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2 UNCCTProgressReport,1April–30June2020,YearVofthe5-YearProgramme

TableofContents

ExecutiveSummary 7

PartI:UNCCTAdvisoryBoard 8

PartII:Monitoring,EvaluationandOversight 10

PartIII:OverviewofProgrammeImplementation 12

PillarI:AddressingtheConditionsConducivetotheSpreadofTerrorism 12

PillarII:PreventingandCombattingTerrorism 15

Pillar III: Building States’ Capacity and Strengthening the Role of the United Nations24

PillarIV:EnsuringHumanRightsandtheRuleofLaw 28

Programme Management Unit (PMU)32

PartIVCommunicationsandVisibility 34

PartV:FinancialOverview 38

PartVI:Conclusion 41


Abbreviationsandacronyms

AI ArtificialIntelligence

AIMC ArabInteriorMinister’sCouncil

AIT AustrianInstituteofTechnology

ASEAN AssociationofSoutheastAsianNations

BSM BorderSecurityandManagement

CARICOM CaribbeanCommunity

CBRN Chemical,Biological,RadiologicalandNuclear

CEPOL EuropeanUnionAgencyforLawEnforcementTraining

CFT CounteringtheFinancingofTerrorism

COVID19 CoronavirusDisease2019

C-PROC CybercrimeProgrammeOffice

CSO CivilSocietyOrganizations

CT CounterTerrorism

CTBTO ComprehensiveNuclear-Test-BanTreatyOrganization

CTED Counter-TerrorismCommitteeExecutiveDirectorate

CT/PVE CounteringTerrorism/PreventingViolentExtremism

DGC DepartmentofGlobalCommunications

EAB EuropeanAssociationforBiometrics

EAG EurasianGrouponcombattingmoney-laundryandfinancingofterrorism

EEAS EuropeanExternalActionService


EOM ExperiencesandOptionsMission

EOSG ExecutiveOfficeoftheSecretary-General

ESAAMLG EasternandSouthernAfricaAnti-MoneyLaunderingGroup

ETCIP EmergingThreatsandCriticalInfrastructureProtection

FATF FinancialActionTaskForce

FPI ForeignPolicyInstruments

FTF ForeignTerroristFighters

FSVC FinancialServicesVolunteerCorps

GCSP GenevaCentreforSecurityPolicy

GCTF GlobalCounter-TerrorismForum

GCTS GlobalCounterTerrorismStrategy

GICNT GlobalInitiativetoCombatNuclearTerrorism

GP GlobalPartnership

GTF GenderTaskForce

G7 GroupofSeven

ICSANT InternationalConventionfortheSuppressionofActsofNuclearTerrorism

IGAD IntergovernmentalAuthorityforDevelopment

ILO InternationalLabourOrganization

INTERPOL InternationalCriminalPoliceOrganization

IBM ImmigrationandBorderManagement

IOM InternationalOrganizationforMigration

JAF JordanArmedForces


KPMG KlynveldPeatMarwickGoerdelerInternationalCooperative

KSA KingdomofSaudiArabia

LMS LearningManagementSystem

MoU MemorandumofUnderstanding

M&E MonitoringandEvaluation

NATO NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization

NPO Non-ProfitOrganization

OHCHR OfficeoftheUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforHumanRights

OICT OfficeofInformationandCommunicationsTechnology

OSCE OrganizationforSecurityandCo-operationinEurope

OPCW OrganisationfortheProhibitionofChemicalWeapons

PDF PooledDevelopmentFunds

PMU ProgrammeManagementUnit

PRB ProgrammeReviewBoard

PRINCE2 ProjectsINControlledEnvironments

PCVE PreventingandCounteringViolentExtremism

PRR Prosecution,RehabilitationandReintegration

PVE PreventingViolentExtremism

SALW SmallArmsandLightWeapons

SOP StandardOperatingProcedure

SPIB SpecialProjectsandInnovationBranch

SSC South-SouthCooperation


StratComs StrategicCommunications

STRIVE StrengtheningResiliencetoViolentExtremism

TANA TechnicalAssistanceNeedsAssessment

TNTD TransnationalThreatsDepartment

UK UnitedKingdom

UN UnitedNations

UNAMI UnitedNationsAssistanceMissionforIraq

UNCCT UnitedNationsCounter-TerrorismCentre

UNDP UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme

UNESCO UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization

UNICRI UnitedNationsInterregionalCrimeandJusticeResearchInstitute

UNICEF UnitedNationsChildren'sFund

UNOCT UnitedNationsOfficeofCounter-Terrorism

UNODA UnitedNationsOfficeofDisarmamentaffairs

UNODC UnitedNationsOfficeonDrugsandCrime

UNOPS UnitedNationsOfficeforProjectServices

UNOSSC UNOfficeforSouth-SouthCooperation

UNRCCA UnitedNationsRegionalCentreforPreventiveDiplomacyforCentralAsia

UNSC UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil

USG Under-Secretary-General

VEP ViolentExtremistPrisoners

WMD WeaponsofMassDestruction


ExecutiveSummary

TheUnitedNationsCounter-TerrorismCentre(UNCCT),locatedintheUnitedNationsOffice of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), is in the fifth year of the UNCCT 5-Year Programme(2016-2020).ThisreportprovidesanupdateoftheimplementationofUNCCTcapacity-buildingprogrammes, projects and activities for 1 April - 30 June 2020. In addition to the ExecutiveSummary,thereportconsistsofsix(6)sections:(1)AdvisoryBoard;(2)Monitoring,EvaluationandOversight;(3)OverviewofprogrammeimplementationundereachofthefourPillarsoftheUnitedNationsGlobalCounter-TerrorismStrategy; (4)TheCentre’sworkonCommunicationsandVisibility;(5)FinancialupdateofthestatusoftheUnitedNationsTrustFundforCounter-Terrorism,resourceallocation,andprogrammeperformance;and(6)Conclusion.

In March 2020, the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) began impacting our normalworkingenvironment,particularlybyrestrictionsonglobaltravel.FollowingthedecisionbytheUnited Nations Secretary-General in early March for United Nations staff to telecommute,UNOCT respondedby swiftlyorganizingandestablishingprotocols including theactivationofbusiness continuity, monitoring and facilitating measures for staff welfare, and introducingonlinedeliveryofcapacitydevelopmentactivities.

Thisapproachhelpedour staffadjust to the remoteworkingenvironment,applynewworkingmethods,andregularlyassesstheimpactoftherestrictionsontheplannedactivities.Thelimitationsontravelandthepostponementorcancellationofplannedeventscontinueintothe second quarter so UNCCT has prioritized: 1) Desk reviews or on-line trainings andexchanges with interlocutors; 2) Development of training tools, materials, and curricula; 3)Knowledge management, including systematizing lessons learned and best practices andensuringappropriate reporting todonors;and4)Pursuing innovativesolutions forpolicyandprogrammedeliveryandcollaboration. Given thecurrentglobal situation,UNCCTexpects tomaintain this approach during the third quarter and likely the remainder of 2020 given thecontinuationofCOVID-19-relatedrestrictionsinNewYorkandglobally.

Over the course of the reporting period, UNCCT programmes and projects deliveredfour workshops engaging 777 participants and four expert and coordination meetings. Notechnicaland/orscopingmissionswereconductedduetothetravelrestrictions.TheCentrealso held nine UNCCT outreach events (side events, panels, seminars, briefings)under itsprogrammeon Preventing and Responding toWeapons ofMassDestruction (WMD);and on


PartI:UNCCTAdvisoryBoard

theprojectSupportingtheManagementofViolentExtremistPrisonersandthePreventionofRadicalization in Prisons. Through these activities, UNCCT continues to contribute to theachievement of outcomes of the 5 Year programme including reinforcing Outcome 2-CombattingTerrorismandOutcome3-HumanRights&Victims.

UNCCTcontinued toprioritize itsengagementwith theKPMGevaluationof its5-YearProgramme.KPMGworkedonfinalizingitsevaluationreportthatisexpectedtobedeliveredinthethirdquarterof2020.

The20thmeetingof theUNCCTAdvisoryBoardwasheldon19 June2020,organizedvirtually. It was chaired by Ambassador Abdallah Y. Al-Mouallimi, the PermanentRepresentative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Chairperson of the UNCCT AdvisoryBoard, attended by the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and the ExecutiveDirector of UNCCT, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, UNCCT Director Mr. Jehangir Khan, and withparticipation of the President of the General Assembly, several Permanent Representatives,Deputy Permanent Representatives and other senior representatives from the PermanentMissions.

Following opening remarks by Ambassador Al-Mouallimi, UNCCT’s Executive DirectorMr. Voronkov, and the President of the General Assembly,Members of the Advisory Board


wereupdatedon theworkofUNOCT/UNCCTthrough thepresentationof theUNCCTAnnualreportfor2019andtheQuarterlyHighlightProjectReportforthefirstquarterof2020.

Substantive discussions included: UNCCT’s response and adjustment to the COVID-19pandemic,capacity-buildingactivitiesduring2019andthefirstquarterof2020,presentationofthe new UNCCT Programme for Prosecution, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of foreignterrorist fightersand their families (PRRProgramme), and thenon-paperon theplan for thedevelopmentofanewmulti-yearStrategicProgrammeFrameworkforUNCCT.

In his opening remarks, the Chair highlighted the importanceof the KMPGevaluationandprovidedanupdateontheevaluationprocess.Heannouncedthataspecialmeetingwilltake place to discuss the content and the recommendations of KPMG’s final report oncecompleted.He reiterated that theAdvisoryBoardmeetingagendadidnot include theKPMGreportasaspecialtopicconsideringthereportwasunderpreparation.

UNCCT’sExecutiveDirectorMr.VladimirVoronkov,summarizedtheCentre’s responseto theCOVID-19pandemic includingnewworking arrangements, an adaptedprogramme forcapacity-building activities and efforts on staff wellbeing. He also briefed on UNCCT’s 2019AnnualReportanditsmainachievements.TheExecutiveDirectorconfirmedthat25percentofthecontributionstotheUNCCTbudgetcamefromadiversepoolofdonors.Thisdiversificationof resources has helped leverage the fundamental contribution from the Kingdom of SaudiArabia. Mr. Voronkov spoke on the non-paper draft outline of the next UNCCT multi-yearStrategic Programmewhich is in the early stages of development. The KPMG report will befactoredintoitsfinalversion.

