The United Kingdom will work through this Council to combat terrorism in all its forms: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people from over 90 countries, the United Kingdom reiterated its resolve to prevent such violence from recurring. The UK acknowledged the enduring impact on victims, families, and survivors while honouring those who work to counter terrorism, including military, law enforcement, and humanitarian personnel. The statement emphasized that the attacks sought to divide but instead united the international community in a shared commitment to confront terrorism collectively.

The UK highlighted the lasting framework established by UN Security Council Resolution 1373, which created obligations and institutions to strengthen global counter-terrorism measures. Over the past 25 years, this framework has enhanced cooperation on terrorist travel, financing, and intelligence sharing. In the UK, agencies and law enforcement have disrupted numerous plots, while the Prevent programme has supported thousands in diverting individuals from extremist pathways.

Internationally, the UK has provided extensive support in conflict-affected regions, including training over 120,000 security personnel in Iraq and delivering more than $670 million in humanitarian and stabilisation assistance to communities impacted by Da’esh. In West Africa and the Sahel, the UK collaborates with regional partners to address terrorism through intelligence sharing, investigations, and counter-financing efforts.

The UK warned that groups like Da’esh and Al-Qaida continue to exploit instability, weak governance, and new technologies to spread propaganda and recruit. It called for consistent implementation of existing obligations, including those under Resolution 2462 on terrorist financing, and urged stronger cooperation between governments, the UN, civil society, and technology sectors to counter evolving threats.