UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee

NEWSROOM

19 October 2009 Secretary-General deplores deadly terrorist attack in Iran

14 October 2009 Secretary-General warns of long journey in battle against terrorism

08 October 2009 UN strongly condemns deadly suicide blast at Indian embassy in Afghanistan

07 October 2009 UN launches online training course to fight terrorism

06 October 2009 General Assembly Legal Committee Hears Calls for Renewed Efforts to Complete Comprehensive Convention against Terrorism

05 October 2009 Secretary-General condemns ‘heinous’ attack on UN food aid office in Pakistan

24 September 2009 Iraq requests UN set up independent commission to probe deadly terror attacks

19 August 2009 Security Council speaks out against deadly blasts in Iraqi capital

17 July 2009 Security Council and Ban deplore deadly hotel bombings in Indonesian capital

13 July 2009 Terrorism kills more Afghan civilians than any military action – UN mission

02 July 2009Ad hoc committee established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 concludes session without final agreement on counter-terrorism convention

29 JUNE 2009Ad hoc committee negotiating comprehensive anti-terrorism convention opens 2009 session at headquarters

15 JUNE 2009Improving strategies for countering terrorism

09 JUNE 2009Secretary-General mourns pakistan bombing deaths

13-14 MAYCTED co-sponsored East African seminar on Border Security
News clippings and articles dealing with the seminar:

• New Vision article (18 May) (pdf)
• Daily Monitor article (15 May) (pdf)
• ICPAD seminar homepage (14 May)
• East African Tribune online article (13 May)
• UN Counter-terrorism director visits ICPAT (11 May)

27 MARCH 09
Secretary-General, at special conference on Afghanistan, underscores importance of unified action against terrorism, drug trafficking, organized crime

Photo courtesy of UN Photo, photographer: Evan Schneider

18 FEBRUARY 2009Algerian officials brief Subcommittee A

11 FEBRUARY 2009Secretary-General condemns in strongest possible terms terrorist attacks in Kabul, says ‘horrendous crime’ targeted people committed to building better future

22 January 2009Secretary-General urges conference examining counter-terrorism policies to 'focus on people', as issue is about human suffering not statistics

CTC/CTED PRESS KIT

The press kit consists of:

• The Role of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate in the International Counter-Terrorism Effort
• The Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate
• Country Visits
• The Counter-Terrorism Committee and Human Rights
• The Counter-Terrorism Committee and resolution 1624 (2005)
• Biography of the CTC Chairman
• Biography of CTED Executive Director
• The Security Council and Counter-Terrorism
• International Counter-Terrorism Instruments
• United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Download the complete press kit (548 KB)

ARCHIVE: Security Council session (May 2009)

Ranko Vilović, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia, assumed the chairmanship of the Committee in July 2009

• CTC Chairman's briefing (26 May 2009)
• Text of briefing on behalf of three Security Council
  counter-terrorism bodies (May 2009)
• Transcript of 26 May 2009 Security Council meeting
• Press Release

ARCHIVE: 2008 Security Council session

CTC Chairman Ambassador Neven Jurica during the 2007 briefing the Security Council

• Text of CTC Chairman's briefing
• Text of briefing on behalf of three
  Security Council counter-terrorism
  bodies
• Comparative table
• Transcript of Security Council meeting
• Press Release