counter terorism

Terrorism has become a concern for Indonesia and the international community.Terrorism continues to pose a serious threat not only to international peace and security, but also have an impact on social and economic development of countries in different regions. Moreover, terrorism is seen as an extraordinary crime and a grave violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and can happen to anyone regardless of age, gender, race and religion. Indonesia has consistently condemned terrorism in all forms and manifestations motivation whatsoever.
During the last decade, there have been several terrorist attacks in Indonesia and in other countries. And operation of terrorist networks and terrorist groups is a complex issue and has a cross-country dynamics, so that prevention and eradication requires cooperation by all countries. In this case the level of multilateral diplomacy and dialogue is very important to do, including through increased multilateral cooperation.
Indonesia has a strong commitment to preventing and combating terrorism. Increased international cooperation continues to be done Indonesia in the prevention and eradication of terrorism, either within the framework of multilateral (UN) and regional, and bilateral, especially in the form of capacity building, law enforcement, improvement of legislation / legal framework, information exchange and sharing of experience, expert delivery and provision of advisory expertise, and other technical cooperation. GoI also conduct prevention and eradication of terrorism through the approach / strategy of "soft power", including through a cooperative effort to address the underlying Causes of terrorism. Ministry of Foreign Affairs has undertaken various initiatives to promote interfaith dialogue aimed at building mutual understanding and harmonious relations between religious communities and beliefs of various countries.
Within the framework of the UN, counter-terrorism issue has received attention for a long time, both in the discussion forum of the UN General Assembly and Security Council. The UN General Assembly issued a resolution and discussed this issue in the UN General Assembly's annual session. Today, the UN General Assembly has completed a variety of conventions and legal instruments related to counter-terrorism, and since 2000 also began negotiating draft "Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism". While the UN Security Council has also ratified a number of resolutions related to terrorism, especially the resolution no. 1267 (of 1999) related to Al-Qaida sanctions regime, and the resolution no. 1373 (of 2001) related to the financing of terrorism. Agencies within the UN system, such as the Terrorism Prevention Branch United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC-TPB), United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (UNCTED), United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (UNCTITF) has made various efforts counter-terrorism and providing technical assistance to member countries, especially in the context of the ratification and implementation of a number of legal instruments related to combating terrorism and the implementation of UN resolutions.
At the UN World Summit in 2005, all UN countries condemn terrorism in all its forms and is performed by anyone, anytime and anywhere and for any purpose. World leaders at the summit also agreed to make efforts to reach agreement on a definition of terrorism, and to finalize the discussion of a comprehensive convention on Combating Terrorism and welcomed the establishment of a strategy to enhance efforts to respond to the problem of terrorism is a comprehensive, thorough, consistent in national, regional and international levels.
A year later in 2006, the UN General Assembly has endorsed the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy (UNGCTS) via resolution no. 60/288. UNGCTS mark for the first time kepakatan all UN member states to take a strategic and operational the same in the fight against terrorism. UNGCTS also stressed that terrorism can not and should not be diasosiaskan with religion, civilization, kewarnanegaraan, and any ethnic group.UNGCTS includes four strategic pillars, namely: 1) the steps address the issue of conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism, 2) measures to prevent and combat terrorism, 3) step-by-step measures to develop the capacity to prevent and combat terrorism and strengthen the role of the UN system, 4 ) measures to ensure human rights for all and the rule of law as a basis for combating terrorism.
Indonesia has been supporting the United Nations and is committed to contribute to UN efforts in combating terrorism. To that end, Indonesia participated actively in the discussion of the draft Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism and encourage the completion of negotiations. Indonesia is also active in supporting the UN in order to implement the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy. GoI looked at the importance to give attention to the implementation of the strategy is already a given UNGCTS deal with all UN member states, and the strategy includes a commitment of all nations to combat terrorism effectively, not only by political measures, operational, and legal but also measures to address the conditions that encourage terrorism.
Indonesia demonstrated a commitment to implement the provisions of international law regarding the eradication of terrorism and so far has been a party to seven of the 16 international instruments on terrorism, which is as follows:
(1) The 1963 Convention on Offenses and Certain other Act Committed on Board Aircraft;
(2) the 1970 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful seizure of Aircraft;
(3) The 1971 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation;
(4) The 1980 Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material;
(5) 1999 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism;
(6) 1997 International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist bombings;
(7) Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM).
Indonesia has signed the 1988 Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Aviation (1988).
At the multilateral level, Indonesia continues to enhance cooperation with agencies under the UN framework, and other relevant organizations in preventing and combating terrorism. Indonesia considered important to take advantage of opportunities for cooperation and technical assistance from UN agencies to promote the ratification and implementation of international conventions and protocols related to counter-terrorism, as part of follow-up implementation of relevant UN resolutions and also to strengthen the national legal framework