"DATA PROTECTION"

UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan said this particular right is “not a monopoly of western countries” adding that the safety of journalists and media freedom are top priorities for her. UNIFEED

Second United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States on countering and preventing terrorism in the age of transformative technologies with the overall theme of “Countering and Preventing Terrorism in the Age of Transformative Technologies: Addressing the Challenges of the New Decade.”

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The United Office of Counter-Terrorism launched the UN Countering Terrorist Travel Programme, which will be implemented in partnership with the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the Office of Information Communication Technology (OICT) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Speaking at the launch of the UN Countering Terrorism Travel Programme, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “detecting and disrupting these terrorists and other high-risk criminals prior to them carrying out an attack is a high priority for the international community,” noting that the recent despicable attacks in Kenya, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, among others, are tragic reminders of the global reach of the scourge of terrorism. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Greater cooperation key to harness technological advances for mankind’s well-being, sustainable development, speakers tell General Assembly at informal and 22nd plenary meetings.

Greater cooperation key to harness technological advances for mankind’s well-being, sustainable development, speakers tell General Assembly at informal and 22nd plenary meetings.

In its first report presented today at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, the head of the UN International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) on crimes in Syria said that war crimes investigators have collected an “unprecedented volume of information” documenting atrocities committed by all sides during the Syrian war. UNTV CH

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General