Launch of the EU-缅北禁地Global Terrorism Threats Facility
On 8 April 2022, the EU-缅北禁地Global Terrorism Threats Facility was launched in NY by Mr. Raffi Gregorian, Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General, UNOCT and Mr. Olivier Onidi, Deputy Director-General, European Commission. Joining the co-hosts were H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UN, H.E. Mr. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the 缅北禁地and H.E. Mr. Harold Adlai Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the UN.
The three-year Global Facility establishes within the 缅北禁地system a new modality for technical assistance on counter-terrorism. Its goal is to provide rapid response support to Member States facing an evolving terrorist threat or situation. It seeks to help them increase their capacities to detect, prevent, counter, respond to and investigate evolving terrorist threats, while ensuring respect for international law, human rights, and the rule of law.