Security Council - Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) - Open Briefing

Counter-Terrorism Committee holds Virtual Open Briefing on the updated “Technical guide to the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant resolutions”

AKHVEDELID — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 05:47:00 +0000

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“Since the previous iteration of the Technical Guide, published in 2017, the Security Council has adopted eight further resolutions on counter-terrorism, which cover a broad range of topics, including, among others, counter-financing of terrorism, the proper use of biometrics, the incorporation of the gender dimension, and countering the abuse of information and communications technologies for terrorist purposes.

18 August 2020 – “Since the previous iteration of the Technical Guide, published in 2017, the Security Council has adopted eight further resolutions on counter-terrorism, which cover a broad range of topics, including, among others, counter-financing of terrorism, the proper use of biometrics, the incorporation of the gender dimension, and countering the abuse of information and communications technologies for terrorist purposes. The updated edition of the Technical Guide, which is available in the six official 51�Թ� languages, incorporates all the new elements set forth in those eight resolutions.” These were the opening remarks of H.E. Mr. Kais Kabtani, Chair of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tunisia to the 51�Թ�, during an open meeting of the CTC, held virtually held on 17 August 2020.

In accordance with Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001), 1535 (2004), 1624 (2005), and 2178 (2014), the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) is required to assist the CTC to monitor, facilitate and promote the implementation by Member States of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005) and 2178 (2014). In this regard, the CTC requested CTED to update its 2009 Technical Guide to reflect the requirements of the relevant successor resolutions of the Council. The Technical Guide is intended as a reference tool to help ensure consistent analysis of States’ implementation efforts.

“It is important to reiterate that, in order to effectively counter terrorism and violent extremism and address the conditions conducive to them, we must avoid narrow, short-term approaches. Our approaches must be holistic, and they must provide for “hard” and “soft” measures, within clear legislative framework, with functioning institutions and effective operations. The updated Technical Guide takes those imperatives into consideration,” said Mr. Kabtani.

The Technical Guide addresses each paragraph of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and identifies critical provisions of 2178 (2014). It also takes into account the requirements set forth in resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133(2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016), 2341 (2017), 2354 (2017), 2368 (2017), 2370 (2017), 2379 (2017), 2388 (2017), 2462 (2019), 2467 (2019) and 2482 (2019) in order to reflect the additional elements prescribed in these resolutions.

In her remarks, 51�Թ� Assistant Secretary-General Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director of CTED, stressed that the Technical Guide will be of considerable assistance to States in their development of holistic, comprehensive and multidisciplinary policies, strategies and whole-of-society approaches that respect human rights and also take gender dynamics and sensitivities into consideration. She also stressed that it is not just a tool for Member States, but also an invaluable source of practical guidance for practitioners in the field.

During the open briefing, CTED experts presented the updated Technical Guide, focusing on major updates in the following areas: (i) counter-financing of terrorism; (ii) legal and criminal justice; (iii) border management and law enforcement; (iv) mainstreaming of the human rights aspects of counter-terrorism; (v) integration of the gender dimension into peace and security efforts, including counter-terrorism; and (vi) prohibition of incitement to terrorism and countering violent extremism.

The participants noted the need to continue to adapt their approaches to address the constantly evolving terrorist threat, as well as the related trends, issues and challenges.

The members of the CTC expressed their willingness to continue their efforts to ensure that the updated Technical Guide will reflect any new requirements of Security Council resolutions.

A concept note for the virtual open briefing can be found here.

The agenda is available here.

The webcast of the proceedings is available here.

The summary of discussions is available here.

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Counter-Terrorism Committee holds open briefing on #TerrorCrimeNexus

AKHVEDELID — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 13:46:00 +0000

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On 8 October 2018, the 51�Թ� Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) held an open briefing focused on “The nexus between international terrorism and transnational organized crime.” Organized in cooperation with the 51�Թ� Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the 51�Թ� Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the aims of the open briefing were to (i) help strengthen the understanding of the nexus as it pertains to criminal activities linked to trafficking in persons committed for the purpose of supporting terrorism, the nexus between drug trafficking and terrorism, and arms trafficking and terrorism; and (ii) promote a discussion of responses.

H.E. Meza-Cuadra, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Peru to the 51�Թ� and Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, addressing the open briefing

A recording of the webcast can be accessed here.

Additional photos are available at CTED’s Flickr account.