UNCCT’sDirector,Mr. JehangirKhan,presented thekeyelementsof the2019AnnualReportandUNCCT’sworkinthefirstquarterof2020.Mr.KhanspokeontheCentre’seffortstodevelop and implement larger, multi-year programmes to achieve greater impact andsustainability, as recommendedby theAdvisoryBoard.He sharedUNOCT/UNCCT’sefforts toensuremorediverse,predictableandsustainablefundingforUNCCT.

During themeeting, UNCCT also introduced its new PRR programme to the AdvisoryBoard.SecurityCouncilresolutions2178(2014),2349(2017)and2396(2017)callonMemberStatestodevelopandimplementcomprehensiveandtailoredprosecution,rehabilitation,andreintegrationstrategies.UNCCT’snewPRRprogrammeenablestheUnitedNationstosupportMemberStatestomeettheserequirementsforsuspectedterrorists,includingforeignterroristfighters (FTFs) and their accompanying families. Theprogramme leveragesUNCCT’s role as aglobalcentreofexcellencetodevelopoperationalPRRguidanceaswellastoprovidecapacity-


PartII:Monitoring,EvaluationandOversight

buildingand technical assistance toMemberStates. Theprogrammealso takesadvantageofUNCCT’s coordination mandate by using its convening capacity to strengthen thecomplementarity of PRRproject design, development and implementation and to facilitate acoherent,“all-of-UN”approach.

MemberStateFeedback

MembersoftheAdvisoryBoardthankedtheChairoftheUNCCTAdvisoryBoard,Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, and UNCCT’s Director for the presentation of the UNCCTperformance reports for 2019 and the first quarter of 2020. The members of the AdvisoryBoardcongratulatedtheCentreforitsagilitytoadjusttothechallengingconditionsimposedbytheCOVID-19pandemicandthedemonstratedbusinesscontinuity.

The Advisory Board members commended UNCCT on the results achieved andencouraged theCentre to ensure a balanced distribution of its programming in terms ofgeographicalscopeandacrossthefourPillarsoftheGlobalCounter-TerrorismStrategy(GCTS).TheBoardwelcomedtheprofilingofUNCCTasaCentreofExcellenceandadvisedtheCentre,throughenhancedmonitoringandevaluation,toimproveitscapacitytomeasureandreportontheimpactofitsprogrammingontheground.

Finally,theAdvisoryBoardmembersexpressedsupporttotheoutlineofthenewmulti-yearStrategicProgrammeFrameworkandtheCentre’sapproachtoadjust itsprioritiesbasedongrowing threats in linewith the future recommendationsofKPMG, reviewsof theGlobalStrategy,relevantSecurityCouncil resolutions,andtheassessmentsandrecommendationsofthe Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). Members of the AdvisoryBoardsoughtconcretestepsonthefutureroleandcompositionoftheAdvisoryBoard.

KPMGEvaluation

As per its revised workplan, KPMG extended its consultations to cover all UNCCT

AdvisoryBoardmembersandGlobalCompactentitiesaspartofitsreviewonthefunctioningofUNCCT. In this regard, 18 members of the Advisory Board were interviewed during thereporting period. In addition, 19 respondents representing 60 per cent of the total invited,participated in the onlineGlobal Compact survey. The surveywas deployed throughoutMay2020 to ensure a high response rate. At the end of the quarter, KPMG concluded its data


collection exercise, having interviewed over 100 people in total, including officials fromUNCCT/UNOCT,keydonors,GlobalCounter-TerrorismCompactentities, thinktanks,MemberStategovernmentsandindividualsubjectmatterexperts.

UNCCTprovidedthenecessary informationandsupporttoKPMGin itsconductoftheevaluation,incoordinationwiththeUNOCTMonitoringandEvaluationOfficer.TheOfficealsoprepared additional guidelines for the management and sharing of evaluation productssubmittedbyKPMGincludingadisseminationstrategyforthefinalevaluationreport,whichisdueinthethirdquarter.

EvaluationPolicyandGuidelines

In the reporting period, UNOCT continued to work on the draft UNOCT Evaluation

Policy, expected to be finalised at the end of third the quarter and the accompanyingEvaluationPolicyGuidelines,expectedtobefinalisedattheendofyear.

TheUNOCTEvaluationPolicywillbeguidedbytheUnitedNationsRegulationsandRulesGoverning Programme Planning, the Programme Aspects of the Budget, the Monitoring ofImplementation and the Methods of Evaluation (ST/SGB/2018/3) and the United NationsNormsandStandardsforevaluationpreparedbytheUnitedNationsEvaluationGroup(UNEG).UNOCTwillutilizethisPolicytoundertakeprojectandprogrammeevaluations,gatherempiricalevidence and knowledge to design impactful technical assistance and engagements withMember States, and inform its policy and resource allocation decisions by applying bestpractices and taking into account lessons learned to effectively fulfil its mandate. TheEvaluationPolicywillbeaccompaniedbyEvaluationGuidelinestooperationalizethepolicyandoutline key processes and tools for designing and conducting project and programmeevaluations.

UNOCTProgrammeReviewBoard

Duringthesecondquarterof2020,theUNOCTProgrammeReviewBoard(PRB)helditsquarterly session in June 2020, in which 19 agenda items were considered (17 related toUNCCT). The total value of activities recommended for approval during the second quarteramountedtoUS$1.94million(US$1.88millionforUNCCT).ProgrammesorprojectsapprovedbyUnder-Secretary-GeneralVoronkovasaresultofPRBrecommendationsduringthesecondquarter included concept notes entitled “Building the Capacity of Mozambique to Screen,Prosecute,RehabilitateandReintegratePersonsAssociatedwithTerrorism,” “PreventingandCounteringRight-WingViolentExtremismConducivetoTerrorismthroughEducation,StrategicCommunications and Online Investigations,” “Leveraging the Strength of Women in Peace


PartIII:OverviewofProgrammeImplementation

PillarI:AddressingtheConditionsConducivetotheSpreadofTerrorism

Building and Promoting Gender Sensitivity in the National Programme on Disengaged Al-ShabaabCombatants”andtheestablishmentofaregionalcounter-terrorismprogrammeofficeinKenya.OftheagendaitemsapprovedbytheUSG,seven(sixrelatedtoUNCCT)wereforno-cost extensions of existing programmes and projects which had been delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. The USG also approved a one-year extension in support of UNCCTprojects in Iraq. The PRB furthermore recommended revisions to existing programmedocumentsconcerningtheUNOCTGenderProgramme,theUNCCTCounteringtheFinancingofTerrorismProgramme,theUNCCTYouthEngagementandEmpowermentProgramme,andforaUNCCTprojectentitled“Supportingthemanagementofviolentextremistprisonersandtheprevention of radicalization to violence in prisons.” These recommendations were alsoapprovedbyUnder-Secretary-GeneralVoronkov.

PreventionofViolentExtremism(PVE)andStrategicCommunications(StratComs)

Inthereportingperiod,UNCCTsoughttoidentifyandutilizeopportunitiestore-purposeand re-shape capacity-building activities in order to address the new challenges posed byCOVID-19.EngagingwithMemberStates facingbothcommunity ‘stayathomeorders’andarise in violent extremist narratives of hate and division highlighted a need for crisiscommunicationssupport.Against thisbackground,UNCCTdeveloped in thesecondquartera“PVECOVID-19CrisisCommunicationToolkit”andtrainingvideogame.TheToolkitandvideogame are designed to support Member States in both response and recovery from thepandemic;limittheimpactofviolentextremistexploitationofrelatednarratives;andsupportsocial cohesion and community resilience. This new training module will be piloted in EastAfricaandtheMiddleEastinthethirdquarter.

UNCCT also supported young socialmedia activists,mediamakers and influencers tocounterrisingviolentextremistnarratives,disinformationandfakenewsonlineandoffline.InEastAfricaon2June2020,UNCCTStratComandYouthProgrammespartneredwithUNESCOtodeliveraWebinaronYouthandDigitalSpaces:CounteringtheexploitationoftheCOVID-19pandemicusingMediaandICT’sinAfrica.Morethan100youngpeople,CSOs,researchersandmediaindustryrepresentativesparticipatedinthisevent,whichincludedaseriesofroundtablediscussionson theexperience,emerging trends, risksand responses toviolentextremistandhate speechnarratives in the contextofCOVID-19 inAfrica.UNCCTworkedwithUNESCO to


developcapacity-buildingsupportforAfricanyoungpeoplecounteringthespreadofhateandcounterterroristexploitationoftheCOVID-19pandemic.

In Bangladesh, UNCCT developed a partnership with UNDP and the civil societyorganisationRupantartodevelopatrainingpackageofsupportforyoungsocialmediaactivists.Thetrainingwillfocusonterroriststrategiccommunicationtechniques,aswellasDigitalSafetyandResilience,andwillbedeliveredvirtuallyduringthreetrainingeventsplannedtobeheldinJuly2020.

UNCCTengagedwithUnitedNationsCountryOfficesandMissionsto identifythebestways to deliver policy assistance on preventing and countering violent extremism (PCVE) toMember States whilemanaging the pandemic. In Sudan and Somalia, UNCCT engagedwithUnitedNations colleagues to define the support needs for new PCVE policy assistance post-COVID-19. InBangladesh, UNCCT supported the UnitedNations Country Team and ResidentCoordinator’sOfficetodraftaforward-lookingreviewfortheUnitedNationsPCVEProgrammesin-country,designedtobetterunderstandtheevolvingthreatenvironmentandbetteralignandcoordinateUnitedNationsresources.

During the reporting period, UNCCT worked on the development of a PCVEMeasurementandEvaluationframeworkforseniorprogrammemanagersandotherdecision-makers. This framework will address the gap between current Monitoring and Evaluation(M&E)programmesfocusedontheimplementersandtechnicalspecialistsandseniorofficialsresponsibleformakingstrategicandorganisationaldecisionsonPCVEfundingandoperations.UNCCTexpectstofinalizetheframeworkbytheendof2020.

Youthengagement

Under the Youth Engagement and Empowerment Programme, UNCCT developed asemi-virtual approach to youth engagement through a peer-to-peer model. The approachfocuses on building the capacity of young leaders to organize and facilitate small-scaleengagement workshops together with other young people in their local communities. Itincludes a 2-week online training course to prepare and equip the young leaderswith skills,toolsandknowledgetofacilitatedifficultandsensitiveconversationswithpeers.Followingthecourse,theyoungleadershave3-4weekstoorganizeandfacilitatesmall-scaleworkshopsthatcomplywith localCOVID-19restrictionswhiletheyreceive intensivecoaching,mentoringandsupportfromUNCCTyouthengagementspecialists.

