The 24th session of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS) under the presidency of Chile, was hosted in Washington D.C., United States of America, on 24 and 25 April 2024. The plenary was attended (either physically or virtually) by the 34 member States; members of the group, observers, or cooperating and supporting countries; and international and regional organizations, such as the Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT) and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF).
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18 July 2024
17 July 2024
On Thursday, 6 June 2024, the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) convened an open meeting to discuss the codification of the terrorist offence in Member State’s domestic criminal law.
In his opening statement, H.E. Ambassador Amar Bendjama, Chair of the CTC, noted that “resolution 1373 (2001), adopted under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, imposed on all States an obligation to establish terrorist acts as serious criminal offences…and called upon all States to cooperate in preventing terrorism and in bringing terrorists to justice.” He went on to note that the Council has consistently called upon Member States to ensure that measures to counter terrorism comply with international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law.
16 July 2024
On 19 June 2024, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), participated in the United Nations Security Council Arria-formula meeting on “Combating the Rise of Terrorism and Violent Extremism in West Africa and the Sahel.” The meeting, held in New York and co-sponsored by the “A3 plus one” grouping (Algeria, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Guyana), addressed the challenging security situation in the region, as acknowledged by the Security Council in .
15 July 2024
On 15 February 2024, the Security Council held a thematic debate on the “Eighteenth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in suppo
03 July 2024
From 24 to 28 June 2024, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) took part in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Working Groups and plenary meetings held in Singapore under the Presidency of T. Raja Kumar.
07 May 2024
Acting on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a visit to Malawi from 22 to 26 April 2024. The assess-ment, which was a first for Malawi, covered all relevant Security Council resolutions, in-cluding 1373 (2001), 2178 (2014), 2396 (2017), and 2617 (2021).
21 March 2024
From 18 to 22 March 2024, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), conducted on behalf of the Committee its first focused visit to Montenegro. CTED conducts these visits to assess Member States’ counter-terrorism efforts, including progress made, good practices, remaining challenges, and priority areas for technical assistance needs related to the effective implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions.
The visits remain one of the key channels of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to engage and conduct a constructive dialogue with Member States with a view to achieving effective and comprehensive implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions on counter-terrorism.
21 March 2024
While cultural heritage smuggling is not a new phenomenon, the rise of Da’esh and Al Qaeda affiliates has raised the alarm internationally on the looting of cultural property for terrorism financing. Since the early 1980s, terrorist and insurgent groups have been exploiting the lucrative illegal market of cultural artifacts to fund their activities. Addressing this, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice
07 March 2024
On 4 March 2024, CTED hosted an important discussion on the latest trends and shifts in the use of different types of virtual assets by terrorist groups affiliated with Da’esh (ISIL) / Al-Qaida and their supporters, including for their fundraising campaigns. The briefing offered Member States practical insights into how virtual assets are used for terrorism financing purposes, and how related technologies, including blockchain analytics, can help detect and suppress such abuses.
01 March 2024
The Counter-Terrorism Committee of the United Nations Security Council convened a regional open briefing on counter-terrorism efforts in South-East Europe, providing an opportunity to take stock of the evolving nature of terrorism and hear from Member States as to how their approaches are changing. The briefing included participation from government representatives, regional organizations, academic experts, and civil society actors, both in-person and remotely, serving as a crucial platform for aligning counter-terrorism efforts among stakeholders in South-East Europe and beyond.