ABSTRACT
The war against terrorism still rages on well over a decade after the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks on the United States (US) homeland. The United Nations (UN) has since been at the forefront in the war against terrorism, by adopting 18 legal instruments against specic terrorist activities globally; the UN has equally shown deep commitment in the ght against international terrorism. The Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) adopted by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 2006 was a watershed in the ght against terrorism because it boosted collective efforts aimed at combating terrorism. The Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security (2015, p. 1) states,
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................245 Conceptualizing Terrorism .............................................................................................................246 The United Nations’ Efforts to Combat Terrorism: A Historical Overview ..................................250