This initiativeenvisagesa ‘4-6 formula’whichmeans thatbetween4-6youngwomenand4-6youngmenwillform4-6gender-diversepairsin4-6differentcitiesofacountry.Eachpair will organize one or two workshops for around 10 peers to effectively engageapproximately 40-60 young men and women in a country. The trainings will developopportunities for effective youth engagement in policy-making and programming at thenational level, as well as global United Nations efforts to prevent and counter violent


extremismconducivetoterrorism.The ‘4-6formula’approachhasbeenreviewedbyaYouthReferenceGroupthatUNCCTestablishedandconvenedthreetimesduringthereportingperiodforfeedback.Thisreferencegroupconsistsof11youngmembersfromtendifferentcountriesand six continents. The members have also contributed towards the production of trainingvideosfortheonlinecourse,whichalsodemonstratestheclosecollaborationwithcivilsocietyorganizations inUNCCTpreventionandcapacity-buildingefforts.While thepreparatoryworkwas conducted in the second quarter, the activities will be launched in the course of thefollowingquarter.

UNCCTVirtualExposition

During the reporting period UNCCT made significant progress in the production ofUNCCTVirtual Exposition (Expo),whichwas launched to support theUnitedNations VirtualCounter-TerrorismWeekinJuly2020.TheExpo,titled“VirtualExpo,RealImpact”,focusedonkey thematic counter-terrorism and PCVE capacity-building areas through interactive andimmersive digital elements. These digital elements showcased progress and innovations incapacity-building delivery and provided virtual opportunities for UNCCT beneficiaries tocontinuetoengageinhowourworkisadaptingtothenewchallengesofcounter-terrorismandPCVE during COVID-19. The results of the Exposition will be addressed in the forthcomingquarter3reportforUNCCT.

Gender

UNOCT continued with the work on the UNOCT Gender Policy and Action Plan. Thegenderassessmentofallprogrammesandprojectswillbe initiated inSeptember2020,uponwhich UNOCT will produce a zero draft of the UNOCT Gender Policy and Action Plan byDecember2020,whichisexpectedtobecompletedandvalidatedbytheendofMarch2021.Thiswill trigger a participatory process thatwill includeworkshops and dialoguewithin andacrossallteamsofUNOCT,aswellasSeniorManagementandexternalstakeholders.

During the reporting period, the UNOCT Gender Task Force (GTF) composed ofmembersfromeachBranchandUnitofUNOCT,undertookthreeGenderBriefingsSessionstoensure a common understanding on gender, counter-terrorism and PCVE, gendermainstreamingandgenderanalysis.

TheGenderAdviserworkedwithUNOCTprogrammeteamstoincreasetheportfolioofprojects and programmes that are gender responsive. In the last PRB, a total of four fullygender responsive programmes/projects were approved (Global PCVE Programme;Reintegrationofdefected femaleAl Shababmembers; Counter-terrorism supportpackage toMozambique; and the UNOCT Gender Programme). An internal mapping conducted by theGender Adviser identified 12 previous and/or ongoing projects that have delivered specificgender-related products, integrated gendermodules in their trainings and/or consultedwithwomens’ groups and governmental women machineries in scoping missions. The Global


PillarII:PreventingandCombatingTerrorism

Framework on the United Nations Support toMember States on Individuals Returned fromSyriaand Iraq,coordinatedbyUNCCT/UNOCT, isanexampleofgoodpracticewheregenderconsiderations were taken into account from the onset, extensive consultations wereundertaken with gender specialists and a specific workshop on gender was undertaken todefinethescopeandmethodologyongender.Thisresultedinafullygenderresponsiveglobalframeworkwithagenderanalysisandmeaningfulconsiderationsthroughoutthedocument.

CounteringFinancingofTerrorism(CFT)Programme

TheUNCCT“GlobalCoordinatedProgrammeonDetecting,PreventingandCounteringthe Financing of Terrorism” (CFT Programme) aims to help strengthen Member States’capacities to detect, prevent and counter the financing of terrorism, in accordance withrelevantSecurityCouncilandGeneralAssemblyresolutions,otherinternationallawobligationsand the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations. The CFT Programme alsosupportsnational legislativeefforts, internationalorganizationsandUnitedNationsentitiestoraiseawarenessonterrorist financingthreatsandtoenhancetechnicalcapacitiesrequiredtoprevent,mitigateandrespondagainstfinancingofterroristattacks.

Despite theglobal travel restrictionsand confinementmeasuresdue to theCOVID-19pandemic, the CFT Programme made progress by implementing a new approach to ensurebusinesscontinuity.UNCCThasfront-loadedtaskstoprioritizedesk-basedandonlineactivitiestoprepareforonsiteactivities,oncepossible.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unique issues related to terrorism financing,including in the context of protecting charity organizations and financial relief work fromterrorist abuse. For example, COVID-19 causes humanitarian challenges which increase thepotentialofnon-profitorganizationssupportingcommunitiesunderstress.Thatincreasedrolecould potentially attract the interest of terrorists who might use Non-Profit Organizations(NPOs) for fundraising. The CFT Programme is well equipped to handle such issues and hasrecalibrated its pre-existing focus onprotectingNPOs from terrorist abuse, in linewith FATFRecommendation8.


Oneexampleof theCFTProgrammeefforts toadaptandprotect theNPOsectorwastheconveningofaVirtualCapacity-BuildingWorkshopforBahrainon6-7May2020.Thiswasthe first concrete UNCCT capacity-building activity during COVID-19 and was organized toaddress FATF Recommendation 8 on the protection of NPOs from terrorist abuse. TheWorkshop was chaired by Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Under-Secretary forInternationalAffairsoftheMinistryofForeignAffairsofBahrain,andattendedby114officialsfromBahrain’srelevantministriesandnationalagencies,privatesectorinstitutionsandNPOs.ThepresentationscoveredstrategicelementsofpartnershipsbetweenNPOsandgovernmentregulatorsandrevisitedtheNPOriskassessmentthatwasdoneforBahrainin2016,includingperspectivesonreviewingandupdatingit.ThediscussionsemphasizedtheneedtoidentifytherightbalancebetweenpublicsafetyandruleoflawconcernswhenassessingtheprotectionofNPOsfromterroristmisuse,whilesimultaneouslyenablingathrivinghumanitarianspace.Theworkshophadan89percentoverall satisfaction rateundera completedbaselineevaluation.The next steps could include the preparation of a formal risk assessment for Bahrain’s NPOsectorsupportedbyUNCCTincollaborationwithrelevantexperts.

Duringthereportingperiod,theCFTProgrammehascompletedearlyconsultationswithawiderangeofMemberStates,organizationsandUnitedNationsentitiestoplanandsolidifycurrent and future cooperation. With the International Labour Organization, the CFTProgramme explored a potential partnership on the topic of countering the financing ofterrorismand financial inclusionof youthgroups that couldbenegatively impactedby someCFT measures. With the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), the CFT Programme iscoordinating United Nations entities in a new initiative, - on safeguarding civic space whenimplementing countering the finance of terrorism measures. The initiative is co-led byUNOCT/UNCCT, Morocco and the Netherlands. The first formal event to start the initiative is


plannedforOctobersubjecttoCOVID-19situation.Themainfocusareasoftheinitiativewillbetheimplementation of OP24 of Security Council resolution 2462 (2019) to protect humanitarianspaceandtosupportotherexistingstandardsoncounteringthefinancingofterrorism.

With theUnitedNations Interregional CrimeandResearch Institute (UNICRI), theCFTProgrammeinMayhasconvenedconsultationsto identifysynergiesbetweenworkplansandto harmonize the individual Resource Mobilisation Strategy and Visibility Strategy of bothentities going forward.With both the Eurasian Group on CombatingMoney Laundering andFinancingofTerrorism(EAG)andFinancialServicesVolunteerCorps(FSVC),theCFTProgrammehas commenced consultations during the reporting period for cooperative measures inconveningextensivecapacity-buildingactivities inTajikistan,which isaprioritycountryundertheCFTProgramme.

With the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), theCFT Programme has received recommendations following the three sub-regional workshopsconvenedbyUNCCTwithESAAMLGin2019andearly2020,andhasstartedearlypreparatoryworkforfuturecapacity-buildingactivitiesthatwillbeconvenedundertheCFTProgramme.

WiththeFATF,theCFTProgrammehascommencedtalkstoexplorefurthercooperativepartnershipandhastakenheedoftheJuneoutgoingFATFPresidencyinitsemphasisonvirtualassets, forwhich the CFT Programme has taken preparatory action to research and developactionpoints.

During the reporting period, the CFT Programme worked with the United NationsOffice of Information and Communication Technology (OICT) and UNODC in June onpreparations for a virtual seminaron1 July topresent the goFinTel software - the successortechnological tool to the goAML platform, which assists national regulatory authorities incollecting, analysing and disseminating financial information. For the long-term impact andsustainability of the CFT Programme, the UNCCT in partnership with UNODC and OICT willestablish goFintel as a powerful and state-of-the-art United Nations-owned technology toenhance interested Member States’ capacity to monitor, disseminate and analyse financialtransactions-relateddatainordertodetectsuspiciousactivitiesusingriskindicators.

UNCCTGlobalProgrammeonCybersecurityandNewTechnologies

During the secondquarter of 2020, theUNCCT “Global ProgrammeonCybersecurityand New Technologies”made significant progress despite the global travel restrictions andconfinement measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the business continuitymeasures launched in the previous reporting period, the Programme focused on desk-basedactivitiesinpreparationfortheon-siteactivitiestoberescheduledoncetravelrestrictionsarelifted.


In May, under the framework of the Global Cybersecurity and New TechnologiesProgramme, UNCCCT entered into a collaboration agreement with the Centre on ArtificialIntelligence andRobotics ofUNICRI to implement a research initiative “Counter-Terrorism intheAgeofArtificial Intelligence(AI)”.This initiativeaimstoexploretherisk-benefitdualityofthis technology, including the possibility of the malicious use of AI by terrorist groups andindividuals, and the potential of leveraging the technology to support counter-terrorismoperations.

The Cyber and New Tech Programme jointly developed a new concept note withUNCCT’s Pillar I, entitled “Preventing and Countering Violent Right-Wing Violent ExtremismConducive to Terrorism through Education, Strategic Communications, and OnlineInvestigations”. The new project includes elements on open source intelligence (OSINT) andonline counter-terrorism investigations necessary to counter the threat of right-wing violentextremismand terrorism.On4 June2020, the conceptnotewaspresented toUNOCT’s PRBandconsequentlyapprovedforsubstantivedevelopmentandresourcemobilizationpurposes.

