Despite multiple resolutions and initiatives undertaken by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), its efforts to counter terrorism have achieved limited success. Discuss the reasons for this limited effectiveness.

UNSC is a permanent body of United Nations and responsible for laying sanction against countries and deployment of UN Peace keeping force for ensuring global peace and stability. Various Initiatives of UNSC against Terrorism: 1) Taliban sanction Committee and ISIS sanction committee 2) Designation of individuals as global terrorist such Mashor Azam 3) Pressure on countries to freeze assets of terror groups and ensure control of funds eg France 'No Money for Terrorists Summit 4) Deployment of UN Peace Keepers in conflict region to establish peace and stability However UNSC failed to control menace of terrorism [Reasons] 1) Lack of definition of terrorist - Due to different perceptions 2) 'Not in my backyard' thinking - Western countries supporting Pakistan head to Libon Sanction committee 3) Lack of consensus on comprehensive convention on terrorism vide a/terrorism funding

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