UN General Assembly
2001

as well as our appeals to the international community to join efforts in the fight against this evil, made from this very podium, went unheeded. 26 Terrorism is closely linked to aggressive separatism and other forms of extremism, as well as to organized crime, drug and arms trafficking and other illegal activities that literally flourish in conflict zones and that provide terrorist and separatist groups with financial resources. Terrorism and separatism get large- scale outside support from States and private structures alike. Response to these threats must not be selective. They can be eliminated only through adequate and comprehensive countermeasures undertaken on the basis of the principles and norms of international law against all those who use terror to achieve their goals, leaving them no hope of escaping unpunished. Nothing can justify terrorism. There should be no room for double standards, palliatives or narrow national interests. We all have witnessed many manifestations of terrorism that have taken place in different regions of the world, under different slogans and covers. This fact by itself clearly shows that the phenomenon of