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.
Events
Upcoming Events
01 July 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
30 June 2026
To contribute to the global conversation on counter terrorism efforts and in support of Pillar II of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy on measures to prevent and combat terrorism, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), jointly with the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Malta, will convene an interactive side event on “Terrorism and Maritime Insecurity: Collective Efforts to Counter Terrorism in the Maritime Domain” on Tuesday, 30 June 20
29 June 2026
On Monday, 29 June 2026, the Permanent Missions of Turkmenistan and Finland, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Transnational Threats Department, the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (OCT), are co-organizing a side event on “National and Regional Counter-Terrorism Strategies: Insights and Practical Lessons Learned, Including through Strengthening Prevention and PCVE.”
29 June 2026
To ensure coherent support to Member States in their efforts to address evolving terrorism financing threats and implement relevant international standards and guidelines in full compliance with their obligations under international law, 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 Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) are co-organizing a dedicated side-event on the margins of the High-Level Counter-T
26 June 2026
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), are co-organizing a side event on “Beyond Tokenism: Women Leading Prevention, Justice and Policy in Counter-Terrorism from 10:00 – 11:15 EDT at United Nations Headquarters in New York in Conference Room 11.
27 October 2025
On Monday, October 27, 2025, the Counter-Terrorism Committee will host an open briefing, which will convene a wide range of representatives from Member States and international and regional organizations, as well as civil society and members of the Global Research Network, to reflect on two decades of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). The forward-looking discussion will focus on the impact of CTED’s work and lessons learned; trends and developments in terrorism and counter-terrorism; and CTED’s unique ability to support Member States in their counter terrorism efforts.
04 December 2024
In September 2014, the Security Council adopted resolution 2178 (2014) on preventing and suppressing the recruiting, organizing, transporting or equipping of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs). This followed the announcement by ISIL (Da’esh) of a self-declared “caliphate” in its captured territories in the Syrian Arabic Republic and Iraq, which had already attracted more than 15,000 FTFs to join the group.
12 November 2024
On Tuesday, 12 November 2024, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) will host a virtual launch event for its latest Trends Tracker on “Evolving Trends in the Financing of Foreign Terrorist Fighters’ Activity: 2014 – 2024."
06 June 2024
On 6 June 2024, the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) will hold an open briefing on “The criminalization of terrorist offences and strengthening of international cooperation in bringing terrorists to justice”.