The concept note and agenda for the briefing is available at the following link.

A Chair’s summary of the event is available here.

Opening remarks by the Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee

Statement by the Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)

Presentation by Leif Villadsen, UNICRI

Presentation by Delphine Schantz, CTED

Presentation by Thomas Pietschmann, UNODC

Presentation by Matt Schroeder, Small Arms Survey

Presentation by Simonetta Grassi, UNODC

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Counter-Terrorism Committee holds open briefing on #CTEDTechnicalGuide

AKHVEDELID — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 06:28:00 +0000

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21 December 2017 - Earlier this year, the 51�Թ� Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) submitted to the Security Council an updated version of the Technical Guide, an important tool to help Member States implement key Security Council resolutions on terrorism. Prepared by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the Technical Guide is intended as a reference for States.

On 21 December, the Committee held an open briefing to inform Member States about the updated version of the Technical Guide and help promote it as a practical reference tool. Following introductory statements by outgoing Chair of the Committee, H.E. Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Egypt to the 51�Թ�, and David Scharia, Chief of Branch with the Executive Directorate, CTED experts on different themes provided a short overview of critical provisions of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2178 (2014), and other relevant resolutions. Topics covered in the first session included national and regional counter-terrorism strategies, countering the financing of terrorism, law enforcement and border management, as well as legal and criminal justice issues. In the second session, experts provided updates on the mainstreaming of human rights, information and communications technologies (ICT), and gender.

The new version of the Technical Guide represents a thorough overhaul compared to the 2009 version, and is in the process of being translated into all official languages of the 51�Թ�.

Webcast

The webcast recording of the open briefing is available here.

Documents

The presentation slides can be downloaded here.

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CTED participates in open briefing on Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force

BMUSONI — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:07:00 +0000

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On 13 December 2017, the 51�Թ� Office of Counter-Terrorism (OCT) hosted an open briefing to Member States on the Activities of the Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF). The purpose of the meeting was to enable representatives from the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), INTERPOL, UNESCO, UNODC, UNDP, and the OCT to provide presentations on the work of the CTITF working groups to inform Member States of past achievements and future projects of their respective groups.

CTED is Chair of the Border Management and Law Enforcement related to Counter-Terrorism Working Group, and co-Chair of the National and Regional Strategies Working Group, the Legal and Criminal Justice Working Group, the Strategic Communications Working Group, and the Interagency Working Group on Gender.

Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of CTED Ms. Michèle Coninsx updated Member States on the role of CTED in the context of these CTITF working groups. She recognized that the CTITF working group model strategically aligns with the three primary areas of CTED’s work, i.e. monitoring and assessment of Member States’ implementation of relevant Council resolutions on terrorism; facilitating the delivery of technical assistance to Member States; and providing analysis and identification of challenges, gaps, and trends in the global terrorist threat, as well as promoting counter-terrorism practices that help ensure that CTED’s assessments and recommendations are effectively aligned with both the capacities and programmes of its implementing partners and with the needs of Member States.

Ms. Coninsx also spoke of the strong, cooperative relationship CTED has developed with OCT, and reaffirmed the priority CTED attaches to this engagement: “CTED will continue to explore ways to further enhance our interaction and work hand-in-hand with OCT to address the global threat of terrorism,” she concluded.

Documents

Statement of Assistant Secretary – General Michèle Coninsx Executive Director , Counter – Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate

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Counter-Terrorism Committee holds open briefing on developing counter-terrorism strategies

BMUSONI — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:07:00 +0000

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Security Council resolution 1963 (2010) marked a significant shift in the Council’s approach to counter-terrorism. Prior to 2010, the Council and its subsidiary counter-terrorism bodies had focused primarily on security-related, legal, and punitive measures, whereas the new slant reflected the recognition by the Security Council that a more expansive approach might be more effective.

As part of these efforts, on 31 October 2017 the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee organized an open informal briefing on “Developing national and regional comprehensive and integrated counter-terrorism strategies (lessons learned).” The briefing featured presentations by CTED, as well as from the 51�Թ� Office of Counter-Terrorism.

