Coordination Committee and Working Groups

Counter-Terrorism Compact Coordination Committee

The Counter-Terrorism Compact Coordination Committee was launched by Secretary-General António Guterres on 6 December 2018 in the presence of the heads and principals of the participating entities. The Coordination Committee is responsible for providing oversight and strategic level guidance to the inter-agency Working Groups on the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, in accordance with the coordination and implementation frameworks outlined in the Counter-Terrorism Compact.

The Counter-Terrorism Compact Coordination Committee is chaired by the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and comprises representatives of all Counter-Terrorism Compact entities, as well as the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of its eight Working Groups. The UN Office for Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) provides Secretariat support to the Coordination Committee.

The Coordination Committee adopted on 24 January 2024 its Joint Programme of Work (JPOW) for 2024-2026 to guide its work and that of its eight Working Groups. The JPOW is comprised of five overarching priorities:

1. Enhance Coordination and Coherence of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism efforts
2. Strengthen Engagement with Member States
3. Advance partnerships with regional entities, civil society, academia and the private sector
4. Consolidate Joint Planning and Resource Mobilization for United Nations Counter-Terrorism efforts
5. Ensure mainstreaming of gender, human rights and rule of law in the context of countering-terrorism and preventing violent extremism

Counter-Terrorism Compact Working Groups

Counter-Terrorism Compact entities collaborate, as member or observer, through eight inter-agency Working Groups, tasked with operationalizing, under the Compact’s umbrella, enhanced coordination and coherence of UN counter-terrorism efforts with a view to achieving concrete impact on the ground. This inter-agency structure is aligned with the four pillars of the UN Global Counter-terrorism Strategy and the priorities of Member States. The Working Groups provide a regular platform for collaboration and exchange of information, joint mobilization of resources, and development and implementation of joint programmes and projects.

Inter-agency Working Groups of the Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact: