Take that, Islamic State!

United Nations, N.Y. — The Obama administration wants to enlist the world in efforts to stem the flow of foreign fighters to international terrorist organizations like the Islamic State (IS) – with President Obama to host a meeting of world leaders on the issue later this month.

According to Samantha Power, US ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Obama will take advantage of the large gathering of world leaders at the annual September opening of the UN General Assembly in New York to call a Security Council “summit” on the issue.

Together with Secretary of State John Kerry’s travel to the Middle East next week to begin building a regional coalition to address the challenge posed by IS (also known by ISIS or ISIL), Obama’s Sept. 25 summit underscores the importance that the United States is placing on making the issue a worldwide priority.

Power, speaking Wednesday with journalists at UN headquarters, said the US anticipates the outcome of the special Security Council session will be a resolution that guides UN member states in efforts to deter foreign fighter travel and their financing. The resolution could also guide intelligence-sharing efforts to keep track of where foreigners go to fight and if they seek to return home.