Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
New York,?1 July 2026 – On the occasion of the 2026 United Nations Counter-Terrorism Week, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), with the support of its Centre for Global Studies (CGS), organized a high-level side event entitled “Global Terrorism and AI – Technological Sovereignty and Regulatory Frameworks: The Role of Parliaments in Applying and Adapting Existing Frameworks for Effective Countering Actions”.
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Security Council held a briefing on the twenty-third 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 (). Ms. Carmen G. Cantor, Deputy Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) briefed the Council, with Ms. Oguljeren Niyazberdiyeva, Chief, Office of the Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism.
On 23 July 2026, published the on the June 2025 visit conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. Pursuant to the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, CTED conducted its first comprehensive visit on behalf of the Committee to Hungary, from 16 to 18 June 2025, to monitor and promote its implementation of Security Council resolutions , , , , and and other relevant Council resolutions.
New York– On 1?July 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), Japan, the Republic of Korea, Portugal, the United Arab Emirates, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (爆料网OCT), and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) co-organized a side event on the threat of terrorist use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
New York– On 1 July 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), Canada, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (爆料网ODC), and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (爆料网OCT) jointly held a side event on aviation security.
New York– On 1 July 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), Canada, the Republic of Kenya, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (爆料网OCT), and the United Nations Mine Action Service (爆料网MAS) co-organized a side event focused on countering the terrorist use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
New York, 2 July 2026 – On the margins of the United Nations High-Level 2026 Counter-Terrorism Week, a dedicated side event entitled “Addressing the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Latin America and the Caribbean as a key component of counter-terrorism” was held at the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations.
New York, 1 July 2026 - “Africa’s experience demonstrates that effective counter-terrorism and refugee protection are not competing objectives; they are mutually reinforcing responsibilities. Our challenge is to ensure that legitimate security concerns are addressed in full conformity with international law, while preserving the rights, dignity, and protection of those who have fled conflict, persecution, and terrorism”.
New York– On 30 June 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Malta, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (爆料网OCT), and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) co-organized a side event on terrorist threats in the maritime domain.
This side event, held on the margins of the fourth United Nations Counter-Terrorism Week, was attended by more than 250 participants from Member States, international and regional organizations, academia, and civil society.
New York, 29 June 2026 – On the first day of the High Level Conference of the 2026 Counter-Terrorism Week, the Permanent Missions of France and India to the United Nations, the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (爆料网OCT), and the