New York– On 1 July 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), Canada, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) jointly held a side event on aviation security.
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H.E. Ambassador Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, and Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, addresses the open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on “South-East European Member States’ implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Committee’s visit recommendations” on 28 February 2024. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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09 July 2026
New York– On 1 July 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), Canada, the Republic of Kenya, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) co-organized a side event focused on countering the terrorist use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
09 July 2026
New York, 2 July 2026 – On the margins of the United Nations High-Level 2026 Counter-Terrorism Week, a dedicated side event entitled “Addressing the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Latin America and the Caribbean as a key component of counter-terrorism” was held at the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations.
08 July 2026
New York, 1 July 2026 - “Africa’s experience demonstrates that effective counter-terrorism and refugee protection are not competing objectives; they are mutually reinforcing responsibilities. Our challenge is to ensure that legitimate security concerns are addressed in full conformity with international law, while preserving the rights, dignity, and protection of those who have fled conflict, persecution, and terrorism”. These were the opening remarks of Mr. Idriss Mounir Lallali, Ag.
08 July 2026
New York– On 30 June 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Malta, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) co-organized a side event on terrorist threats in the maritime domain.
This side event, held on the margins of the fourth United Nations Counter-Terrorism Week, was attended by more than 250 participants from Member States, international and regional organizations, academia, and civil society.
08 July 2026
New York, 29 June 2026 – On the first day of the High Level Conference of the 2026 Counter-Terrorism Week, the Permanent Missions of France and India to the United Nations, the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), and the
06 July 2026
New York, 29 June 2026 – “There is no sustainable counter-terrorism response without a strategy” – this was the message of the Assistant Secretary-General Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) at the opening of the side-event on "National and Regional Counter-Terrorism Strategies: Insights and Practical Lessons Learned, Including through Strengthening Prevention and PCVE."
27 June 2026
New York, 26 June 2026 – “Integrating gender perspectives into counter-terrorism is not an optional add-on. It is not symbolic.
26 June 2026
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026 from 13:15 p.m. to 14:45 p.m. EDT, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, conference room 11, Canada and Kenya, in partnership with the United Nations Office of Counter‑Terrorism (UNOCT), the Counter‑Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) will hold a side event on “Strengthening multilateral cooperation to counter terrorist use of improvised explosive devices: advancing Member States’ leadership to enhance prevention and response capacities in Eastern Africa.”
26 June 2026
The use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) by terrorist actors is an evolving and increasingly complex threat, driven by rapid technological advances and the growing accessibility of commercially available systems. Recent United Nations reporting has highlighted the increasingly adaptive nature of the global terrorist threat, including the growing use of new and emerging technologies by terrorist groups, including UAS. Developments in autonomy, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, modular payload design, and globalized supply chains have significantly lowered the barriers for acquisition, adaptation, and deployment. These trends, combined with battlefield innovation and cross-regional diffusion of tactics, are increasing risks to civil aviation, critical infrastructure, maritime security, borders, and civilian populations.
22 June 2026
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026 from 16:30 p.m. to 18:00 p.m. EDT, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, conference room 12 (and via Webex for online participation), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, jointly with Transport Canada, will convene an interactive side event “Beyond the runway: advancing air cargo security: synergies between the ICAO AVSEC Programme, the UNODC Passenger and Cargo Control Programme, the UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Services, and the UN Countering Terrorist Travel Programme”.
22 June 2026
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre are co-organizing a side event on “Asylum and Counter-Terrorism in Africa: Maintaining Standards of Protection While Responding to the Evolving Threats” from 08:00am – 09:30am EDT at the Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations in New York, 3 Dag Hammerskjold Plaza (5th floor), 305 East 47th Street, NY 10017
18 June 2026
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), with the support of its Centre for Global Studies, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus, the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) - Programme Office on Parliamentary Engagement in Preventing and Countering Terrorism, and UNOCT/UNCCT Cybersecurity Unit, will hold a side event on “The role of parliaments in applying and adapting existing frameworks for effective countering actions” at United Nations Headquarters in conference room 8 from 13:00 – 14:30pm EDT.
17 June 2026
Acting on behalf of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a follow-up assessment visit to Jamaica from 9 to 12 June 2026. The purpose of the visit was to review the Government’s implementation of the recommendations made following the Committee’s visit conducted in 2017 and to assess progress in implementing relevant Security Council counter-terrorism resolutions, including resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2178 (2014), and 2396 (2017), among other relevant resolutions.
17 June 2026
On the margins of the United Nations High-Level Counter-Terrorism Week, a dedicated side event titled “Addressing the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean as a key component of counter-terrorism” will be held on Thursday, 2 July 2026 from 08:00 – 09:30am EDT. The side event will take place at the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations and will also be accessible via Microsoft Teams.