The UN General Assembly led a session for the eighth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy on June 22-23 June at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.

Addressing the session, Chief of Strategic Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry Ambassador Nancy Abdulla Jamal stressed the importance of developing and unifying concepts related to terrorism and extremism, especially in light of global changes and emerging complex challenges.

She called for a consensus on definitions and terminology related to terrorism among the UN Member States in their different languages and cultures which, she said, will contribute to confronting future threats collectively and efficiently.

The ambassador highlighted the importance of finding a sustainable solution to eradicate the sources of the scourge of extremism by finding counter-narratives

“Regional efforts established viable standards which are appropriate to the culture of the region, by applying an approach based on the promotion of religious principles and national values, as well as psychological and social safeguards”, she said.

Source: Bahrain News Agency