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2022 UNOCT Malaga Conference side events
Side events
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) hosted six Side Events and supported the organization of one Workshop on 9 May 2022, ahead of the High-Level International Conference on Human Rights, Civil Society and Counter-Terrorism that took place in Málaga, Spain on 10-11 May 2022.
The side events and workshop featured rich discussions and broad dialogue on a variety of topics that complimented the Conference’s goal to raise awareness, foster understanding, and provide a space for insightful dialogue on how to facilitate meaningful inclusion and participation of civil society within counter-terrorism measures, while ensuring the protection and promotion of human rights and gender equality as cornerstone of all programmes and policies. The events, which were held in a hybrid format, resulted in innovative and timely recommendations for the UN, Member States, civil society and other stakeholders.
The six side events organized by UNOCT - in partnership with Member States and civil society partners - focused on the following key themes:
- The importance of ensuring the protection of human rights and gender equality in counter-terrorism measures and cementing long-term accountability for both the United Nations and Member States (Side Event: National Human Rights-Based Counter-Terrorism Responses);
- Presentation of joint 缅北禁地capacity-building in the field of Human Rights and counter-terrorism in Central Asia (Side Event: Launch of the e-learning course on Human Rights and Counter Terrorism in Central Asia);
- The integral role of rehabilitation and reintegration of foreign terrorist fighters and their families (Side Event: The Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Returnees from Syria and Iraq);
- The importance of parliamentarian and civil society cooperation in the drafting and enforcement of counter-terrorism legislation (Side Event: Engaging Parliamentarians with Civil Society Organizations in Enhancing Legislation and Oversight Functions on CT and PVE);
- How to utilize innovative behavioral insights to effectively prevent and counter radicalization (Side Event: Fostering Resiliency through a Behavioral Insights Approach); and
- Showcasing UNOCT’s priority for the promotion of human rights and gender mainstreaming in PCVE efforts through the launch of the Human Rights and Gender Section (Side Event: Strengthening Partnerships for Human Rights Compliant and Gender Responsive Counter-Terrorism Efforts).
In addition, the Kingdom of Spain and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism hosted a Civil Society Workshop on “Enhancing Civil Society Leadership & the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Counter-Terrorism".
The Side Events and Workshop brought together more than 100 in-person participants and 5,800 online viewers globally. More than 400 participants attended the High-level Conference in person.