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2023 51³Ô¹Ï Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Ambassadorial-level Quarterly Briefing to Member States

During the Ambassadorial-level UNOCT Briefing to Member States, held on 28 February 2023, participants discussed: 

  1. Counter-terrorism trends and developments, including the 1) Expansion of Da'esh and its affiliates in Central and Southern Africa and the Sahel region, 2) Deteriorating situation in camps and detention facilities in northeast Syria, holding individuals with suspected links to terrorist groups , 3) Terrorist attacks fueled by xenophobia, racism, and other forms of intolerance or in the name of religion or belief, 4) Terrorists' use of various platforms for propaganda and recruitment purposes, and 5) Interconnected nature of global issues, including the situation in Afghanistan, the climate emergency, the global food crisis, and cyberspace security.
  2. Significant counter-terrorism conferences and events held in 2022, including the 1) First Annual Forum of Beneficiaries of Technical Assistance (March, Doha, State of Qatar), 2) , (March, Tashkent, Uzbekistan), 3) , (May, Malabo, Republic Of Equatorial Guinea), 4) High-Level International Conference on Human Rights, Civil Society, and Counter-Terrorism (May, Malaga, Spain), 5) 51³Ô¹Ï Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism (September, New York City), 6) International High-Level Conference on "International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists" (October, Dushanbe, Tajikistan), 7) Special Meeting of the 51³Ô¹Ï Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee on ¡°Countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes¡±  (October, India), and 8) (November, New Delhi, India.)
  3. Strategic counter-terrorism priorities for 2023, including the 1) , 2) New Agenda for Peace, proposed by the Secretary-General in his report on ¡°Our Common Agenda¡±, 3) Third 51³Ô¹Ï Counter-Terrorism Week, 4) Mobilizing more robust international support for the counter-terrorism efforts of Member States in Africa, 5) Addressing the rise of xenophobia, racism, and other forms of intolerance or in the name of religion or belief, addressing the challenges presented by new technologies, 6) Increasing the integration of the Women, Peace and Security agenda in counter-terrorism efforts, 7) Strengthening counter-terrorism coordination and coherence through the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, 8) consolidating UNOCT's programme offices outside of Headquarters and 9) Addressing extra budgetary gaps.

Remarks were delivered by: 

  • Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism
  • H.E. Mr. Robert Rea, Permanent Representative of Canada to the 51³Ô¹Ï
  • H.E. Mr. Harold Adlai Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the 51³Ô¹Ï
  • H.E. Mr. Tarek Ladeb, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the 51³Ô¹Ï
  • H.E. Ms. Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the 51³Ô¹Ï
  • Mr. Mohammed Abdulaziz H. Alateek, Charg¨¦ d'Affaires of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director of the 51³Ô¹Ï Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • Ms. ?sa Regn¨¦r, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director, UN-Women
  • H.E. Mr. Miguel ?ngel Moratinos, High Representative for the 51³Ô¹Ï Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
  • Mr. Weixiong Chen, Acting Executive Director, Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
  • Mr. Justin Huswitt, 51³Ô¹Ï Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (1267 Committee Monitoring Team)
  • Mr. Craig Mokhiber, Director-Deputy to the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)  

Over 200 representatives from Member States and Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities participated in the meeting.