"COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE - CTED"

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.

“The threat posed by ISIL to international peace and security is on the rise again,” warned the top UN official on Counter-Terrorism, urging the member states “to remain focused and united to counter it.” UNIFEED