Resolution 2397 adopted in 2008 on the Special Security Concerns of the Small Island
States of the Caribbean, other OAS General Assembly Resolutions that approved the
CICTE Work Plan, which included Tourism Security; considering that the Tourism
Sector is
a critical infrastructure and its immense contributions to global
competitiveness, national income, employment generation and sustainable development
in many Member States throughout the Hemisphere;
15.
AWARE of the need to continue strengthening the CICTE Secretariat in its role of
supporting member states and to enhance their capacity to cooperate to prevent and
counter all forms and manifestations of terrorism;
16.
REAFFIRMING that the fight against terrorism demands the broadest possible
cooperation among the member states and coordination among international and regional
organizations, in order to prevent, punish, and eliminate terrorism in all its forms;
17.
AWARE
OF
a
comprehensive
Inter-American
Cybersecurity
Strategy:
a
multidimensional and multidisciplinary approach to creating a culture of Cybersecurity,
DECLARE:
1.
Their most vehement condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, as
they consider it criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivations and where and
by whom it is committed, and because it constitutes one of the most serious threats to life
and to international peace and security, and to the democracy, stability, and prosperity of
states; and their remaining determined to contribute further to enhancing the effectiveness
of the overall effort to fight this scourge on a global level.
2.
That they urge those member states that have not yet done so to sign, ratify, or accede to,
as the case may be, the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism and the other
pertinent universal legal instruments, and to implement in an effective manner the
antiterrorism resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.