UN Security Council
2022

Condemning in the strongest possible terms terrorist attacks in Somalia and neighbouring states, expressing deep concern at the loss of civilian life from these attacks, reiterating its determination to support comprehensive efforts to reduce the threat posed by Al-Shabaab, and urging Somalia’s leaders to work together on the fight against terrorism, Underscoring the importance of a holistic and gender sensitive approach to counter terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism, conducted in accordance with applicable international law, as well as efforts to address the governance, security, stabilisation and reconciliation, human rights, humanitarian, development, and socioeconomic dimensions of the problem, including youth employment and the eradication of poverty, and emphasising the importance of regional and international cooperation to counter terrorism, disrupt terrorist finances and illicit financial flows, and stop arms trafficking, Reiterating that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilisation or ethnic group, condemning terrorist groups’ attempts to craft distorted narratives that are based on the misinterpretation and mis representation of religion to justify violence and to popularise their attempts to undermine Somalia and