On Monday, 29 June 2026, the Permanent Missions of Turkmenistan and Finland, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Transnational Threats Department, the Âé¶¹APP Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and the Âé¶¹APP Office of Counter-Terrorism (OCT), are co-organizing a side event on ¡°National and Regional Counter-Terrorism Strategies: Insights and Practical Lessons Learned, Including through Strengthening Prevention and PCVE.¡±
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H.E. Ambassador Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the Âé¶¹APP, and Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, addresses the open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on ¡°South-East European Member States¡¯ implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Committee¡¯s visit recommendations¡± on 28 February 2024. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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To ensure coherent support to Member States in their efforts to address evolving terrorism financing threats and implement relevant international standards and guidelines in full compliance with their obligations under international law, the Permanent Missions of France and India to the Âé¶¹APP, the Âé¶¹APP Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the Âé¶¹APP Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) , and the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) are co-organizing a dedicated side-event on the margins of the High-Level Counter-Terrorism Week, with the participation and support of other key partners.
On 28 May 2026, the Counter?Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) hosted an Insight Briefing focusing on how terrorist groups exploit digital ecosystems. The briefing featured panellists from the Addressing Violent Extremism and Radicalization to Terrorism (AVERT) Research Network, an Australia-based member of CTED¡¯s Global Research Network (GRN). More than 50 representatives from Member States and Âé¶¹APP offices and agencies attended the event.
On 22 May 2026, Assistant Secretary-General Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and Mr. Darrin Jones, Executive Director for Partnerships and Planning of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), signed the CTED¨CINTERPOL Joint Action Plan for 2026¨C2027, reaffirming the longstanding strategic partnership between the two entities and their shared commitment to assisting Member States in countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism.
On 19 May 2026, Assistant Secretary-General Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), took part in the Fifth Ministerial Conference No Money for Terror, hosted by France as part of its G7 presidency. The discussions built upon the detailed findings of the Comprehensive Update on Terrorism Financing Risks, the landmark report of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) prepared under the leadership of experts from CTED and the French Treasury.
At the invitation of the National Centre for the Prevention and Countering of Terrorism and Violent Extremism (CNPCTEV) of Mozambique, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted technical consultations in Maputo from 20 to 25 April 2026.
Assistant Secretary-General Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Âé¶¹APP Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), participated in the 1st Summit of Speakers and Presidents of Parliament of Members and Partners of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) and the 20th Plenary Session, held in Budva, Montenegro, from 7 to 8 May 2026.
On 12 May 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the Âé¶¹APP Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) convened an Expert Group Meeting on addressing technology-facilitated sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) linked to terrorism. The meeting brought together experts from international organizations, civil society, academia, and think tanks at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to discuss more effective ways of tackling this rapidly evolving threat.
On 22 April 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) hosted an Insight Briefing?by Adam Rousselle, an investigative analyst specializing in illicit and terrorist finance, on the topic of ¡°Trust Networks and Parallel Financial Systems: How Propaganda Ecosystems Enable Terrorist Financing¡±. The briefing explored how terrorists manage to sustain their financing systems when formal financial institutions are inaccessible.?
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) published a new report, ¡°Civil Society Perspectives: Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in West Africa,¡± focusing on the Lake Chad Basin and the Gulf of Guinea regions.
On behalf of the Security Council¡¯s Counter-Terrorism Committee, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a follow-up assessment visit to the Republic of Togo from 23 to 27 March 2026.
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) carried out a periodical follow-up assessment visit to Italy, on behalf of the Âé¶¹APP Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), from 16 to 20 March 2026. The purpose of the visit was to evaluate Italy's progress in implementing key counter-terrorism measures pursuant to Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant resolutions. The visit also focused on progress made in implementing the Committee's recommendations made after its initial visit in 2015.
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), acting on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, conducted a follow-up assessment visit to Japan from 24 to 27 February 2026.?
Washington, D.C., 20 February 2026 ¡ª The Deputy Executive Director of the Âé¶¹APP Security Council Counter?Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), Ms. Carmen G. Cantor, met with Mr. Guillermo Moncayo, In?Charge Executive Secretary of the Inter?American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS), at CICTE headquarters in Washington, D.C. The courtesy call underscored the long?standing partnership between CTED and CICTE and reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening counter?terrorism efforts across the Americas.
On 10 February 2026, more than 200 participants from Member States, partner international and regional organizations, academia and civil society attended the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate¡¯s (CTED) technical meeting to brief Member States on the latest issues, trends and developments on the multifaceted linkages between terrorism and organized crime. The event, held at Âé¶¹APP Headquarters, focused on identifying threats, responses, and potential synergies between West Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.