On 12 June 2020, the Programme co-organized a webinar with the CybercrimeProgrammeOffice(C-PROC)oftheCouncilofEuropeentitled"Cybercrimeandterrorism:TheCriminal Justice Response". The webinar attracted a wide audience with more than 600participantsfromover100countries,representingmembersofthejudiciary,lawenforcementand criminal justice system. This virtual event received excellent feedback from participantsand, going forward, additional activities will be developed in close collaboration with theCybercrimeProgrammeOfficeoftheCouncilofEurope.

BorderSecurityManagementProgramme

With the COVID-19 outbreak, theUNCCT’s global “Border Security andManagement(BSM)Programme”adapteditsmodalitiestovirtual-platformactivitiestocontinuesupporting


Member States in strengthening their capacities to prevent the cross-border movement ofterrorists, and raise awareness and understanding of the responsible use and sharing ofbiometric data to detect, prevent, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and otherseriouscrimesatborders.

FollowingthelauncheventoftheGlobalCounterTerrorismForum's(GCTF)WatchlistingGuidanceManualInitiative,co-ledbytheUnitedNationsandtheUnitedStatesinJanuary2020,UNCCT,under the frameworkof theBSMProgramme, supported the initiative in the secondquarter of 2020 through the development of a contingency plan for the Initiative. Thecontingency plan enabled the co-leads to pursue the implementation of the activities of theGCTFWatchlistingGuidanceManual Initiative in theCOVID-19context.This includedthroughthe delivery of a series of webinars or ‘Virtual Consultations on the Legal, Policy, andOperationalImplicationsofWatchlists’,twoofwhichwereorganizedon3and24June2020inlieuofafirstin-personworkshopthathadoriginallybeenscheduledforearlyAprilinSpain.

Thewebinars focusedondefinitions,scopes,andobjectivesof terroristwatchlistsandinformation gathering, as well as on human rights, including the rights of the child,transparency and thresholds for listings. Theywere attendedbymore than 60 national-levelcounter-terrorism policy representatives and expert participants from GCTF and externalMemberStates,aswellasinternationalandregionalorganizations.Thethirdandfinalwebinaris scheduled to take place on 15 July 2020. These webinars will result in the drafting of aGuidanceManualToolkitandwillbecomplementedbyaface-to-faceworkshopwhichisnowenvisagedforthelastquarterof2020.

Moreover,duringthesecondquarterof2020,UNCCTheldthefollowingvirtualeventsundertheframeworkoftheBSMProgramme:

• Consultationswith theEuropeanUnionAgency for LawEnforcementTraining (CEPOL)Counter-TerrorismTrainingTeamtoadvancecooperationinthejointdevelopmentande-delivery of specialized trainingmodules for law-enforcement officials based on theUNCCT’s‘goodpracticesintheareaofbordersecurityandmanagementinthecontextofcounter-terrorism’.

ConsultationswiththeGenevaCentreforSecurityPolicy(GCSP)tojointlydevelopanddeliverspecializede-trainingmodulesaspartofane-courseonMeasuringtheImpactofCOVID-19onBorderSecurity:EmergingThreatsandGlobalResponses.Thetrainingisexpectedtobedeliveredinthelastquarterof2020.

• ConsultationswiththeAustrianInstituteofTechnology(AIT)toexplorecollaborationonspecialized technical assistance projects pertaining to biometric-data managementespeciallyinthefieldofidentitymanagementandtheresponsibleuseofbiometricsatbordersinsupportofcounter-terrorismmeasures.


• SustainedcollaborationwithIOM’sImmigrationandBorderManagement(IBM)Divisionto further enhance and expand upon the cooperative arrangement between the twoofficesintheareaofborder-managementprogrammingwhereBSMisdealingwiththecounter-terrorismportionof theborder strategies.Buildingon thedeliveryof severaljoint activities during the 2019-2020 period, the ongoing collaboration is focused onmechanisms to capitalizeon this successful partnershipwhich aims todeliverborder-managementprogrammingandstrategiesthatincorporatecounter-terrorismmeasures,aswellasexploringcoordinatedeffortstoaddresstheimpacttheCOVID-19pandemicmayhaveonbordermanagement,includingbiosecuritymeasuresatborders.

• Continue coordination with OSCE - Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) toadvance the ongoing cooperation under the UNOCT-OSCE Memorandum ofUnderstanding(MoU)andtostrategicallyidentifyandcoordinatepotentialjointborder-management activities in the coming months. The discussion focused on organizingcapacity-buildingactivitiesintheBalkansandtheCentralAsianregions.

UNCCT also supported and collaborated in the substantive organization of severalvirtualeventsandactivitiesrelatedtobiometrics,including:

• Virtualconferenceon“GoodPractices forBiometricsat theBorder”,organizedbytheBiometrics Institute on 28 April 2020. The online conference,whichwas attended bymorethan110expertsfrominternationalandregionalorganizations,academia,andtheprivate sector, focused on good practices for biometrics at the border, the need forbalancing security, privacy and health, with presentations and panel discussionscoveringentry/exitprogrammesandotherborder initiatives, recommendedpractices,futureusesaswellasconcernsandchallengesrelatedtotheresponsibleandethicaluseofbiometricsparticularlyinthepost-COVID19environmenttopreventterroristattempttoexploittheuseoffacialmasktoavoidcontrols.

• Continued contribution to the United Nations Legal Identity Experts Working Groupdiscussionsonbiometrics,whichaim toaddress theongoingCOVID-19pandemicandhowrelatedresponsesmayimpacttheuseofbiometrics includingwithinthecontextsof legal identity, public health, bordermanagement and security. The discussion alsoreferredtotheSecretary-General’sDataStrategyandhow itcanbe incorporated intotheWorkingGroup’songoing inter-agencymappingofactivities,policiesandproductsrelatedtotheuseofbiometricsaswellasthepossibilityofdevelopingbroaderUnitedNations principles on biometrics. In this regard, the United Nations Compendium ofRecommendedPracticesontheResponsibleUseandSharingofBiometricsinCounter-Terrorismwas recognized as amodel tool and reference guide, not only forMemberStates,butforUNentitiesandregionalorganizationsaswell.

• UNCCT took part in the webinar “Morphing Attack Detection - State of Art andChallenges”organizedbytheEuropeanAssociationforBiometrics(EAB)incollaborationwiththeNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology,theUniversityofBolognaand


the University of Darmstadt on 18 May 2020. The discussion touched upon thetechnological risks associated with commonly adopted facial-recognition systems andoffered an interactive platform on the enhancement of biometric data-collectionprocedures,inthecontextofnewlyenforcedrestrictivemeasuresduetotheCOVID-19.

• UNCCT participated in the webinar “Responsible and Ethical Use of Biometrics in aCrisis”organizedbytheBiometricsInstitute(UK)andgatheringexpertsfromEast-AsiancountriesandAustraliaon27May2020.Theeventfocusedondevelopmentsrelatingtodigitalidentityinthisregion.

Following on from the previously delivered national training on “Good Practices inBorder Security and Management to Enhance National Border Security Capacities inCombatting Cross-Border Threats in Burkina Faso”, in June 2020, UNCCT held avideoconferencewiththeBurkinabeSecretaryGeneraloftheMinistryofSecurity,UNODCandUNDP,aswellaswiththeUNSpecialSecurityAdvisor,toexplorefutureavenuesofcooperationin integrating counter-terrorism elements in the national border security andmanagementframework.Asa result, theDirectorofBorderPolicewasnominatedasa focalpoint forourtechnicalassistance.

Finally,respondingtoanofficialrequestfortechnicalassistanceandcapacity-buildinginthearea of border security and management, on 24 June 2020 UNCCT participated in virtualroundtableconsultationswiththeGovernmentofJamaica’sNationalSecurityTeamtoexploreways to further strengthen capacities to counter terrorism and promote the responsible useandsharingofbiometrics.Discussions focusedon thecountry’scontext,emerging issuesandchallengeswithregardstobordermanagementandterrorism.InexploringavenuesforUNCCTsupport, discussions focused on assistance towards implementing CTED recommendationsfollowingthe2017countryassessment,includingthedevelopmentofanationalbordercontrolandlawenforcementstrategyandactionplanforcounteringterrorism.

Whilst theglobalCOVID-19crisishashad itsrepercussionsonthedeliveryoftheplannedactivities within the scope of the BSM Programme, UNCCT demonstrated active efforts toensure lasting collaboration and building upon ongoing partnerships through innovativesolutionsandtomaintainthemomentumofprogrammaticimplementation.

Preventing and Responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Chemical,Biological,RadiologicalandNuclear(CBRN)Terrorism

Duringthereportingperiod,theUNCCTprogrammeon“PreventingandRespondingtoWeapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear(CBRN)Terrorism” implemented itssix-monthcontingencyplantomitigatethe impactoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Thefocusoftheworkwasondevelopingalternativemethodstodeliveractivities,prepareon-lineeventsandenhancethevisibilityof theprogrammethroughvirtualbriefings.


Under thevisibilityandpartnershipoutputs,UNCCTorganizedvirtualbriefingson theProgramme for: (1) theGroupof Experts supporting the SecurityCouncil Committee createdpursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs(UNODA),on9April2020;(2)theInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)on21May2020;(3)thePreparatoryCommissionfortheComprehensiveNuclear-Test-BanTreatyOrganization,on 10 June 2020 (CTBTO); and (4) the Republic of Korea, on 15 June 2020. The Centre alsodeliveredpresentationsontheprogrammeactivitiesduringtheIntersessionalMeetingsoftheWorkingGroupsoftheGroupofSeven(G7)GlobalPartnershipAgainsttheSpreadofWeaponsandMaterials ofMassDestruction (GP) aswell as theMeetingof theUnitedNationsGlobalCounter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Working Group on Emerging Threats and CriticalInfrastructure Protection (ETCIP). Additionally, UNCCT contributed to the Secretary-General’sreportson“Measurestopreventterrorists fromacquiringweaponsofmassdestruction”and“Counteringthethreatposedbyimprovisedexplosivedevices”byincludinginformationontheOffice’smandateandcapacity-buildingactivities.

Regarding the output on threat and risk analysis, UNCCT and INTERPOL coordinatedactivitiesrelatedtotheongoingfirstphase(MiddleEastandNorthAfrica)oftheplannedglobalstudy on the threat posed by CBRN terrorism.Moreover,UNCCT and INTERPOL commenceddiscussions to operationalize the second and third phases (South East Asia and Sub-SaharanAfrica).

