United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) was approved in a resolution on 15 June 2017, with the consensus of the 193-nation UN General Assembly. The creation of the office was also welcomed by Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres' initiative to transfer relevant functions out of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA), including the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), to the new United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism.[1]
According to the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric, the Secretary-General welcomed the adoption of the General Assembly resolution "which endorsed his proposal to establish a new UN Office of Counter-Terrorism." "The Secretary-General considers counter-terrorism and prevention of violent extremism to be one of the highest priorities of the United Nations to address a growing threat to international peace and security," Dujarric said. "He therefore hopes that this reform of the UN Counter-Terrorism architecture will contribute to the UN's broader efforts to promote conflict prevention, sustainable peace and development”, he added.[2]
Structure[edit]
Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov was appointed Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism on 21 June 2017.[3]
See also[edit]
- Counter-Terrorism
- Secretary-General of the United Nations
- UN General Assembly
- United Nations Security Council
References[edit]
- ^ "General Assembly approves creation of new United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office | Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force". un.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism". un.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Mr. Vladimir Voronkov -Under Secretary General for Counter-Terrorism - Biography" (PDF). United Nations. Retrieved 6 May 2020.