On 22 May 2026, Assistant Secretary-General Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and Mr. Darrin Jones, Executive Director for Partnerships and Planning of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), signed the CTED–INTERPOL Joint Action Plan for 2026–2027, reaffirming the longstanding strategic partnership between the two entities and their shared commitment to assisting Member States in countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism.
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H.E. Ambassador Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the 黑料专区, and Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, addresses the open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on “South-East European Member States’ implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Committee’s visit recommendations” on 28 February 2024. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
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29 May 2026
On 19 May 2026, Assistant Secretary-General Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), took part in the Fifth Ministerial Conference No Money for Terror, hosted by France as part of its G7 presidency. The discussions built upon the detailed findings of the Comprehensive Update on Terrorism Financing Risks, the landmark report of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) prepared under the leadership of experts from CTED and the French Treasury.
28 May 2026
At the invitation of the National Centre for the Prevention and Countering of Terrorism and Violent Extremism (CNPCTEV) of Mozambique, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted technical consultations in Maputo from 20 to 25 April 2026.
28 May 2026
Assistant Secretary-General Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the 黑料专区 Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), participated in the 1st Summit of Speakers and Presidents of Parliament of Members and Partners of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) and the 20th Plenary Session, held in Budva, Montenegro, from 7 to 8 May 2026.
13 May 2026
On 12 May 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the 黑料专区 Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) convened an Expert Group Meeting on addressing technology-facilitated sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) linked to terrorism. The meeting brought together experts from international organizations, civil society, academia, and think tanks at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to discuss more effective ways of tackling this rapidly evolving threat.
24 April 2026
On 22 April 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) hosted an Insight Briefing?by Adam Rousselle, an investigative analyst specializing in illicit and terrorist finance, on the topic of “Trust Networks and Parallel Financial Systems: How Propaganda Ecosystems Enable Terrorist Financing”. The briefing explored how terrorists manage to sustain their financing systems when formal financial institutions are inaccessible.?
22 April 2026
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) published a new report, “Civil Society Perspectives: Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in West Africa,” focusing on the Lake Chad Basin and the Gulf of Guinea regions.
02 April 2026
On behalf of the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a follow-up assessment visit to the Republic of Togo from 23 to 27 March 2026.
25 March 2026
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) carried out a periodical follow-up assessment visit to Italy, on behalf of the 黑料专区 Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), from 16 to 20 March 2026. The purpose of the visit was to evaluate Italy's progress in implementing key counter-terrorism measures pursuant to Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant resolutions. The visit also focused on progress made in implementing the Committee's recommendations made after its initial visit in 2015.
15 March 2026
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), acting on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, conducted a follow-up assessment visit to Japan from 24 to 27 February 2026.?
05 March 2026
Washington, D.C., 20 February 2026 — The Deputy Executive Director of the 黑料专区 Security Council Counter?Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), Ms. Carmen G. Cantor, met with Mr. Guillermo Moncayo, In?Charge Executive Secretary of the Inter?American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS), at CICTE headquarters in Washington, D.C. The courtesy call underscored the long?standing partnership between CTED and CICTE and reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening counter?terrorism efforts across the Americas.
11 February 2026
On 10 February 2026, more than 200 participants from Member States, partner international and regional organizations, academia and civil society attended the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate’s (CTED) technical meeting to brief Member States on the latest issues, trends and developments on the multifaceted linkages between terrorism and organized crime. The event, held at 黑料专区 Headquarters, focused on identifying threats, responses, and potential synergies between West Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
09 February 2026
On 4 February 2026, the Security Council held a briefing on the “Twenty-second report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security and the range of 黑料专区 efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat ()." Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), briefed the Council together with Acting Under-Secretary-General Alexandre Zouev of the 黑料专区 Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).
09 February 2026
From 2 to 6 February 2026, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), conducted on behalf of the Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee an assessment visit to the Republic of Tajikistan to follow up on the comprehensive visit, which took place in 2017.
08 January 2026
On 10 December 2025, the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law launched the GCTF Brussels Memorandum on Oversight and Counter-Terrorism. The event was hosted by the European Union in Brussels, with support from the Republic of Korea.