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CTED and Kenya renew joint commitment to combat terrorism

BMUSONI — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 14:07:00 +0000

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CTED Executive Director with the Minister from Kenya.

On 20 April 2016, Assistant Secretary-General and CTED Executive Director Jean-Paul Laborde and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary, Honourable Major-General (Rtd.) Joseph K. Nkaissery, met in New York to reaffirm their joint commitment to combatting terrorism.
CTED Executive Director with the Minister from Kenya.

CTED Executive Director with the Minister from Kenya.

Recalling recent terrorist attacks carried out in Kenya, including the September 2013 attack against Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall, Major-General Nkaissery reaffirmed his Government’s determination to combat terrorism through a wide range of measures, including in the areas of information-sharing, rehabilitating returnees, and countering violent extremism.

He expressed his appreciation for the recent assessment mission conducted to Kenya by CTED on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. The visit had resulted in the identification of a number of key areas in which Kenya would benefit from technical assistance aimed at enhancing its counter-terrorism machinery and operational capacities.

Mr. Laborde reaffirmed the readiness of CTED to be an active facilitator of technical assistance and stressed that Kenya was a close partner of the UN in fighting terrorism and countering violent extremism. He also emphasised the need for Member States to enhance their counter-terrorism capacities with the support of the international community, and welcomed Kenya’s efforts to strengthen its response to terrorism through the introduction of a series of laws and through engagement with civil society.

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Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Director meets with Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Iraq

BMUSONI — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:29:00 +0000

Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), on 9 February met with H.E. Mr. Mohammed Shyaa Sabbar Al-Sudani, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Iraq, at the 51�Թ� in New York.

The Executive Director reiterated his strong support for Iraq’s efforts in combatting terrorism, including the phenomenon of the infiltration of foreign fighters into Iraqi territories. The Minister highlighted the important role that the Committee and CTED play in assisting Member States to implement relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 2170 (2014) and 2178 (2014).

The Government of Iraq and CTED pledged to continue their active dialogue and cooperation in their common fight against terrorism.

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Minister of Justice of France addresses the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee on “The importance of the rule of law in countering the current terrorist threat”

BMUSONI — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:03:00 +0000

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Christiane Taubira (centre), French Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, addresses the open briefing by the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) on "The importance of the rule of law in countering the current terrorist threat. She is flanked on the dais by Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director of the CTC Executive Directorate (CTED); and Raimonda Murmokait?, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN and Chair of the CTC. At right is Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson.

In an open briefing of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee on 10 February 2015, the Minister of Justice of France, H.E. Christiane Taubira participated in an interactive session on “The importance of the rule of law in countering the current terrorist threat.” Following an opening statement by the Chair of the Committee, H.E. Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaité, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the 51�Թ�, and opening remarks by Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), Jean-Paul Laborde, the Minister delivered her passionate speech.

Christiane Taubira, French Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, addresses the open briefing by the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) on “The importance of the rule of law in countering the current terrorist threat”.

“Our principal task is to ensure that the world does not come undone,” underlined the Minister. “Our response

[to terrorist acts] needs to be based on the respect for the rule of law and solidarity in action.”

The Minister also outlined France’s four pillars of countering terrorism, which include modernized penal legislation, a government action plan to dismantle terrorist networks, a diversified state answer in terms of public policies, and a rigorous analysis of the phenomenon of indoctrination.

“We have to build peace, and peace is built through law. We have to build peace through law because recent situations in several countries have taught us that it is not enough to win a war to achieve peace,” said the Minister.

In his opening remarks, Executive Director Laborde underscored that the terrorist threat must be countered within a rule of law framework and according to the proportionality principle. “Otherwise, in what name are we standing up to terrorism?” he asked.

Following a lively interaction with representatives of Member States, Deputy Secretary-General of the 51�Թ� Jan Eliasson emphasized the need for the international community to speak with one voice, letting every terrorist organization know that “The world stands united in withstanding your atrocities.”

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