UN Approves New Office of Counter Terrorism
15th June, 2017Category:
The General Assembly today approved the establishment of a new United Nations office to help Member States implement the Organization's global counter-terrorism strategy.
Adopting a consensus resolution, the 193-nation body also welcomed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' initiative to transfer relevant functions out of the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and into the new United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism.
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