Why?
Terrorism is one of the greatest challenges of our time and continues to pose a serious threat to international peace and security. The international community has always sought to work together to prevent and counter this threat. In this regard, the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (RES/A/60/288), adopted in 2006, represents one of the key multilateral instruments that enhances national, regional and international efforts to prevent and combat terrorism in all its dimensions.
Pillar I and Pillar IV of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy emphasize the need to promote and protect the rights of victims of terrorism and call on States to consider establishing, in accordance with applicable legislation, national assistance systems that promote the needs of victims of terrorism and their families and facilitate the normalization of their lives. In the past, the lack of recognition of victims has contributed to conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism, limited the space for their voices to be heard, and undermined the protection of their rights.
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP OF FRIENDS OF VICTIMS OF TERRORISM
Afghanistan, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, Morocco, the Netherlands, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Tajikistan, Turkey, Qatar, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
OBSERVERS
United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.