Statements

Mr Voronkov statements
 

2019
5 Dec Opening remarks by Ms. Sevil Alirzayeva, Chief of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism at the Briefing on “Kazakhstan’s experience in repatriation of its citizens from conflict zones and their reintegration into society”, New York
21 Nov Opening Remarks, Dr. Raffi Gregorian, Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General and Director, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, Eighth International Congress for Victims of Terrorism, Nice, France
7-8 Nov Joint United Nations - Hungary Regional Conference for Central Europe on Prevention of Radicalization to Terrorism: Regional Policy Responses and Risk Mitigation, Budapest: 
5 Nov Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the meeting with the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC–COPS), Brussels

23 Oct

Quarterly Briefing to Member States by UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Entities, New York  
22 Oct Statement of Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov  at the Group of Friends on Sports for Development and Peace, New York
30 Sept Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the UNCCT/UNODC UNGA74 side event on ‘‘Protecting Children Affected by Terrorism: A Global Priority”, New York
26 Sept Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at High-Level side event to the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly on: “International and Regional Cooperation on Countering Terrorism and its Financing Through Illicit Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime, New York
26 Sept Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the High-level Side Event on Countering the Financing of Terrorism: Taking Steps Towards the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 2462 (2019) by Maximizing Synergies Between the International and Regional Contexts in Countering the Financing of Terrorism, New York 
26 Sept Remarks by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Side-Event on Countering Terrorism with New and Emerging Technologies
26 Sept Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, at the launch of a joint EU- UN partnership": the ‘‘Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism in Asia (STRIVE ASIA), New York
25 Sept Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at a High-level Event Promoting the Power of Sport to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism, New York
25 Sept Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Tenth GCTF Ministerial Plenary Meeting, New York
24 Sept Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism, New York
23 Sept Closing Remarks by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, Leaders Dialogue: Strategic Responses to Terrorist and Violent Extremist Narratives, New York
23 Sept Leaders Dialogue: Strategic Responses to Terrorist and Violent Extremist Narratives  -  Other statements: New Zealand -  USA
11 Sept Statement by Mr. Voronkov at  the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
10 Sept Statement by Mr. Steven Siqueira, Chief of Pillar I and IV, UNOCT/UNCCT on “Preventing the Spread of Violent Extremism in the Prison Context of Uganda”, Kampala, Uganda
4 Sept Co-chairs Summary of the International High-level Conference on Countering Terrorism through Innovative Approaches and the Use of New and Emerging Technologies - Delivered by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
3 Sept Statement by Mr. Voronkov at the High-level Conference on Counter-Terrorism and the Use of New and Emerging Technologies, Minsk, Belarus - Russian - English
27 Aug Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism to the Security Council on the Ninth “Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat”, New York
21 Aug Closing Remarks by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov on International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism: “Surviving Terrorism: The Power of Resilience”,  New York
20 Aug Statement by Mr. Voronkov at the Film Screening and Roundtable Discussion: “Resilience in the Face of Terrorism”, New York
25 July Quarterly Briefing to Member States by UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Entities, New York   - Opening Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov  -  Office Presentation
11 July Co-Chairs’ Summary presented by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the African Regional High-level Conference on Counter-Terrorism and the Prevention of Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism, Nairobi, Kenya
