The Role of United Nations In Combating Terrorism: An analysis on the definition of terrorism and the ways to struggle it through the conventions adopted by the General Assembly

Terrorism is not only a threat to all societies, but also an attack on values that define the international community – the rule of law, respect to human rights, protection of civilians, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. With its shared experience, UN has played a significant role in assisting countries for building up their capacities to prevent terrorism. Through a general review, this article describes the continuing and widening efforts of the United Nations, particularly the General Assembly, to promote a fully international response to terrorism,including the conclusion of certain important international conventions.During the past three decades, member states have advanced their counter-terrorism work through the General Assembly on both, the legal and the operational tracks. The Assembly’s norm-setting work has been marked by recent successes in adopting international conventions aimed at suppressing terrorism financing, bombings and access to nuclear material.At first, the evolution of UN literature concerning the measures for combating the terrorism has been reviewed, then we have discussed in details the various items of the five international conventions ofcounter terrorism.The conventions as:- 1973. Convention On The Prevention And Punishment Of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons - 1979. International Convention Against The Taking Of Hostages - 1997. International Convention For The Suppression Of Terrorist Bombings - 1999. International Convention For The Suppression Of The Financing Of Terrorism - 2005. International Convention For The Suppression Of Acts Of Nuclear Terrorism As conclusion, a progressive development of the UN efforts,could be stated regarding the combating the terrorism.