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Jeffrey Feltman, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs briefed the Council on UN counter-terrorism efforts against ISIL and its affiliates.

Violent extremism is a direct assault on the United Nations Charter and a grave threat to international peace and security, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today while presenting a new plan of action to prevent violence stemming from ¡°poisonous ideologies.¡± ¡°We are all appalled by the barbaric¡­

On first January 2016, the United Nations Counter Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) started the implementation of a new 5-Year Programme. The programme establishes the future work of the Centre in the area of counter-terrorism capacity building to support the implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism¡­

Stressing the need for States to work with the private sector to devise ways to prevent terrorists from exploiting the Internet while respecting human rights, the top United Nations political official today said curtailing the influence of terrorists and violent extremist groups must not come at the¡­

At its first ever meeting at Finance Ministers¡¯ level, the United Nations Security Council today stepped up its efforts to cut off all sources of funding for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIL) and other terrorist groups, including ransom payments, no matter by whom. In a unanimously adopted¡­

The United Nations Security Council held an already scheduled debate on conflict prevention today amid added urgency fuelled by last week¡¯s terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressing that counter-terrorism must also tackle such root causes as bad governance¡­

While the G20 Summit opened today in the Turkish city Antalya, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he will stress to world leaders that the global response to terrorism needs to be robust, but always within the rule of law and with respect for human rights. ¡°Let me start by reiterating¡­

Addressing the growing threat posed by violent extremist groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Da¡¯esh, goes to the heart of the mission of the United Nations and requires a unified response, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today at a high-level event¡­

With a host of world leaders meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York as part of the opening of the 70th session of the General Assembly, key UN agencies joined Interpol today to launch a major new initiative to enhance the protection of cultural heritage targeted by terrorists and illicit¡­

Thursday, 10 September 2015 - 9:00pm The Expert Seminar of the joint United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) ¨C Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Border Security Initiative (BSI) took place in the premises of the UN Office on 10-11 September 2015, in Vienna. The Expert Seminar built on the¡­

Tuesday, 25 August 2015 - 9:00am to Wednesday, 26 August 2015 - 5:00pm On 25-26 August 2015, the Government of Australia hosted a study visit of the joint United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) ¨C Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Border Security Initiative (BSI) in Cairns, Australia. The¡­

Sunday, 23 August 2015 - 12:00am to Monday, 24 August 2015 - 12:00am United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Abuja from New York on Sunday afternoon, 23 August. That evening, he met with Nigerian State Governors and discussed with them their role in implementing the sustainable¡­