A/HRC/30/64 47. With reference to the impact of counter-terrorism measures on international humanitarian law, one delegate stated that the Government had paid a colossal price for the ongoing war on terrorism, and deemed that all States were responsible for avoiding casualties of non-combatants or “collateral damage”. The delegate stated that it was vital to ensure respect for the rule of law and due process of law and to avoid illegal practices such as torture, incommunicado detention and extrajudicial killings. 48. Participants noted that, although terrorist acts jeopardized peace and security and threatened social and economic development, the option of launching wars in the name of countering terrorism must be meticulously considered. The so-called “war on terrorism” had fostered an ideology of fear and repression that ultimately created enemies and promoted violence. Also, some Governments used terrorism as an excuse to subvert political opponents. 49. The international community and States should do more to strengthen education, training, awareness-raising and development because they were important bulwarks against isolation, disenchantment and radicalization of youth. With regard to ensuring that counterterrorism measures respected human rights, the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office had developed basic human rights reference guides and specific modules to build the capacity of law enforcement bodies. The Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office worked with a wide range of national and regional partners, most recently the African Union, to ensure their compliance with the United Nations Global CounterTerrorism Strategy. It conducted training for police, worked with partners to combat the financing of terrorism and collaborated with national actors to find ways to build trust between civil society actors and the security establishment. However, such capacitybuilding interventions threatened to be undermined by the corrosion of State legitimacy that occurs when a State undertakes counter-terrorism measures that disrespect due process. 50. Several delegates referred to the need to tackle the root causes of terrorism, including by preventing the spread of violent extremism through different media. One delegate’s Government had engaged in preventive actions against terrorism, published a list of wanted persons, worked with international organizations to bring perpetrators of terrorism to justice, created a rehabilitation centre to provide intellectual rehabilitation for former terrorists and provided significant financial support to an international counterterrorism centre in 2005. The delegate stated that international efforts should focus on three vital dimensions: prevention, deterrence and security, and policymaking. 51. Member States highlighted the need for more global coordination. Regarding coordination efforts, one delegate’s Government had coordinated with counter-terrorism and judicial practitioners worldwide, including at the International Centre for CounterTerrorism, in the Netherlands, and the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law, in Malta; another delegate stressed that success in the fight against terrorism went hand in hand with progress in strengthening cooperation and exchange of information at the international, regional and subregional levels and it had worked as part of the global initiatives against international terrorism. V. Conclusions 52. In their concluding remarks, the panellists highlighted the enduring value of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, which remains of core relevance almost 10 years after its adoption. While the fourth pillar of the Strategy specifically focuses on human rights, it was emphasized that the entire Strategy rests on human rights principles. Respect for those principles is a prerequisite to any effective counter-terrorism response. Measures taken in breach of these principles 12