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<div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-vuuid-4bdcb638-48f8-4115-bc39-018808f8c855 pane-bundle-image" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="fieldable-panels-pane"> <div class="field field-name-field-basic-image-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="panopoly-image-full img-responsive" src="https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/sites/www.un.org.counterterrorism/files/styles/panopoly_image_full/public/general/724114.jpg?itok=XwtPKYZf" alt="The UN General Assembly established UNOCT in 2017." title="General Assembly meeting" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-basic-image-caption field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Meeting of the UN General Assembly. Photo: UN Photo/ Manuel Elias</p> <hr /> <p> </p> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8 radix-layouts-content panel-panel"> <div class="panel-panel-inner"> <div class="panel-pane pane-entity-field pane-node-body" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>United Nations General Assembly mandate</h2> <p>The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) was established on 15 June 2017 through the adoption of <a href="https://www.un.org/en/ga/">UN General Assembly</a> Resolution <a href="http://www.undocs.org/a/res/71/291">71/291</a>. Mr. <a href="https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/leadership">Vladimir Voronkov</a> was <a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/personnel-appointments/2017-06-21/mr-vladimir-ivanovich-voronkov-russian-federation-under">appointed</a> as its first Under-Secretary-General.</p> <p>The creation of the Office is considered as the first major institutional <a href="https://reform.un.org/">reform</a> undertaken by the <a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en">UN Secretary-General</a> António Guterres following his report (<a href="https://undocs.org/A/71/858">A/71/858</a>) on the Capability of the United Nations to Assist Member States in implementing the <a href="https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/un-global-counter-terrorism-strategy">United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy</a>. </p> <p>As suggested by Secretary-General in his report (<a href="https://undocs.org/A/71/858">A/71/858</a>) on the Capability of the United Nations to Assist Member States in implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, the <a href="https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/global-ct-compact">UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact</a> (former CTITF) and the <a href="https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/cct">UN Counter-Terrorism Centre</a> (UNCCT) were moved out of the <a href="https://dppa.un.org/en">UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs</a> into the new Office of Counter-Terrorism.</p> <p>The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (<a href="http://www.undocs.org/A/RES/60/288">A/RES/60/288</a>) and its biennial General Assembly Review resolutions provide the substance of UNOCT’s mandate.</p> <h3>UNOCT’s five main functions</h3> <p>The Office of Counter-Terrorism has five main functions:</p> <ol> <li>Provide leadership on the General Assembly counter-terrorism mandates entrusted to the Secretary-General from across the United Nations system</li> <li>Enhance coordination and coherence across the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities to ensure the balanced implementation of the four pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy</li> <li>Strengthen the delivery of United Nations counter-terrorism capacity-building assistance to Member States</li> <li>Improve visibility, advocacy and resource mobilization for United Nations counter-terrorism efforts</li> <li>Ensure that due priority is given to counterterrorism across the United Nations system and that the important work on preventing violent extremism is firmly rooted in the Strategy</li> </ol> <p>The UN General Assembly establishes the priorities of UNOCT through the resolutions of the biennial Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The Office works closely with <a href="https://www.un.org/en/member-states/index.html">UN Member States</a>, UN entities, civil society, international and regional organizations, academia and other stakeholders strengthening existing and developing new partnerships to effectively prevent and counter terrorism.</p> <p>UNOCT is headed by Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov. Upon creation of the Office, the Secretary-General appointed Mr Voronkov to provide strategic leadership to United Nations counter-terrorism efforts, participate in the decision-making process of the United Nations and ensure that the cross-cutting origins and impact of terrorism are reflected in the work of the United Nations.</p> <h3>Leadership, coordination and capacity-building </h3> <p>On 23 February 2018, the Secretary-General signed the new UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, which replaced the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force coordination arrangement. The Compact aims to strengthen a common action approach to coordination and coherence in the counter-terrorism and prevention of violent extremism (CPVE) work of the United Nations system, and to strengthen support to Member States, at their request, in the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and other relevant United Nations resolutions and mandates.</p> <p>Established since 2011, the UN Counter Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), is the main capacity-building arm of UNOCT providing capacity-building assistance to Member States through counter-terrorism projects and programmes around the world in line with the four pillars of the Global Strategy.