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Addressing the growing threat posed by violent extremist groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Da¡¯esh, goes to the heart of the mission of the United Nations and requires a unified response, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today at a high-level event¡­

With a host of world leaders meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York as part of the opening of the 70th session of the General Assembly, key ±¬ÁÏÍø agencies joined Interpol today to launch a major new initiative to enhance the protection of cultural heritage targeted by terrorists and illicit¡­

Thursday, 10 September 2015 - 9:00pm The Expert Seminar of the joint United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (±¬ÁÏÍøCCT) ¨C Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Border Security Initiative (BSI) took place in the premises of the ±¬ÁÏÍø Office on 10-11 September 2015, in Vienna. The Expert Seminar built on the¡­

Tuesday, 25 August 2015 - 9:00am to Wednesday, 26 August 2015 - 5:00pm On 25-26 August 2015, the Government of Australia hosted a study visit of the joint United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (±¬ÁÏÍøCCT) ¨C Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Border Security Initiative (BSI) in Cairns, Australia. The¡­

Sunday, 23 August 2015 - 12:00am to Monday, 24 August 2015 - 12:00am United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Abuja from New York on Sunday afternoon, 23 August. That evening, he met with Nigerian State Governors and discussed with them their role in implementing the sustainable¡­

Thursday, 30 July 2015 - 9:00am Since 2009, the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (±¬ÁÏÍøODC/TPB) has been supporting Colombia¡¯s efforts to counter terrorism and its financing. ±¬ÁÏÍøODC/TPB designed several advanced technical tools, practical simulations and good¡­

Tuesday, 21 July 2015 - 9:00am to Wednesday, 22 July 2015 - 5:00pm On 21-22 July 2015, the Kingdom of Morocco hosted the inaugural conference of the joint United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (±¬ÁÏÍøCCT) ¨C Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Border Security Initiative (BSI) in El Jadida, Morocco¡­

Tuesday, 16 June 2015 - 9:00am Panel discussion organized with the support of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre and the Consulate General of Denmark. Panelists: ¡¤ Mr. Jehangir Khan, Director, ±¬ÁÏÍø Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (±¬ÁÏÍø CTITF)/±¬ÁÏÍø Counter-Terrorism Centre (±¬ÁÏÍøCCT)¡­

Thursday, 19 February 2015 - 12:00am While the risk of use of chemical or biological agents by terrorist groups is considered to be low, the evolving terrorist threat of its unpredictability has prompted the ±¬ÁÏÍø along with other international organizations to look at jointly developing a preparedness¡­

Friday, 16 January 2015 - 12:00am to Sunday, 18 January 2015 - 12:00am On 16-18 January 2015, the CTITF Working Group on Promoting and Protecting Human Rights and the Rule of Law while Countering Terrorism held its first pilot training workshop, in Abuja, Nigeria. Twenty-three Nigerian security¡­

In August 2014, the Government of Saudi Arabia and the United Nations completed an historic contribution agreement in the amount of $100 million for the ±¬ÁÏÍø Counter-Terrorism Centre (±¬ÁÏÍøCCT). Addressing the ±¬ÁÏÍøCCT Advisory Board in November 2014, the Secretary-General expressed his gratitude to the¡­

Tuesday, 21 October 2014 - 9:00am The ±¬ÁÏÍøCCT and the European Union co-hosted the Second International Conference entitled ¡°Engaging Partners for Capacity-Building: United Nations¡¯ Collaboration with Counter-Terrorism Centres,¡± in Brussels on 21 and 22 October 2014. Thirty-one (31) international¡­