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CTED concludes focused visit to Montenegro
21 March 2024

From 18 to 22 March 2024, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), conducted on behalf of the Committee its first focused visit to Montenegro. CTED conducts these visits to assess Member States’ counter-terrorism efforts, including progress made, good practices, remaining challenges, and priority areas for technical assistance needs related to the effective implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions.

The visits remain one of the key channels of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to engage and conduct a constructive dialogue with Member States with a view to achieving effective and comprehensive implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions on counter-terrorism.

 

CTED, UNICRI host Expert Group Meeting on cultural heritage smuggling and its nexus with terrorism
21 March 2024

While cultural heritage smuggling is not a new phenomenon, the rise of Da’esh and Al Qaeda affiliates has raised the alarm internationally on the looting of cultural property for terrorism financing. Since the early 1980s, terrorist and insurgent groups have been exploiting the lucrative illegal market of cultural artifacts to fund their activities. Addressing this, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice 

 

CTED hosts Insight Briefing on “Latest trends in the use of cryptocurrency by terrorist groups and their supporters”
07 March 2024

On 4 March 2024, CTED hosted an important discussion on the latest trends and shifts in the use of different types of virtual assets by terrorist groups affiliated with Da’esh (ISIL) / Al-Qaida and their supporters, including for their fundraising campaigns. The briefing offered Member States practical insights into how virtual assets are used for terrorism financing purposes, and how related technologies, including blockchain analytics, can help detect and suppress such abuses.

Security Council holds first open briefing on counter-terrorism efforts in South-East Europe
01 March 2024

The Counter-Terrorism Committee of the United Nations Security Council convened a regional open briefing on counter-terrorism efforts in South-East Europe, providing an opportunity to take stock of the evolving nature of terrorism and hear from Member States as to how their approaches are changing. The briefing included participation from government representatives, regional organizations, academic experts, and civil society actors, both in-person and remotely, serving as a crucial platform for aligning counter-terrorism efforts among stakeholders in South-East Europe and beyond.

CTED holds inaugural annual meeting of the Global Research Network
27 February 2024

Research is essential in ensuring the evidence-based design of counter-terrorism policies. To facilitate this, the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) coordinates the Global Research Network (GRN), an informal group of more than one hundred organizations from across the globe who conduct research into trends and developments in terrorism, countering terrorism and countering violent extremism conducive to terrorism.

Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering briefs Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee
21 December 2023

On 21 December 2023 representatives from the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) briefed the UN Security Council’s Counter Terrorism Committee. The delegation, consisting of the Canadian Co-Chair, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance, Julien Brazeau, and the APG Executive Secretary, Gordon Hook, provided a briefing on the range of CFT efforts taken by the APG over the last five years to address regional terrorism financing issues.

Belgium briefs the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee
20 November 2023

On 15 November 2023, Mr. Nicolas Nihon, Director for Counterterrorism and Violent Extremism of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, briefed the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). The focus of Mr. Nihon’s briefing was the steps the Kingdom of Belgium has taken to implement the recommendations from the Committee’s 2022 follow-up assessment visit. In addition, Mr. Nihon provided updates on the evolving terrorist threat in Belgium.

UN Joint appeal for counter-terrorism efforts in Africa launched — with direct link to priority technical assistance needs identified by the CTC and CTED
17 November 2023

Africa is one of the continents of the world most affected by violent extremism conducive to terrorism. In 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 48 percent of all deaths attributed to terrorist groups. Effectively countering the threat of terrorism requires a comprehensive approach that transcends borders and involves all relevant actors. To this end, the United Nations in October 2023 launched a Joint Appeal for Counter-Terrorism in Africa that supports 10 joint flagship initiatives across 16 United Nations entities. 

Spotlight on sexual and gender-based violence linked to terrorism: The Permanent Mission of Switzerland and CTED hold launch event for new report
17 November 2023

On 15 November 2023, the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) held a launch event for CTED’s report “Towards Meaningful Accountability for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Linked to Terrorism”. Bringing together representatives of Member States, civil society, and United Nations partners, the event provided participants an opportunity to discuss the findings of the report and their relevance to advancing accountability efforts for sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) linked to terrorism in different contexts.

Counter-Terrorism Committee conducts first visit to the Republic of Ecuador
02 November 2023

Acting on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a visit to the Republic of Ecuador from 23 to 27 October 2023. The assessment, which was the first time for Ecuador, covered all relevant Security Council resolutions, including 1373 (2001), 2178 (2014), 2396 (2017), and 2617 (2021).