Third report of the Secretary-General states that the threat posed by Da’esh is still significant

BMUSONI — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:18:00 +0000

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“The threat posed by ISIL continues to be significant and to diversify,” according to the United Nations Secretary-General’s third report on the threat posed by Da’esh/ISIL to international peace and security, and on the efforts of the UN in support of its Member States to counter this threat. The report (S/2016/830), presented to the Security Council on 13 October 2016, follows resolution 2253 (2015), which requests the Secretary-General to provide strategic-level reports every four months demonstrating the gravity of the threat posed to international peace and security by Da’esh/ISIL and associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities.

The report includes an assessment of the threat of foreign terrorist fighters, and the sources of financing of these groups through illicit trade in oil, antiquities, and other natural resources, as well as their planning and facilitation of attacks, and reflects the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering this threat.

“Increasingly complex and nearly simultaneous attacks in different countries – committed through large-scale operations and individual or small terrorist cells, either directed or inspired by ISIL – have a significant impact and present particular problems to UN Member States in terms of the security response,” Mr. Feltman told Security Council members.

The report considers the presence and influence of Da’esh/ISIL outside Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic, including in Yemen, East Africa, and South and South-East Asia. Taking a regional approach, the report highlights the efforts and progress of Member States of South and South-East Asia to implement counter-terrorism measures in a number of thematic areas. It also considers how Member States are dealing with the issue of foreign terrorist fighters who return to their home States. The use of information and communications technology by Da’esh/ISIL, the issue of conflict-related sexual violence, and the range of technical assistance and capacity-building efforts undertaken by the United Nations and its partners are also addressed.

S/2016/830 was prepared with the input of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in close collaboration with the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team assisting the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011), and 2253 (2015), as well as other relevant United Nations actors.

The Secretary-General’s reports are an important tool for Member States and United Nations bodies in their efforts to address the threat posed by Da’esh/ISIL and associated entities to international peace and security. The past two reports were dated 29 January 2016 and 31 May 2016.

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CTC Chair and CTED Executive Director meet with new ICAO Secretary-General

BMUSONI — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:11:00 +0000

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Meeting between new ICAO Secretary-General and CTC Chair and Executive Director of CTED.

The newly appointed Secretary-General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Fang Liu, on 24 September 2015 met with the Chair of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the Executive Director of its Executive Directorate (CTED) in New York.

Chair of CTC H.E. Raimonda Murmokaité congratulated the Secretary-General on her appointment, and praised the enhanced level of cooperation between ICAO and the Committee. The Chair noted challenges associated with assisting States that do not have the capacity or resources to put in place mechanisms to stem the flow of terrorists and suspected foreign terrorist fighters who travel by air. Of particular concern to the Chair was the issue of States which have the capacity but are not fully implementing the instruments and tools available to prevent this type of travel.

From left to right: CTC Chair, Executive Director of CTED, and the Secretary-General of ICAO.

The Secretary-General expressed her appreciation for the high level of cooperation already established between ICAO and the Committee and CTED. She indicated a strong desire to work closely with CTC and CTED to help African Union States in particular in enhancing their human and physical infrastructure capacity on aviation security, including in the areas of training, and introduction of an e-passport regime. Dr. Liu also conveyed her wish to receive CTC and CTED support in getting more States to adopt the so-called Public Key Directory (PKD) format.

Executive Director of CTED Jean-Paul Laborde underlined his concern about the low number of States which have or are currently implementing so-called advance passenger information – or API – systems. He expressed his confidence in ICAO leading in bringing forward standardization to address the numerous security-related concerned associated with aviation. Like the Chair, the Executive Director also conveyed his wish that ICAO and CTED better coordinate the systematic exchange of information and assessments, including through the Secretary-General briefing the Committee and the CTC Chair and CTED Executive Director attending ICAO high-level events in the near future.

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