Under the capacity-building output and the pilot project on “Enhancing NationalCapacities to Prevent and Respond to Chemical and Biological Terrorist Attacks in Iraq”,


UNCCT and the United States Department of State began the organization of an inceptionmeetingonthenationalresponseplantobiologicalterrorism.

Withintheframeworkofthepilotprojecton“EnhancingCapabilitiestoPrepareforandRespondtoaCBRNTerroristAttackinJordan,”UNCCTworkedwiththeNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization (NATO) and the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) on the revised planning of projectactivitiesduetoCOVID-19.Allentitiesagreedtopostponethetrainingforfirstrespondersandtheplanning conference for the field exercise to 2021. Itwas also agreed to conduct a deskreview on the CBRN national response legal framework and organize a series of virtualmeetingstodiscussthefindings,alltotakeplaceinlate2020orearly2021.

With regard to the pilot project on “Promoting Universalization and EffectiveImplementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of NuclearTerrorism(ICSANT)”,UNCCTinconsultationwiththeEuropeanExternalActionService(EEAS)andtheEuropeanCommissionServiceforForeignPolicyInstruments(FPI)preparedaCOVID-19pandemiccontingencyplanthatcontainsalternativemethodsofdeliveryforthisproject.Inlinewiththis,UNCCTworkedonseveralproposalstotransformadvocacyeventsandworkshopsonnuclearsecurity intovirtualmeetingsandwebinars.Similarly,UNCCTworkedwiththeGlobalInitiative toCombatNuclear Terrorism (GICNT) and theGovernmentof France to reschedulethe “Workshop and Table-Top Exercise Lutetia:DetectionBasedon Information and Links toTraditionalNational Security” thatwas planned to engage the Sahel region andotherGICNTmembers. Furthermore, inMay2020,UNCCTpublisheda call forparticipation to conductanacademicstudyonthedeeperunderstandingofthereasonsandchallengesfornotbecomingPartytoICSANT.Thestudy,whichisexpectedtobefinalizedtowardstheendof2021,willissuerecommendationsonhowtoaddressthesechallengesinordertoensureincreasedadherenceandindicatelegislativerequirementsandmeasuresforeffectiveimplementation.


PillarIII:BuildingStates’CapacityandStrengtheningtheRoleoftheUnitedNations

Additionally,UNCCTandUNODC,inclosecollaborationwithCTEDandUNODA,workedon the joint pilot project on “Addressing the terrorism-arms-crime nexus: Preventing andcombatting the illicit traffickingofSmall-ArmsandLightWeaponsand their illicit supply toterrorists in Central Asia” and prepared a plan to deliver some project activities remotely.These included thedevelopmentofamethodology forvirtualassessmentson legislationandoperational frameworks. In this respect, questionnaires, both in English and inRussian,weresenttotheCentralAsiaMemberStatesforcompletionbyAugust2020.

Insupportoftheinternationalinter-agencycoordinationoutput,andthroughtheGlobalCompact Working Group on Emerging Threats and Critical infrastructure Protection, UNCCTworked with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on thedevelopment of COVID-19 contingency plan and the legal agreement of theWorking Groupprojecton“EnsuringEffective Interagency InteroperabilityandCoordinatedCommunicationin Case of Chemical and/or Biological Attacks - Phase III (Implementation)”. Through theWorkingGroupprojecton“TechnologyandSecurity:EnhancingKnowledgeaboutAdvancesinScienceandTechnologytoCombatWMDTerrorism”UNCCTandUNICRIalsoworkedontheCOVID-19 contingencyplan for activitiesplannedunder thisproject.Asexample,UNCCTandUNICRItransformedtheworkshopontechnologysolutionstocombatWMDTerrorismthatwasscheduled to take place inApril 2020 inGeneva into a series of expert virtualmeetings andwebinars.


Duringthereportingperiod,UNCCThassustaineditsengagementwiththeGovernmentof Iraq, including through its UNOPS ProgrammeOffice in Baghdad established in December2019, with a view to provide support to the development of a national counter-terrorismstrategy. In the reporting period, the Government of Iraq shared a draft strategy that wascirculated among the members of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compactworking group onNational and Regional Strategies aswell as theUnitedNations AssistanceMissionforIraq(UNAMI),witharequestforcomments.

UponreceiptofthecommentsoftheworkinggroupandUNAMI,UNCCT,togetherwithCTED,willprovideadebriefandsuggestionsforthefurtherdevelopmentofthedraftstrategy.

Duringthereportingperiod,UNCCTcoordinatedwithitspartnerstoexploreoptionstoallowfortheinitiationoftheproject“StrengtheningBurkinaFaso’sCriminalJusticeResponsetoCaseloadofDetaineesSuspectedofTerroristOffences”.Duetotravelrestrictions,UNCCTwasnotabletoconductthe“ExperiencesandOptionsMission”(EOM)toBurkinaFaso,whichwasplannedtopresenttheGovernmentwithdifferentstrategicoptionstoconsider,includingin managing caseloads of detainees suspected of terrorism. UNOCT and the relevant keypartners agencies are assessing whether to conduct the EOM virtually should the travelrestrictionsremain.Alternatively,theoriginalpurposeoftheEOMcouldbeamendedtodeliveractivitiesonthegroundbuildingupontheworkofpartneragencies like INTERPOL,whichhasprovidedsupporttotheBurkinabeauthoritiesinregisteringdetaineessuspectedofterrorism,andultimatelypublishedabout800BlueNotices.

UNCCThasfurtherengagedwithMemberStates,keypartnersandpotentialdonorstocloselycoordinateonBurkinaFasoandtheWestAfricaregion,avoidduplicationofeffortsandleverage opportunities created by the launch of recent political initiatives for the Sahel,includingtheInternationalCoalitionfortheSahelandThePartnershipforSecurityandStabilityintheSahel(P3S).Additionally,UNCCTisconsideringthepossibilityofteamingupwithotherUnitedNationspartneragenciestojointlyfundraiseandmoveforward,morespecifically,withUNOCT-coordinatedinter-agencyprogramminginBurkinaFaso.

Under its joint project with the Arab Interior Ministers Council “Supporting theDevelopment and Implementation of a Regional Counter-Terrorism Strategy for the ArabWorld”(AIMC),UNCCThasmaintaineditsengagementwiththeSecretariatoftheCouncilandthe Arab Office to counter terrorism and extremism. This initiative aims to support thedevelopmentofa comprehensive regional counter-terrorismstrategy, in linewith theUnitedNations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and its four pillars, and has organized severalworkingsessionsduringthereportingperiodtosupportthedevelopmentofpoliciestopreventandcounterterrorismwithintheregion,asperthesecondpillaroftheGlobalStrategy.These


working sessions identified strategic objectives and regional priorities that need to beconsideredwhenreviewingexistingregionalpoliciesanddevelopingrecommendationstoalignthemwiththeGlobalStrategyandinternationalstandards.Additionally,anintroductorypaperproviding an overview of existing regional policies and describing the project’s workingmethodologyisunderpreparation,andananalyticalpaperonmeasurestopreventandcounterterrorism(secondpillar)will followsuit.Concurrently,substantivepreparationsareunderwayfor the upcoming conference onmeasures to address the conditions conducive to terrorism(firstpillar).Adedicatedconceptnoteforthisconferenceandadraftagendaisbeingfinalized.UNCCTliaisesonaweeklybasiswiththeAIMCSecretariatanditsvariousinstitutionstoprovidepolicysupportandfollowuponprojectimplementation.

UnderitsongoingpartnershipwiththeGovernmentofBahrain,andbuildingonrecentcapacity-building initiatives in the area of the financing of terrorism, UNCCT, through theResident CoordinatorOffice inManama, contributed, in June2020, to thedevelopment of astrategic cooperation framework for 2020-2022, in line with its mandate and comparativeadvantage.Underthisframework,whichaimstoprovideabasisforcooperationbetweentheGovernment and various United Nations entities in several areas, UNCCT reiterated its fullcommitment to supporting national efforts to counter terrorism and prevent violentextremism,therebycontributingtonationaleffortstoachieveSustainableDevelopmentGoals.

Under itsongoingpartnershipwith theEuropeanUnion (EU),UNCCTworked towardsimplementingtheprojectentitled“StrengtheningResilienceAgainstViolentExtremisminAsia(STRIVEAsia)Programme”,ajointEU-UNpartnership,aimedatcontributingtoPreventingandCountering Violent Extremism in Central, South and South East Asia. In April 2020, UNCCTcompleteditsreportingobligationswiththepreparationofthefollowingreports:STRIVEAsia'sInceptionReport;AnnualReportfor2019(narrativeandfinancial),andtheWorkPlanfor2020.The Inception Report detailed all activities undertaken in 2019 during the inception phase,includingscopingmissionstotargetedregionswiththeaimofidentifyingpotentialbeneficiarycountries to seek national buy-in to participate in this project. The results of these scopingvisitsformedthebasisoftheInceptionReport,whichalsoincluded:substantiveanalysisofthemanifestationsofviolentextremismasperthespecificnationalcontextincludingprioritygapsand needs; the landscape of civil society organizations, movements and networks; and acomprehensivemappingofexistingPCVEactivitiesinthebeneficiarycountriesinordertoavoidnationalandregionalduplicationwithexistinginitiatives.Thisphaseinformedtheworkplanofthe implementation phase, as well as a communications strategy and a monitoring andevaluationstrategyincludingthecollectionoflessonslearnedthroughouttheproject.

During the reporting period andwithin the framework of the Phase III of the project“Towards the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in


CentralAsia”,preparationofananimationdocumentarycommenced.Inthisfilm,theCentralAsian states will share their experience and practices on the repatriation, rehabilitation andreintegrationprocessoftheircitizens,inparticularwomenandchildrenfromconflictzones.

On4June,UNCCTandtheUnitedNationsRegionalCentreforPreventiveDiplomacyforCentralAsia(UNRCCA)organizedanonlineregionalconsultationwiththeinstitutesofstrategicstudiesofCentralAsiancountriestodiscusstheimpactoftheCOVID-19pandemiconPCVEintheregion.Theoutcomesandrecommendationsfromthismeetingwillbeusedtoadjusttheactivities under phase III of the multi-year project in support of implementing the UnitedNationsGlobalCounter-TerrorismStrategy inCentralAsiaaswellasto identifynewprioritiesandtodevelopactivitiesforphaseIV.

In addition, development of an online capacity-building training on human rights andterrorismforCentralAsianGovernmentOfficialswas initiated. It isexpectedthatthetrainingwillbelaunchedinDecember2020.

