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The 2023 Counter-Terrorism Week Visibility Report showcases key conclusions and outcomes of the Third High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States (19-20 June) and 40 side events (19-23 June) co-organized with 95 stakeholders from all geographical regions and covering a diverse array of CT/PCVE issues. The Report also highlights the adoption on 22 June of the 8th review resolution by the General Assembly on the Â鶹APP Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The adoption of the resolution without a vote preserved the tradition of consensus behind the Strategy. With the broad participation and strong engagement of a diverse range of stakeholders, the High-Level Conference demonstrated the convening power of the UN to bring the world together, as well as the importance of a reinvigorated and networked multilateralism in addressing the global counter-terrorist threat. This report is available in [ EN] 2023 CT Week summary is available in [ EN]

The summative independent evaluation of the Global Project ¡®Training and Capacity Building of Law Enforcement Officials on Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and the Prevention of Terrorism¡¯, was commissioned by UNOCT in February 2022 to assess overall performance and achievements of the project, as a requirement by the funding partner. The project, launched in 2016 by the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) Working Group on Protecting and Promoting Human Rights and the Rule of Law, was implemented by the Â鶹APP Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) and the Office of the Â鶹APP High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) from 2016-2022. The evaluation found that the project produced tangible results, with beneficiaries expressing appreciation and satisfaction with the training materials and experts¡¯ competence in human rights and counter-terrorism. It highlighted areas that required additional focus in follow-up interventions and set out lessons to inform¡­

This Guide for Policymakers for the Use of Sport for the Prevention of Violent Extremism was developed by the Global Sports Programme and aims to help senior officials and decision-making authorities in the adoption of sport-based policies to pursue PVE objectives. Based on input from the international community, available evidence-based practice, and a range of PVE and sport-for-PVE reports and research, this guide functions as a resource for leveraging sport and its values to impact on behavioural skills and social cohesion, with the ultimate goal of violent extremism prevention. The Guide for Policymakers is available in: AR, CH, EN, FR, RU, SP An addendum to this guide, ¡°A Gender Responsive Approach for Sports-for-PVE Programming: Identifying the Gaps", to assist in the identification of the existing gaps in gender-responsive approach to sports-for-PVE initiatives, is available here: EN

The mid-term independent joint evaluation of the Â鶹APP Countering Terrorist Travel Programme (CTTP) was commissioned by the Â鶹APP Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and managed jointly by UNOCT and the Â鶹APP Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The evaluation report highlights progress that has been achieved by the programme since its inception on 1 January 2019 and provides recommendations to improve implementation and attainment of programme objectives in the remaining period until 31 December 2023. The evaluation confirms that the CTTP is fully relevant at the strategic level of the UN and delivers well in meeting the technical and structural requirements for coherent cooperation and collaboration between the implementing partners. The CTTP has been identified as an excellent example of the ¡®One-UN¡¯ approach. The evaluation provides six recommendations to support further improvements to programme implementation that have been accepted by the Programme¡­

Under the CT TECH initiative, seven knowledge products were launched to lead to more effective national counter-terrorism policy responses towards the challenges and opportunities posed by new technologies, as well as increase law enforcement and criminal justice operational capacities to counter the exploitation of new technologies for terrorist purposes and leverage the use of new technologies to prevent and counter terrorism - in full respect of international human rights and rule of law. The development of these knowledge products involved collaboration with Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities, experts from private sector, civil society, academia, and other international and regional organizations. ? Conducting Terrorist Threat Assessment: The Use of New Technologies for Terrorist Purposes [EN] [RU] ? Designing National Counter-Terrorism Policy Responses to Counter the Use of New Technologies for Terrorist Purposes [EN] [RU] ? Guide for Establishing Law¡­

This Compendium of Good Practices for Measuring Results in Counter-Terrorism and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (CT/PCVE) is a collaborative effort between diverse institutions within the European Union and the Â鶹APP, as part of joint efforts in funding, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and learning from interventions in the fields of CT and PCVE. Both organizations recognize the importance of strengthening monitoring, evaluation, and learning in support of more targeted, efficient, and impactful technical assistance for the benefit of end recipients across Member States. The development of the Compendium was informed by the first independent UN system-wide meta-synthesis of evaluation results under the Â鶹APP Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy commissioned by the Resource Mobilization, Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group of the Â鶹APP Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact in 2021 with the financial support of the State of Qatar¡­

