7 March 2013 Counter-terrorism Committee Executive Directorate Facilitating the Provision of Technical Assistance to Member States

 Monitoring and promoting the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001).  CTED role in facilitating technical assistance aimed at increasing the capabilities of Member States in the fight against terrorism by addressing their counter-terrorism needs.  Engaging international, subregional organizations and relevant United Nations Bodies (INTERPOL, CTITF Office, UNODC, Expert groups of other Security Council Bodies) CTED work on facilitating technical assistance

 Increased focus on multi-segmented events  Facilitation of meetings for practitioners at regional &/or thematic level to discuss & address issues of common concern  General new features - chance for regional counterparts &/or experts in dealing with counter-terrorism to: meet at working levelmeet at working level share experience, good practicesshare experience, good practices improve regional cooperationimprove regional cooperation identify concrete shortfalls and priorities that affect front- line officialsidentify concrete shortfalls and priorities that affect front- line officials Significant UN/IRO/RO input/participationSignificant UN/IRO/RO input/participation Increasing involvement of wide range of donor StatesIncreasing involvement of wide range of donor States Evolution in the work of CTED

 Follow-on activities which directly address critical capacity needs identified by participants of regional/thematic meetings facilitated by CTED  Example: Multi-year training programs emanating from 5 South Asian workshops for police officers, prosecutors and judges on effectively countering terrorism (began in November 2009) – 3-year project to train South Asian judges on effectively adjudicating terrorism cases – 2-year (joint project with UNODC) for the protection of witnesses and law enforcement personal in South Asia – 3-year project (to be run by Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation) for involving civil society in addressing terrorism and violent extremism in South Asia Examples of the evolution in the work of CTED

 Security Council 1963 (2010) and the development of technical assistance activities specific to resolution 1624 (2005) – Further to plan of action (approved by Committee in April 2011), focus on identifying TA needs – Launch of series of regional workshops to identifying good practices  Utilizing the CTED trust fund – Established in 2011 – Followed by creation of internal special projects unit  Integration of human rights – Collaboration with OHCHR and within the CTITF Examples of the evolution in the work of CTED

 Subregional workshop for the Maghreb and Sahel on the implementation of resolution 1624 (2005)  Joint expert seminar on countering terrorism and building capacities. CTED and the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism of the Organization of American States (OAS/CICTE) organized a joint expert seminar for States of the Caribbean region on countering terrorism.  South-East Europe workshop on countering violent extremism (CVE). The workshop was held in October in Istanbul and was jointly organized by CTED, the Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC) and the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)  Strengthening Member States’ capacity to implement effective freezing mechanisms. In October, CTED held the first global expert meeting on the freezing requirement of resolution 1373 (2001), in Amsterdam.  Protection of non-profit organizations (NPOs) from terrorist financing abuse. CTED and the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, acting on behalf of the Working Group on Tackling the Financing of Terrorism of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF). ), held a regional meeting on preventing terrorist abuse of the non-profit sector, in Doha. Selection of success stories since July 2012

 New working groups of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force  UN Counter-Terrorism Centre  Global Counter Terrorism Forum  International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism  Think Tanks (e.g. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Institute for Security Studies, etc.)  Think Tanks (e.g. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Institute for Security Studies, etc.)  Civil Society  Private Sector Opportunities with new partnerships

 Limited resources & prospects for enhancing cooperation – Given downturn in availability of funding, need to do more with less – Serves as impetus to partner with new and established partners where areas of overlapping interest exist – Avoid unnecessary duplication in technical assistance activities  Sustainability of assistance and impact assessment – No ‘one-off’ exercise but need to continue engagement with and commitment by assistance providers to ensure sustainability and effectiveness – Answers priority needs of recipient States (Effective and relevant assistance) – Assessment of impact and effectiveness of assistance – need to measure and follow up Challenges and possible solutions

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