Geneva: Qatar has reiterated its firm stance rejecting violent extremism and terrorism in all their forms and whatever their motives.
The state also affirmed its support for regional and international efforts to eliminate violent extremism and terrorism, fight impunity, protect human rights, and support the right of peoples to freedom, dignity and self-determination.
This came in a speech delivered by Faisal bin Abdullah Al Henzab, Qatar’s Permanent Representative of the United Nations Office and International Organisations in Geneva.
He was speaking at an international conference on the UN secretary-general’s plan to prevent violent extremism.
Al Henzab said the conference is being held under extremely complicated international circumstances, where there are disputes and conflicts.
He said the international community is suffering due to the spread of the scourge of violent extremism, terrorism, hate speeches and violence — instead of speeches of tolerance and coexistence — in a way that threatens global security and stability and efforts to promote and protect human rights and sustainable development. “In this regard, we stress the importance of not using terms such as extremists and terrorists and terrorism in abusive manner for a particular religious or ethnic group,” he said.
Al Henzab said the attempt by some quarters to exploit incidents of individual violence to link extremism with any particular religion such as Islamophobia would undermine efforts to determine the causes of the facts that fuel extremism, and ways to address them and the abuse of religious symbols would give excuses for extremists to recruit more supporters to their thoughts.
“Qatar stresses the importance of strengthening cooperation at international and national levels in the face of violent extremism phenomenon as well as integration of governments’ efforts with local communities and civil society, especially politicians, clergymen and the media, and that actions taken in the area are to be compatible with the obligations of the states and principles and purposes of the UN Charter and relevant international laws.”
Al Hezab said that in light of the inability of strategies that focus on solutions and security measures, Qatar stresses the need to give great attention to the action plan to prevent violent extremism, address the motives of violent extremism and the circumstances of its origins, its causes such as a continuation of disputes and conflicts and occupation, exclusion, discrimination, marginalisation, the absence of social justice and the state of institutions, and the continued oppression of peoples, depriving them of their legitimate rights by authoritarian regimes.
Dealing with this major challenge requires a unified global response to an integrated strategy that works to end conflicts and crises in the world, the first and foremost of which are ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Arab territories and the establishment of an independent state of Palestine with full sovereignty, and to reach an urgent political solution to end the Syrian crisis, and meet the legitimate demands of the Syrian people according to Geneva 1 statement and relevant resolutions, Al Henzab said.
Qatar also stresses the important role of youth and women and education in the fight against violent extremism, he said, highlighting an initiative presented by Qatar, in collaboration with several countries, to convene a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on June 3 in New York on children and young people affected by extremism and violent and efforts towards their re-integration into society, which we hope would contribute to the protection of young people from falling into the clutches of terrorism and extremism, and upgrading them to build their future and communities.
Al Henzab also highlighted Qatar’s important role in mediation in conflict prevention, supporting peaceful transitions and promoting national reconciliation as well as the success of the Qatari diplomacy in resolving many crises and conflicts, and the state’s contribution to the rebuilding of many areas affected by the conflict. QNA
Geneva: Qatar has reiterated its firm stance rejecting violent extremism and terrorism in all their forms and whatever their motives.
The state also affirmed its support for regional and international efforts to eliminate violent extremism and terrorism, fight impunity, protect human rights, and support the right of peoples to freedom, dignity and self-determination.
This came in a speech delivered by Faisal bin Abdullah Al Henzab, Qatar’s Permanent Representative of the United Nations Office and International Organisations in Geneva.
He was speaking at an international conference on the UN secretary-general’s plan to prevent violent extremism.
Al Henzab said the conference is being held under extremely complicated international circumstances, where there are disputes and conflicts.
He said the international community is suffering due to the spread of the scourge of violent extremism, terrorism, hate speeches and violence — instead of speeches of tolerance and coexistence — in a way that threatens global security and stability and efforts to promote and protect human rights and sustainable development. “In this regard, we stress the importance of not using terms such as extremists and terrorists and terrorism in abusive manner for a particular religious or ethnic group,” he said.
Al Henzab said the attempt by some quarters to exploit incidents of individual violence to link extremism with any particular religion such as Islamophobia would undermine efforts to determine the causes of the facts that fuel extremism, and ways to address them and the abuse of religious symbols would give excuses for extremists to recruit more supporters to their thoughts.
“Qatar stresses the importance of strengthening cooperation at international and national levels in the face of violent extremism phenomenon as well as integration of governments’ efforts with local communities and civil society, especially politicians, clergymen and the media, and that actions taken in the area are to be compatible with the obligations of the states and principles and purposes of the UN Charter and relevant international laws.”
Al Hezab said that in light of the inability of strategies that focus on solutions and security measures, Qatar stresses the need to give great attention to the action plan to prevent violent extremism, address the motives of violent extremism and the circumstances of its origins, its causes such as a continuation of disputes and conflicts and occupation, exclusion, discrimination, marginalisation, the absence of social justice and the state of institutions, and the continued oppression of peoples, depriving them of their legitimate rights by authoritarian regimes.
Dealing with this major challenge requires a unified global response to an integrated strategy that works to end conflicts and crises in the world, the first and foremost of which are ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Arab territories and the establishment of an independent state of Palestine with full sovereignty, and to reach an urgent political solution to end the Syrian crisis, and meet the legitimate demands of the Syrian people according to Geneva 1 statement and relevant resolutions, Al Henzab said.
Qatar also stresses the important role of youth and women and education in the fight against violent extremism, he said, highlighting an initiative presented by Qatar, in collaboration with several countries, to convene a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on June 3 in New York on children and young people affected by extremism and violent and efforts towards their re-integration into society, which we hope would contribute to the protection of young people from falling into the clutches of terrorism and extremism, and upgrading them to build their future and communities.
Al Henzab also highlighted Qatar’s important role in mediation in conflict prevention, supporting peaceful transitions and promoting national reconciliation as well as the success of the Qatari diplomacy in resolving many crises and conflicts, and the state’s contribution to the rebuilding of many areas affected by the conflict. QNA
