Special meeting of the CTC + CTED side-event on kidnapping for ransom and hostage-taking committed by terrorist groups

BMUSONI — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:11:00 +0000

Security Council resolution 2133 (2014) encourages the Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate (CTED) to hold, with the assistance of appropriate expertise, a special meeting with the participation of Member States and relevant international and regional organizations to discuss measures to prevent incidents of kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by terrorist groups to raise funds or gain political concessions.

Agenda
Agenda – Side Event
Concept Note
Statement by Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate
Statement by Ms. Yotsana Lalji, expert, 1267 Al-Qaida Monitoring Team
Statement by Mr. Emmanuel Pouyi, specialist on Alert, Prevention Studies, and Publications, the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism
Statement by Mr. Roberto Fajardo, Director, Anti-Kidnapping Group, Philippine National Police
Statement by Mr. Mauro Miedico, Section Chief, Terrorism Prevention Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Statement by Mr. Obiora Chinedu Okafor, member, Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

Side-event of CTED on facilitating technical assistance to Member States on kidnapping for ransom and hostage-taking committed by terrorist groups

Statement by Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate
Statement by Mr. Mauro Miedico, Section Chief, Terrorism Prevention Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Statement by Mr. Thomas Wuchte, Head on anti-terrorism issues, OSCE

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Special meeting of the CTC + CTED side-event on kidnapping for ransom and hostage-taking committed by terrorist groups