UN General Assembly
2002

be no hesitation. Our way was and is clear. We fully support the initiatives of the United Nations Counter- Terrorism Committee because we will never allow 28 terror and fear to obscure freedom and democracy. The European Union therefore intends actively to assist other nations in implementing Security Council resolution 1373 (2001). The European Union remains committed to finalizing and adopting the comprehensive convention against terrorism and we therefore strongly urge all Member States to join and implement the 12 United Nations conventions on terrorism. The key role played by the United Nations in the fight against terrorism is a reminder of the fact that the United Nations itself was born out of hope founded on the ashes of the Second World War — a war which defeated tyranny and terror. With the adoption of the Millennium Declaration, the United Nations has been given renewed impetus to deal globally with conflict prevention, crisis management, humanitarian assistance, post-conflict rehabilitation and development, and disarmament and arms control. In the complicated area of peacemaking, the United Nations