2023 United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Second Quarterly Briefing to Member States
During the Second UNOCT Quarterly Briefing to Member States of 2023, held on 7 September, participants discussed:
- Counter-terrorism trends and developments, including the 1) Threat of terrorism from Al-Qaida, Da'esh, and affiliated groups in conflict zones, the complex security threats in parts of Africa, especially the Sahel, 2) Impacts of the situation in Afghanistan on terrorism in Central and Southern Asia, 3) Illicit financial flows derived from terrorism and other forms of criminality, 4) Counter-terrorism challenges presented by Autonomous and Remotely Operated Systems, 5) Exploitation of information and communications technologies by terrorist groups, and 6) Impacts of misuse of counter-terrorism measures on civil society actors.
- Progress in the implementation of UNOCT's global technical and capacity-building assistance programs, including 1) Behavioral Insights to Counter-Terrorism, 2) Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, 3) Victims of Terrorism, 4) Prosecution, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, 5) Cybersecurity and New Technologies, 6) Border Security and Management, 7) Countering the Financing of Terrorism, 8) Addressing Terrorist Use of Weapons, 9) Countering Terrorist Travel, 10) Counter-Terrorism Investigations and Kidnapping for Ransom, and 11) Autonomous and Remotely Operated Systems.
- UNOCT's strategic and policy priorities, including the 1) , 2) Secretary-General's "," 3) Outcomes of the Third Counter-Terrorism Week, 4) 2024 "Summit of the Future," 5) African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja, 6) Joint Appeal for Counter-Terrorism in Africa, 8) Strengthening efforts to mainstream human rights and gender equality, including through the full implementation of the , and strengthening the use of evidence for gender and human rights integration, 9) Generating momentum for the victims of terrorism agenda, 10) Strengthening counter-terrorism coordination through the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact and its user-restricted digital platform, 13) Strengthening cooperation with Member States, and 14) Enhancing regional partnerships and engaging with civil society organizations.
Remarks were delivered by:
- Mr. Raffi Gregorian, Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and Director, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
- H.E. Mr. Tijjani?Muhammad Bande, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
- Ms. Natalia Gherman, Assistant-Secretary-General and Executive Director, Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
- H.E. Mr. Miguel A?ngel Moratinos, High Representative,
- Ms. Ilze Brand Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, (OHCHR)
- Mr. Luis Urrutia, Deputy General Counsel, (IMF)
- Mr. Masood Karimipour, Chief,
- Ms. Wuhong Shi, United Nations Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (1267 Committee Monitoring Team)
- Mr. Sampson Kwarkye, Project Manager for Littoral West African States, Regional Office for West Africa, the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin, the
- Mr. Mauro Miedico, Director, United Nations Counter-Terrorism Center (UNCCT) and OiC, Special Projects and Innovation Branch, UNOCT
- Mr. Muhammad Rafiuddin Shah, Chief, Policy, Knowledge Management and Coordination Branch, UNOCT
- Ms. Oguljeren (Jerena) Niyazberdiyeva, Chief, Office of the Under-Secretary-General, UNOCT
Over 140 representatives of Member States and the Ãå±±½ûµØGlobal Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact participated in the meeting.