About the Section
The United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel Section contain the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel ('CT Travel') Programme, and the joint United Nations Project on Threat Assessment Models for Aviation Security ("TAM") Project.
The United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel ('CT Travel') Programme is a flagship global initiative of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), assists beneficiary Member States in building their capabilities to detect and counter terrorism and serious crimes by using Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to improve the use of international databases with known and suspected terrorists and criminals, and enhance international information exchange, in accordance with Security Council resolutions 2178 (2014), 2396 (2017), and 2482 (2019), international standards and recommended practices and human rights principles.
The Programme comprehensively assists beneficiary Member States in legislative, operational, transport industry engagement, and technology support areas. This includes the donation and deployment of the United Nations ‘goTravel’ software system. The Programme has been designed in accordance with human rights principles and United Nations policies in this regard.
The Secretary-General officially launched the Programme on 7 May 2019. Six years on, CT Travel is working closely with 91 Member States, 69 are beneficiaries of the comprehensive technical assistance. Eight (8) have become strategic partners, including Seven (7) Member States (Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America), and one (1) regional organization (CARICOM-IMPACS on behalf of 15 countries) have become strategic partners.
In an ''One-UN'' partnership with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations Office of Information and Communication Technology (UNOICT), the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel ('CT Travel') Programme is co-funded by strategic investments and in-kind support from the European Union, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the State of Qatar, Germany, Australia, the United States of America, the Republic of India, Japan, Hungary, the Republic of Korea, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland.
The United Nations Project on Threat Assessment Models for Aviation Security ("TAM") Project builds upon the Security Council’s call, in its resolution 2309 (2016), for Member States to deepen dialogue and cooperation on matters relating to aviation security, including the exchange of risk-related information among relevant authorities. The TAM Project supports Member States in the development of effective inter-agency coordination processes in order to establish a common approach to national threat assessments within the context of aviation security.
The TAM Project is led by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in an ''One-UN'' partnership that integrates expertise from the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and in partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
CT Travel Programme Introductory Video
Additional Details
- For any further information, and to learn more about the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel ('CT Travel') Programme, please visit the webpage, and/or contact the CT Travel Team via e-mail at cttravel@un.org.
- For any further information, and to learn more about the United Nations Project on Threat Assessment Models for Aviation Security ("TAM") Project, please visit the webpage, and/or contact the Addressing Counter-Terrorism in Aviation Security (ACTAS) Unit via e-mail at actas@un.org.