destruction and related materials and their vectors in the hands of terrorists, and to
promote the formulation and adoption of cooperation programs.
9.
To instruct the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism
(CICTE), at the request of those member states that so wish, to develop a technical
assistance project that, will allow those states to prepare a categorized list of their critical
infrastructure, based on the corresponding assets, systems, networks, and essential
functions, in order to better assess vulnerabilities, shortcomings, threats, risks, and
interdependence for the development of plans for its optimal protection through
exchanges of good practices and experiences.
10.
To also instruct the Executive Secretariat of CICTE at the request of those member states
that so wish, to develop a technical assistance project that, will allow these states to
prepare a categorized list to identify, products and/or electronic payment services with an
evident lack of control and oversight from the competent authorities, with a view to
highlight the risks that they pose with respect to terrorist activities.
11.
Their commitment to effectively implement the International Ship and Port Security
Code (ISPS), which is binding upon the contracting states of the International Maritime
Organization (IMO), as well with the 1944 Chicago Convention, “Safeguarding
International Civil Aviation against Acts of Unlawful Interference,” of the Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO).
12.
Instruct the CICTE Secretariat to consider support for those member states that so request
in their efforts to prevent and combat the use of communications technologies,
particularly the internet, for the purposes of radicalizing recruiting, and inciting others to
commit terrorist acts, while respecting at the same time human rights and fundamental
freedoms and complying with other obligations under international law.
13.
Request that the Committee on Hemispheric Security consider holding a session in order
to encourage awareness on the importance of critical infrastructure security.