10 July Transcript of the Joint Press Stakeout between the Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission
10 July Secretary-General's remarks to the African Regional High-Level Conference on Counter Terrorism and Prevention of Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism, Nairobi, Kenya
27 June Statement of Mr. Voronkov at Open Briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on 'Building partnerships in protecting soft targets from terrorist attacks', New York
27 June Statement of Mr. Voronkov at UNODC launch of the handbook on Gender Dimensions of Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism, New York
25 June Statement of Mr. Voronkov at Launch meeting of the Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism, New York
24 June Statement of Mr. Voronkov on "Countering Terrorism and other acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief: Fostering Tolerance and Inclusivity", New York
24 June Statement of Mr. Voronkov for the Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Terrorist Attack on the AMIA, New York
20 June Statement delivered on behalf of Mr. Voronkov at the High-level Inter-Regional Conference on ‘Whole-of-Society-Approach’ to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
19 June Statement delivered by Vladimir Voronkov on belhalf of Secretary-General Guterres the at Xth International Meeting of High-Level Officials Responsible for Security Matters, Ufa, the Russian Federation -  English - Russian
5 June Statement delivered on behalf of Mr. Voronkov at the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina
29 May Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the 18th Meeting of the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre Advisory Board, New York
17 May Statement by Vladimir Voronkov at the International High-Level Conference on International and Regional Cooperation to Combat Terrorism and its Sources of Financing, including Illicit Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime, Dushanbe, Tajikistan -  English - Russian
7 May The Secretary-General remarks at the official launch of the United nations Countering Terrorist Travel Programme, New York
7 May Remarks of Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Official Launch of the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel, New York
6 May Opening Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Quarterly Briefing to Member States by UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Entities, New York
6 May Presentation by Ms. Sevil Alirzayeva, Chief of Office, Office of Counter-Terrorism at the briefing to Member States by UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Entities
6 May Statement by Mr. Jehangir Khan, Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), Office of Counter-Terrorism  at the briefing to Member States by UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Entities: Statement - Presentation
2 April Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the event on “Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: Reshaping the Future of Crime, Terrorism and Security”, New York
28 March Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Meeting of the Security Council on Adoption of Resolution 2462 (2019) on Countering the Financing of Terrorism, New York
28 March Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the signing of the MoU between UNOCT and Italian Guardia di Finanza, Rome
26 March Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the 2019 OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference in Bratislava, 26 March 2019
11 Mar Remarks by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Side-event on the occasion of the 63rd CSW: “Rehabilitation, and Reintegration of Women Formerly Associated with Terrorist Groups", New York
19 Feb Opening Remarks by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the event on “Promoting Interfaith Pluralism and Understanding for Prevention”, New York
11 Feb Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism to the Security Council on the Eighth “Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat”, New York
24 Jan Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Meeting of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, New York
11 Jan Remarks by USG Voronkov at the Council on Foreign Relations, Women and Foreign Policy Roundtable Series, Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Counter-Terrorism, New York
   