</p> <h3>Collaboration with the Security Council</h3> <p>UNOCT works in close collaboration with the Security Council subsidiary bodies mandated to enhance the capacity of Member States to prevent and respond to terrorist acts which include the <a href="https://www.un.org/sc/ctc/">Counter-Terrorism Committee</a>, the 1267/1989/2253 <a href="http://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267">ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee</a>, as well as the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/sc/1540/">1540 Committee</a> on the non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. The Committees are supported in their work by different entities; whereas the Counter-Terrorism Committee has its Executive Directorate (CTED) to carry out its policy decisions and conduct expert assessments of Member States, the 1267 Committee draws on a Monitoring Team</p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 radix-layouts-sidebar panel-panel"> <div class="panel-panel-inner"> <div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-current-185 sidebar pane-bundle-text" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="fieldable-panels-pane"> <div class="field field-name-field-basic-text-text field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/un-global-counter-terrorism-strategy">UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy</a></h3> <p>The UN General Assembly adopted by consensus the <a href="https://undocs.org/A/RES/60/288">UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy</a> on 8 September 2006. The strategy is a unique global instrument to enhance national, regional and international efforts to counter terrorism. The General Assembly reviews the Strategy every two years, making it a living document attuned to Member States’ counter-terrorism priorities.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-fieldable-panels-pane pane-current-783 sidebar pane-bundle-text" > <div class="pane-content"> <div class="fieldable-panels-pane"> <div class="field field-name-field-basic-text-text field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h4><a href="/counterterrorism/global-ct-compact">Countering terrorism and The Compact</a></h4> <p>By providing Secretariat support, UNOCT works together with the <a href="/counterterrorism/global-ct-compact/entities">members</a> of United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact to prevent and counter terrorism and the underlying spread of violent extremism. Learn more about the <a href="/counterterrorism/global-ct-compact">Compact</a> and how its work spans across the three pillars of work of the United Nations.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="uwof-footer section-fluid footer-fluid"> <footer class="footer container dark"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="pull-left flip footer-brand "> <a href="/" title="Home"> <span class="site-name"></span></a> </div> <div class="pull-right flip donate"> <a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/how-to-donate-to-the-un-system" class="btn btn-default btn-reverse dark" role="button" id="donate_button">Donate</a> </div> <div class="pull-right flip social-media" role="navigation"> <ul class="nav list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/unitednations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="icon-text">facebook</span></a></li> <li class="list-inline-item twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/un_oct" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="icon-text">twitter</span></a></li> <li class="list-inline-item youtube"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/unitednations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="icon-text">youtube</span></a></li> <li class="list-inline-item flickr"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="icon-text">flickr</span></a></li> <li class="list-inline-item instagram"><a href="https://instagram.com/unitednations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="icon-text">instagram</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row footer-links"> <div class="divider"></div> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="pull-right flip"> <div id="block-menu-menu-footer-links" class="block block-menu nav" role="navigation" aria-label="Footer Corporate Links Menu"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-block-5" class="block block-block pull-left flip footer-brand"> <div class="content"> <div class="block-content"> <p><style type="text/css"> <![CDATA[/* ><!]]>*/ </style></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-menu-menu-footer" class="block block-menu"> <h2 class="block-title">Footer</h2> <div class="content"> <div class="block-content"> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first leaf"><a href="//www.un.org/en/site-index" title="">A-Z Site Index</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/contact-us-0" title="">Contact</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/copyright" title="">Copyright</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/frequently-asked-questions" title="">FAQ</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/fraud-alert" title="">Fraud Alert</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/privacy-notice" title="">Privacy Notice</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/terms-of-use" title="">Terms of Use</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-67" class="block block-block pull-left flip footer-brand"> <div class="content"> <div class="block-content"> <style type="text/css"> <![CDATA[/* ><!]]>*/ </style> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <script src="https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/profiles/panopoly/modules/panopoly/panopoly_widgets/panopoly-widgets.js?sek21p"></script> <script src="https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/profiles/panopoly/modules/panopoly/panopoly_widgets/panopoly-widgets-spotlight.js?sek21p"></script> <script src=""></script> <script src="https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/profiles/panopoly/themes/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js?sek21p"></script> </body> </html>