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UNCCT Publications and reports

UNCCT Annual Report

For over ten years, UNCCT has been a Global Centre of Excellence, delivering capacity-building support to Member States in their implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS). Since 2022, the Centre has been guided by UNOCT’s first-ever Strategic Plan and Results Framework (SPRF 2022–2025), setting high-level strategic goals and outcomes to orient the activities of both UNCCT and the Office of Counter-Terrorism. UNCCT’s annual results-based reports present the Centre’s significant work and impact as the leading UN entity on CT capacity building, while also highlighting efforts to enhance its strategic support to Member States to ensure the balanced implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

• The annual report is available for the year of: [2022][2021][2020][2019][2018]
• Annual report summary[2023][2022]

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This guidance on “Ensuring Respect for Human Rights while Taking Measures to Counter the Financing of Terrorism” is issued by the Counter-Terrorism Compact Working Groups on Criminal Justice, Legal Responses and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CJLR-CFT) and Human Rights, Rule of Law and Victims of Terrorism (HRRoL-VoT). The preparation of the Guidance was co-led by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) within the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Framework.
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The independent final evaluation of the Counter-Terrorism Early Warning Network assessed the project's performance in terms of relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact, as well as the integration of cross-cutting themes of human rights, gender equality, and the principle of leaving no one behind. The evaluation found the Project highly relevant in addressing the security challenges faced by Central Asia and highlighted significant achievements in improving regional cooperation and strengthening the capacities of law enforcement and security agencies to address cross-border threats. It generated seven recommendations accepted by the project team that will serve to strengthen the initiative and guide future technical assistance. Evaluation report available in: EN Evaluation brief available in: EN Management response available in: EN
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For over ten years, UNCCT has been a Global Centre of Excellence, delivering capacity-building support to Member States in their implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS). Since 2022, the Centre has been guided by UNOCT’s first-ever Strategic Plan and Results Framework (SPRF 2022–2025), setting high-level strategic goals and outcomes to orient the activities of both UNCCT and the Office of Counter-Terrorism. UNCCT’s annual results-based reports present the Centre’s significant work and impact as the leading UN entity on CT capacity building, while also highlighting efforts to enhance its strategic support to Member States to ensure the balanced implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The annual report is available for the year of: [ 2024] [2023] [ 2022] [ 2021] [ 2020] [ 2019] [ 2018] 2024 Annual Report Summary
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The internal final evaluation of the project “Empowering and Engaging Youth to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism and Terrorism under the overall framework of UNOCT’s Global Programme on PCVE” was conducted from September 2024 to May 2025. The evaluation assessed the project’s effectiveness, relevance and incorporation of human rights, gender equality, disability inclusion and leaving no one behind considerations. It found the project to have been well-designed and aligned to the priorities of implementation countries (Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia). Notably, the project achieved its intended results and generated impact and sustainability. The evaluation produced six recommendations to strengthen the design and delivery of future projects relating to preventing and countering violent extremism and young people. Evaluation report available in: EN Evaluation brief available in: EN

UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

The UN General Assembly adopted by consensus the on 8 September 2006. The strategy is a unique global instrument to enhance national, regional and international efforts to counter terrorism. The General Assembly reviews the Strategy every two years, making it a living document attuned to Member States’ counter-terrorism priorities.

UNOCT Multi-Year Appeal

In this first consolidated UNOCT Multi-Year Appeal for 2019-2020PDF, you will find 60 global, regional and national projects from 10 UN submitting entities across the four pillars of the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy.

Monthly Review

Interested in what we achieved? The Monthly Review is UN Office of Counter-Terrorism monthly newsletter. In our Review you will find all the highlights of UNOCT and UNCCT. Get the latest on counter terrorism activities, Member States consultations, capacity-building assistance & more.

DatePublication name
2025View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q3 July-September 2025
2025View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q1-Q2 January-June 2025PDF
2024View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q3 July-September 2024PDF
2024View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q2 April-June 2024PDF
2024View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q1 January-March 2024PDF
2023View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q2 April-June 2023PDF
2023View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q1 January-March 2023PDF
2022View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q3 July-September 2022PDF
2022View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q2 April-June 2022PDF
2022View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q1 January-March 2022PDF
February 2022View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q3 July-September 2021PDF
December 2021View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q2 April-June 2021PDF
August 2021View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q1 January-March 2021PDF
December 2020View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q3 July-September 2020PDF
September 2020View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q2 April-June 2020PDF
June 2020View fileUNCCT Annual Report 2019PDF
May 2020View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q1 January-March 2020PDF
October 2019View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q3 2019PDF
September 2019View fileHandbook Children affected by the foreign-fighter phenomenon: Ensuring a child rights-based approachPDF
July 2019View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q2 2019PDF
April 2019View fileUNCCT Quarterly Project Highlight Report - Q1 2019PDF
January 2019View fileUNCCT Annual Report 2018PDF
2018View fileGood Practices in the Area of Border Security and Management in the Context of Counter-terrorismPDF
August 2018View fileUNCCT Progress Report January-July 2018PDF
June 2018

View fileUnited Nations Compendium of Recommended Practices for the Responsible Use and Sharing of of Biometrics in Counter-TerrorismPDF

Available in View fileENPDF | View fileRUPDF

June 2018View fileThe Protection of Critical Infrastructure Against Terrorist Attacks: Compendium of Good PracticesPDF
2017View fileEnsuring Effective Interagency Interoperability and Coordinated Communication in Case of Chemical and/or Biological AttacksPDF
February 2016View fileReport of the UN Conference on the Human Rights of Victims of TerrorismPDF
March 2014

View fileBasic Human Rights Reference Guide: Security InfrastructurePDF

Available also in View fileFRPDF | View fileARPDF | View fileRUPDF

March 2014View fileBasic Human Rights Reference Guide: The Stopping and Searching of Persons in the Context of Countering TerrorismPDF
October 2014View fileBasic Human Rights Reference Guide: Detention in the Context of Countering TerrorismPDF
October 2014View fileBasic Human Rights Reference Guide: Conformity of National Counter-Terrorism Legislation with International Human Rights LawPDF
October 2014View fileBasic Human Rights Reference Guide: Right to a Fair Trial and Due Process in the Context of Countering TerrorismPDF
March 2014View fileSecretary-General’s Symposium on International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, 19 September 2011