Special meeting on countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes

 

 

Remarks and presentations shared by the participants:

 

Plenary session: Opening of special meeting

• H.E. Mrs. Ruchira Kamboj, Permanent Representative of the Government of India to the United Nations, Chair of the Counter-Terrorism CommitteePDF

• H.E. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India

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• H.E. Mr. Michael Moussa Adamo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Gabon

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• H.E. Ms. Shirley Ayorkar Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana

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• H.E. Mr James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom

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• H.E. Ms. Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation of United Arab Emirates

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• H.E. Ms. Megi Fino, Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Republic of Albania

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• Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)PDF
• Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill, Under-Secretary-General and Envoy on Technology, United Nations Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on TechnologyPDF
• Mr. Weixiong Chen, Acting Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)PDF

 

Thematic Briefings I: Countering terrorist exploitation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

• Ms. Jennifer Bramlette, Legal Officer and Coordinator for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), CTEDPDF
• Ms. Antonia Marie De Meo, Director, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)PDF
• Dr. Erin Saltman, Interim Executive Director and Director of Programming, Global Internet Forum to Counter-Terrorism (GIFCT)PDF
• Mr. Adam Hadley, Executive Director, Tech Against Terrorism (TaT) PDF
• Mr. Galen Lamphere-Englund, Co-Founder and Convener, Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN)PDF
• Mr. Priyank Mathur, CEO, Mythos LabsPDF
• Ms. Anna Oosterlinck, Head of United Nations Team, Article 19PDF

 

Thematic Briefings II: Countering terrorism financing – threats and opportunities related to new payment technologies and fundraising methods

• Ms. Svetlana Martynova, Senior Legal Officer and Coordinator on Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), CTEDPDF

 

Thematic Briefings III: Threats poses by terrorist use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS)

• Mr. Jean-Philippe Morange, Senior Legal Officer and Coordinator for Border Management and Law Enforcement (BMLE), CTEDPDF
• Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General of ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)PDF
• Mr. Madan Oberoi, Executive Director for Technology and Innovation, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)PDF
• Dr. Taeil Kang, Capacity Building Director, World Customs Organization (WCOPDF)
• Dr. Cécile Aptel, Deputy Director, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)PDF

• Mr. Jonah Leff, Director, Conflict Armament ResearchPDF
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• Mr. Smit Shah, President, Drone Federation of IndiaPDF

• Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) – Dr. James Rogers, Associate Professor in War Studies, Center of War Studies, University of Southern Denmark PDF

• Ms. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism PDF

• Mr. Scott Campbell, Human Rights and Digital Technology Team Leader, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights – representativePDF

• Mr. Mauro Miedico, Deputy Director of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre and Chief of the Special Projects and Innovation Branch, United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)PDF
• Mr. Marco Teixeira, Regional Representative, Regional Office for South Asia, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)PDF
• Ms. Kanta Singh, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women India, UN Women

• Dr. Christina Schori Liang, Head of Terrorism and Preventing Violent Extremism at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP); Member of the Global Initiative Network, Resolve Network Research Advisory CouncilPDF
• Mr. Ajith Francis, Director, Data & Jurisdiction Program, Internet and Jurisdiction PolicyPDF
• Mr. Tomaso Falchetta, Global Advocacy Coordinator, Privacy International PDF

• Ms. Sefa Ikpa, Communications Officer, Spaces for ChangePDF
• Dr. Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)PDF

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Closing session

• Mr. David Scharia, Chief of Branch, CTEDPDF

• Shri Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Foreign Secretary of India

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• H.E. Mrs. Ruchira Kamboj, Permanent Representative of the Government of India to the United Nations, Chair of the Counter-Terrorism CommitteePDF