News & Updates

15 May 2013

Strasbourg conference explores effective use of special investigative techniques to prevent terrorism

CTED, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the League of Arab States held an international conference on the use of special investigative techniques to combat terrorism and other forms of serious crime, which took place in Strasbourg, France, from 14 to 15 May 2013.

15 May 2013

Doha security symposium calls for comprehensive approach to threats in Sahel and sub-Saharan African

The UN, the Gulf Cooperation Council and other concerned governmental and non-governmental actors must take a comprehensive and coordinated approach to security threats in the Sahel and sub-Saharan Africa, according to participants in a global security symposium.

14 May 2013

Rehabilitation programmes seek to reduce the appeal of violent extremism and terrorism

The Counter-Terrorism Committee members heard on 9 May 2013 presentations from senior officials of Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad bin Naif Counseling and Care Center and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).

13 May 2013

Kampala: East African police and prosecutors discuss boosting legal cooperation in bringing terrorists to justice

The first in a series of subregional workshops for East African police and prosecutors on effectively countering terrorism and bringing terrorists to justice kicked off on 7 May 2013 in Kampala. The three-day event was organized by CTED in cooperation with the Government of Uganda and the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation.

07 May 2013

Committee presents to Member States a new tool to assess their implementation of Security Council resolutions

The Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate (CTED) briefed Member States on 3 May 2013 on a new tool to assess their implementation of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005).

02 May 2013

First Regional Workshop for Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecutors in East Africa on Effectively Countering Terrorism and Bringing Terrorists to Justice, 7-9 May 2013, Uganda

Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) requires all Member States to bring terrorists to justice.  States’ investigative, prosecutorial and judicial authorities have been forced to develop ways to deal with the increasing complexity of such cases.

18 aPRIL 2013

CTED and Europol commit to enhanced cooperation

The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the European Police Office (Europol) have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in combating global terrorism by promoting good practices and training aimed at enhancing the counter-terrorism capacities of Member States in need.

17 aPRIL 2013

Financial pledge of the Netherlands to the UN CT work

A sum of US$ 220,000 per year has been pledged to the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) over the 2013-2014 cycles to support the United Nations counter-terrorism capacity-building projects.

28 March 2013

Border-control cooperation, focus of conference in the Sahel and the Maghreb

CTED, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre and the Government of Morocco held a conference on border-control cooperation in the Sahel and the Maghreb, which took place in Rabat from 13 to 15 March 2013.

26 March 2013

CTED returns to Morocco

A CTED delegation returned to Morocco eight years after its previous visit, in order to follow up on the recommendations it made in 2005 on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee.

21 March 2013

CTED delegation visits Serbia

CTED visited the Republic of Serbia from 18 to 21 March 2013 as part of its ongoing work to monitor the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) by Member States.

15 March 2013

Protecting non-profit organizations from terrorist financiers

Terrorists groups, like other criminal organizations, need money to operate. To generate funds, they often turn to drug trafficking, kidnapping, money-laundering and other illegal activities. Legal businesses can also serve as fronts for terrorist activities.

1 March 2013

CTED and INTERPOL pledge enhanced cooperation

Enhanced international cooperation is needed in order to tackle the evolving tactics and techniques of terrorists and terrorist groups, according to Mr. Weixiong Chen, Deputy Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) and Ms. Mireille Ballestrazzi, the recently appointed President of INTERPOL.

08 February 2013

Counter-Terrorism Committee holds first meeting under Morocco's chairmanship

The Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee held its first meeting of 2013 on 7 February and the first with Morocco as Chair.  Mr. Mohammed Loulichki, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, presided over the meeting.

18 January 2013

Non-profit sector: Countering risks of its abuse to finance terrorism

The fifth in a series of regional workshops aimed at preventing the abuse of the non-profit sector for terrorism financing purposes was held from 15 to 17 January in Doha. The workshop was organized by CTED and the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, on behalf of the CTITF Working Group on Tackling Financing of Terrorism. The Qatar Central Bank hosted the event.