FurthertothesuccessfuladoptionofTurkmenistan’sNationalStrategyonPreventionofViolentExtremismandCounteringTerrorismfor2020-2024,UNCCTandUNRCCAsustaineditssupportthedevelopmentoftheNationalActionPlan.ThedraftoftheNationalActionPlaniscurrently under review of a National Working Group and is expected to be finalized bySeptember.

To support the prevention of radicalization and recruitment of Central Asianmigrantworkersabroad,aprojectcommencedonthedevelopmentofaninternetradiowithastrongPVEcomponent,targetingcountrieswiththemostCentralAsianmigrantworkerpopulations.Theuseofthisnewtoolwillsupporttheworktolimittheinfluenceofthedestructiveideasofrecruiters on one of the most vulnerable groups and benefit from the role that evolvinginformationandcommunicationtechnologiesprovideforreachingabroadaudience.TheradioprogramswillbeavailableinfiveCentralAsianlanguages.

South-SouthCooperation

TheUNCCTglobal initiativetopromote“South-SouthCooperation(SSC)incounteringterrorismandpreventingviolentextremism”aimstopromoteandstrengthentheexchangeofexpertise between experts from selected countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, LatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanandtoenhancecapacitiestodesignandimplementrelatedpoliciesandmechanisms.Theprojectwillalsohelpbuildnewpartnerships,strengtheninstitutionalandtechnical capacities, respond to the specific CT/PCVE challenges of developing countries andenhancecooperation.


PillarIV:EnsuringHumanRightsandtheRuleofLaw

During the reporting period UNCCT, working in consultation with Peace andDevelopment Trust Fund in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, adjusted theimplementation plan of its global project in view of the outbreak of COVID-19 to meet itsoverall objectives. In this regard, UNCCT front-loaded the creation of an online knowledgesharingplatformoncounter-terrorismandpreventionofviolentextremismtobehosted inacustomizedspaceonSouth-SouthGalaxy,whichisthedigitalinteractiveplatformmanagedbytheUNOfficeforSouth-SouthCooperation(UNOSSC).Theplatformaimstosupportdevelopingcountries’ demand to connect, learn and collaboratewithpotential partners and to enhanceknowledgesharing.

UNCCT also initiated the preparatory work to draft a handbook that will captureCT/PCVEexpertiseofSoutherncountriescoveredbytheproject.Thepublication,tobefinalizedthisyear,willpresentUNOCTstrategicthinkingonSSCandfeaturerecognizedinitiatives,goodpracticesandprogressivesolutions inthefieldofCT/PCVEthathavepotential forreplication,have been successfully adopted and/or scaled up, and that have had a positive impact onindividuals and/or communities. These initiatives are also likely to enhance peer-to-peerlearningbetweenglobalSouthcountries.

In response to Member States’ interest and requests for UNCCT to facilitate theprovisionofcapacity-buildingassistance,theCentrehasinitiatedthedevelopmentofcapacity-building projects that will leverage its existing flagship projects to support specificengagements. Consultations with interested Member States have begun based on specificrequests for South-South support to be facilitated through UNCCT. UNCCT continues todevelop guidelines to mainstream South-South Cooperation in UNOCT and Global CompactEntitiesprojects,policiesandstrategiccommunicationtools.

VictimsofTerrorism

During the reportingperiod, theCOVID-19pandemic impacted someof theactivitiesheldunder the “Victimsof TerrorismSupportProgramme”. In response,UNCCT successfullyadapted its work to take place virtually. Despite travel restrictions that have continued toimpactontheability to filmdocumentariesand interviews indifferentcountries,UNCCTwasabletocommenceproductionofanewdocumentaryonSpanishwomenaffectedbyterrorism,whichshouldbecompletedinthenextquarter.UNCCTalsodevelopednewconceptsforfuturedocumentariesunder theUNCCTVictimsof TerrorismDocumentary seriesandhasproducednewinterviewsforitsguestinterviewseries.


UNCCTundertookpreparatoryactivitiesfortheVirtualCTWeekinJuly, includingforawebinar onAddressing the Plight of Victims of Terrorism in a Challenging Environment thatfocusedonvictimsandthechallengetoupholdtheirrightsandsupporttheirneeds,especiallyduring the pandemic. UNCCT also finalised the interactive map that included interviews ofvictims and photographs showing victims’ resilience, that was displayed during the UNCCTExpositiondisplayedduringVirtualCTWeek.

InApril,Secretary-GeneralAntónioGuterres released the reportonProgressmadebythe United Nations system in supporting Member States in assisting victims of terrorism(A/74/790),mandatedbyGeneralAssemblyresolution73/305.UNCCTdirectlycontributedtothepreparationofthisimportantreport,amongothers,asacoordinatorandapenholderforitsdrafting.

ThereportaffirmsthatMemberStateshavetheprimaryresponsibilityforimplementingtheUnitedNationsCounter-TerrorismStrategy,includingthoseprovisionsrelatedtoupholdingtherightsofandprovidingneededsupporttovictimsofterrorism,althoughitalsoemphasizesthedecisiverolethatvictimsthemselvescanplay ineffortstocounterviolentextremismandthe necessity of supporting their broad range of needs. The report includes a set of keyrecommendationsthatcallsforallactionstakenbyMemberStatesinsupportofvictimstobetakeninaccordancewithMemberStates’obligationsunderinternational law; thatvictimsofterrorismare tobe treatedwithcompassionand respect for theirdignity,privacyand familylife;thatgender-sensitiveresponsestovictims’needsarerequiredfortheshort,mediumandlong term,withaccess toeffective, rapidandappropriateassistance including legal,medical,psychosocial,materialandspiritualassistanceandsupport,andunderstandingthattheseneedsare interlinked; and lastly that any response has to pursue a rights-based, survivor-centredapproach that is gender- and age-sensitive and includes non-discrimination and equaltreatment. The report acknowledges that the establishment of the United Nations GlobalCounter-Terrorism Coordination Compact working groups have attempted to address theimbalance in focusof thefourpillarsof theGlobalCounter-TerrorismStrategy,whilePillar IVremainstheleastdevelopedpillar.Lastly,thereportcallsforadedicatedandsustainablefundspecificallyearmarkedforvictimsofterrorism.

Inaddition,inJune,aspartoftheSupportProgramme’soutreachandawarenessraisingactivities, UNCCT briefed theGroups of Friends of Victims of Terrorismon the report of theSecretary-GeneralontheProgressoftheUnitedNationssystemtosupportMemberStatesinassistingvictimsofterrorism.Theensuringdiscussionfocusedonthethreefundingmodalitiesthatcouldbeutilisedtocreateadedicatedfundforvictims,asmandatedinA/RES/73/305.

During the second quarter of 2020, the United Nation Victims of Terrorism SupportPortalattracted36,903pageviews,which isa32percent increase inviewscompared to thesame quarter in 2019. During this period, several spikes of users were registered in AprilfollowingattacksinMaliandSyria,andinMayfollowingwellpublicisedattacksinBurkinaFaso,


DemocraticRepublicoftheCongoandSouthSudan.ThePortalistheportofentryforalluserslookingforinformationandsupportonvictimsofterrorism’srightsandneeds.

HumanRights

Under the“Trainingof LawEnforcementOfficialsonHumanRights, theRuleof LawandthePreventionofTerrorismProgramme”, tworoundsof training (Phases1and2)werecompleted in all six countries (Mali, Cameroon, Nigeria, Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia); the thirdphase for the training-of-trainers was completed in all countries, except Nigeria, which waspostponed due to COVID-19 and is currently under review to be implemented in the lastquarter of 2020. UNCCT, in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations HighCommissionerforHumanRights(OHCHR)andUNAMIisexploringhowtoimplementactivitiesinIraqundertheprogrammewithaspecificfocusontrainingborderpolice.

In the reporting period, UNCCT, together with OHCHR, worked on the new GlobalCompactHumanRightsandVictimsWorkingGroupprojectonHumanRightsAspectsoftheUseof Artificial Intelligence in Counter-Terrorism. While COVD-19 has delayed progress of thisproject,UNCCTandOHCHRadvancedpreparationstostartimplementationassoonasfeasible.

Prosecution,RehabilitationandReintegration(PRR)Programme

Under the overall “Programme on Supporting Member States in the Prosecution,Rehabilitation and Reintegration (PRR) of Suspected Terrorists, including Foreign TerroristFightersandtheirFamilies”,UNCCTworkedtoadvancetheGlobalFrameworkonUNSupporttoMemberStatesonIndividualsReturnedfromSyriaandIraqbuildingontheinitialmeetingheldinthefirstquarter.TheGlobalFrameworkisajoint,‘all-of-UN’responsewith15UnitedNationsagenciesthateachleveragedifferentmandatesinrespondingtoboththehumanitarianassistance and protection needs of children and adults, as well as in supporting requestingMember States to promote security and address accountability in the repatriation,rehabilitationandreintegrationprocessofthirdcountrynationalsstrandedincampsinnorth-easternSyriaandIraq.

InJune2020,feedbackfromfiveUnitedNationsCountryTeamswithnationalsincampsin Syria and Iraq, compiledover severalmonths,was incorporated in a finalizeddraft of theGlobal Framework, which has been circulated and sent to the principals of all participatingUnitedNationsentitiesawaitingofficialendorsement.On25June2020,UNCCTandUNICEFco-chaired the firstmeeting of the Global Framework Steering Committee,which isworking tooperationalize the roll out of the programme. The Steering Committee formed fourworkinggroupstoestablishacoordinatedgovernancestructureaswellasstandardmethodologiesandprocedures. The groups are: (1) Dedicated Human Rights and Gender Capacity; (2) JointAssessments andMinimum Conditions; (3) Pooled Funds; and (4) RiskManagement. UNCCTcoordinatedthedevelopmentofaproposaltoimplementtheGlobalFrameworkinCentralAsia


andlookstofurtherdevelopproposalsfor implementationinprioritycountries inthecomingmonths.

Inthereportingperiod,theUSGalsoapprovedajointUNCCT-UNDOC-CTEDprojecton“Supporting Lake Chad Basin Countries to Develop and Implement Strategies for theScreening,Prosecution,RehabilitationandReintegrationofBokoHaram-AssociatedPersons”.Theproject,whichwillbegin implementation inthesecondhalfof theyear,aimsatassistingCameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria to implement comprehensive, coherent and tailoredapproaches to screen, prosecute, rehabilitate and reintegrate persons associated with BokoHaram.

