Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a follow-up assessment visit on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to the United Republic of Tanzania from 19 to 23 August 2024. ?
On 15 August 2024, Colonel Amanulla Ahmed Rasheed, Director of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre of the Maldives virtually briefed the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). They are the eleventh Member State to brief the CTC following a visit.?
From 20 to 24 May 2024, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), on behalf of the Committee, conducted an assessment visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan in follow-up to the comprehensive visit, which took place in 2016. CTED conducts these visits to assess Member States’ counter-terrorism efforts, including progress made, remaining shortfalls, and priority areas for technical assistance needs, as well as to identify terrorism-related trends and challenges and good practices employed in the implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions.
Acting on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a visit to Malawi from 22 to 26 April 2024. The assess-ment, which was a first for Malawi, covered all relevant Security Council resolutions, in-cluding 1373 (2001), 2178 (2014), 2396 (2017), and 2617 (2021).
Acting on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a visit to the Republic of Chile from 6 to 9 June 2023. Marking the first time Chile was assessed by the Committee, the visit covered all relevant Security Council resolutions, including 1373 (2001), 2178 (2014), and 2396 (2017).
The delegation was led by Chief of Section for the Americas and Asia-Pacific, Ms. Elizabeth Joyce, and included CTED experts, as well as representatives of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Acting on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a visit to the Republic of Korea from 22 to 25 May 2023 in a follow-up to its first visit in 2009. The assessment covered all relevant Security Council resolutions, including 1373 (2001), 2178 (2014), and 2396 (2017), and focused in particular on updates related to information and communications technologies (ICT). CTED met with the Government of the Republic of Korea, as well as with representatives of the private sector and civil society.
On 20 April 2023, a delegation from the Hellenic Republic of Greece briefed the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) on steps taken by Greece to implement the recommendations from the Committee’s 2018 follow-up visit, and provided updates on the evolving terrorist threats facing Greece. They are the seventh Member State to brief the CTC following a visit.
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a focused on-site assessment visit on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to Spain from 24 to 28 April 2023.
The visiting delegation was led by Assistant Secretary-General, Ms. Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of CTED, and consisted of CTED experts as well as experts from the following United Nations bodies and international organizations: the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT); the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; the International Civil Aviation Organization; the International Organization for Migration; the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL); the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol); and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Acting on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted its first country assessment visit to the Republic of Benin from 13 to 17 March 2023. The visit concluded the Committee’s hybrid assessment of Benin, following a visit in July 2021 conducted virtually due to travel restrictions related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The assessment covered all relevant Security Council resolutions, including , , and , and included engagement with the Government of Benin.
Acting on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a country assessment visit to Jordan from 6 to 9 March 2023. The visit concluded the Committee’s hybrid assessment of Jordan, following a visit conducted virtually in October 2021 due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The assessment covered all relevant Security Council resolutions, including , , and , and included engagement with the Government of Jordan.