Jehangir Khan was speaking at a joint press conference at the Royal Conference Palace in Riyadh on Thursday with Abdullah Al-Mouallimi, Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations.
“It is sad that the largest number of victims of terrorism are from Muslim countries and Arab world and they are paying a heavy price in their fight against this scourge,” he stressed, saying his visit to the affected countries was to seek their support to counter this problem and reach a unified stand against this issue.
Khan said his visit to the Kingdom was not only to appreciate the Kingdom’s contribution to the fight against terror but also to learn from its experiences in tackling some of the terror-related problems.
Citing an example, Khan said the Prince Mohammed bin Naif Center for Counseling and Care is a unique rehabilitation program meant to provide a new life to those who were brainwashed and recruited by terror groups. “They are rehabilitated under a comprehensive program and re-integrated into society as useful citizens,” he said, pointing out that this example can be emulated by other countries. The idea of the center is to share such experiences with member countries for mutual benefit.
Speaking about the center, he recalled that the late King Abdullah donated $110 million to the center.
The Counterterrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) was established by the UN secretary-general in 2005 and endorsed by the General Assembly through the United Nations Global Counterterrorism Strategy, which was adopted by consensus in 2006. It came into operation only in 2011.
The mandate of the CTITF is to enhance coordination and coherence of counterterrorism efforts of the United Nations. The task force consists of 36 international entities which, by virtue of their work, have a stake in multilateral counterterrorism efforts. Each entity makes contributions consistent with its own mandate.
Source: Arab News
