The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) conducted a course on “Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism: Threats and Countermeasures” in Bogota, Colombia, from 28 to 31 October 2025. The training was organized by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) in UNOCT, in close…
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic held an event entitled “Strengthening National Capacities for Counter-Terrorism: EU–UN Support and Equipment Handover to the Kyrgyz Republic,” on 15 October 2025, at the Forensic Expert Service in…
The Global Parliamentary Conference on Counter-Terrorism and the Prevention of Violent Extremism is scheduled to take place in Istanbul on 7 and 8 October. Hosted by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), with the support of the Shura Council of the State of Qatar, the event brought…
The High Level International Conference on the Repatriation of Persons from Al Hol, Surrounding Camps and Places of Detention, organized by the Government of Iraq with the technical support of the United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT), took place on 26 September 2025 at the United…
15 national-level counter-terrorism officials from Cabo Verde, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, and Nigeria completed a three-week Train-the-Trainer course delivered by the Global Fusion Cells Programme of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism…
On 14-17 September 2025, the UNOCT Cybersecurity and New Technologies Programme delivered a CT TECH+ workshop, supporting the Government of Iraq in developing counter-terrorism policy approaches to address the growing threat posed by the misuse of new technologies for terrorist purposes. The…
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) is honored to have received recognition from UN Women for our performance in the 2024 UN System-wide Action Plan (UN-SWAP) on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In just five years, UNOCT has gone from meeting or exceeding 3…
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) will launch the project: “Supporting Eastern Africa in countering terrorist use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs)”, on 11 September 2025. By improving the application of legislative frameworks and building capacities of national authorities…
On 8 September 2025, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) convened its second Quarterly Briefing of the year for Member States at United Nations Headquarters in New York, gathering over 200 participants from 64 Member States and regional organizations, and 15 entities of the Global…
On 8 September 2025, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) convened its second Quarterly Briefing of the year for Member States at United Nations Headquarters in New York, gathering over 200 participants from 64 Member States and regional organizations, and 15 entities of the Global…
On 21 August 2025, the United Nations commemorated the eighth International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism under the theme "United by Hope: Collective Action for Victims of Terrorism." The event brought together victims, survivors, Member States, and UN officials to…
Are you a young gamer passionate about fostering safer digital spaces? The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), with support from the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), is calling on youth from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines to join a…
The Tenth Coordination Committee meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, 24 January 2024, New York, UNHQ.
