Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
A new paper from the United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), titled CTED Trends Alert: The Weak Link in Border Security – Maritime Borders and Use of Passenger Data, sheds light on emerging vulnerabilities in global border security.
Acting on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a follow-up country assessment visit to the Republic of Chad from 23 to 27 June 2025. The assessment covered all relevant Security Council resolutions, including 1373 (2001), 2178 (2014), 2349 (2017) and 2396 (2017), and included engagement with the Government of Chad in Ndjamena.
A new report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) highlights persistent and evolving terrorist financing (TF) risks, and aims to help competent national authorities, the private sector, non-profit organisations and other relevant stakeholders better understand the nature of global and context-specific TF threats, and mitigate them more efficiently.
Highlighting that the financing methods used by terrorists vary considerably depending on contextual factors and their target goals, the report offers a granular analysis of the ways in which terrorists exploit vulnerabilities of many economic and non-commercial sectors and services, and reflects on the anticipated evolution of these trends over the next few years, underscoring TF dynamic nature and adaptability.
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a follow-up assessment visit to Norway from 19 to 20 June 2025, on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee. The purpose of the visit was to evaluate Norway’s progress in implementing key counter-terrorism measures in line with Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant resolutions.
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a comprehensive visit on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to Hungary from 16 to 18 June 2025. The aim of the visit was to assess Hungary’s progress in implementing key counter-terrorism measures in line with Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant resolutions.
On 11 June 2025, Assistant Secretary-General Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and the Executive Director of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), Ms. Naureen Chowdhury Fink, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
On 8 May 2025, the Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) co-organized an expert group meeting, hosted by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), with the generous support of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), on the rule of law and human rights aspects of using artificial intelligence (AI) for counter-terrorism purposes.
On 10 June 2025, Assistant Secretary-General Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and the Executive Director of Tech Against Terrorism, Mr. Adam Hadley, CBE, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
On 5 and 6 May 2025, the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in collaboration with the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law’s (IIJ) Counter-Terrorism Platform for Human Rights Engagement (CT PHARE) held a regional event on strengthening oversight and accountability of national security agencies in South and South-East Asia, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a follow-up assessment visit on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to the Republic of Malta from 14 to 18 March 2025. The aim of the visit was to assess Malta’s progress in implementing key counter-terrorism measures in line with Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant resolutions.