Security Council - Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) - technical guide

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 #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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Counter-Terrorism Committee submits updated Technical Guide to Security Council

BMUSONI — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:11:00 +0000

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(NEW YORK, 21 AUGUST 2017) The 51�Թ� Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) today 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.

“The updated guide will allow CTED to make more accurate, in-depth, and consistent assessments on behalf of the CTC that reflect all the latest developments in the Security Council. This will help Member States better prepare for CTC visits by knowing which questions they will be asked and which good practices they can rely on in developing their responses,” said David Scharia, CTED Chief of Branch. “It will also allow CTED and its partners to facilitate more targeted technical assistance. The guide is designed in a way that allows Member States to use it as a reference tool for ‘self-assessment’.”

CTED assists the CTC in its efforts to monitor, facilitate, and promote Member States’ implementation of the relevant Council resolutions. The revised Technical Guide (S/2017/716) addresses each paragraph of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), as well as key provisions of resolution 2178 (2014). It also takes into account the requirements of resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016), 2341 (2017), and 2354 (2017) in order to reflect their additional elements.

The Technical Guide does not purport to impose any obligations upon States apart from those that already exist by virtue of the relevant Council resolutions and decisions, international treaties, customary international law, or other voluntarily undertaken obligations.

Available only in English for the time being, the Technical Guide is currently being translated into the other official UN languages; these will be added as soon as they become available.

Download the technical guide here or here for the compressed version.

For additional information, please contact Mattias Sundholm, CTED, at s…@un.org, or +1-917-628-3531.

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