02 January 2013

OAS and UNODC brief members of the Counter-Terrorism Committee

On 20 December 2012, the Organization for American States (OAS) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) briefed the 15 members of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on their work.

24 DECEMBER 2012

Freezing terrorist assets in West Africa

A regional workshop on freezing of terrorist assets pertaining to Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) designed for member States of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WEAMU) and Guinea took place in Dakar from 11 to 13 December 2012. CTED and the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money-Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) with the support of the Swiss Government organized the event.

23 NOVEMBER 2012

At special meeting, international community reflects on strategies to combat the financing of terrorism

Over 60 Member States and 14 intergovernmental organizations participated in the special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on preventing and suppressing terrorist financing, held at UN headquarters in New York on 20 November.

23 NOVEMBER 2012

CTED visits the Russian Federation

The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) visited the
 Russian Federation from 8 to 10 October 2012 as part of its ongoing work to
 monitor the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001).

24 OCTOBER 2012

CTED launches global initiative on freezing terrorist assets

The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) has launched a global initiative aimed at helping Member States set up effective mechanisms to freeze terrorist assets in accordance with their obligations under Security Council resolution 1373 (2001).

28 September 2012

The Government of Djibouti and CTED renew their commitment to work together in the fight against terrorism

CTED concluded on 27 September its four-day comprehensive visit to Djibouti, conducted on behalf of the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee to monitor and promote the implementation of resolutions 1373 and 1624.

3 August 2012

Behind resolution 1624, a call for prevention

The Security Council has adopted more than 2,000 resolutions since 1946, the first on the Military Staff Committee and number 2,000 of July 2011 on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire. During its history, the 15-member body has discussed many issues related to international peace and security. Terrorism has been on the agenda for decades. Before and after the 2001 attacks on the United States, Council members have negotiated key resolutions dealing with this threat. Numbers 1373 and 1624 are two of the more recent ones.

25 July 2012

Workshop for Maghreb and Sahel States underscores need to develop strategies to counter incitement and violent extremism

Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and Senegal were the eight States represented at an international workshop held in Rabat from 17 to 19 July 2012, an event devoted to developing effective and comprehensive strategies to counter incitement of terrorist acts motivated by extremism and intolerance.

5 July 2012

Joint investigations: A means of bringing terrorists to justice

Collaboration and cooperation among national agencies on international joint investigations are essential to bringing terrorists to justice, according to experts who took part in a three-day seminar held in June in Kuala Lumpur.

7 June 2012

Seminar in Algiers examines the role of the prosecution in terrorist cases

The third in a series of seminars organized by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and tailored for prosecutors with experience in handling terrorist cases took place in Algiers from 5 to 7 June 2012. Close to 40 prosecutors and judges from different regions came together with representatives of international, regional and sub-regional organizations to examine their role in bringing terrorists to justice.

16 May 2012

Combating terrorism and the use of fraudulent travel documents

With most States now issuing machine-readable travel documents (MRTDs) to their citizens, these documents have become a global standard in preventing fraud and identity theft. Close to 100 States go a step further and issue electronic passports.

16 April 2012

Committee and its Executive Directorate report on achievements

Counter-Terrorism Committee Chairman Hardeep Singh Puri and CTED Executive Director Mike Smith on Monday 9 April 2012 briefed the UN membership on achievements over the past nine months. The Committee has been monitoring global counter-terrorism efforts for more than a decade, following the guidance of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005). Its Executive Directorate, created in 2004, assists the Committee in its work.

23 MAR 2012

Workshop promotes regional counter-terrorism cooperation in South Asia

Countering terrorism effectively was the subject of the Fifth Workshop for Police Officers, Prosecutors and Judges in South Asia, held in New Delhi from 20 to 22 March 2012. The regional workshop was hosted by the Government of India, in association with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). The event was organized by the Washington, D.C.-based Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation) and funded by the Governments of India and Denmark.

