN Secretary-General has called on governments to work side by side with regional organizations, financial institutions, development banks and specialized agencies, to counter the threat of terrorism that is trapping poor and troubled countries in development, noting the cooperation the United Nations is currently working in the Sahel with governments, the African Union, ECOWAS, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the African Development Bank, the Sahel Alliance, and donor countries to respond to security and development challenges in a coordinated and integrated way.
According to the UN Secretary-General, international cooperation cannot be limited to the presence of institutional actors alone, asking for the full involvement of civil society, including young business people, academics and those involved in charitable work.
The Forum ensures, with this vision into consideration, the facilitation of the work of civil society organisations in this regard and the achievement of greater effectiveness in confronting the threat of terrorism.
