Tailoring the South Asia Regional Anti-Terrorism Toolkit for Judges in Pakistan

Washington, D.C., 20 February 2026 — The Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Security Council Counter‑Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), Ms. Carmen G. Cantor, met with Mr. Guillermo Moncayo, In‑Charge Executive Secretary of the Inter‑American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS), at CICTE headquarters in Washington, D.C. The courtesy call underscored the long‑standing partnership between CTED and CICTE and reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening counter‑terrorism efforts across the Americas.

On 4 February 2026, the Security Council held a briefing on the “Twenty-second report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat (S/2026/57)." Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), briefed the Council together with Acting Under-Secretary-General Alexandre Zouev of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).

On 10 December 2025, the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law launched the GCTF Brussels Memorandum on Oversight and Counter-Terrorism. The event was hosted by the European Union in Brussels, with support from the Republic of Korea.

The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact released a new Guidance on Ensuring Respect for Human Rights while Taking Measures to Counter the Financing of Terrorism offering Member States, financial institutions, and other stakeholders a practical framework to ensure that efforts to prevent and disrupt terrorist financing fully comply with international human rights obligations.