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CTC 20th Anniversary | A Conversation with ASG Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director of CTED
2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of Security Council resolution 1373 and the creation of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. As a part of the year of commemoration, CTED experts reflect on their work.
Michèle Coninsx was appointed Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of CTED by Secretary-General António Guterres on 11 August 2017 and took up her position on 3 November 2017.
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Electronic Detailed Implementation Survey
CTED’s new and improved assessment tools & processes include the cloud-based CTED assessment and analysis portal, launched in January 2021, which reflects the new mandates conferred upon CTED by relevant resolutions, is user-friendly, and makes the most effective possible use of qualitative
Global Implementation Surveys
Regarded as the most comprehensive analytical documents on counter-terrorism in the UN system, the Global Implementation Surveys (GIS) of Member States’ implementation of Council resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005) and 2178 (2014) consider where progress has been made and where gaps remain, and
CTC Visit Framework
The visits to Member States conducted by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism (Counter-Terrorism Committee) are recognized, in the report of the Committee on its revitalization (S/2004/124) and in Council resolutions 1535 (2004
CTC’s 20th anniversary
2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1373 which was unanimously adopted on 28 September 2001, in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. This landmark document established the basis of the Security Council’s future response to the terrorist threat. Resolution 1373 (2001) also established the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) as a subsidiary body of the Council, mandated to assess Member States’ compliance with the resolution’s provisions. Click here for more information.
CTED side events for 2021 Counter-Terrorism Week
The second UN Counter-Terrorism Week was held from 21 to 30 June 2021. The theme was “Countering and Preventing Terrorism in the Age of Transformative Technologies: Addressing the Challenges of the New Decade,” and was complemented by a number of side events, which facilitated discussion of the four pillars of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
CTED Newsletter – September 2021
Check out CTED’s latest newsletter highlighting recent events, publications, hybrid visits, and activities.
Foreign Terrorist Fighters
On 24 September 2014, at a historic meeting held at the level of Heads of State or Government, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2178 (2014) to address the acute threat posed by (FTFs).
Information and Communications Technologies
In 2014, Member States faced an acute and growing threat posed by the significant flow of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs)1 to the conflict zones of the Middle East. That threat was exacerbated by a marked increase in online radicalization and recruitment.
Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorist Narratives
The Security Council recognizes that acts of terrorism and violent extremism cannot be prevented or countered through repressive measures alone and has consistently emphasized the need for a comprehensive, whole-of-society, human rights compliant and gender-sensitive approach.
Legal Issues
The adoption of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) introduced a significant new dimension to international counter-terrorism law by requiring all Member States to criminalize various acts associated with terrorism.
Law enforcement
Member States’ law enforcement agencies must constantly adapt to a global terrorist threat that has evolved significantly over the past decade, both in scale and complexity.
Countering the financing of terrorism
Terrorists require money to operate. Without funding, they cannot purchase weapons, equipment, supplies, or services. The source of terrorist funds may be licit or illicit, and funding often takes the form of multiple small donations, rather than one large sum of money.
Integrating gender into counter-terrorism
The Security Council, the Counter-Terrorism Committee, and the Committee’s Executive Directorate (CTED) have actively promoted the integration of the agendas on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism (CVE).
Human Rights
Terrorism poses a serious threat, not only to international peace and security, but also to the enjoyment of human rights and social and economic development.
Border security and arms trafficking
Effective border security and timely information-sharing at the national, regional and international level are key to the effective implementation of counter-terrorism measures pursuant to Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant Council resolutions.
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