Role of United Nations in Combating Global Terrorism

摘要

After the end of the cold war, the trend in the type of conflicts has been changing drastically from that of state conducted conflicts to those of non-state actors being more involved in creating terror in the world today. The cause for various fractions adopting these means to enforce their beliefs vary in degree from religious to ethnic, economic, political and other vested interests to disrupt peace and stability in a state, region or even globally. The United States (US) and some other nations effected by this act of terror have together pledged to fight against terrorism. International committees like the United Nations (UN), that were formed after the end of the 2nd World War to resolve conflicts in the world did not have a mandate to be able to confront such type of emerging situations. Many violent activities effecting both nations and innocent civilians were becoming a major concern of the UN. Therefore, it is important to study and analyze the role that the UN can play in the fight against global terrorism and suggest methods to maximize the UN potential to combat the menace of international terrorism.