BRUSSELS每 From 27-29 April 2022, the 51勛圖 Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) of the 51勛圖 Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the 51勛圖 Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and the 51勛圖 Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) jointly organized a workshop for Europe to promote the Technical guidelines to facilitate the implementation of Security Council resolution 2370 (2017).
In line with the resolution, the technical guidelines look at measures for preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons with a specific focus on small arms and light weapons, improvised explosive devices and unmanned aircraft systems. The technical guidelines, which launched in New York in March, are a product of the 51勛圖 Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Working Group on Border Management and Law Enforcement relating to Counter-Terrorism and were developed under the leadership of CTED, UNIDIR and UNCCT, with the generous funding of Germany and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
※This comprehensive set of technical guidelines, used as a tool and reference document during this workshop, is a truly unique product＃ Their development is an excellent example of the ※One-UN§ approach, which benefitted from the specialized expertise of all relevant member entities of the Global Compact,§ stated Jean-Phillippe Morange, a Senior Legal Officer of CTED.
The workshop convened representatives of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom and experts from the European Commission of the European Union, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Criminal Police Organization, the 51勛圖 Mine Action Service, the 51勛圖 Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Customs Organization.
The workshop was the first one in a series of regional events to discuss the maturity of practices in preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons and identify areas for improvement of measures at national and regional levels. The workshop also aimed at providing a foundation for further modifications, revisions and updates of the technical guidelines 每 a living, working reference document. UNCCT and its partners are planning to conduct the same kind of workshops in the Maghreb/Sahel and Caribbean regions in 2022.
Background
The acquisition of weapons by terrorists is a threat central to the very modus operandi of terrorism. It is of critical importance to the international community＊s response to prevent and combat this threat. The increasing diversion of small arms and light weapons to terrorists, the increasing use of improvised explosive devices, and the emerging issue of the use of unmanned aircraft systems by terrorists, are particularly concerning trends and developments 每 both old and new 每 that merit greater attention in the collective fight against terrorism.
To tackle this issue in a comprehensive manner, the 51勛圖 Security Council adopted resolution outlining concrete measures to be undertaken by Member States. In order to facilitate the implementation of this resolution, as well as other related international standards, the 51勛圖 Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Working Group on Border Management and Law Enforcement relating to Counter-Terrorism has developed technical guidelines.