terror

CTC Chairman Amb. Alexander Konuzin

Security Council backs committee's help to countries in anti-terror fight

19 July 2004
The United Nations Security Council today voiced ongoing support for the work of its Counter-Terrorism Committee and invited the expert group to accelerate its assessments of nations' abilities to fight the scourge.
Kofi Annan

Annan meets with blue-ribbon panel on new global security threats

16 July 2004
Wrapping up his three-week-long trip to the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan met today in Baden, Austria, with his blue-ribbon panel on new global security threats and reform of the international system.
Javier Ruperez

New UN anti-terrorism official outlines plans to tackle scourge

2 July 2004
The new head of the United Nations Counter-terrorism Committee's (CTC) Executive Directorate today outlined plans to tackle the scourge by working with allies in the fight and operating with maximum efficiency.

Strict new UN-sponsored maritime anti-terrorism measures come into force

1 July 2004
Far-reaching international maritime security measures went into force today as part of a wider United Nations strategy to combat terrorism, with governments, port authorities and shipping companies required to take detailed steps to prevent such scenarios as oil tankers being used as massive fire bombs near ports.