Ambassador Greenstock, Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), briefed member states on the work of the CTC on 12 February 2003.  The CTC had received a total of 305 first, second and third round reports.  It had responded to 213.  Ten states had not submitted a report. The CTC had written to them and to those who were late in submitting subsequent reports to remind them of the deadline set by Security Council Ministers of 31 March 2003.  

Ambassador Greenstock noted that on 20 February the Security Council would hold an open meeting, following up the Ministerial meeting held 20 January.  He encouraged delegations to refer in their interventions to the Ministerial Declaration adopted by resolution 1456.   

Ambassador Greenstock said that he would write to all Permanent Representatives about the 7 March CTC Special Meeting with international, regional and sub-regional organisations.  Given the shortness of the meeting and the focus on those organisations, there would not be time for UN members to speak.  But he encouraged delegations to attend as observers.  Any questions or comments could be taken up by the Chairman at briefings after that meeting.  The meeting aimed to begin a dialogue about the role of such organisations in the global structure aimed at combating terrorism.  Such organisations needed to work in awareness of each other's activities, to be in contact and to avoid duplication.  Relevant documents appeared on the CTC website (button marked CTC Special Meeting).  

Ambassador Greenstock said that the CTC had been discussing its approach to assistance and would aim to be more direct with states on this.  It had developed an online "Directory of Counter-Terrorism Information and Sources of Assistance (accessible through the CTC website, button marked Assistance) which was designed to be of help to states looking to improve their capacity against terrorism.  The CTC technical assistance team had developed a "matrix" setting out what states needed in terms of further assistance, and donors were using this to direct and focus their assistance programme.  The CTC's Sub-Committees would increasingly address assistance needs as an integral part of their work in monitoring the implementation of 1373.  They were likely in the future to invite Member States to participate in Sub-Committee meetings to discuss assistance needs.