"All the necessary measures": the response of the UN to the ISIS attack.

author: Martina Lima
20.11.2015 - The recent terrorist attacks in Paris revealed the weakness of the Defence and Security policy at Union level and above all, the strong need for a joint action by all the Member States.

At international level, a few days ago, the Representatives of the Member Countries of the UN security Council gathered in the glass building of New York to debate and take decision on how to fight ISIS.

The Council, condemning the dramatic events in Paris, unanimously decided to permit to the Member Countries the use of "all the necessary measures to defeat the Muslim fundamentalism, including increased measures against the so called “foreign fighters”.

The Resolution was proposed by France, in this latest year, the most hitten country by terrorism. The French Ambassador, in submitting the topic, stated: “ The attack of ISIS, was an act of war against France, but the Islamic State did not attack only France, but all over the world”.

Children,Not Soldiers

By K.M.

Each year, war destroys the lives of millions of children and their families throughout the world.Conflicts deprives children of parents, basic social services, health care and education. 

Children are displaced and many of them are trafficked and held as hostage. They are robbed of their childhood and exposed to terrible dangers and to psychological suffering. 

They are also recruited into government armed forces, paramilitaries, civilian military and different other armed groups. Children continue to be recruited, not only as soldiers but as guards, cooks, spies and messengers. Many girls are forced into marriage or used as sex slaves.