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Wide view of the Security Council.
UN Photo/JC McIlwaine (file photo)

Security Council extends UN counter-terrorism body for another four years

17 December 2013
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) – an expert body that functions as a United Nations special political mission – for another four years.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks to reporters.
UN Photo/Mark Garten

Terrorism can only be defeated by education, former British leader Blair tells UN

21 November 2013
Broad based cross-cultural education is crucial to defeating terrorism, much of it fed by religious extremism, since security measures will not succeed alone, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the main United Nations counter-terrorism body today.
A US Air Force RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle.
US Department of Defense/James L. Harper Jr.

UN rights experts call for transparency in the use of armed drones, citing risks of illegal use

25 October 2013
Expressing concern about the potential for illegal use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, two United Nations human rights experts today called on States to be transparent in their use, to investigate allegations of unlawful killings and to respect the full range of applicable international law.
A building damaged by the 11 December 2007 terrorist attack across the street from the UN Headquarters complex in Algiers. The bombing claimed the lives of 17 United Nations workers.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

UN chief calls for boosting collective efforts to combat growing threat of terrorism

27 September 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for strengthening collective efforts to combat terrorism, which he called “one of the greatest security challenges of our time.”
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Democracy sustained by ‘good governance, not promises,’ Pakistan’s Prime Minister tells UN

27 September 2013
Pakistan now has a strong Parliament, independent judiciary, free media and a vibrant civil society, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif told the General Assembly today, but added that his country will not become complacent, for democracy “needs constant vigilance, strong institutions and careful nurturing.”
Jean-Paul Laborde.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Ban names French judicial official to head up key UN counter-terrorism body

20 June 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today confirmed the appointment of French criminal justice veteran Jean-Paul Laborde as the new Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), following the concurrence of the Security Council.
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.
AU Commission

Enhanced regional cooperation vital to curbing spread of terrorism, senior UN official says

13 June 2013
The top United Nations political official today urged participants at an international counter-terrorism conference to work with the Organization to enhance regional coordination and coherence to overcome the threat of terrorism and extremism.
Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Independent UN rights expert urges more clarity on US counter-terrorism policies

7 June 2013
An independent United Nations human rights expert today wrapped up his visit to Washington, DC by calling for more clarity on aspects of President Barack Obama’s speech last month on United States counter-terrorism policy, particularly on the use of drones.
Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN human rights expert welcomes shift in President Obama’s counter-terrorism policy

24 May 2013
An independent United Nations human rights expert has welcomed what he said was a ground-breaking speech by President Barack Obama in which the United States leader laid out principles governing the use of counter-terrorism measures such as targeted killings.
Members of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), destroying munitions captured from al-Shabaab militants, at a safe location outside Mogadishu.
UN Photo/Tobin Jones

Amid growing threats across Africa, UN’s Ban urges ‘holistic approach’ to fight terrorism

13 May 2013
From the Horn of Africa in the east and across the Sahel to the west, terrorism continues to pose a threat to the continent’s peace, security and development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he warned that Africa was facing a rise in the presence of extremist groups and terrorist entities.