United nations office on counter-terrorism (unoct)
- Country: United States
- City: New York
- Type: Multilateral
- Scale: International
- Category: Strategic-level policy formulation
Description
The United Nations Counter Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), which lies under the umbrella of the UNOCT since 2017, was established in September 2011, to promote international counter-terrorism cooperation and support Member States in the implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
The UNCCT aims at buttressing the implementation of the pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in a comprehensive and integrated manner through the development of national and regional Counter-Terrorism Strategy implementation plans; The UNCCT undertakes initiatives aimed at fostering international counter-terrorism cooperation and promote collaboration between national, regional and international counter-terrorism centres and organizations; Through collaboration with CTITF working groups, the UNCCT serves a critical role in building capacity of Member States to strengthen their counter-terrorism capability.
Coordination Patterns
UNCCT benefits from the advice of an Advisory Board consisting of 21 Member States and the European Union (EU) as guest member. UNCCT works closely with EU CT structures at the Council level and the European External Action Service (EEAS)
Role of the EU
Through the Advisory Board, the EU provides advice to the UNCCT Executive Director on the Centre’s programme of work including budget, programmes, projects and proposals. The Centre reports to the Advisory Board on a quarterly basis to inform of progress in the implementation of its projects. The UNCCT also submits its more detailed Annual Reports, which detail project outcomes, programme management and budget information.
Relevance for the EU
UNCCT aims to become a Centre of Excellence with subject matter expertise on issues that are not covered by other parts of the UN, such as counter-terrorism narratives, counter-radicalization, enhanced dialogue and cooperation between the development and security/counter-terrorism sectors, and terrorist use of the internet. EU Member States are all Members of the United Nations and subordinate agencies and therefore can both benefit from and contribute to the development of counter terrorism and counter violent extremism capabilities both within the EU and around its borders, reinforcing both the internal and external security of the Union.