On 11 May 2017, the Security Council was briefed by three of its subsidiary bodies on counter-terrorism and non-proliferation. H.E. Ambassador Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations and Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), delivered a joint statement on behalf of the CTC, the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)/Da’esh, Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) concerning non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Ambassador Aboulatta emphasized the importance of cooperation among the Committees and their expert groups in addressing the grave threats posed by terrorism and the risk of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of non-State actors. The Committees and their respective groups of experts had synchronized efforts in conducting country visits, he said. They had also shared information on the financing of terrorism, organized an open briefing on depriving terrorist groups of funding. The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the 1267 Committee’s Monitoring Team had further collaborated on how to prevent the use of information and communications technologies (ICT), including the Internet, for terrorist purposes.
In the Security Council debate, Member States expressed concerns over the continuing recruitment efforts of ISIL/Da’esh, AlQaida, and others terrorist groups, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive international response.
The full briefing coverage can be found here.
The webcast recording of the briefing is available .