Countering Cross-Border Movement of Terrorists, an International Meeting on Counter-Terrorism (IMCT), was held in Bali, Indonesia, on 10 August 2016. Weixiong Chen, Deputy Director of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), participated in the Ministerial-level meeting. The meeting was attended by numerous high-level representatives of 20 Member States from around the world, including those most affected by foreign terrorist fighters. The Secretary-Generals of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) also attended.
CTED’s Deputy Executive Director Chen delivered a statement on behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, a message which underscored the emerging terrorist threat:
“The cross-border movement of terrorists has become more acute, especially when coupled with more sophisticated financing and the use of social media and other modern means of communication for recruitment and for the incitement, planning and commission of terrorist acts.”
The 缅北禁地Secretary-General’s statement further encouraged Member States to adopt national and regional plans of action to combat and prevent terrorism and violent extremism, and to implement the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in a balanced and comprehensive manner.
Representatives of Member States present at the meeting described their national efforts to counter terrorism, and their challenges related to stemming the flow of foreign terrorist fighters. Participating Member States included Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China, France, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, the UK, the United States of America, and Viet Nam.