At a discussion held on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York of ISIS’s persistent threat to international peace and security, participants also said the group exploits instability, governance vacuums, and socioeconomic hardships to take root, recruit members, and carry out attacks.
The use of digital platforms, social media, encryption tools, and AI by extremists pose a growing challenge to detecting, preventing, and dismantling terrorist networks.
The Security Council called for enhanced international cooperation, intelligence sharing, control over illicit financial flows, and prevention of terrorists exploiting high tech.
