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“Despite leadership losses and expenses that are diminishing its cash reserves, the threat posed by Da’esh to international peace and security remains high and has increased in and around conflict zones,” according to the new report on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security. UNIFEED

The new Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, told the Security Council that the adoption this March of Resolution 2347 “represents a major breakthrough, which testifies to a new awareness on the importance of culture, not only to respond to conflicts but also to prevent radicalization and fight violent extremism.” UNIFEED

A research study into the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters has found that youths are joining Islamic State to “become heroes”, a leading academic told at a United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting in New York. UNIFEED-UNTV

Interview with the Executive Director of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) Javier Ruperez on the bombing attacks in London. UNTV