APPF24-RES-24
24th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF)
Vancouver, Canada January 17-21, 2016
APPF24/RES/24
(Sponsored by the Russian Federation, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mexico and Chile)
The 24th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum;
Reaffirming the earlier Resolutions adopted by the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum regarding counter-terrorism, illegal drug trafficking and organized crime;
Recalling Resolution APPF22/RES01 on “Political and Security Matters in Asia Pacific” which was held in Puerto Vallarta Mexico on 12 to 16 January 2014;
Cognizant of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted on 8 September 2006 and striving for its comprehensive implementation in an integrated manner including in the Asia Pacific region;
Drawing attention to the threat known as Daesh, the sectarian conflict emanating in or from the Middle East that is on the growing scale that affect the global prosperity, peace and security;
Highlighting the fact that terrorism committed by Daesh undermines political stability and political security and that they are tearing the fabric of a just society;
Noting that acts of terrorism committed or inspired by Daesh and other terrorist organizations constitute a persistent threat to regional and international peace, security and growth and one that is becoming increasingly dispersed and equally complex;
Endorsing Resolution 60/1 of the 2005 General Assembly, Point 89, on the importance of assisting victims of terrorism and of providing them and their families with support to cope with their loss and their grief;
Following up resolution on the role of parliaments in combating all terrorist attacks perpetrated by organizations such as Daesh and Boko Haram against innocent civilians, in particular women and girls, adopted unanimously by the 132nd IPU Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam on 31 March 2015;
Accept in principle that victims of terrorism can bring legal actions against state sponsored terrorism;
Condemning in the strongest terms all forms and manifestations of terrorism and emphasizing that no terrorist acts on ideological, religious, political, racial, ethnic or any other grounds can have any justification;
Reaffirming that terrorism cannot be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group;
Emphasizing the central role of the UN in the coordination of the multilateral counterterrorism cooperation that shall comply with international law, including the UN Charter, refugee law and humanitarian law, as well as rights and fundamental freedoms of man;
Referring to the adoption of the draft resolution on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the fight against terrorism as presented by the Mexican State to the Third Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization, reiterating the commitment of the international community to respect international obligations in the matter while at the same time urging the safeguarding of the work of civil society and humanitarian organizations, guaranteeing the right to privacy and guaranteeing the full and effective participation of women in drawing up and examining measures to combat terrorism;
Noting that they were preceded by the terrorist acts in the Middle East and North Africa that arouse sincere resentment and require immediate measures aimed to curb terrorism;
Being aware that humanity has faced a global challenge that no country in the world would be capable to address alone;
Sharing the conviction that today this challenge shall receive a decisive response strictly within the framework of international law;
Recognizing that only by establishing efficient coordination of the currently separate counter-terrorism efforts, by eliminating all possibilities for terrorism financing (including by terminating purchase of stolen oil and ancient works of art and culture), only by ensuring the inevitability of criminal prosecution and punishment for all terrorists and their accomplices, we would be able to defeat this absolute evil;
Being convinced that the member parliaments can successfully promote the improvement of the national legislation in the area of terrorism prevention and fight against terrorism and other related crimes;
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