24 Feb 2012

Netherlands Counterterrorism Coordinator visits CTED

The view that Member States should prioritize the development of comprehensive and integrated national counterterrorism strategies is one shared by Mr. Weixiong Chen, Deputy Executive Director of CTED, and Mr. Erik Akerboom, National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security of the Netherlands, who met in New York on 23 February 2012.

13 Feb 2012

Committee hears of global coordination efforts from Russian security expert

Speaking on behalf of the Meeting of Heads of Special Services, Security Agencies, and Law-Enforcement Organizations, Mr. Aleksey F. Kuzyura of Russia’s Federal Security Service briefed the Counter-Terrorism Committee on the Meeting’s practical contribution to the global counter-terrorism effort over the past decade.

09 DEC 2011

Incitement to commit terrorist acts and violent extremism, the focus of regional workshop in East Africa

Over recent years, incitement to commit terrorist acts, extremism and radicalization leading to violence have emerged as issues of serious concern to the international community. "The advocacy of extremist views poses a real danger to communities around the world," said Mike Smith, head of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), at a regional workshop on incitement and violent extremism held in Nairobi last week.

06 Dec 2011

CTED mission to Myanmar fosters dialogue and understanding on counter-terrorism

CTED conducted its first comprehensive visit to Myanmar from 21 to 25 November 2011. The delegation visited Myanmar to monitor and promote the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1373 and 1624.

5 DEC 2011

Preventing the illicit flow of money to fund terrorism

Terrorists and organized criminal groups have turned to informal methods to move money across international borders in an attempt to circumvent anti-money-laundering and counter-financing of terrorism controls in the formal financial sector. One such method is to employ couriers to carry large sums of cash or monetary instruments (some of which may be the proceeds of serious criminal offences) across borders, thus avoiding audit trails and other detection methods employed by the formal financial sector. In many cases, the funds are used to support terrorist activities.

26 Oct 2011

Effective counter-terrorism policies are based on "strict observance of human rights standards," says Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson

Ben Emmerson, the newly appointed Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, last week briefed the Counter-Terrorism Committee on his future work and outlined areas of common interest. At the Committee’s meeting of 20 October 2011, Mr. Emmerson told members that he would focus during his tenure on the rights of victims of terrorism and the prevention of terrorism.  

7 Oct 2011

CTED presents global counter-terrorism survey

4 Oct. 2011

Counter-Terrorism Committee urges States to “ensure zero tolerance to terrorism

28 Sep 2011

Counter-terrorism: 10 years of Security Council resolution 1373

14 Sep 2011

More than international military cooperation needed to thwart terrorism, says NATO’s Gábor Iklódy

25 Jul 2011

Workshop Addresses Challenges of Prosecuting Terrorists

27 Jun 2011

CTED and ASEANAPOL pledge to strengthen cooperation

24 Jun 2011

Financing of terrorism in South-East Europe, the focus of regional workshop

27 May 2011

CTED holds regional workshop in Bhutan

23 May 2011

UNHCR's Erika Feller calls for better balance between security and refugee protection

4 May 2011

Report of the Committee on practitioners' seminar sheds light on complexity of bringing terrorists to justice

15 Apr 2011

Counter-Terrorism Committee to hold special meeting in Strasbourg

5 Apr 2011

Securing the borders of the Maghreb and the Sahel

5 Apr 2011

CTC adopts Plan of Action for the implementation of resolution 1624

31 Mar 2011

CTED strengthens ties with South-East Asia regional training centre

30 Mar 2011

Regional efforts to prevent abuse of the non-profit sector for terrorism financing purposes

23 Mar 2011

CTC Chair: Cooperation with OAS to strengthen and expand further

25 Feb 2011

OSCE Secretary General: Global and integrated response key to success in combating terrorism

26 Jan 2011

Preventing abuse of the non-profit sector to finance terrorism

7 Jan 2011

Ambassador of India to chair Counter-Terrorism Committee