NEW YORK, 7 July 2020 - Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Counter-Terrorism Centre (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT) launched its virtual exposition (Expo), on 7 July 2020, as part of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week, which is taking place from 6-10 July 2020.
Responding to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT has rapidly adapted its planned approach to create an immersive digital exposition to engage a much wider audience across the globe. The Virtual Expo takes visitors on an interactive digital journey, exploring the Centre¡¯s history and priority capacity building efforts through key thematic areas of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
The launch was hosted by the Chairman of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT Advisory Board, H.E. Ambassador Abdallah AlMouallimi, Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations; Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Executive Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT and Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism; and Dr. Jehangir Khan, Director of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Counter-Terrorism Centre. Ms. Amani Alkhiami, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT Junior Professional Officer also took part in the launch.
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT Virtual Expo, which has been made possible through the generous support from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, showcases the work of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT as a global capacity-building Center of Excellence to prevent and counter terrorism and violent extremism through capacity building efforts around the world. The Virtual Expo also highlights Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT¡¯s partnerships with Member States, regional, international and civil society organizations, and other key stakeholders. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT Virtual Expo emphasizes the importance of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOCT¡¯s "All-of-Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ" and ¡°'All-of-Society¡±' approach to countering terrorism as well as preventing and countering violent extremism conducive to terrorism.
The Virtual Expo illustrates the work of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT in supporting Member States¡¯ efforts in implementing programmes across the 4 pillars of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in a comprehensive and balanced manner. This includes, for example, the Centre¡¯s global programme to support engagement with victims of terrorism. The Virtual Expo also showcases how Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT is addressing cutting edge issues such as cyber and bio-terrorism, crisis communications, and border security. The Virtual Expo encourages audience engagement online by using interactive digital elements such as videos, quizzes, and immersive digital simulations.
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT Virtual Expo will run for four weeks online. During this time, H.E. Ambassador Abdallah AlMouallimi and USG Mr. Voronkov encouraged ¡°all Member States to continue collaborating with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre to ensure their effective and full implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Only by coming together as a global community can we defeat terrorism¡±.
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