Egypt said it successfully co-sponsored a resolution outlining a new counter-terrorism framework which the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted on Wednesday.

The Comprehensive International Framework to Counter Terrorist Narratives was developed by the council's Counter-Terrorism Committee, which Egypt chairs, and was co-sponsored by around 60 delegations.

"What we’re doing today is not simply adopting another document to join the pile” of those already adopted by the council, said Amr Abdel-Latif Abul Atta, Egypt's permanent representative to the United Nations, according to a statement from the foreign ministry on Thursday. Abul Atta emphasised a number of concrete recommendations included in the text.

Abul Atta said a small group of states continued to violate UN resolutions by supporting terrorism. He called on the council to send a message to the world and to terrorists that they were “simply dust in the eyes of humanity,” representing no religion, and were ultimately “doomed to disappear," according to a UN press release.

The Security Council urged member states to adhere to a number of concrete guidelines "aimed at countering the narratives used by terrorist groups and amplifying positive and credible alternatives to audiences vulnerable to extremist messages."

The council also encouraged "greater coordination and coherence with donors and recipients of counter-terrorism capacity-building."

It said counter-narrative measures need to be tailored to the specific circumstances of every country.

The council also said that states should carry out efforts aimed at "raising public awareness on the issue, amplifying positive counter-narratives and continuing research into the drivers of terrorism and violent extremism."
 

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