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The UNOCT Strategic Plan and Results Framework, adopted in February 2022 and covering the period 2022-2025, is intended to operationalize the mandate given to the Office by the General Assembly in its resolution 71/291 and successive reviews of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The four-year Plan introduces the Office’s vision, mission, strategic goals, and values; sets out how the Office will organize itself to meet these goals according to its institutional priorities; describes the policy leadership, coordination and coherence, capacity-building, and monitoring and evaluation work of the Office; and establishes a Results Framework guided by a theory of change. The Plan’s implementation will be subject to systematic monitoring through a mid-term and final review, to generate lessons for organizational learning, enhance the effectiveness of mandate delivery, and ensure accountability and transparency. The Strategic Plan and Results Framework is available in: EN

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Evaluation Policy provides a framework for the planning and conduct of evaluations in the Office, to promote accountability and increase transparency, coherence and efficiency in generating and using evaluative knowledge, in support of organizational learning and results-based management and delivery. It sets out the purpose and principles of evaluation, related roles and responsibilities, the evaluation criteria applied in UNOCT evaluations, and the process and parameters for selecting evaluations to ensure adequate evaluation coverage. The Policy also provides guidance on the prioritization, planning and budgeting for evaluations, different types of evaluations, use of evaluation findings, quality assurance, as well as disclosure and dissemination protocol. The Policy is guided by the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) Norms and Standards, and upholds and promotes the evaluation practices, principles and values to which the…

Designed to support organizations involved in the development and/or implementation of action plans to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism (PCVE action plans), this Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Toolkit, shares practical steps on how to develop and implement a MEL Plan to support a PCVE action plan. The Toolkit caters to organizations at different stages of the PCVE action plan process, aiming at individuals and organizations, such as local and national governments, regional organizations and international and civil society organizations – with little or no experience in monitoring and evaluating. This toolkit is available in: EN RU Toolkit flyer available in: EN RU

UNOCT Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Action Plan, adopted in 2022, sets the Principles, Priority Areas and Action Plan to guide UNOCT’s direction and strategy for mainstreaming gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout its activities. The Policy was developed through office-wide consultations, and commits all UNOCT staff to mainstream gender perspectives in programmatic and policy performance areas; strengthen UNOCT’s institutional capacity to deliver results on gender equality within CT/PCVE; ensure adequate funding for gender mainstreaming; enhance partnership development for gender equality; and promote knowledge and visibility on gender equality in CT/PCVE to donors, Member States, institutional partners and civil society. The Policy is available in: [ EN]

The report provides a summary of the interventions made during the High-Level Conference on “International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists” which was jointly co-organized by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the European Union (EU) with support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar. The Conference was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 18-19 October 2022. This report is available in [ EN]

The 2022 update of “The protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks: Compendium of good practices” expands the research on this topic and identifies new tools, case studies, and examples from all around the world. The Compendium was updated by UNOCT in cooperation with CTED and INTERPOL, and in collaboration with the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Working Group on Emerging Threats and Critical Infrastructure Protection. This report is available in: EN

The outcome report of the Beneficiaries Forum provides summaries of the interventions made during the event and outlines the key guiding principles, main observations, and recommendations that emerged from the Forum. It is hoped that the outcome report will be a useful source to guide efforts in the design and delivery of technical assistance and capacity-building support in counter-terrorism. The Beneficiaries Forum, which was held on 28-29 March 2022 in Doha, Qatar, brought together beneficiaries, providers and donors of technical and capacity-building assistance to assess the results and impact of programmes and activities implemented by UNOCT across its mandated areas of policy leadership, coordination, capacity-building, as well as advocacy, visibility and resource mobilization, in close collaboration with its Counter-Terrorism Compact partners, with the financial contribution of the State of Qatar. This report is available in: EN

On March 3-4, 2022, a high-level international conference on the topic: “Regional cooperation of Central Asian countries within the framework of the Joint Action Plan for the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy”, was held in Tashkent. It was jointly co-organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan (ISRS), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Conference outcomes included the adoption of a renewed JPoA and the “Tashkent Declaration” by Central Asian States, reflecting the strong political will and commitment of these countries to continue implementing the regional strategy over the next decade. This report is available in: EN

As a step towards better understanding and addressing the nexus between gaming and violent extremism, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism/United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNOCT/UNCCT) convened a high-level event to launch its research report titled ‘ Examining the Intersection between Gaming and Violent Extremism’, which showcases inputs from experts, practitioners and from over 600 survey responses from gamers. The report sets out how gaming and extremism intersect, including addressing the issue of exploitation of gaming spaces by terrorists and violent extremists and potential vulnerabilities to radicalisation among gaming communities. The report also sets out the prosocial benefits of gaming, and the potential for the use of gaming to prevent and/or counter violent extremism (PCVE). This report is available in: EN Executive Summary in: EN

The 2021 Counter-Terrorism Week Visibility Report contains highlights, key conclusions, and outcomes from the High-Level Conference (28-30 June 2021) and 34 side events that took place on the margins of the Second Counter-Terrorism Week (21-30 June 2021). The Counter-Terrorism Week saw productive exchanges among a broad range of stakeholders, fostering a shared understanding of counter-terrorism challenges in the new decade and practical ideas on how to partner and move forward to strengthen the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and relevant Security Council resolutions. This report is available in [ EN]

The 2021 Annual Report regarding the utilization of the financial contribution of the State of Qatar to “Support Strategic Initiatives to Address the Scourge of Terrorism”, highlights the main activities undertaken and results achieved in 2021 through the support received from the Government and the Shura Council of the State of Qatar. It provides progress update on implementation of the International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism as well as the UNOCT Programme Office on Parliamentary Engagement in Preventing and Countering Terrorism in Doha. The annual report is available in: [ EN]

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) launched five new specialized guides (modules) dedicated to the protection of particularly vulnerable targets against terrorist attacks. While “vulnerable targets” refers both to critical infrastructure (e.g. public transportation systems, energy sector) and public places or ‘soft targets’ (e.g. tourist venues, urban centers, religious sites), these guides focus on the latter. The 5 modules are presented by the United Nations Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Threats Against Vulnerable Targets, which is led by UNOCT and jointly implemented with CTED, UNICRI and UNAOC: Module 1: Introduction - Protection vulnerable targets from terrorist attacks [ AR] [ EN] [ FR] [ RU] Module 2: Protecting urban centres from terrorism attacks [ AR] [ EN] [ FR] [ RU] Module 3: Protecting tourist sites from terrorism attacks [ AR] [ EN] [ FR] [ RU] Module 4: Protecting religious sites from terrorism attacks [ AR] [ EN] [ FR] [ RU] Module 5…