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US and UN Security Council Mark 25 Years Since 9/11
The United Nations Security Council met to remember the September 11 attacks 25 years later.
Terrorists from Al-Qaeda hijacked planes and crashed them into buildings in the United States in 2001.
US Ambassador Mike Waltz said countries worked together to pursue major terrorist leaders.
He mentioned Osama bin Laden, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
The council adopted a statement strongly condemning terrorism.
It said terrorism is wrong no matter who commits it or why.
It also said terrorism should not be connected to any religion, nationality, civilization, or group.
Pakistan’s representative said his country has suffered many terrorist attacks and deaths.
He blamed groups operating from sanctuaries in Afghanistan for some of those attacks.
The UN Security Council held a briefing on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
US Ambassador Mike Waltz said a coalition hunted down Osama bin Laden and destroyed ISIS’s caliphate.
The Security Council adopted its first presidential statement on counter-terrorism in five years.
The statement condemned terrorism in all forms and reaffirmed that it cannot be linked to any religion, nationality, civilization, or group.
Pakistan’s envoy highlighted more than 4,700 Pakistani deaths from terrorism allegedly emanating from Afghanistan over the past three years.
- Who
- The UN Security Council, US Ambassador Mike Waltz, and Pakistan’s UN envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmad participated in the briefing.
- What
- The council commemorated the September 11 attacks and adopted a presidential statement condemning terrorism.
- Where
- At the United Nations Security Council in New York; the attacks occurred in New York, Arlington, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
- When
- The briefing took place on September 11, marking the 25th anniversary of the 2001 attacks.
- Why
- The meeting was held to remember the attacks, assess continuing terrorist threats, and reaffirm international efforts against terrorism.
US-Led Counterterrorism Account
Pakistan’s Security Account
Counterterrorism achievements
US-Led Counterterrorism Account
Mike Waltz said international cooperation hunted down Osama bin Laden, destroyed ISIS’s caliphate, and killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Pakistan’s Security Account
Pakistan emphasized that terrorism remains a serious threat in its region, particularly from groups operating from Afghanistan.
Source of the threat
US-Led Counterterrorism Account
The US highlighted terrorism as a global danger affecting countries represented on the Security Council and cited attacks including the Peshawar school massacre and the London bombings.
Pakistan’s Security Account
Pakistan’s envoy said more than 4,700 Pakistanis had died from terrorism emanating from Afghanistan over the past three years and accused the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, the Balochistan Liberation Army, and the Majeed Brigade of operating from Afghan sanctuaries with external support.
Key facts
- Anniversary
- 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks
- Security Council action
- Adopted its first presidential statement on counter-terrorism in five years
- US representative
- US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz
- Statement on terrorism
- Condemned terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable in all forms and manifestations
- Bin Laden raid
- Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy SEALs in Abbottabad in May 2011
- Pakistan deaths
- Pakistan’s envoy said more than 4,700 Pakistanis had been killed by terrorism emanating from Afghanistan over the previous three years
- Groups cited by Pakistan
- The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Balochistan Liberation Army, and Majeed Brigade
Sources
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