The Outcome Document provides a summary of the interventions made during the first Â鶹APP High-Level International Conference on Human Rights, Civil Society and Counter-Terrorism, which was co-organized by the Â鶹APP Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the Kingdom of Spain on 10-11 May 2022, in M¨¢laga, Spain. The Outcome Document captures key messages emerging from the exchange of innovative ideas and experiences during the Conference on how to build human rights and rule of law-compliant responses to terrorism, including by taking into account gender perspectives. It was developed in close collaboration with an informal consultative group comprising representatives from key civil society stakeholders and Â鶹APP entities. The Outcome Document is available in: EN

The Â鶹APP Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Evaluation Handbook and its Annexes provide practical guidance and templates for the evaluation process in the Office, including its conduct, management, reporting and follow-up, and operationalize the UNOCT Evaluation Policy launched in 2021. The handbook seeks to guide all UNOCT staff, and in particular, programme and project managers who have responsibility for managing evaluations and their programming units. It is also an important resource for independent evaluators to gain an understanding of the guiding principles, standards and processes for evaluations within the UNOCT context. The handbook contains eight chapters: (1) Evaluation and Why It Matters; (2) Evaluation in the UN System; (3) UNOCT Evaluation Function; (4) Planning, Costing and Preparing for Evaluations; (5) Implementing and Managing Evaluations; (6) Using Evaluations Results; (7) Quality Assurance and Assessment; and (8) Practical Guide. The Annexes contain¡­

The UNOCT Strategic Plan and Results Framework, adopted in February 2022 and covering the period 2022-2025, is intended to operationalize the mandate given to the Office by the General Assembly in its resolution 71/291 and successive reviews of the Â鶹APP Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The four-year Plan introduces the Office¡¯s vision, mission, strategic goals, and values; sets out how the Office will organize itself to meet these goals according to its institutional priorities; describes the policy leadership, coordination and coherence, capacity-building, and monitoring and evaluation work of the Office; and establishes a Results Framework guided by a theory of change. The Plan¡¯s implementation will be subject to systematic monitoring through a mid-term and final review, to generate lessons for organizational learning, enhance the effectiveness of mandate delivery, and ensure accountability and transparency. The Strategic Plan and Results Framework is available in: EN

The Â鶹APP Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Evaluation Policy provides a framework for the planning and conduct of evaluations in the Office, to promote accountability and increase transparency, coherence and efficiency in generating and using evaluative knowledge, in support of organizational learning and results-based management and delivery. It sets out the purpose and principles of evaluation, related roles and responsibilities, the evaluation criteria applied in UNOCT evaluations, and the process and parameters for selecting evaluations to ensure adequate evaluation coverage. The Policy also provides guidance on the prioritization, planning and budgeting for evaluations, different types of evaluations, use of evaluation findings, quality assurance, as well as disclosure and dissemination protocol. The Policy is guided by the Â鶹APP Evaluation Group (UNEG) Norms and Standards, and upholds and promotes the evaluation practices, principles and values to which the¡­

Designed to support organizations involved in the development and/or implementation of action plans to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism (PCVE action plans), this Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Toolkit, shares practical steps on how to develop and implement a MEL Plan to support a PCVE action plan. The Toolkit caters to organizations at different stages of the PCVE action plan process, aiming at individuals and organizations, such as local and national governments, regional organizations and international and civil society organizations ¨C with little or no experience in monitoring and evaluating. This toolkit is available in: EN RU Toolkit flyer available in: EN RU

UNOCT Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Action Plan, adopted in 2022, sets the Principles, Priority Areas and Action Plan to guide UNOCT¡¯s direction and strategy for mainstreaming gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout its activities. The Policy was developed through office-wide consultations, and commits all UNOCT staff to mainstream gender perspectives in programmatic and policy performance areas; strengthen UNOCT¡¯s institutional capacity to deliver results on gender equality within CT/PCVE; ensure adequate funding for gender mainstreaming; enhance partnership development for gender equality; and promote knowledge and visibility on gender equality in CT/PCVE to donors, Member States, institutional partners and civil society. The Policy is available in: [ EN]