CENTRAL ASIA S COUNTER- TERRORISM EFFORTS
UNITED NATIONS SUPPORTING CENTRAL ASIA S COUNTER- TERRORISM EFFORTS July 2014 First joint briefing to the Security Council Counter- Terrorism Committee by CTED and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001)
CENTRAL ASIA S COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORTS June 2015 The Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and CTED convene meeting with representatives of five Central Asian Member States, Chairs of relevant Sub-Committees, CTITF, and the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA)
CENTRAL ASIA S COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORTS Country visits, 2009-2017 The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducts assessment visits, on the Committee s behalf, to all countries of Central Asia: Uzbekistan (2009 and 2015); Kyrgyzstan (2012 and 2016); Kazakhstan (2016); Tajikistan (2017); and Turkmenistan (2017) yielding a wealth of information on the counterterrorism capacities and technical assistance needs of the individual States and the region
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CTED also facilitates the delivery of technical assistance to Central Asia through its implementing partners, including the relevant UN entities, INTERPOL, the European Union, the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Eurasian Group on Combating Money-Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (EAG), the Regional Anti- Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO), the Anti-Terrorism Centre of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS-ATC), and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
CENTRAL ASIA S COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORTS April 2018 Launch of the third phase of the Joint Plan of Action for Central Asia (JPoA) in Ashgabat by the heads of CTED, UNOCT, and the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy (UNRCCA).
CENTRAL ASIA S COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORTS May 2018 High-level international conference on Countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, and high-level joint consultations of CTED, UNOCT, and UNRCCA with the Government of Tajikistan, as well as with high officials of participating States and international organizations
CENTRAL ASIA S COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORTS July 2014 First joint briefing to the Security Council Counter- Terrorism Committee by CTED and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) April 2018 Launch of the third phase of the Joint Plan of Action for Central Asia (JPoA) in Ashgabat by the heads of CTED, UNOCT, and the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy (UNRCCA). Originally initiated by the CTITF Working Group on Preventing and Resolving Conflict in 2011, the JPoA was the first regional framework developed to address the threat of terrorism through a common approach based on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and a strengthened international partnership June 2015 The Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and CTED convene meeting with representatives of five Central Asian Member States, Chairs of relevant Sub-Committees, CTITF, and the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) May 2018 High-level international conference on Countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, and high-level joint consultations of CTED, UNOCT, and UNRCCA with the Government of Tajikistan, as well as with high officials of participating States and international organizations July 2018 Open briefing to the Counter-Terrorism Committee on the current counter-terrorism situation in the region, progress achieved by the five States, as well as remaining challenges and priorities