The Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) was established by the Secretary-General in 2005 and endorsed by the General Assembly through the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
, which was adopted by consensus in 2006. The mandate of the CTITF is to enhance coordination and coherence of counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations system. The Task Force consists of 31 international entities which by virtue of their work have, have a stake in multilateral counter-terrorism efforts. Each entity makes contributions consistent with its own mandate.
While the primary responsibility for the implementation of the Global Strategy rests with Member States, CTITF ensures that the UN system is attuned to the needs of Member States, to provide them with the necessary policy support and spread in-depth knowledge of the Strategy, and wherever necessary, expedite delivery of technical assistance.
The primary goal is to maximize each entity‘s comparative advantage by delivering as one to help Member States implement the four pillars of the Strategy, which are: measures to address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism; measures to prevent and combat terrorism; measures to build states’ capacity to prevent and combat terrorism and to strengthen the role of the United Nations system in that regard; measures to ensure respect for human rights for all and the rule of law as the fundamental basis for the fight against terrorism.
CTITF organizes its work through Working Groups and counter-terrorism related projects in areas where cooperation among United Nations system actors can add value for the implementation of the Strategy.
International Counter-Terrorism Focal Points Conference on Addressing Conditions Conducive to the Spread of Terrorism and Promoting Regional Cooperation
13 – 14 June 2013
Geneva, Switzerland
The Conference will be opened by H.E. Mr. Didier Burkhalter, Vice-President of the Federal Council and Foreign Minister of Switzerland and Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Political Affairs.
Over the last 30 months, the CTITF Office, in partnership with a select group of regional States and relevant CTITF entities, has organized regional workshops that brought together States, regional organizations, civil society and locally-based United Nations offices to explore the policy dimensions and practical challenges in implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288).
At the aforementioned regional workshops, most participants underscored the needs, challenges and opportunities in the implementation of Pillar I of the Global Strategy, which cites “conflicts, dehumanization of victims of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, lack of the rule of law and violations of human rights, ethnic, national and religious discrimination, political exclusion, socio-economic marginalization and lack of good governance” as key elements that are conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism. This Conference will seek to focus attention on these important topics included under Pillar I of the Global Strategy and help identify practical ways, including through civil society input, to implement them.
In addition, the Conference will also bring together national counter-terrorism focal points from around the world to discuss good practices in the Global Strategy’s implementation and identify possible ways forward to counter terrorism in a comprehensive and integrated manner, consistent with international human rights obligations.
All Member States are invited to the Conference.
- Logistical Information Note
- Note Verbale
- Concept note: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Upcoming Events
- UN Counter-Terrorism Coordinators Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 13-14 June 2013: Note Verbale Logistical Information Concept Note
Recent Events
- I-ACT Capacity-building workshop on preventing and countering radicalization that leads to terrorism, Abuja, Nigeria, 13-17 May 2013
- CTITF Briefing to Member States, New York (UNHQ), 26 April:
USG's remarks CTITF Director's remarks - Workshop on "Mapping and Developing Training Curricula from the Human Rights Training and Capacity Building Project", Amman, Jordan, 15-16 April 2013.
- Conference on border-control cooperation in the Sahel and the Maghreb, Rabat, Morocco, 13-15 March 2013.
- International Conference to promote counter-terrorism collaboration between National, Regional and International Centres and Initiatives, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 16-17 February 2013 Press Release
- Briefing on "preventing the abuse of the non-profit sector for the purposes of terrorist financing", New York, USA, 7 March 2013.
