United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/291

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United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/291 is the 2017 resolution that established the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism and set out its mandate to enhance coordination of the organization’s counter-terrorism efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN document ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ
international legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptedIn New York City ⓘ
adoptionMethod consensus ⓘ
aimsTo enhance coordination of United Nations counter-terrorism efforts ⓘ
strengthen the United Nations counter-terrorism architecture ⓘ
appliesTo Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
assignsRoleTo United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism as focal point for United Nations counter-terrorism coordination ⓘ
body United Nations ⓘ
callsFor capacity-building assistance to Member States to prevent and combat terrorism ⓘ
enhanced international cooperation against terrorism ⓘ
mainstreaming of counter-terrorism across relevant United Nations activities ⓘ
category Counter-terrorism policy ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolutions ⓘ
concerns institutional arrangements for United Nations counter-terrorism activities ⓘ
creates United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism ⓘ
definesMandateOf United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism ⓘ
designatesHeadOfNewOfficeAs Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism ⓘ
emphasizes importance of balanced implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy ⓘ
need to avoid duplication of counter-terrorism efforts within the United Nations system ⓘ
respect for international law and human rights in counter-terrorism efforts ⓘ
establishes United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus non-binding resolution ⓘ
mandates enhanced coordination among United Nations entities dealing with counter-terrorism ⓘ
improved coherence of United Nations counter-terrorism activities ⓘ
support to Member States in implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy ⓘ
number 71/291 ⓘ
recognizes importance of addressing conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism ⓘ
need for balanced and integrated approach to counter-terrorism ⓘ
primary responsibility of Member States in countering terrorism ⓘ
refersTo United Nations Charter ⓘ
United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy ⓘ
relatedTo United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force ⓘ
United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact ⓘ
United Nations Security Council counter-terrorism resolutions ⓘ
requests Secretary-General to enhance coordination and coherence of United Nations counter-terrorism capacity-building ⓘ
Secretary-General to ensure adequate resources for the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism ⓘ
Secretary-General to establish the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
session seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
subject United Nations reform ⓘ
counter-terrorism ⓘ
yearOfAdoption 2017 ⓘ

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Office of Counter-Terrorism → legalBasis → United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/291 ⓘ
New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants → adoptionSession → 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
linked to: United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/291
UNOCT → legalBasis → United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/291 ⓘ