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Tuesday, 05 March 2019 - 12:00am On 5 March 2019, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) launching a joint pilot project to prevent and counter chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear¡­

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 - 12:00am Parliamentarians from 16 countries in the Middle East and North Africa are meeting in Egypt this week at a high-level regional conference to discuss the role of parliaments in combatting terrorism and violent extremism. The high-level regional conference will¡­

Monday, 11 February 2019 - 12:00am Photo Credit: UNICEF/Sparks | Destruction in the Iraqi war-battered city of Mosul, evident after the city was liberated from ISIL forces in 2017. Though attacks were down last year, a new United Nations report to the Security Council on Monday shows that ISIL is¡­

A rising number of attacks by extremist groups, using more sophisticated tactics, risk undermining progress in West Africa and the Sahel, the region¡¯s UN envoy told the Security Council on Thursday. ¡°Military solutions, while necessary, are not sufficient,¡± Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Special¡­

Photo credit | MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko - The aftermath of a terrorist attack against the G5 Sahel Joint Force headquarters in Mopti, Mali. Terrorist attacks not only claim many lives but also aggravate already fragile humanitarian situations. United Nations Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres¡­

Tuesday, 02 October 2018 - 12:00am 2 October 2018 - Today, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov, and UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov, jointly held a briefing for Permanent Missions in Vienna. The joint briefing informed Member States about the current status of the¡­

Monday, 01 October 2018 - 12:00am Resilience and devolution: The experience of Kenya and Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa in the prevention of violent extremism and conflict This high-level #UNGA side-event on cross border peace initiatives along the Kenya-Ethiopia Border is co-organized by the¡­

¡°Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations remains a global challenge. It causes lasting damage to individuals, families and communities. These scars run deep, and while they may fade with time, they never disappear.¡± - UN Secretary-General, Ant¨®nio Guterres While more countries are affected by¡­

UN Photo/Mark Garten | Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres speaks to terror victim Sayad Mushtaq Hussaini (left) at a multimedia exhibition to mark the first International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism, NY, August 2018. Victims of terror attacks have an important and¡­

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe | UN Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres. With new solutions proposed, and new partnerships established, the United Nations Secretary-General told delegates from Member States attending the first ever High-Level Conference on Counter-Terrorism, that he was committed to¡­

Heads of counter-terrorism agencies from across the world will be meeting at UN Headquarters in New York next week for the first time, to pool expertise, resources and ideas to fight back against the growing scourge of international terrorism. Elena Vapnitchnaia asked the Under-Secretary-General of¡­

The 16th Advisory Board meeting of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) took place in Riyadh on 17 April in the presence of the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ant¨®nio Guterres and the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Mr. Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir¡­