UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee will hold special meeting in India focused on new and emerging technologies

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The United Nations has announced that the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee will hold a special meeting in India on 29 October 2022.

The theme of the Conference is:  Increasing threat posed by the misuse of new and emerging technologies.

The Special meeting will focus on three areas where there is an increasing threat of abuse by the Terrorist namely 

(a) the Internet and social media, 

(b) terrorism financing, 

(c) unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

UN Security Council :

It is one of the 6 Principal organs of the United Nations. The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.

It consists of 15 members. Five members, the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom are permanent members with veto power.

The Remaining 10 members are elected by the General Assembly for two years. They do not have veto power.