![]() ![]() ![]() This is why we have sanctioned 3 Iranian military commanders and 1 Iranian company involved in the supply of drones and why we must also do more to stop these technologies getting into terrorists’ hands. So from the UAE to Ukraine, unmanned aerial systems from relatively cheap and unsophisticated, to those with military specifications, are used to inflict terror, death and destruction. And only a few weeks earlier, drones had killed 3 people in Abu Dhabi.ĭrones are being used currently to target critical national infrastructure and civilian targets in Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Tech designed with the best intentions can be repurposed for the worst of aims.įrom a garden – our Ambassador’s garden – in Abu Dhabi, in January of this year, I saw the UAE’s Air Defence System interdict Houthi missiles. Technologies that advance the online world also powers the real world. And we continue to press tech companies, amongst whom are some of the internet’s biggest players, to crack down ever harder on extremist online content. We are also working with the G7 and Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism. Together we have worked with governments, civil society and communities to challenge Daesh’s narrative. In 2015 we set up the Counter Daesh Communication Cell in London, in partnership with the United States of America and the Government of the United Arab Emirates. ![]() So we must continue to work together to fight terrorist ideologies online. And online incitement and racialisation of vulnerable people in far off countries, who have then gone on to use simple rental vans as weapons of terror. Within the space of just 2 decades, terrorists have gone from circulating crackly voice recordings from the depths of Tora Bora, to global online recruitment and incitement campaigns, to live-stream attacks. But let me now turn to the technological advances which offer terrorists new opportunities that we must counteract. And I’m pleased to be taking forward our CT cooperation this weekend. The UK’s partnership with India is hugely important to me. Terrorism is a global problem, and a global threat, so I am incredibly grateful for Foreign Minister Jaishankar for using India’s Security Council Presidency to focus on this crucial issue, and advance his 8-point plan. When terrorists struck London in 2005, one of the 52 people they murdered was 37-year-old Neetu Jain, a biochemist graduate, who was born in Delhi.Īnd the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, who we honoured yesterday, came from every continent. Two hundred and two victims that came from more than 20 countries, including 23 from the UK. Just outside my office in London is an elegant memorial to those to those who were killed in the Bali bombing of 2002. The UN and an effective CTC, both have a significant role to play in this endeavour. You are right that countries must do more nationally and internationally to counter the threat of terrorism. Madame Chairman, your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, may I start by thanking India, our hosts, and Dr Jaishankar for his key note speech. ![]()
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