 

2018
18 Dec Remarks by Ms. Aurora Saiz Melero, INTERPOL at the quarterly briefing on the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact
18 Dec Remarks by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, USG UNOCT at the quarterly briefing on the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact - Presentation
18 Dec Remarks by Mr. Yury Fedotov, UNODC Director General/Executive Director at the quarterly briefing on the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact
18 Dec Remarks by Ms. Michele Coninsx, ASG CTED at the quarterly briefing on the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact 
6 Dec UN Secretary-General's remarks to the First Meeting of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Compact Coordination Committee, New York
3 Dec Video Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Conference on the Security of Radioactive Material, Vienna
29 Nov Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Second International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) High-Level Conference on Aviation Security Montréal, Canada
7 Nov Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the XVII Meeting of Heads of Special Services, Security Agencies, and Law-Enforcement Organizations, Moscow  (English/Russian)
31 Oct Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Sixth Scientific and Practical Conference of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: ‘Combatting Terrorism - Cooperation Without Boundaries’, Taskent  (English/Russian)
9 Oct Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism at the High Level International Conference: “Preventing and Countering Terrorism in the Digital Age”, Minsk  (English/Russian)
8 Oct Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Faculty of International Relations, Belarusian State University, Minsk (English/Russian)
4 Oct Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the OSCE Permanent Council Meeting, Vienna
1 Oct Statement by Mr. Voronkov at High-Level Side Event on Cross-Border Peace Initiatives, New York
28 Sept Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Launch of the “Code of Conduct for the Achievement of a Terrorism Free World”
26 Sept Statement by Mr. Voronkov, at the UNGA side-event: Ensuring the rights of children of foreign terrorist fighters, New York
26 Sept Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Ninth Ministerial Plenary of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF)
9 Sept Statement by Mr. Voronkov at the Human Rights Council Side Event on Respecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism, Geneva
23 Aug Statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Security Council meeting on the seventh “Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat”
17 Aug The Secretary-General's remarks on the Opening of the Multimedia exhibit "Surviving Terrorism: Victims’ Voices", New York
17 Aug Closing Remarks by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism “Surviving Terrorism: Victims’ Voices”, New York
17 July Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism at a Joint Briefing to Member States on the Work of the United nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT)
17 July Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism at a Briefing to Member States on the Work of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
2 July Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of UNOCT at the open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on Central Asia
29 June Session IV: Strengthening the role and capacity of the United Nations to support Member States to implement the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
28 June Session I: Opportunities and challenges in strengthening international cooperation through the sharing of information, expertise and resources Chairperson of the Inter-Governmental Session: Statement by Ms. Michèle Coninsx, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
28 June Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, USG of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism at the HLC Side Event on the Implementation of the Global Aviation Security Plan in the light of UNSCR 2309 (2016)
28 June Secretary-General's opening remarks at High-level Conference on Counter-Terrorism
28 June Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism. United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States. Opening Session
27 June Statement of Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism. High-Level Event on "International Collaboration to combat the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes: opportunities and challenges"
27 June Statement by Mr. Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism. Standing in Solidarity for the Rights of Victims of Terrorism
26 June Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, at the Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan
30 May Statement by Ms. Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) at the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning Iraq
30 May Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, at the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning Iraq
30 May Statement by Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, at the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning Iraq
23 May Statement of Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism at the UNDP Second Global Meeting on Preventing Violent Extremism, Oslo, Norway
23 May Statement of Mr. Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator at the UNDP Second Global Meeting on Preventing Violent Extremism, Oslo, Norway
4 May Statements by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism at the High-Level International Conference “Countering Terrorism and Preventing Violent Extremism”, Dushanbe (Opening English/Russian – Closing English/Russian)
30 April Opening Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism at the High-Level Meeting Towards a comprehensive implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia, Ashgabat
26 April Statement of Mr. Vladimir Voronkov United Nations Under-Secretary-General Office of Counter-Terrorism at the International Conference on Countering the Financing of Terrorism, Paris, France
17 April Remarks by the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Gueterres at the 16th Meeting of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre Advisory Board, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
12 April Remarks by the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Gueterres on "Investing in Youth to Counter Terrorism", New York
9 April Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism at the Security Council Open Arria Formula Meeting on “Enhancing synergies between the United Nations and regional and sub-regional organizations to address the nexus between terrorism and transnational organized crime”
4 April Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism at the VII Moscow Conference on International Security, Moscow (English – Russian)
3 April Statement by Mr. Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism at the International Research-To-Practice Conference on Priorities of International Cooperation in Countering Extremism and Terrorism, Moscow (English – Russian)
22 March Briefing to the Security Council on the Activities of Boko Haram and the Situation in the Lake Chad Basin by the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed
12 March Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism at a panel discussion on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Advancing Women’s Leadership and Participation, on the occasion of the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women
3 March Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Diplomatic Club, Cairo, Egypt (Arabic – English)
26 Feb Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism at the quaterly briefing of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism to Member States 
12 Feb Statement by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism to the Group of Friends of Countering Terrorism
8 Feb Statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Mr. Vladimir Voronkov at the Security Council meeting on the sixth “Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat”
18 Jan Statement of Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, on the occasion of the Launch of the draft Code of Conduct for the Achievement of a Terrorism-Free World, New York
 

