Speaking at the UN Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism in Geneva on April 8, 2016, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon specified only one group of victims of Islamist terrorists: other Muslims. The Islamic State's genocidal persecution of Yazidis, the oppression of Christians throughout the Middle East, and the Palestinian knife intifada against Jews in Israel were not mentioned.
In his words: "While it is inevitable that our discussions today may draw on examples such as Daesh or Boko Haram, let us be absolutely clear from the outset: the phenomenon of violent extremism conducive to terrorism is not rooted or confined to any religion, region, nationality or ethnic group. Let us also recognize that today, the vast majority of victims worldwide are Muslims."