CTED and ECOWAS reaffirm counter-terrorism cooperation

BMUSONI — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:11:00 +0000

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Interaction between ECOWAS and UN delegation in Abuja.

A visiting multi-agency UN counter-terrorism delegation held talks with ECOWAS officials in Abuja on 12 October 2015 to exchange views on the current security situation in West Africa and identify areas of future cooperation.

The delegation included representatives of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) Office, the expert Monitoring Team of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), the Terrorism Prevention Branch of UNODC, UNOWA, ICAO, INTERPOL, IOM, and WCO.

Interaction between ECOWAS and UN delegation in Abuja.

ECOWAS, a regional partner of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and CTED in counter-terrorism issues, assists States of the region to implement United Nations resolutions on counter-terrorism, as well as the Security Council sanctions regime.

The two delegations exchanged views on matters of mutual interest, including combating Boko Haram, countering violent extremism, border control and immigration issues, weapons smuggling and other transnational organized crimes, the implementation of a regional counter-terrorism strategy, preventing misuse of the Internet and other communications technologies for terrorist purposes, and capacity-building.

The two delegations agreed on the need to provide Member States of the region with international support in their efforts to implement the relevant UN resolutions.

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CTED highlights FTF and CVE issues at Dakar Forum

BMUSONI — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:03:00 +0000

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Member States should strengthen their efforts to combat the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and to counter violent extremism, CTED told a high-level gathering on peace and security in Africa.

“Security Council resolution 2178 (2014) has laid down new requirements for States, which include taking measures to tackle the FTF phenomenon and CVE”, CTED Deputy Executive Director Chen Weixiong said.

“Capacity-building is needed for States, both from the developing and industrialized world”, added Mr. Chen, citing a recent report of the Counter-Terrorism Committee identifying the principal gaps in States’ implementation efforts.

The International Forum on ��AV and Security in Africa was held in Dakar, Senegal, from 14 to 16 December 2014.

The high-level forum was attended by around 300 participants, including West African Heads of State, senior officials of the African Union, Defence Minister of France and representatives of international and regional organizations and think tanks.

Participants stressed the need to step up efforts to prevent terrorism, transnational organized crime, and violent extremism through increased cooperation and the establishment of more effective early-warning mechanisms.

CTED works on behalf of the Committee and with its international partners to assist Member States to implement the relevant Security Council resolutions on terrorism, including resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 1963 (2010) and 2178 (2014), by facilitating the delivery of technical assistance on the basis of identified implementation gaps, as well as promotion of good practices.

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CTED and ECOWAS reaffirm counter-terrorism cooperation

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CTED highlights FTF and CVE issues at Dakar Forum

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