Under the joint UNCCT and UNODC project on “Enhancing the Capacity of States toAdoptHumanRightsBasedTreatmentofChildrenAffectedbyTerrorism,inparticular,bytheForeign Terrorist Fighter Phenomenon”, UNCCT supported UNODC to deliver an onlineTechnicalAssistanceNeedsAssessment(TANA)inTajikistanfrom22Juneto3July2020.Onlineconsultations were held over the course of two weeks with different Ministries of theGovernmentofTajikistanundertheframeworkofthisproject.ThepurposeoftheTANA,whichis also a capacity building assessment, was to: (1) review the legal, regulatory, and policyframeworks;and(2)identifypriorityneedsforinterventionregardingthetreatmentofchildrenaffectedbyterrorism,particularlythoseaffectedbytheforeignterroristfighterphenomenon.IntheopeningmeetingoftheTANAmissionon22June2020,theChildren’sOmbudspersonforTajikistanpresentedadetailedoverviewofTajikistan’sefforts to rehabilitateand reintegratechildrenrepatriatedfromSyriaandIraq.TheTANAwillresult inasetofrecommendationstoinformthedevelopmentofacomprehensivecapacity-buildingprogrammeforchildrenaffectedbyterrorisminTajikistan.

Activitiesunder theUNCCT-UNODC-CTEDprojecton “Supporting theManagementofViolent Extremist Prisoners and the Prevention of Radicalization to Violence in Prisons”strengthened the capacityofKazakhstan, Tunisia, andUganda in themanagementofViolentExtremist Prisoners (VEPs) and their disengagement, rehabilitation and reintegration. On 20May 2020 the VEPs Programme Steering Committee convened to review country reports,discussthesemi-annualprogrammereportfortheperiodfrom1Januaryto15May2020,andagreed on the action plan for June - December 2020. The implementing partners agreed toonlineworkshops, a number of studies andbackgroundpapers, the development of trainingmodules and the procurement of equipment to improve disengagement and rehabilitationworkinprisons.

Duringthereportingperiod,UNCCTdevelopedabackgroundpaperontheroleoffaith-based interventions in theworkwithVEPswhichwillbepublished inthethirdquarterunderthejointproject,inEnglishandRussian.Thispaperexploresthemainprinciplesoffaith-basedinterventions in the work with VEPs, international standards related to faith-based


interventionsinprisons,regionalstandardsandapproachesinvariousMemberStatesaswellasapractitioners’guidance.

InTunisia,activitiesfocusedontheplanningandpreparationofaworkshopforofficialsofprisonserviceswhoareresponsibleforliaisingwiththemediaandthepublictobeheldinJuly2020.Thetrainingwillteachthebasicsofcommunications,sensitivereportingandcounternarratives andwill help participants develop a communication strategy on the preventionofviolent extremism in prisons, including through the use of social media and onlinecommunications.

In Kazakhstan, the Prisoner Classification Tool and its SOPs were finalized throughonlineconsultationsinApril2020andsubmittedtotheMinistryofInternalAffairs.Thesecondround of training at the Prison Training Centre of the Kostanay Police Academy was heldvirtually on 6-18April 2020. A procurement plan for the implementation of effective prison-baseddisengagementprogrammeswasdevelopedfromApril toMay2020.Aseriesofonlinewebinarsfor18prisonofficersineightprisonsintheKaragandaandPavlodarregionswereheldon 11-29 May 2020. The webinars focused on the basics of communications and publicrelationsforprisonofficerswithanemphasisonUnitedNationsStandardMinimumRulesforthe Treatment of Prisoners. The training targeted those prison staffwho are responsible forcommunicating with local communities and the media when implementing prison-basedrehabilitationprogrammesandsocialreintegrationstrategiesafterrelease.

Starting in June, UNOCT/UNCCT provided the Uganda Prisons Service with videoconferencing, computer and sports equipment as part of a delivery of goods to improvedisengagementandrehabilitationworkwithVEPs.ThesizableconsignmentwasreceivedbytheCommissionerGeneralofPrisonsduringaceremonyatLuziraPrisoninKampala.

In addition, on 27 May 2020 UNCCT organized a brown-bag discussion entitled“TerroristRecidivism:Fearsvs.Facts?”withThomasRenard,AdjunctProfessorattheVesaliusCollegeoftheFreeUniversityofBrussels.Mr.Renardsharedhisfindingsonterroristrecidivismandoutlinedvaluableimplicationsforcounter-terrorismpoliciesaswellasforsentencingandpost-penitentiarymeasureswithparticipantsfromUNOCT/UNCCT,UNODCandCTED.

CivilSocietyengagement

On 7May 2020, UNCCT convened the firstmeeting of theUNOCT Civil Society FocalPoints group, which aims to ensure engagement with civil society organizations (CSOs)throughouttheworkoftheOffice.ThefirstmeetingfocusedonimplementationoftheUNOCTCivilSocietyEngagementStrategy,finalizedinquarterone.Furthertothismeeting,apaperwasdraftedregardingCSOs’engagementintheUNOCTVirtualCTWeekinJuly2020.FocalpointsfromtheUNOCTSpecialProjectsandInnovationBranch(SPIB)developedaquestionnaireandconceptnoteforaCSOEngagementBaselineSurvey inorderto identifyandmapthoseCSOs


ProgrammeManagementUnit(PMU)

workingonPCVEandtheirgeographicalfocus,activitiesandreach.ThegroupoffocalpointsisalsoexploringthepossibilityandmodalitiesforthedevelopmentofaCSOonlineplatform.

In the reporting period, PMU delivered in line with its five main functions: support

integrateddeliverytoUNOCT/UNCCT’smandate,qualityassurance,monitoringandreporting,informationmanagementandcoordination.Eachofthesewillcontributetothe largeraimtoeffectivelycontributetoUNCCT’svision.

SupportintegrateddeliverytotheUNOCT/UNCCTmandate

ThePMUprovidedsupporttotheDirectorofUNCCTinoversightoftheimplementationoftheexistingCentre’sprogramme,aswellasthedevelopmentoftheoutlineofnewStrategicProgrammeFramework,presentedalsototheAdvisoryBoardatitssessionof19June2020.

In June, the PMU supported the organization of the UNCCT Advisory Board in itsambassadorial-levelmeeting. PMU supportedUNCCT and itsDirector on presentation of thematerialsfortheAdvisoryBoardMeeting.NotingthiswasthefirstvirtuallyheldAdvisoryBoardmeeting, PMU applied IT protocols to ensure the quality of the meeting is consistent andreliableforBoardMembers.This includedcarryingconnectivitytestspriortotheMeeting;22personsrepresenting15Memberstatesparticipatedinthetests.Asaresult,themeetingwasconducted in a smooth manner and UNCCT received positive feedback on the meetingorganizationfromtheparticipantsincludingtheChairoftheAdvisoryBoard.

QualityAssurance

Duringthereportingperiod,thePMUadvisedonUNCCT’squalityassuranceprocessbymonitoring project activities and providing guidance to Programme Managers to ensurecompliance of UNCCT programming with internal SOPs and the application of PRINCE2methodology.

InformationManagement

PMUthroughitsITexpertiseandavailableproductssupportedthesmoothinformation

flowinthenewworkingenvironmentwithallstafftelecommutingasaresultoftheCOVID-19


PartIV:CommunicationsandVisibility

crisis.ThePMUcontinuedtoenhancetheUNOCTProjectPerformanceMasterList,launchedinOctober2019,andonfurtherdevelopingtheUNCCTprogrammesandprojectsdatabasewithmetadata function, including its financialmodule.With its technical expertise, the PMU alsoprovided support to UNCCT and other UNOCT units in organizing virtualmeetings, includingsupporting the organising of UNOCT internal virtual townhall meetings, as well as providedtrainingonhowthevirtualmeetingsplatformcanbeutilized.

MonitoringandReporting

From April to June 2020, the PMU produced three monthly reports and successfully

supported monitoring and controlling of budgetary allocations through the coordination ofUNCCTfinancialstatementsandreports.

As a result of the PMU’s products and expertise, UNOCT/UNCCT managers andleadership obtained information in a timely manner on the overall health of UNCCTprojects/programmes and their performance results in support of informed decisions,particularlyincontextoftheeffectofandresponsetotheCOVID-19crises,suchasthestatusandfurthereffectiveutilizationoftheavailableresources.Also,asaresultofPMU’scontinuedwork on improvements in the coordinated collection and utilization of data across UNCCTthrough the second quarter, a new enhancement of the UNCCT database with metadatafunctionwassuccessfullylaunchedinAugust2020.

UNOCT continued the process of implementing UNCCT’s updated CommunicationsStrategyandVisibilityPlanfor2020,whichenvisionsfurtherstrengtheningUNCCTbrandingandthe development of innovative communication products. The aim is to further enhance thepromotion of UNCCT’s activities, projects and results. While the outbreak of COVID-19 hasimpactedtheplanninganddeliveryofUNCCTactivities,theOfficehasdevelopedcontingencycommunicationplansandtools(forexampleaUNCCTCommunicationsToolkitfortheCOVID-19crisis)toadapttothenewcontext,nowfocusedmoreononlinethanofflineactivities.

Virtualactivities

One of the examples of the initiatives undertaken in order to foster internalcommunications and cooperation with external partners and promote the sharing ofinformation and best practices, are weekly town hall meetings convened by the Under-


Secretary-General,whichalsoincludeinteractivediscussionsbetweentheUNOCT/UNCCTstaffand external guests. For example, on 5 June 2020, Ms. Phumzile Mbambo-Ngcuka, theExecutiveDirectorofUNWomenwasaguestofthetownhallmeeting.OtherguestsincludedMs, Coninsx, the Executive Director of CTED,Mr Fabrizio Hochschild, Special Adviser on thePreparations for theCommemorationof theSeventy-FifthAnniversaryof theUnitedNations,Ms. Shireen Lillian Dodson, the UN Ombudsman, Ms. Bachelet the High Commissioner forHumanRights,Mr.Fitton-Brown,CoordinatoroftheISIL(Daesh)/AlQaida/TalibanMonitoringTeam,andMr.AdamaDieng,theUNSecretary-General'sSpecialAdviserforthePreventionofGenocide.

