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Mauritania joins the Global Vulnerable Targets Programme: UNOCT and CTED conclude in-depth consultations to identify national needs and priorities in Nouakchott

Under the United Nations Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Threats against Vulnerable Targets (¡°Global Vulnerable Targets Programme¡±), the United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT) and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) organized in-depth consultations with Mauritanian entities in charge of safety and security of critical infrastructure and ¡°soft¡± targets or public places in Nouakchott from 27 to 29 May 2024. The consultations, led by CTED with UNOCT¡¯s support, took place in partnership with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and with the support of the United Nations Resident Coordinator¡¯s Office in Nouakchott.

This event represents the first stage of UNOCT¡¯s technical assistance package for Mauritania in the area of strengthening security and resilience of national critical infrastructure and ¡°soft targets¡± against terrorist threats and challenges. 

The consultations¡¯ methodology builds on CTED¡¯s and UNOCT¡¯s mandates aimed to identify Mauritania¡¯s needs and priorities in the area of safety and security of vulnerable targets. The three-day substantive discussions on relevant legal, institutional, and operational frameworks brought together 20 officials from 8 national ministries and agencies under the leadership and coordination role by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania. 

As a result of these discussions, UNOCT and CTED will support the elaboration of Mauritania¡¯s national plan of action (or ¡°roadmap¡±) on vulnerable targets protection, which will include concrete recommendations to support national ministries, entities, and other relevant stakeholders. The document will identify strengths, needs and priorities for enhancing the country¡¯s national capacity in support of the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions and and following the recommendations of the 2018 Addendum to the Madrid Guiding Principles on Foreign Terrorist Fighters , as well as the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and its Review resolutions. 

These in-depth consultations were held thanks to the generous financial support of the Kingdom of Spain.

 

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