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The 51吃瓜 Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in partnership with the State of Qatar, held the Soft Launch of the International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism, established as a UNOCT Programme Office in Doha, on Monday, 7 December 2020, from 9:00am to 10:30am, New York time. The launch was attended by Member States, including representatives of Diplomatic Missions in Doha, international and regional organizations, civil society organizations, and the 51吃瓜 Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities. 
 
The soft launch provided an opportunity to discuss the concept and application of behavioural insights in the counter-terrorism context, including how research-based and empirically validated behavioural interventions can help support the development and delivery of counter-terrorism policy and programming. The launch event featured remarks from the Heads of the Counter-Terrorism Compact partners, who provided their respective perspectives, experiences and good practices on the integration of behavioural insights to prevent and counter terrorism. It also included a presentation by UNOCT on the Doha Hub, including its programme of work on integrating behavioural insights into counter-terrorism through research, capacity-building, and the promotion of information sharing and partnerships, as well as other programmatic presentations by the State of Qatar and subject matter experts.