A workshop on combating terrorism concluded here yesterday with a call to develop national mechanisms for freezing accounts of those involving in terrorist acts or supporting them, and not to provide them with shelter, weapons or any other means of support.
The three-day workshop was organised by Qatar's Ministry of Interior in collaboration with the UN Office for the Middle East and North Africa concerned with drugs and crimes.
The workshop condemned terrorist acts of all kinds and forms as defined in the UN conventions concerned, irrespective of who commits them and for what reasons. It also called for more coordination in all levels-regionally and internationally- to fight the menace and bring the criminals to justice.
The meeting also warned against linking terrorism with any particular religion, nationality, civilisation or ethnic group.
Any action to combat terrorism should comply with the related international laws especially those regarding human rights, refugees and the international humanitarian law, said a statement issued at the end of the workshop.
The participants lauded Qatar's role in combating terrorism and for signing a number of international conventions related to it. They also appreciated the country's efforts for executing the national work plan for combating terrorism and the international conventions it signed in this respect.
The workshop stressed the need for enhancing bilateral, regional and international cooperation to prevent financing terrorism as well as organized crimes and money laundering. It also called for laws that allow flexible exchange of information among the concerned authorities on the local, regional and international levels.
The meeting also called for execution of the current global standards for combating money laundering and financing of terrorism especially the related UN conventions and recommendations of the UN Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other organisations.
The meeting noted that UN role in combating terrorism is to enhance international coordination in this regard and provide technical assistance to the member countries. About 70 top officials from various government departments and agencies took part in the workshop that saw presentations by international experts.
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