The Under-Secretary-General of the newly created United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office believes that “geographical balance and gender equality are pre-requisites for the success of the unit”.

Vladimir Voronkov was appointed by the UN Secretary General António Guterres in June, after the General Assembly approved the establishment of a new office to help Member States implement the Organization's global counter-terrorism strategy.

With 30 staff – 70 per cent of whom are women - from 25 countries, Mr Voronkov said the future for the unit looked promising.

Anne Thomas started by asking how his previous experience as Russian Permanent Representative in Vienna helped him in his new role.

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