"COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE - CTED"

“Despite leadership losses and expenses that are diminishing its cash reserves, the threat posed by Da’esh to international peace and security remains high and has increased in and around conflict zones,” according to the new report on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security. UNIFEED

States must address drivers of radicalization, technology use by terrorists, speakers tell Security Council, urging comprehensive approach to tackle transnational threat.

The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, said, “Despite continuing leadership losses by Al-Qaida and Da’esh, terrorism, in general, has become more prevalent and more geographically widespread, affecting the lives of millions worldwide.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A two-day meeting of the UN 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 online terrorist financing. UNIFEED

“Terrorism does not exist in a vacuum,” said Weixiong Chen, Acting Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate. UNIFEED

Unanimously adopting resolution 2617 (2021), Security Council renews mandate of Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate for four years.

Briefing Security Council on pandemic-related challenges, outgoing chairs of subsidiary bodies stress in-person country visits still key for effective sanctions’ monitoring.

Strong cooperation among counter-terrorism committees vital for combatting growing global scourge, speakers stress as subsidiary body chairs brief Security Council.

ISIL must be defeated in cyberspace, Under-Secretary-General tells Security Council, as terrorist group takes advantage of pandemic-related disruptions.