Qatar has reiterated its firm stance rejecting violent extremism and terrorism in all their forms, whatever their motives.
Delivering a speech at the international conference on the UN Secretary-General’s plan to prevent violent extremism, ambassador Faisal bin Abdullah al-Henzab, Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and International Organisations in Geneva, reiterated Qatar’s support for regional and international efforts to eliminate terrorism, as well as the protection of human rights, the right of freedom of people for self-determination.
HE al-Henzab said that this conference is being held under extremely complicated international circumstances, where there are disputes and conflicts, and the international community suffers from the spread of the scourge of violent extremism and terrorism, and the spread of hate speeches and violence instead of speeches of tolerance and coexistence.
Al-Henzab added that in light of the inability of strategies that focus on solutions and security measures, Qatar emphasises the need to give the plan of action to prevent violent extremism great attention with a view to addressing the motives of violent extremism and the circumstances of its origins, its causes such as a continuation of disputes and conflicts and occupation, exclusion, and the continued oppression of peoples, depriving them of their legitimate rights by authoritarian regimes.
To deal with this major challenge requires a unified international response to an integrated strategy that works to end conflicts and crises in the world, the first and foremost of which are ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Arab territories and the establishment of an independent State of Palestine, al-Henzab said.
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