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CTED attends APEC workshop on protection of “soft” targets

AKHVEDELID — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 05:48:00 +0000

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Participants in the workshop.

The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) took part in a workshop on the protection of “soft” targets against terrorist attacks, held in Tokyo on 24 and 25 April 2018 by the United States and U.S.-APEC Technical Assistance to Advance Regional Integration (US-ATAARI), under the auspices of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Counter-Terrorism Working Group.

The workshop brought together representatives of Governments, international organizations, and private industry to discuss regional terrorist threats against public spaces and the challenges involved in protecting them, as well as to share knowledge, experiences, and good practices.

CTED briefed participants on Member States’ implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions, noting in particular that the adoption of resolution 2341 (2017) had marked the first time that the Council had specifically addressed the need to protect critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks, including by developing or strengthening risk-reduction strategies.

The resolution called on States to assess, and raise awareness of, the risks; take preparedness measures (including the development of effective responses); promote interoperability in security and consequence management; and facilitate effective interaction among all stakeholders.

Moreover, Council resolution 2396 (also adopted in 2017) highlighted the need to establish and strengthen national, regional, and international partnerships with public and private stakeholders.

CTED also informed participants about its development of a compendium of good practices on the protection of critical infrastructure. The compendium was being developed under the auspices of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) Working Group on the Protection of Critical Infrastructure, including Vulnerable Targets, Internet, and Tourism Security, and would be presented to Member States in June 2018.

Participants noted the need to map the initiatives and guidance currently available in this area.

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CTED hosts high-level expert meeting on evidence related to terrorism cases

AKHVEDELID — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 05:52:00 +0000

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High-level experts exchanging experiences on to the collection and use of evidence related to terrorism cases.

On 9-10 April 2018 in New York, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) hosted a high-level expert meeting titled “Bringing terrorists to justice before national courts: developing guidelines to facilitate the collection of information and evidence by military and other relevant criminal justice actors within a rule-of-law framework.” Part of a joint CTED and UNODC project within the framework of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) Working Group on Criminal Justice and Legal Responses to Terrorism, the meeting gathered over 40 international experts to discuss challenges and good practices in the area. The outcome of the proceedings will feed into the possible development of United Nations guidelines on the matter.

Primary target audiences for these guidelines would include prosecutors, military actors, police officers, and prison officials, and would focus on the role of military actors in the collection, sharing, and use of evidence in high-risk situations, including conflict and post-conflict settings, for the purpose of the prosecution of terrorist suspects before national courts, and on the role of military actors in the arrest, detention, and surrender of terrorist suspects.

The next phase of the project will be led by UNODC and will concentrate on policy and capacity development to give practical effect to the UN guidelines at the national and regional levels.

Photos from the meeting can be found here

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CTED participates in open briefing on Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force

BMUSONI — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:07:00 +0000

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On 13 December 2017, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (OCT) hosted an open briefing to Member States on the Activities of the Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF). The purpose of the meeting was to enable representatives from the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), INTERPOL, UNESCO, UNODC, UNDP, and the OCT to provide presentations on the work of the CTITF working groups to inform Member States of past achievements and future projects of their respective groups.

CTED is Chair of the Border Management and Law Enforcement related to Counter-Terrorism Working Group, and co-Chair of the National and Regional Strategies Working Group, the Legal and Criminal Justice Working Group, the Strategic Communications Working Group, and the Interagency Working Group on Gender.

Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of CTED Ms. Michèle Coninsx updated Member States on the role of CTED in the context of these CTITF working groups. She recognized that the CTITF working group model strategically aligns with the three primary areas of CTED’s work, i.e. monitoring and assessment of Member States’ implementation of relevant Council resolutions on terrorism; facilitating the delivery of technical assistance to Member States; and providing analysis and identification of challenges, gaps, and trends in the global terrorist threat, as well as promoting counter-terrorism practices that help ensure that CTED’s assessments and recommendations are effectively aligned with both the capacities and programmes of its implementing partners and with the needs of Member States.

Ms. Coninsx also spoke of the strong, cooperative relationship CTED has developed with OCT, and reaffirmed the priority CTED attaches to this engagement: “CTED will continue to explore ways to further enhance our interaction and work hand-in-hand with OCT to address the global threat of terrorism,” she concluded.

Documents

Statement of Assistant Secretary – General Michèle Coninsx Executive Director , Counter – Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate

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