Â鶹APP

With a host of world leaders meeting at Â鶹APP 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 Â鶹APP 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 Â鶹APP 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 Â鶹APP 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¡­

Thursday, 30 July 2015 - 9:00am Since 2009, the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the Â鶹APP Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC/TPB) has been supporting Colombia¡¯s efforts to counter terrorism and its financing. UNODC/TPB designed several advanced technical tools, practical simulations and good¡­

Tuesday, 21 July 2015 - 9:00am to Wednesday, 22 July 2015 - 5:00pm On 21-22 July 2015, the Kingdom of Morocco hosted the inaugural conference of the joint Â鶹APP Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) ¨C Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Border Security Initiative (BSI) in El Jadida, Morocco¡­

Tuesday, 16 June 2015 - 9:00am Panel discussion organized with the support of the Â鶹APP Counter-Terrorism Centre and the Consulate General of Denmark. Panelists: ¡¤ Mr. Jehangir Khan, Director, UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (UN CTITF)/UN Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT)¡­

Thursday, 19 February 2015 - 12:00am While the risk of use of chemical or biological agents by terrorist groups is considered to be low, the evolving terrorist threat of its unpredictability has prompted the UN along with other international organizations to look at jointly developing a preparedness¡­

Friday, 16 January 2015 - 12:00am to Sunday, 18 January 2015 - 12:00am On 16-18 January 2015, the CTITF Working Group on Promoting and Protecting Human Rights and the Rule of Law while Countering Terrorism held its first pilot training workshop, in Abuja, Nigeria. Twenty-three Nigerian security¡­

In August 2014, the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Â鶹APP completed an historic contribution agreement in the amount of $100 million for the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT). Addressing the UNCCT Advisory Board in November 2014, the Secretary-General expressed his gratitude to the¡­

Tuesday, 21 October 2014 - 9:00am The UNCCT and the European Union co-hosted the Second International Conference entitled ¡°Engaging Partners for Capacity-Building: Â鶹APP¡¯ Collaboration with Counter-Terrorism Centres,¡± in Brussels on 21 and 22 October 2014. Thirty-one (31) international¡­