Bangkok (Thailand), 3 December 2024 – The United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel (CT Travel) Programme, with the generous support from the Department of Home Affairs of the Government of Australia, successfully concluded the second annual meeting of the Southeast Asia Regional Informal Working…
Over the past decade, energy infrastructure has been targeted by terrorist activities more and more frequently. Recognizing the importance of protecting this sector, the United Nations has called on Member States to secure critical infrastructure through coordinated international standards and…
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) continues to advance gender equality and women's empowerment as demonstrated in its exceptional performance in the 2023 UN System-wide Action Plan (UN-SWAP) on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. According to the 2023 annual reporting…
As part of the United Nations Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Threats against Vulnerable Targets, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in collaboration with the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice…
The CT TECH+ project was launched at an event organized by the European Union (EU), the International Criminal Police Organization, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in New York on 22 November…
As part of the United Nations Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Threats against Vulnerable Targets, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) in collaboration with the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice…
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Programme Office on Parliamentary Engagement in Preventing and Countering Terrorism, with the support of the Shura Council of the State of Qatar launched the Doha Youth Parliamentary Forum on 9 November 2024. This initiative, entitled “Promoting…
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Global Fusion Cells Programme delivered a comprehensive training programme in English and Arabic to 20 national-level counter-terrorism officials from The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It was…
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), through its Programme Office for Counter-Terrorism and Training in Africa, successfully concluded the 2024 edition of the Specialized Counter-Terrorism Investigations Training Programme (STOCTI) with a graduation ceremony held on 25 October at…
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Centre of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNCCT/UNOCT) will hold a High-Level Briefing to present the results and perspectives of capacity-building initiatives to counter terrorist use of weapons in Africa and Central Asia, at the United…
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Countering Terrorist Travel (‘CT Travel’) Programme and the Passenger Information Unit (PIU) of the Luxembourg Police hosted the second in-person meeting of the goTravel International User Community (IUC) in Luxembourg from 22 to 23 October 2024…
Led by Kenya and Kuwait and supported by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) East Africa Capacity-Building Working Group (EAWG) held a workshop to discuss DDRR efforts in the region, on 16 October 2026, in Kuwait City. Terrorist groups are…