Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact signed – highlights importance of CTED assessments

AKHVEDELID — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 06:13:00 +0000

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CTED Executive Director Michèle Coninsx signs the Ģ��Ƶ Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact (together with Head of Ģ��Ƶ OCT, Under-Secretary-General Voronkov).

On 1 February 2018, the United Nations Secretary-General and 36 Ģ��Ƶ entities, including the Ģ��Ƶ Office of Counter-Terrorism (Ģ��ƵOCT), as well as INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization, agreed to a Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact. Adding transparency to the Ģ��Ƶ’s work in the area of counter-terrorism, the Compact will support the implementation of the Ģ��Ƶ Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, involve Ģ��Ƶ Country Teams in counter-terrorism activities, help share relevant capacity-building and coordination and coherence related information with the Compact’s members, develop mutually reinforcing capacity-building projects, and establish a joint resource mobilization and outreach strategy with donors.

Of a non-binding nature, the Compact emphasizes evidence-based programming, the establishment of a mechanism for monitoring and evaluation of programmes, and an increased focus on capacity-building and technical assistance. The Compact specifically stresses Ģ��Ƶ Security Council resolution 2395 (2017), calling on Ģ��ƵOCT, all other relevant Ģ��Ƶ funds and programmes, Member States, donors as well as recipients, to make full use of CTED’s expert assessments in technical assistance and capacity-building efforts. The Global Compact Coordination Committee will be chaired by the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism. CTED will have a seat on the Coordination Committee.

Following a decision in a meeting of the Executive Committee, Ģ��Ƶ Secretary-General António Guterres signed the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact on 23 February 2018. Heads of numerous United Nations entities present in New York, including Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of CTED Michèle Coninsx, will shortly add their signatures to the Compact.

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Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact signed – highlights importance of CTED assessments

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