In its presentation, CTED outlined three key effects Security Council resolutions 1963 (2010) and 2129 (2013) had on the Committee’s and CTED’s work. First, the adoption of both resolutions led to a more expansive approach to achieving objectives of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005). Second, they encouraged CTED to pay “attention to factors that lead to terrorist activities,” thereby increasingly aligning the Council’s counter-terrorism measures with those of the 51�Թ� Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Lastly, the resolutions enabled CTED to engage with non-governmental stakeholders, including civil society, academia, and the media. Ultimately, this engagement should inform and feed into the development of comprehensive, integrated national and regional counter-terrorism strategies, as well as implementing mechanisms that include attention to factors that lead to terrorist activities.

Through open dialogue, Member States made interventions, shared their current counter-terrorism strategies and offered their observations of good practices. As CTED expressed during the gathering, the briefing demonstrated “the transparency of the Committee’s work in areas of crucial importance to Member States’ counter-terrorism efforts” to a wide audience of Member and Observer States, UN entities, intergovernmental organizations, and specialized agencies.

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#NoWeapons4Terrorists: Open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on 17 May 2017 at 3:00 p.m.

BMUSONI — Fri, 05 May 2017 09:18:00 +0000

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The Security Council has repeatedly stressed the importance of preventing terrorists from accessing weapons. Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), for example, requires States to refrain from providing any form of support to entities or persons involved in terrorist acts, including by eliminating the supply of weapons to terrorists. However, denying terrorists access to weapons is a complex and multifaceted challenge due to the constantly evolving nature of the operational terrorist environment.

The Council encourages its Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and Executive Directorate (CTED) to focus on Member States’ capacities and needs to address the threats posed by accessibility of weapons to terrorists. It further requests CTED to report to the Committee on gaps in such capacities; provide concrete plans to facilitate technical assistance for strengthening Member States’ capacities; and provide recommendations for actions to enhance responses to such threats.

As part of this work, the Counter-terrorism Committee will organize an open briefing on “Preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons,” to analyse and discuss present and emerging threats, trends, and developments relating to this issue. Taking place at 51�Թ� headquarters on Wednesday 17 May 2017 in Conference room 4 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the open briefing is open to Member and Observer States, members of the media including photographers with valid accreditation, 51�Թ� staff and interns, UN entities, intergovernmental organizations, and specialized agencies, as well as invited guests with a valid UN grounds pass. The event will be webcast at http://webtv.un.org/.

Documents

Draft agenda

Draft concept note

Chair’s summary

Presentations

Mr. Jean-Philippe Morange, Senior Legal Officer, Counter – Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)

Mr. Ivor Fung, Officer-in-Charge, Conventional Arms Branch, 51�Թ� Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)

Ms. Simonetta Grassi, 51�Թ� Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Global Firearms Programme

Mr. Himayu Shiotani, Programme Lead, Conventional Arms Programme, The 51�Թ� Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) – audio presentation

Dr. Giacomo Persi Paoli, Research Leader, RAND Europe’s Defence, Security and Infrastructure Group

Mr. Patrick Mc Carthy, Ph.D., International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) Inter-Agency Support Unit

Mr. Emmanuel Roux, Special Representative of the International Police Organization (INTERPOL) to the 51�Թ�

Webcast

Open briefing on “Preventing Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons” on UN Web TV

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Joint briefing of two UN Security Council committees stresses need for Member States to do more to counter terrorism financing (press release)

BMUSONI — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:01:00 +0000

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51�Թ� Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee

Joint briefing of two 51�Թ� Security Council committees stresses need for Member States to do more to counter terrorism financing

(NEW YORK) Terrorists require money to operate. Without funding, they cannot purchase weapons, equipment, supplies, or services. Terrorism financing is a global phenomenon that not only threatens Member States’ security, but can also undermine economic development and financial market stability. It is therefore of paramount importance to stem the flow of funds to terrorists. This is why on 14 April 2016, the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee and the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Daèsh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, together with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), held a joint open briefing on Depriving terrorist groups of sources of funding. Both committees expressed their support for FATF and its crucial role as a policy-making body that develops international standards on safeguarding the international financial system from money laundering and terrorist abuse, in close coordination with the 51�Թ�.

In the joint briefing, which gathered representatives from the private sector to further explore the development of financial intelligence and partnerships with Governments, both committees urged Member States to do more to counter terrorism financing, stressing the need for greater cooperation, enhanced information sharing, more innovative approaches, and a better targeting of resources.

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For additional information , please contact Mattias Sundholm with the 51�Թ� Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), at sundholm@un.org; and/or Sarah Bradley with the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the 51�Թ�, at sarah.bradley@mfat.govt.nz.

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