Getting ready for the special meeting. Photos: Jay Mandal (bottom left) and CTED
28 October 2022 - The special meeting of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee on countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes opens today in Mumbai, India.
The special meeting will be live-streamed on UN Web TV and recorded for later viewing alongside highlights on social media during the two-day meeting.
Watch live or on-demand:
28 October 2022 in Mumbai, where the opening session pays tribute to the victims of terrorism, at 11:00 (IST) on ?(English) and on the (English)
29 October 2022 in New Delhi, where experts on the special meeting’s three themes make presentations on new and emerging challenges and responses in the areas of unmanned aerial systems, finance and the Internet and social media. Watch the morning session at 08:55 (IST) on (available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi) or the (English).
Follow the afternoon session at 14:15 (IST), when the Counter-Terrorism Committee will take action on the outcome document that aims at providing guidance for Member States, on (available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi) or the (English).
Further details can be found on the CTC dedicated webpage [ ], where the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) has made a range of materials available, with much welcomed support from partners. CTED’s incredibly talented colleagues at the United Nations News Centre produced a compelling video, available . The expert designers at the United Nations Graphic Design Unit inspired the special meeting’s logo.
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Visit CTED on social media for more. Follow CTED’s Twitter thread of all 15 emerging-tech-related resolutions adopted by the Security Council:
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CTED’s most recent #TBT Instagram post features highlights of the Counter-Terrorism Committee’s special meeting on preventing terrorists from exploiting the Internet and social media to recruit terrorists and incite terrorist acts, while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, held in New York in 2015:
If you missed the special meeting’s 26 October press briefing in New Delhi, you can find it on CTED’s Facebook page, courtesy of our indefatigable colleagues at UN Web TV:
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CTED will continue to post more information, including snapshots of expert presentations and outcome document excerpts. To keep abreast of daily updates and highlights, follow CTED and watch out for #UNCTCEmergingTech:
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