2023 United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Second Quarterly Briefing to Member States

During the Second UNOCT Quarterly Briefing to Member States of 2023, held on 7 September, participants discussed: 

1. Counter-terrorism trends and developments, including the 1) Threat of terrorism from Al-Qaida, Da'esh, and affiliated groups in conflict zones, the complex security threats in parts of Africa, especially the Sahel, 2) Impacts of the situation in Afghanistan on terrorism in Central and Southern Asia, 3) Illicit financial flows derived from terrorism and other forms of criminality, 4) Counter-terrorism challenges presented by Autonomous and Remotely Operated Systems, 5) Exploitation of information and communications technologies by terrorist groups, and 6) Impacts of misuse of counter-terrorism measures on civil society actors. 
2. Progress in the implementation of UNOCT's global technical and capacity-building assistance programs, including 1) Behavioral Insights to Counter-Terrorism, 2) Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, 3) Victims of Terrorism, 4) Prosecution, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, 5) Cybersecurity and New Technologies, 6) Border Security and Management, 7) Countering the Financing of Terrorism, 8) Addressing Terrorist Use of Weapons, 9) Countering Terrorist Travel, 10) Counter-Terrorism Investigations and Kidnapping for Ransom, and 11) Autonomous and Remotely Operated Systems. 
3. UNOCT's strategic and policy priorities, including the 1) Eighth biennial review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, 2) Secretary-General's "New Agenda for Peace," 3) Outcomes of the Third Counter-Terrorism Week, 4) 2024 "Summit of the Future," 5) African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja, 6) Joint Appeal for Counter-Terrorism in Africa, 8) Strengthening efforts to mainstream human rights and gender equality, including through the full implementation of the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy, and strengthening the use of evidence for gender and human rights integration, 9) Generating momentum for the victims of terrorism agenda, 10) Strengthening counter-terrorism coordination through the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact and its user-restricted digital platform, 13) Strengthening cooperation with Member States, and 14) Enhancing regional partnerships and engaging with civil society organizations.