Press Releases

2025

• CTED publishes Analytical Brief on “Weapons management challenges in the context of terrorism and counter-terrorism in Africa”

17 January

2024

• CTED publishes Trends Tracker on Evolving Trends in the Financing of Foreign Terrorist Fighters’ Activity: 2014 – 2024 

7 November

• CTED, The Soufan Center, UNESCO, Norway and France hold joint event on “Investigating and Prosecuting the Destruction, Looting and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property Linked to Terrorism”

18 June 

• CTED publishes a commentary on the codification of the terrorism offence

06 June 

2023

• Counter-Terrorism Committee conducts first assessment visit to Benin

04 April

• CTED publishes summary assessments of gaps in implementing key provisions of Security Council resolutions on countering the financing of terrorism

20 February 

• CTED publishes Analytical Brief on the management of violent extremist prisoners and the prevention of radicalization to violence in prison

1 February 

2022

• United Nations Secretary-General appoints Ms. Natalia Gherman of the Republic of Moldova as Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate

2 December

• Open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on its special meeting on countering use of new, emerging tech for terrorist purposes

1 December

• Counter-Terrorism Committee holds press briefing at United Nations Headquarters

7 October

• CTED to hold its first Insight Briefing on countering the dissemination of online content related to violent extremist and terrorist incidents

22 August

• CTED resumes on-site assessment visits on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee with first comprehensive visit to Bulgaria

19 April

• CTC and 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee hold joint open briefing on “ISIL in Africa: nature of threat and responses”

7 April

• CTED Launches Report Sharing Civil Society Perspectives on the Rising Challenges Posed by ISIL in Africa

04 April

• CTED issues Trends Report on “The State of International Cooperation for Lawful Access to Digital Evidence: Research Perspectives”

26 January

• CTED issues report on the interrelationship between counter-terrorism frameworks and international humanitarian law

11 January 

2021

• CTED issues updated report on COVID-19 and counter-terrorism, concluding its analytical series

17 December

• CTED publishes Analytical Brief on the use of biometrics in counter-terrorism

10 December

• Counter-Terrorism Committee adopts updated Global Surveys of the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant resolutions and Security Council resolution 1624 (2005),  respectively, by Member States

1 December

• The Counter-Terrorism Committee and the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee hold joint special meeting on latest terrorism financing trends and threats and the implementation of Security Council resolution 2462 (2019)

22 November

• Counter-Terrorism Committee issues outcome document following special meeting commemorating the 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and the Committee’s establishment

4 November

• CTED publishes third paper about COVID-19 and counter-terrorism

16 June

2020 

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