UN to convene summit on foreign fighters in global conflicts
- 10 years ago
U.S. President Barack Obama will lead a Security Council summit later this month at the United Nations to focus on the growing threat of foreign fighters in global conflict zones says U.S. ambassador to the UN Samantha Power.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS SAMANTHA POWER, SAYING:
"We're seeing a surge in terrorists traveling from around the globe specifically to fight in foreign conflicts. These fighters participate in brutal atrocities in the countries they travel to and often return home radicalized by their experiences."
She says the summit will offer an alternative path.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS SAMANTHA POWER, SAYING:
"We will encourage international cooperation to prevent foreign terrorist fighter travel and underscore the centrality of countering violent extremism through positive narratives and programs that give would-be fighters alternatives to violence. And we will deepen the U.N.'
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS SAMANTHA POWER, SAYING:
"We're seeing a surge in terrorists traveling from around the globe specifically to fight in foreign conflicts. These fighters participate in brutal atrocities in the countries they travel to and often return home radicalized by their experiences."
She says the summit will offer an alternative path.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS SAMANTHA POWER, SAYING:
"We will encourage international cooperation to prevent foreign terrorist fighter travel and underscore the centrality of countering violent extremism through positive narratives and programs that give would-be fighters alternatives to violence. And we will deepen the U.N.'