| The history of
the United Nations Intelligence Agency begins with the terrorist attacks
in New York and Philadelphia on September 11th 2001. Only days later, on
September 28th 2001, the Security Council decided at its 4385th meeting
to establish a new intelligence agency within the United Nations. This
was adopted in Resolution 1373 B (2001). John A. Smith was assigned as
General Director of the UN Intelligence Agency on October 2nd 2001 the
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. The terrortist attacks and the following
incidents made clear that the counter-terrorist efforts in the countries
needed a much larger framework. Thus the UN and its member states agreed
to co-operate more closely and to exchange information concerning international
security.
Since then the Agency made great improvements
for peace in the world. The new threat of terrorism demand new answers.
The peaceloving nations have to close ranks to fight terrorism. One step
was made establishing the UN Intelligence Agency. |
