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 United Nations Headquarters, focused on identifying threats, responses, and potential synergies between West Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Partnerships
On Thursday, 7 April 2022, the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee held a joint open briefing at United Nations Headquarters, New York, on “ISIL in Africa: nature of threat and responses”. CTED/Vijai Singh
Cooperation with Security Council subsidiary bodies
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate’s (CTED) major partners include the expert groups of other relevant Security Council subsidiary bodies, such as 1. the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, which supports the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), and 2. the Expert Group of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). CTED continues to cooperate closely and exchange information with these partners to ensure an effective and efficient approach to counter-terrorism, including in the context of the preparation of the mandated reports of the Secretary-General on the global terrorist threat.
Cooperation with the Office of Counter-Terrorism and other Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities
As a result of the Security Council’s adoption of resolution 2617 (2021), CTED enhanced its close cooperation with the Office of Counter-Terrorism and the other member entities of the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, acting in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Council (in particular the provisions of Council resolution 2617 (2021)) and the relevant provisions of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, with a view to promoting implementation of the four pillars of the Strategy and the relevant Council resolutions.
CTED acts as Chair or Vice-Chair for eight of the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Working Groups, through which it continued to promote and share its recommendations and analysis with the Compact entities.
Engagement with international, regional and subregional organizations and entities, civil society, the private sector, academia, and other non-governmental actors
In line with resolution 2617 (2021), CTED continues to build relationships with relevant experts and practitioners in Member States, relevant international, regional, and subregional organizations, academia, think tanks, civil society, and the private sector.
For example, CTED continues to strengthen its multifaceted partnership with the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) at both the strategic and programmatic levels, including through the exchange of information and participation in GCTF events. Partnerships have also been established with private sector actors such as providers of biometric applications and solutions; manufacturers of unmanned aircraft systems; and representatives of critical infrastructure and soft-target sectors. CTED also partners with the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism and Tech Against Terrorism and others within the framework of public-private partnerships.
CTED collaborates with regional organizations such as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States, the European Union, the Council of Europe, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on, inter alia, integrating the Counter-Terrorism Committee’s latest findings into these partners’ projects and holding periodic coordination meetings to exchange information on areas of common interest and joint activities.
In addition to the relevant conventions and Security Council resolutions, analysis of Member States’ implementation of measures to counter the financing of terrorism is guided by the International Standards on Combating Money-Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and related guidance. The Security Council has urged Member States to implement the recommendations in a number of resolutions, including resolution 2462 (2019), in which it also explicitly requests CTED to take into account, as appropriate, the mutual evaluation reports of FATF and FATF-Style Regional Bodies. In this regard, CTED continues its close cooperation with FATF and its Global Network, aimed at enhancing the joint understanding of terrorism-financing threats and the best ways to address them.
In the field of protecting human rights while countering terrorism, CTED cooperates closely with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur on the protection and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, as well as with regional human rights organizations. CTED also maintains strong cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
In accordance with resolutions 1624 (2005), 2617 (2021) and other relevant Security Council requirements, CTED actively engages with civil society actors as part of its assessment dialogue with Member States and its approach to countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism.
Key CTED partners include:
Security Council
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1267 Committee(Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities)
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1540 Committee(nuclear, chemical and biological weapons)
- 1988 Committee
General Assembly
UN Departments
Agencies, Funds and Programmes
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights(UN OHCHR)
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute(UNICRI)
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UN Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC)
International Organisations
- Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
- Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO)
- Eurasian Economic Union
- Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Anti-terrorism Centre
- Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
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Organization of American States (OAS) / OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE)
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OSCE / Office for Demoncratic Institutions and Human Rights(ODIHR)
Regional Organizations
Africa
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Comité des Chefs de Police de l’Afrique Centrale(CCPAC)
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Comité des Chefs de Police de l’Afrique de l’Ouest(CCPAO)
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Community of Sahel-Saharan States(CEN-SAD)
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Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Co-operation Organisation(EAPCCO)
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Eastern and South African Anti Money Laundering Group(ESAAMLG)
- IGAD Security Sector Programme
- Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA)
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North African Port Management Association
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Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa(PMAESA)
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Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa(PMAWCA)
- Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO)
- Union of the Arab Maghreb (UMA)
Asia
- APEC – Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTTF)
- ASEAN Chiefs of Police (ASEANAPOL)
- Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre (CARICC)
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Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia(CICA)
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International Law Enforcement Academy – Bangkok(ILEA-Bangkok)
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation – Executive Secretariat (SCO)
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization – Regional Ant-Terrorism Structure(RATS)
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Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism Ministry of Foreign Affairs(SEARCCT)
Latin America
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Europe and North America
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EU Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures(EUROMED)
- EUROJUST
- European Union (EU) / Secretariat and/or CT Coordinator
News Articles
11 February 2026
09 February 2026
On 4 February 2026, the Security Council held a briefing on the “Twenty-second report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat”. Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), briefed the Council together with Acting Under-Secretary-General Alexandre Zouev of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).
09 February 2026
From 2 to 6 February 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), conducted on behalf of the Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee an assessment visit to the Republic of Tajikistan to follow up on the comprehensive visit, which took place in 2017.