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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CTED Undertakes Follow-up Assessment Visit to Kyrgyzstan

BMUSONI — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 22:29:00 +0000

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The delegation on site in Kyrgyzstan.

On behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), its Executive Directorate (CTED) concluded a three-day follow-up assessment visit to Kyrgyzstan from 24 to 26 February 2016. The delegation discussed with Government authorities their implementation of different aspects of provisions of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), and 2178 (2014) relating to legal matters, international cooperation, terrorism financing, law enforcement, and border management.

Kyrgyz authorities informed the delegation about progress achieved since the initial visit by CTC in April 2012, including the important legislative amendments introduced to implement the CTC recommendations. Discussions during the visit also highlighted the outstanding technical assistance needs of Kyrgyzstan, in particular with regards to its law enforcement and border management capacities. New threats and challenges, including the foreign terrorist fighter phenomenon and terrorists’ abuse of the Internet, were also discussed. The authorities, who estimate that over 500 Kyrgyz citizens currently fight within international terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq, shared with the visiting delegation several examples of how Governmental agencies were engaged in the fight against terrorism.

“We have taken note of the efforts undertaken by the Kyrgyz authorities,” said head of the visiting delegation Mr. Seif El-Dawla, CTED Chief of Section. “The terrorist threat can only be countered with a comprehensive and integrated approach,” he emphasized.

In addition to experts from CTED, the delegation included representatives of the United Nations Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities; the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004); the Anti-Terrorism Centre of the Commonwealth of Independent States (ATC-CIS); the Eurasian Group on Combatting Money-Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (EAG); the International Organization for Migration (IOM); the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE); and the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC/TPB).

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CTED Undertakes Follow-up Assessment Visit to Kyrgyzstan

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