United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)

🚨 Call for Expressions of Interest Training of Trainers on Gender Mainstreaming in Counter-Terrorism and Preventing Violent Extremism   🗓️Deadline for application: 25 Oct 📍Nairobi, Kenya by United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) gender unit, through its Gender and Identity Factors Platform (GIFP) More info: https://lnkd.in/eX9Yfi9j

📢 UN International Conference on Victims of Terrorism Over 400 participants, including 66 Member States, 59 victims of terrorism and victims' associations and UN representatives gathered to discuss the role of victims and survivors of terrorism as educators, peacebuilders and agents for change.  The two-day discussions covered ways in which the international community, Member States, victims’ associations, and victims and survivors can help to educate and sensitize new generations about the impact of terrorism, contributing to fostering empathy and solidarity with victims and nurturing a culture of peace and resilience. Additionally, the conference explores how Member States and civil society organizations can best support the needs and uphold the rights of victims of terrorism and promote inclusivity, tolerance, and social cohesion in communities affected by terrorism.  Co-organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and Government of Spain in Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.  More information: bit.ly/VoTConference2024

Alors que le Pacte pour l'avenir a été adopté à l'unanimité par les États Membres au siège de l’ONU, les dirigeants qui se rencontrent pendant l'Assemblée générale doivent continuer à investir dans le renforcement du maintien de la paix qui reste un outil efficace pour la sécurité internationale. #UNGA79 Plus : peacekeeping.un.org/fr

📊 We are proud to share UNITAR's 2023 Results Report, highlighting our efforts to support global cooperation, sustainable development, and capacity-building during a challenging year. 🌐 Through training and partnerships, we reached over 544,000 individuals, reflecting our commitment to fostering positive change and supporting progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. 🔗 Explore our work and the impact made in 2023: https://shorturl.at/ynXS3

The adoption of a major new international agreement at the Summit of the Future, which concluded Monday at the United Nations, is an important step forward in strengthening global cooperation. The Pact for the Future will help countries work more closely together as they seek to address some of the biggest challenges facing humanity and #OurCommonFuture. We have unlocked the door,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, urging: “Now it is our common responsibility to walk through it.” https://bit.ly/SotF2024

🚀 UNOCT and INTERPOL Successfully Conclude Joint CT TECH Initiative 🚀 The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and INTERPOL have successfully concluded the #CTTECH initiative, which began in 2022 under the UNOCT #UNCCT Global Counter-Terrorism Programme on Cybersecurity and New Technologies, funded by the #EuropeanUnion. Since its inception, CTTECH has helped countries across the globe counter the exploitation of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes, and leverage these tools in the fight against terrorism. 🛡️ Key Achievements: - Supported law enforcement and criminal justice authorities in 34 partner states - Assisted countries in countering the misuse of new technologies for terrorist purposes - Promoted #humanrights-compliant use of these technologies to fight terrorism - Delivered 27 training courses to 1,333 participants, including on open-source investigations (OSINT), facial recognition, darknet, and virtual assets - Produced 8 new knowledge products - Conducted regional workshops across Europe, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Caribbean - Provided tailored #capacitybuilding assistance to #Bosnia and Herzegovina, #Kenya, the #Philippines, #TrinidadandTobago, and #Uzbekistan 🔜 Stay tuned: #UNOCT and #INTERPOL will continue this vital work in a new phase, generously funded by the European Union, focusing on knowledge management and sharing best practices over the next 2.5 years. 🗨️ “Throughout the CT TECH initiative, we saw positive signs of new technologies being incorporated in the #CounterTerrorism strategies of participating member states. As threats evolve, we must adapt our responses to make our countries safer,” said Mr. Mauro Miedico, Director of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) at UNOCT. 🔗 PRESS RELEASE bit.ly/OCT-MEDIA 📖 Learn More about the CT TECH Initiative https://lnkd.in/ex_uNKrQ

📣Today, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism #UNOCT and the Government of #Hungary jointly hosted an event in Budapest to celebrate the 5️⃣th anniversary of the #CTTravel Programme, a "one-UN" initiative working to detect and counter terrorist travel ℹ️The forum gathered more than 100 representatives from #CTTravel beneficiary nations, implementing entities and funding partners for a discussion of the programme's achievements and ways to strengthen #CounterTerrorism partnerships at the national, regional, and global levels. ✈ Since its launch by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in 2019, #CTTravel has supported more than 75 Member States in building national detection capabilities using passenger #data, Advance Passenger Information #API and Passenger Name Record #PNR data and other travel information to detect the movement of #terrorists and counter transnational organized crime, in line with United Nations Security Council resolutions 2178 (2014), 2396 (2017), and 2482 (2019), international standards and #HumanRights principles. 🤝These achievements have been possible thanks to support from #Australia, #EuropeanUnion, #Germany, #Hungary, #India, #Japan, Republic of #Korea, #Netherlands, #Qatar & #USA   📰 Press Release bit.ly/OCT-MEDIA 🔗Learn More about the Programme www.un.org/cttravel #CTTravel #UNiteToCounterTerrorism International Civil Aviation Organization INTERPOL UNODC IOM - UN Migration

The spread of hatred and lies online is causing grave harm to people and communities around the world. Opaque algorithms push people into information bubbles and reinforce prejudices including racism, misogyny and discrimination of all kinds. Today, I presented a starting point for solutions: The United Nations Global Principles for Information Integrity include: - societal trust and resilience; - healthy incentives; - public empowerment; - independent, free, and pluralistic media; - transparency and research. Everyone should be able to express themselves freely without fear of attack. Everyone should be able to access a range of views and information sources. I urge governments, the tech sector, public relations companies and advertisers to listen to their people and their customers – and respond.

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism participated in the 6th annual UN Behavioural Science Week, held from 3-7 June 2024! Together with UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), we hosted a virtual session on the Future of #BeSci for Peace and Security. 💡 #BehavioralScience offers a nuanced approach to tackling global conflicts and threats. Insights into human psychology and behaviour lead to more precise, culturally sensitive strategies for conflict prevention and resolution, signaling a shift towards interventions that address the root causes of conflict. Watch the event here: https://lnkd.in/dh4qCDv3 For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/dcy-PQtH #UNBeSciWeek #BehaviouralScience #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs #Innovation #Collaboration #UNInnovationNetwork 🌍🔬✨ 

The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), Naif Arab University for Security Sciences and the Arab Interior Ministers Council (AIMC) Secretariat completed a regional #capacitybuilding workshop on Countering the Financing of Terrorism for the implementation of the Arab Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The event gathered 100 officials from Arab Member States for discussions and presentations on countering the financing of terrorism and related issues, such as parallel financial investigations, virtual assets, non-profit protection, and prosecution of terrorism financing cases. UNCCT/UNOCT works with the AIMC Secretariat to support Arab Member States in operationalizing the Arab Counter-Terrorism Strategy at the national and regional levels, through tailor-made capacity-building and policy support, and in line with national needs and regional priorities. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dDdCdcP8 #UniteToCounterTerrorism #CFT #FATF #HumanRights