During the second quarter,Mr. Voronkov also promoted the activities of the UNCCTthroughthestatementsthathedeliveredontheoccasionofvirtualevents.Whenhewasnotabletodeliverthemessagesliveduetothetimedifference,herecordedvideomessages.Allofthese events and UNCCT activities were promoted on social media, which contributed toenhancing the visibility of the Centre with Member States and other key stakeholders. Forexample,on21May2020, theactivitiesofUNCCTwerepresentedat the firstUNOCTvirtualQuarterlyMemberStatebriefingattendedbymore than100MemberStates. Theholdingofthe first virtual workshop on countering the financing of terrorism was promoted on socialmedia (6 and 7 May2020). The first virtual meeting of the UNCCT Advisory Board at theambassadorialleveltookplaceon19June2020,chairedbythePermanentRepresentativeoftheKingdomofSaudiArabiatotheUnitedNations.


SocialmediaDespite the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the regular implementation of UNCCT

projects, theCentre’svirtualactivitiescontinuedtobepromotedthroughtheUNOCTTwitteraccountandUNCCT’shashtag(#UNCCT)inatimelyandconsistentlymanner.Itistobenotedthat the reach and visibility of UNCCT tweets was affected by the generalized reduction oftraffic of non-COVID19 related topics on social media. For example, the number of newfollowers during the reporting period reduced by 10 percent over the three months. Incomparison,theincreaseinthenumberofnewfollowersinthefirstquarterwas20percent.

During the second quarter of 2020, one third of all UNOCT 88 tweets were UNCCT

tweets,whichfollowsthegrowingtrendfromthefirstquarter.Asaresult,theUNCCTtweetsgenerated79,735impressions(potentialviews).

Keyeventsfeaturedinthetweetsincluded,amongothers:theholdingoftheAdvisory

Boardmeeting(19June2020);thelistingofUNCCTbytheUNSC1540CommitteeasanofficialCBRN provider of capacity-building assistance (14 April 2020); a webinar on basiccommunications and public relation for prison Officers (11May 2020); a webinar on Cyber-Terrorism (12 June 2020); a virtual meeting with UNESCO on Youth (2 June 2020); andconsultationswithGCTFonWatchlistingguidance(3and24June2020).


WebsiteThe translation of the newUNOCT/UNCCTwebsite (launched in English) into the five

otherofficialUnitedNationslanguageswascompletedinthereportingperiod.

TheUNCCTsub-website recorded13,128pageviewswithan increaseof5percentascomparedtothepreviousreportingperiodthatcounted12,491pagesviews.ThemostpopularpagesweretheUNCCTlandingpage(www.un.org/counterterrorism/cctwhichisalsoaccessiblethroughwww.un.org/uncct),the“projectsandprogrammes”pageandCBRN.

OtheroutreachactivitiesDuring the second quarter of 2020, the Centre produced the 2019 Annual Report of

UNCCTthatwaspromotedthroughsocialmedia.

InJune,over50colleaguesfromacrossUNOCTandexternalcontractorsworkedjointlyonthedevelopmentofthe21videosforthevirtualversionofUNCCTExhibitiontobelaunchedduringtheVirtualCounter-TerrorismWeekinJuly.

In addition, the Centre has produced communication products such as three editions of the‘UNOCTMonthlyReview’newsletter,featuringUNCCT’sworkprominently.ThisnewsletterhasbeenhighlywelcomedbyMemberStatesinbriefingsandbilateralmeetings.

GoingForward


PartV:FinancialOverview

TheOfficewillpersistonitseffortstoleveragethevisibilityoftheCentreandenhancethe transparency of its activities, with a flexible, creative and dynamic approach given theCOVID-19 pandemic and its impact on UNCCT’s operations. To showcase the work of theCentre, the Office developed, in close collaboration with the UN Department of GlobalCommunications (DGC), the UNCCT Exhibition that was launched virtually in July during theVirtualCTWeek.

.

PledgesandcontributionsforUNCCTUNCCT and UNOCT senior managers continue to engage actively with existing and

potentialdonorstomobilizemoreflexibleunearmarkedfundinganddiversifythedonorbasetoensuresustainableandpredictablefundingfortheprogrammaticactivitiesoutlinedintheUNCCT5-YearProgramme.Asof30June2020, the total cumulative pledges dedicated toUNCCT throughtheTrustFundforCounter-Terrorism(since2009)andfromextra-budgetary allocations, amounted toUS$148million. Thismakesup59percentofthetotalpledgesforUNOCTofUS$250million.


During the period UNCCT received its fourth contribution for 2020, with theGovernment of Australia strengthening its support of UNCCT’s work with a contribution ofUS$200,000.ThefundingwillgotowardsUNCCTsupportoftheASEANBaliworkplanprioritiesidentified by ASEAN Member States, including efforts towards regional dialogue on theradicalisation of migrant workers with the aim of recommending policies on creating fairworkingconditionsformigrantworkers,especiallywomen,asameanstopreventthemfrombeinginstrumentalizedandradicalisedtowardsviolence.

ThegenerouscontributionfromtheKingdomofSaudiArabiahasprovided74percentofthecumulativepledgesandcontributions insupportofUNCCTprojectsandactivities. TheworkofUNCCTismadepossiblewiththepledgesandcontributionsofthe31donorsinthelistbelowinTable1.

Table 1: Cumulative pledges to the Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism/a and other extra-budgetaryallocations,andcumulativedistributionofresourcestotheUnitedNationsOfficeofCounter-Terrorismprogrammeofwork.

(inUnitedStatesdollars,asof30June2020)

No Donors ForUNCCTForotherUNOCT

TotalPledges/b

1 SaudiArabia 110,000,000 110,000,000

2 EuropeanUnion 9,995,744 6,652,055 16,647,800

3 UnitedStates 5,458,903 1,487,500 6,446,403

4 Japan 4,384,945 500,000 4,884,945

5 Norway 3,806,300 3,806,300

6 Spain 2,291,667 2,291,667

UNCCT$14859%

OtherUNOCT$10241%

DistribufonofcumulafvepledgestoUNCCTandtootherUNOCTunits,30June2020(US$m,%)


7 EOSGPDFfunds(China)/c 2,068,080 5,200,000 7,268,080

8 Canada 1,485,743 1,485,743

9 Russia 1,441,500 1,058,500 2,500,000

10 UnitedKingdom 1,434,721 48,013 1,482,734

11 Denmark 683,858 683,858

12 Sweden 677,040 677,040

13 Netherlands/b 630,455 5,681,818 6,312,273

14 Germany 555,745 555,745

15 Switzerland 548,621 548,621

16 Rep.ofKorea 390,000 626,553 1,016,553

17 UnitedArabEmirates 350,000 350,000

18 Kazakhstan 300,000 28,552 328,552

19 India 275,000 275,000 550,000

20 Belgium 270,855 270,855

21 Qatar 250,000 80,020,000 80,270,000

22 Australia/d 230,058 454,586 684,644

23 Italy 166,400 166,400

24 Colombia 125,000 125,000

25 Finland 87,854 87,854

26 Turkey 60,000 60,000

27 Liechtenstein 40,000 40,000

28 Morocco 30,000 30,000

29 Nigeria 10,000 10,000

30 Kenya 5,000 5,000

31 Algeria 2,500 20,000 22,500

TotaltoUNCCT 148,055,990 102,052,577 249,608,566

/asinceinceptionoftheTrustFundin2009/bExcludes in-kindcontribution.TheNetherlandsalsoprovided in-kindcontributionvaluedatUSD11.5

millionin2018./cAllocationfromtheUNSub-FundforPeaceandSecurityadministeredbyEOSG/dContributionreceivedofUS$200kinJune,reflectedinJuly2020.

Asof30June,theutilizationagainstthereleasedbudgetofUS$20.7millionwasUS$8.8

million or 43 per cent of the total released budgetwhich represents the budget of projectsimplementedbyUNCCTinthecourseof2020.


PartVI:Conclusion

Table2:UNCCTTotalbudgetandexpenditurefor2020andexpendituredistributionbypillar,to30June2020*

Expendituredistributionbypillar(%)

(d)Pillar PillarDescription

2020Budget(US$)

(a)

2020Expenditures

(US$)

(b)

UtilizationRate(%)

(c)=b/a

IPreventing andCountering ViolentExtremism

5,692,774 2,544,080 45% 29%

II CombattingTerrorism 8,897,378 4,160,957 47% 47%

IIISupporting InternationalCooperation on Counter-Terrorism

3,033,595 960,057 32% 11%

IV HumanRightsandVictims 3,090,368 1,192,941 39% 13%

TOTAL 20,714,114 8,858,035 43% 100%

*Includes funds allocated from theUNSub-Fund forPeaceand Security administeredby theEOSG.

UNCCTcontinuestoenhanceandadjusttothenewglobalrealitytomeetthedemandsofMemberStates.TheapproachesundertakenbytheUNCCTinresponsetotheimpactoftheCOVID-19pandemic, includingmovingtovirtualactivitiesandfront-loadingdeskreviews, thedevelopment of training or materials, knowledge management and exploring innovatingdelivery options, has proven effective and the Centre sustained delivering high-impactprogramming toMember States at their request during the course of the second quarter of2020,thefinalyearoftheUNCCT5-YearProgramme(2016–2020).

UNCCTreinforceditscontingencyplan,launchedinMarchwithallstafftelecommuting,to ensure that UNCCT further improves as a Centre of Excellence. Under the contingency


planning exercise, the Executive Director instructed staff to continue to assess plannedactivitiesandprioritiseassignmentsthatcanbecompletedduringtelecommuting,includingthedevelopment of handbooks, guidelines, training materials and cooperation agreements withpartnerentities.UNCCTisconsistentlyidentifyinganddevelopingnewmethodsofcarryingoutactivitiesonvirtualplatforms.Duringthesecondquarter,UNCCTworkedonthedevelopmentofadedicatedUNOCT/UNCCTLearningManagementSystem(LMS)withaviewtoestablishastrategic andagile approach toexploredifferentpotential solutionsofferedbyOICT, theUNInstituteforTrainingandResearchandtheUNDepartmentofOperationalSupport.Thatway,we are minimizing the negative effect of COVID-19 while maintaining the desired impactthrough successful delivering of the UNCCT mandate. We embraced the opportunity andadvanced the efforts to efficiently supplement traditional capacity-building workshops andtrainingswithe-learningresultinginenhancedoutreachoftheUNCCTcapacity-buildingwork.

As noted in this and earlier reports, UNCCT staff are increasingly being called on toprovide their expertise to institutions inside and outside the United Nations system. In thisregard, theCentre seeks to expand cooperationwith relevant regional organizations such asOSCE,NATO,theCaribbeanCommunity(CARICOM),IGADandASEAN.ThesepartnershipsallowUNCCTto leverage localknowledgeandexpertise intheprovisionoftechnicalassistanceandcapacity-buildingandUNCCTwillreinforcethoseinthenextquarter.

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