
The Eleventh Coordination Committee meeting of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact (Counter-Terrorism Compact) took place on 5 and 6 February 2025, in New York, in a hybrid format. The two-day meeting focused on the ¡°Pact for the Future and the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact: Strengthening Policy Interventions and Building Member State Capacities to Prevent and Counter Terrorism¡±.
5 February 2025
The first day of the high-level meeting included a keynote address by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Policy in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG), Mr. Guy Ryder, as well as perspectives from Member States on the Pact for the Future. Additionally, there was a strategic discussion on the views of other key stakeholders, including regional organizations, civil society and the private sector regarding the Counter- Terrorism Compact¡¯s role in the implementation of the Pact for the Future. The discussion was chaired by the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Compact, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov.
At the end of the first day, a ¡°Decision Points Paper¡± was presented to the Committee for adoption by all Counter-Terrorism Compact entities. The document aimed to reaffirm their collective commitment to preventing and countering terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, in compliance with international law.
6 February 2025
The second day included the following two sessions on:
? United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Working Groups and the Pact for the Future; and
? Advancing the Pact for the Future¡¯s commitments for preventing and countering terrorism ¨C Coordination with regional and sub-regional organizations, civil society, and academia.
Launched by the Secretary-General in 2018, the Counter-Terrorism Compact stands as the largest coordination framework within the United Nations system, with 46 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and non-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ entities as members or observers.
Decisions Document by Principals
Strengthening Global Counter-Terrorism Efforts and Supporting Member States




This Summary Reportoutlines the results from the two-day meeting that focused on the Pact for the Future and the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact: Strengthening Policy Interventions and Building Member State Capacities to Prevent and Counter Terrorism.
The report annexes are available:
Statements
5 February 2025
- Opening remarks by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµOCT
- Secretary-General Statement delivered by Mr. Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy, Executive Office of the Secretary General of the United Nations (EOSG)
- H.E. Ambassador Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations
- H.E. Mr. Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan
- H.E. Mr. Stefan Pretterhofer, Charg¨¦ d¡¯Affaires a.i., Deputy Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations (Head of Delegation)
- H.E. Mrs. Helena Kuzee, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations
- Mr. James Lee, Global Head of Capacity Building, Chainalysis
- Mr. Ben Saul, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
- Ms. Natalia Gherman, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director, Counter Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
- Mr. Turhan Saleh, Deputy Director, Crisis Bureau, United Nations Development Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDP)
- Mr. Bo Mathiasen, Director for Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµODC)
- Mr. Rafi Shah, Chief, Policy, Knowledge Management, and Coordination Branch, (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµOCT)
6 February 2025
- Ms. Oguljeren Niyazberdiyeva, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµOCT, Working Group on Resource Mobilization, Monitoring & Evaluation (RMME)
- Mr. Roberto Arbitrio, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµODC, Working Group on Criminal Justice, Legal Responses & Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CJLR-CFT)
- Mr. Ahmed Seif El-Dawla, CTED, Working Group on National and Regional Counter-Terrorism Strategies (NARS)
- Ms. Anne-Maria Seesmaa, CTED, Working Group on Border Management and Law Enforcement relating to Counter Terrorism
- Mr. Idriss Mounir Lallali Ag. Director African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT)
- His Excellency Mr. Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Unofficial translation of the pre-recorded video statement
- Mr. Mubarak Idris, Youth representative, Alumni of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµOCT¡¯s Youth Engagement and Empowerment Programme (YEEP)
- Ms. Naureen Chowdhury Fink, ED, Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism
For more information
- Contact GlobalCompact-committee@un.org

