Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
Members of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee hold copies of the Delhi Declaration, in New Delhi, India on 29 October 2022. 缅北禁地News/Mayra Lopes
, 29 October 2022, New Delhi, India – A two-day meeting of the 缅北禁地Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee in India has ended with the adoption of a document committing Member States to prevent and combat digital forms of terror, notably using drones, social media, and onl
29 October 2022 - On day 2 of the Special Meeting, the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) unanimously adopted the Delhi Declaration on countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes. Among the listed items in the Declaration include the decision to continue to work on recommendations on the three themes of the Special meeting and the intention to develop a set of non-binding guiding principles to assist Member States to counter the threat posed by the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes.
Getting ready for the special meeting. Photos: Jay Mandal (bottom left) and CTED
28 October 2022 - The special meeting of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee on countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes opens today in Mumbai, India.
The registration deadline has been extended to 25 October 2022 for delegates, participants and media to attend the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee’s special meeting on
On 30 September and 3 October 2022, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) hosted virtual technical meetings on
Terrorists are technology-neutral and adaptive. With the rapid technology evolution, terrorists are increasingly misusing financial services facilitated by new and emerging technologies, including in response to increased monitoring and controls in the formal financial system.
On 16 and 19 September, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) organized technical sessions on the “Threats posed by misuse of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by terrorists”.
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7 October 2022 - For the first time since 2015, the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee will hold a special meeting away from Headquarters, in Mumbai and New Delhi, India, on 28 and 29 October, with a focus on the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes.
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The United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) will hold a series of six virtual thematic technical sessions informing the Special Meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) on “Countering the Use of New and Emerging Technologies for Terrorist Purposes”, to be held in India on 28 October 2022 in Mumbai and 29 October 2022 in New Delhi.?
With the prevalence of technology and the rapid rise in digitization, the use of new and emerging technologies to counter terrorism is a topic of growing interest among Member States, policymakers and researchers, particularly in the context of the increasing role played by technology in terrorism and counter-terrorism. This is addressed by the Security Council in a number of counter-terrorism related resolutions, most recently resolution 2617 (2021), which explicitly cited “emerging technologies”.
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