2017
8 Dec Statement of Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, EU Council Working Party on Terrorism (International Aspects - COTER)
8 Dec Statement of Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism to the EU Political and Security Committee
5 Dec Statement of Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism in Timbuktu, Mali
4 Dec Remarks to the International Community by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Bamako, Mali
30 Nov Remarks by the Under-Secretary-General on Counter-Terrorism, M. Vladimir Voronkov at the Security Council Briefing on Destruction and trafficking of cultural heritage by terrorist groups and in situations of armed conflict
28 Nov Remarks by the Under-Secretary-General on Counter-Terrorism, M. Vladimir Voronkov at the Security Council Briefing on Threats to international peace and security from terrorist acts: Foreign Terrorist Fighters
18 Nov Speech by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres at SOAS, University of London, on “Counter-terrorism and human rights: winning the fight while upholding our values” 
30 Oct Remarks by the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Gueterres at 15th Meeting of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre Advisory Board
28 Sept Remarks by the Under-Secretary-General on Counter-Terrorism, M. Vladimir Voronkov at the Security Council Briefing on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) 
2 August Statement by Mr. Jehangir Khan, Officer-in-Charge, UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (OCT) at the Open Meeting of the Security Council on 'Preventing Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons'
13 June Remarks by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres at High-level Dialogue on Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia
22 Feb Remarks by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres to the General Assembly on informal suggestion to create a new office for counter-terrorism
22 Feb Statement of the President of the General Assembly delivered by the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Vice-President of the General Assembly, H.E. Masud Bin Momen, during the informal meeting of the General Assembly for the Secretary-General to consult Member States on the strengthening of the capability of the United Nations system to assist Member States in implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in a balanced manner as requested in General Assembly resolution 70/291
12 Feb Opening remarks by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres at press encounter with Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmad Al-Jubeir of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
17 Jan Video remarks by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to the high-level event on combating anti-muslim discrimination and hatred
10 Jan Secretary-General’s Remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on "Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace"

 

2016
1 July Secretary-General on the adoption of a resolution on the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy
7 Apr Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism – The Way Forward, All statements 7 and 8 April 2016
11 Feb Opening remarks by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman at the UN Conference on the Human Rights of Victims of Terrorism
9 Feb Remarks by Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman at the Security Council meeting on the “Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat”
15 Jan Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at the General Assembly Presentation of the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism 
 

2015
17 Dec Remarks to Security Council meeting of Finance Ministers on Countering the Financing of Terrorism
16 Dec Opening remarks at End-of-Year press conference
26 Nov In Message to Central African Security Forum, Secretary-General Urges All Parties to ‘Manage Political Differences’, Promote Dialogue during Electoral Periods
22 Nov Opening remarks at Seventh ASEAN-UN Summit
17 Nov Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon to Security Council open debate on "Security, Development and the Root Causes of Conflicts"
15 Nov Opening remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at press conference at G20 Summit in Turkey
10 Nov Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at Fourth Summit of Arab and South American Countries
3 Nov Statement by SG Ban Ki-moon on the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
29 Oct Opening remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at press encounter in Madrid (Spain)
28 Oct Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at the Club de Madrid Madrid+10: Global Dialogue on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
13 Oct Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon to Security Council open debate on Women, Peace and Security
12 Oct Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at formal debate of the General Assembly on peace operations
9 Oct Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at special event marking the International Day of Non-Violence
1 Oct Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at High-Level Thematic Debate of the General Assembly marking the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations under the theme: "Maintenance of International Peace and Security"
30 Sept Remarks at Security Council Ministerial Meeting: "Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Settlement of Conflict in the Middle East and North Afircan and Countering the Terrorist Threat in the Region"
30 Sept Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at Leaders' Summit Countering Violent Extremism
14 Sept Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at closing of the 69th session of the General Assembly
9 Sept Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at General Assembly High-Level Forum on Culture of Peace
24 Aug Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon to press following meeting with President Buhari of Nigeria
18 June Remarks by SG Ban Ki-moon at Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict 
29 May Remarks to Security Council meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts (Foreign Terrorist Fighters)