Qatar has once again condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, wherever it is committed and whatever the justifications may be.

The country has affirmed its commitment to continue working as an effective international partner to combat terrorism.

This was highlighted by His Excellency Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the opening session of the Second United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States, which falls under the UN Counter-Terrorism Week.

"Preventing and countering terrorism are areas that require the highest degree of international coordination and cooperation.

“In that regard, the United Nations plays a central role in revitalizing multilateral cooperation, as represented by convening this high-level conference. We look forward to this conference contribution in building on and developing the outcome of the First Conference in 2018 and the Virtual Week of last year,” HE the FM said.

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He underlined that joint efforts to combat terrorism would be more effective when the root causes of terrorism are identified and programs and activities in areas such as education, youth employment and countering extremist discourse are supported.

“Nevertheless, such steps are not enough as the terrorist threat is a complex and evolving threat, and terrorists continue to exploit technological tools and international and emerging conditions, such as the coronavirus pandemic, to further their activities and attacks," HE Sheikh Mohammed said.

In this light, Qatar endeavored to launch the International Hub on Behavioral Insights to Counter Terrorism as a program office of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) in Doha, funded by the State of Qatar, in December 2020, he pointed out.

“We look forward to the International Hub becoming a resource center at the international level and to contribute to the collection and exchange of experiences and research,” HE the Minister said.

"I would also like to note the opening this month in Doha of the United Nations Program Office on Parliamentary Engagement in Preventing and Countering Terrorism, which will contribute to the development of legislative models on the rights of victims of right-wing extremism and to activating the role of parliaments in countering terrorism and extremism.

"Work is also being done in the State of Qatar to harness the field of sports to counter terrorism through the International Center for Sport Security," HE the Minister explained.

He further said that Qatar is committed to incorporate the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy through its four pillars coupled with the relevant international instruments and Security Council resolutions.

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