UNITED NATIONS
Gulf nations gathered in Qatar in December 2013 to integrate national counterterrorism strategies under the aegis of the United Nations.
The Qatari National Counter-Terrorism Committee and the U.N.’s Counter-Terrorism Committee of the Security Council held a regional meeting for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states in Doha. Talks focused on ways to develop and implement comprehensive and integrated national counterterrorism strategies in accordance with U.N. Security Council resolution 1963.
During the three-day event, representatives of the Gulf countries, along with international and regional organizations, examined the relevance of putting in place comprehensive counterterrorism strategies and their development in light of the Bogota Principles developed early in 2013.
The meeting concluded with the adoption of recommendations that reinforced the importance of the U.N. Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and its action plan. That strategy, combined with the Bogota Principles, provides a blueprint for the development of national strategies that integrate the specific needs of concerned member states and respect human rights and the rule of law.