Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdullah bin Yahya Al-Muallami, chaired the 22 meeting of the members of the Advisory Board of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Center on Thursday. During the meeting, they discussed the negotiations for the seventh review of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Strategy, in addition to the achievements of the
India has contributed an additional USD 500,000 to the United Nations Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism, taking the country s donation to the UN office set up to combat terrorism to over USD 1 million. India said it was keen to continue working with the UN office to further the common objective of combatting terrorism. India is proud to contribute USD 500,000 to the UN Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism, the Permanent Mission of India to the UN tweeted. With this amount, India s total contribution to it so far is USD 1.05 million. Keen to continue our work with @UN OCT on specific programs/projects to further our common objective to combat terrorism, the Mission said, referring to the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).
Joint initiative on “Supporting the management of violent extremist prisoners (VEPs) and the prevention of radicalization to violence in prisons”
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Since 2018, CTED has worked closely together with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) on a joint initiative entitled “Supporting the Management of Violent Extremist Prisoners (VEPs) and the Prevention of Radicalization to Violence in Prisons”.
The beneficiary States of this four-year initiative (2018-2021) are Kazakhstan, Tunisia and Uganda. The initiative focuses on prisoners, prison authorities and other relevant State bodies.
Radicalization to violence in prisons and the management of VEPs remain a major concern for the international community. The challenge of ensuring effective management of VEPs has grown substantially in recent years, as the number of individuals (including foreign terrorist fighters) prosecuted and convicted for terrorism-rel
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
In 2020, even as governments around the world rallied to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of countries and their populations continued to face insecurities spurred by violent extremist organizations.
On 23 March 2020, the UN Secretary-General issued an urgent appeal for a global ceasefire to create opportunities for life-saving aid. He stressed on the need to protect the most vulnerable – women and children, people with disabilities and those marginalized and displaced. No less than 180 countries, along with the UN Security Council, civil society groups and millions of citizens endorsed his ceasefire call.
The presence of violent extremist organizations exacerbates existing inequalities, including gender inequalities, and poses a threat to countries struggling to combat the economic and social fallout of the COVID-19 crisis. Safeguarding women’s rights and gender equality in these contexts is urgent.
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