Soft Launch of International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in partnership with the State of Qatar, held the Soft Launch of the International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism, established as a UNOCT Programme Office in Doha, on Monday, 7 December 2020, from 9:00am to 10:30am, New York time. The launch was attended by Member States, including representatives of Diplomatic Missions in Doha, international and regional organizations, civil society organizations, and the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities.
The soft launch provided an opportunity to discuss the concept and application of behavioural insights in the counter-terrorism context, including how research-based and empirically validated behavioural interventions can help support the development and delivery of counter-terrorism policy and programming. The launch event featured remarks from the Heads of the Counter-Terrorism Compact partners, who provided their respective perspectives, experiences and good practices on the integration of behavioural insights to prevent and counter terrorism. It also included a presentation by UNOCT on the Doha Hub, including its programme of work on integrating behavioural insights into counter-terrorism through research, capacity-building, and the promotion of information sharing and partnerships, as well as other programmatic presentations by the State of Qatar and subject matter experts.
Event information
Soft Launch of the International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism was streamed live on UN WebTV, Monday 7 December 2020, from 9:00am to 10:30am, New York time, and 5:00pm to 6:30pm, Doha, Qatar time.
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Useful resources
- Media Advisory for Soft Launch of the International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism
[] [ArabicPDF] - Press ReleasePDF
- Remarks and Statements
- Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General, UNOCT [openingPDF] [closingPDF]
- H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassem Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs [ENPDF] [ARPDF]
- Major General Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Ansar, Head of the National Counter Terrorism Committee of the State of QatarPDF
- Assistant Secretary-General Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director, CTEDPDF
- Mr. Fahad Al Kuwari, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, the State of Qatar [EN+AR]PDF
- Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director, UNODCPDF
- Mr. Miguel Moratinos, The High Representative of UNAOC