Guterres condemns deadly terror attack targeting Manchester synagogue
02 October 2025
Thursday’s terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester, which left at least two worshippers dead on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, has been strongly condemned by the UN Secretary-General.
Survivors’ voices ‘integral’ to preventing terrorism
21 August 2025
Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that their voices must not be sidelined in shaping policy and driving efforts to prevent future atrocities.
Terror threat posed by ISIL ‘remains volatile and complex,’ Security Council hears
20 August 2025
The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL – known more widely in the Middle East as Da’esh – remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide.
UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism
28 April 2025
A new UN initiative aims to drive collective action to support the rights and needs of people everywhere whose lives have been upended by the continuing threat posed by terrorism.
Security Council hears of persistent and evolving Da’esh threat
10 February 2025
The terrorist group Da’esh, also known as ISIL, remains a serious global security threat despite years of sustained efforts to dismantle its operations, UN counter-terrorism officials warned during a Security Council meeting on Monday.
Security Council debates growing terrorism threat in Africa
21 January 2025
Africa tragically remains the epicentre of global terrorism, and more action is required to implement international commitments to combat this scourge, the UN Deputy Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday.
‘New Quest Unlocked’: UN experts counter violent extremism in gaming spaces
23 December 2024
As millions unwrap new gaming devices this holiday season, UN experts are warning that these digital playgrounds need next-generation protection against extremist exploitation.
Testing swift responses to chemical terrorism threats
08 August 2024
As the UN Security Council meets on Thursday to discuss the threat the ISIL/Da’esh terrorist group poses, a specialised UN agency has been helping nations on the ground to prepare for chemical terrorism attacks.
UN counter-terrorism chief highlights Da’esh surge, calling for global action
08 August 2024
Islamic State (ISIL/Da’esh) and its affiliates have expanded their activities and finances in several parts of Africa, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, resulting in a major spike in attacks and civilian fatalities, a senior UN counter-terrorism official warned the Security Council on Thursday.
‘Force alone is not the answer,’ says UN counter-terrorism chief
15 February 2024
International cooperation is vital to confront the multi-faceted challenges resulting from terrorism, the head of the UN Office dedicated to confronting the scourge worldwide said on Thursday, calling for decisive multilateral action.
Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief
24 January 2024
In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with groups such as Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates exploiting local conflicts and fragilities to serve their own ends, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, calling for violent extremism to be rooted ou
Da’esh and affiliates still a threat in conflict zones, UN counter-terrorism officials report
25 August 2023
Despite successful international counter-terrorism initiatives, the extremist group Da’esh and its affiliates continue to pose a serious threat in conflict zones and neighbouring countries, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.
UN honours survivors of terrorism working for peace
21 August 2023
Paying respect to the thousands lost or harmed through terrorist attacks around the world each year, the UN is launching a project to help survivors’ testimonies be heard, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday’s International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.
UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism
21 June 2023
Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her country, with UN support.
Poverty, inequality and exclusion fuelling terrorism, warns UN chief
19 June 2023
With terrorism posing a complex, constantly evolving and multi-faceted threat, law-enforcement agencies gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday in search of a comprehensive, inclusive, and effective multilateral response.
UN underlines support for Africa’s fight against terrorism
28 March 2023
Although no region is immune to terrorism, the situation in Africa is especially concerning, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday, underlining UN support to countries striving to “end this scourge.”
Counter-terrorism 'rhetoric' used to justify rise of surveillance technology: human rights expert
14 March 2023
Some countries and private companies are using “counter-terrorism and security rhetoric” to justify a major increase in the deployment and use of cutting-edge surveillance technology, with no regulation, and at an “enormous cost” to human rights, said an independent UN expert on Tuesday.
Power of sport to counter violent extremism amplified at UN
13 February 2023
Sport can change the world, famous footballers and grassroots gamechangers alike said at a roundtable discussion on Monday, highlighting a new UN podcast series to mark the first International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism, as and when Conducive to Terrorism.
Guterres strongly condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan
30 January 2023
The UN chief and top officials have strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, that left at least 59 dead and 150 injured.
Human rights must be defended in the fight against terrorism: UN chief
25 January 2023
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the fight against terrorism will never succeed if we perpetuate the “denial and destruction” of human rights.
Terrorism intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict
10 November 2022
The growth of terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security, currently felt most keenly in Africa, the deputy UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
UN Security Council boosts commitment to fight digital terror
29 October 2022
A two-day meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee in India has ended with the adoption of a document committing Member States to prevent and combat digital forms of terror, notably using drones, social media, and online terrorist financing.
UN counter-terrorism committee pays tribute to victims of worldwide attacks
28 October 2022
“It is my appeal to all the representatives of States, to ensure there is no safe haven provided to any kind of terrorism whatsoever”: the words of Nidhi Chaphekar, a survivor of the 2016 Brussels terrorist attacks, opening a Special Meeting of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee in In
UN counter-terrorism body backs innovations to fight digital terror
27 October 2022
The growing threat posed by new and emerging technologies to global security is the focus of a special meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, which opens on Friday in India.
Nearly half of world’s terror victims are African, with organised crime increasingly entrenched
06 October 2022
The threat of terrorism and organised crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime told the Security Council on Thursday, warning that illegal trafficking is depriving millions of a decent livelihood.
UN meeting upholds need to remember and support victims of terrorism
08 September 2022
Advancing the rights and needs of people whose lives have been upended by terrorism is the goal of a two-day meeting that opened at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday.
Da’esh, affiliates remain ‘global and evolving’ threat, Security Council hears
09 August 2022
In a joint briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday, UN counterterrorism officials confirmed that the threat posed by Da’esh terrorist fighters and their affiliates remains “global and evolving”.
Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns
08 June 2022
While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from over, particularly in Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York on Wednesday.
Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism: Guterres
10 May 2022
Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to ensure their effectiveness, Secretary-General António Guterres told a UN-backed counter-terrorism meeting that opened in Málaga, Spain, on Tuesday.
Battle against Da’esh, a ‘long-term game’, Voronkov tells Security Council
09 February 2022
The global fight against the shadowy, ever-morphing threat posed by the ISIL terrorist group - known officially as Da’esh - and its affiliates, remains a “long-term game” for which there are “no quick fixes,” the UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Continued and coherent support to Member States on preventing and countering terrorism is critical during and after COVID-19 crisis
28 August 2020
The Coordination Committee of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact held its fifth meeting on 28 August 2020 to reinforce common action in supporting the balanced implementation of the Un
Project addressing the terrorism-arms-crime nexus jointly launched by UNCCT and UNODC
21 February 2020
Call for civil society feedback on UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
02 January 2020
In 2020, the General Assembly of the United Nations will undertake the 7th biennial review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288) during which it will consider providing updated guidance related to the Strate