S/2017/176 - Work programme of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate for 2017.

United Nations
Security Council

S/2017/176

Distr.: General
27 February 2017
Original: English

Letter dated 24 February 2017 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism addressed to the President of the Security Council

Attached hereto are the work programmes of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1373 (2001) (see annex) and its Executive Directorate (see enclosure) for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2017.

The activities of the Committee and the Executive Directorate will proceed pursuant to the relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001), 1535 (2004), 1566 (2004), 1624 (2005), 1805 (2008), 1963 (2010), 2129 (2013), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015) and 2253 (2015) and the Council's relevant presidential statements.

The Committee, with the assistance of its Executive Directorate, will continue to work with Member States on the implementation of the above-mentioned resolutions, guided by the principles of cooperation, transparency, even-handedness and consistency of approach. The Committee, assisted by the Executive Directorate, will remain focused on monitoring and promoting the implementation by Member States of resolution 1373 (2001) and on taking practical measures aimed at facilitating delivery of technical assistance, as appropriate. The Committee, assisted the Directorate, will continue to pay close attention to the implementation of resolutions 1624 (2005) and 2178 (2014) in its dialogue with Member States. The Committee, assisted by the Directorate, will also continue to contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

The Committee welcomes the support it receives from Member States, the United Nations Secretariat and international, regional and subregional organizations, and appreciates the assistance of its Executive Directorate.

The Committee would appreciate it if the present letter, together with its annex and enclosure, could be brought to the attention of the members of the Council and issued as a document of the Council.

(Signed) Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta
Chair
Security Council Committee established pursuant to
resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism

Enclosure

Work programme of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism for 2017

I. Introduction

1. The overarching goal of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism (the Counter-Terrorism Committee) is to ensure the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001). The Committee is further directed to address in its dialogue with Member States their efforts to implement Council resolution 1624 (2005). The Committee is also requested or encouraged to take up additional work under Council resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017) and relevant Council presidential statements, including the statements of 29 May 2015 (S/PRST/2015/11) and of 11 May 2016 (S/PRST/2016/6).

2. Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 1963 (2010), 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2185 (2014), 2195 (2015), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017) and all other relevant resolutions and presidential statements of the Council and decisions of the Committee constitute the guidance for the work of the Committee and its Executive Directorate.

II. Work programme

3. The Committee will continue to pursue a strategic and transparent approach to its work and, with the support of its Executive Directorate and the Secretariat, will continue to streamline its working methods, as appropriate, in order to achieve the priority objectives set forth below.

A. Monitoring, promoting and facilitating the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and the tasks conferred by resolutions 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017)

4. The Committee and its Executive Directorate will collaborate actively with Member States to monitor, promote and facilitate the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and to implement the tasks conferred by resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2185 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017). In this regard, the Council continues to stress the need for the Committee and the Executive Directorate to conduct in-depth analysis of the strengths and gaps of Member States with a view to enhancing the Committee's ability to identify good practices and priority recommendations for Member States and priority needs for capacity-building assistance to be delivered by implementing agencies and partners with the aim of helping States to achieve the full and effective implementation of the relevant resolutions.

5. The Committee will continue to take stock of the implementation efforts of Member States with respect to resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) through the use of the two assessment tools, the overview of implementation assessment and the detailed implementation survey, taking into account the requirements set forth in resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2185 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220(2015) , 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017). The Committee will also continue to identify the challenges and needs of each Member State and region, facilitate the delivery of targeted technical assistance and promote good practices, and will continue to conduct country and regional visits, both visits to engage in high-level advocacy and visits that are technical assessment in nature.

6. The Committee will consider information provided by the Executive Directorate regarding its progress in updating the technical guide to the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), while also taking into account the requirements set forth in resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322(2016) , 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017), in order to reflect the additional elements prescribed in these resolutions.

7. The Committee intends to take stock, on the basis of information provided by the Executive Directorate, of the implementation of the recommendations identified in its visit reports in order to assess the progress made by Member States and the effectiveness of their overall counter-terrorism measures, including the capacity-building framework and the assistance provided by relevant partners.

8. The Committee will consider information provided by the Executive Directorate concerning its work on the implementation of the relevant provisions of resolutions 2133 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017), including on: (a) the links between transnational organized crime and terrorism; (b) the threats posed by terrorists' access to weapons and the supply and trafficking of weapons to terrorists; (c) gender issues in counter-terrorism; (d) preventing and suppressing financing of terrorist groups, including Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; (e) kidnapping for ransom; (f) aviation security; (g) prosecution; (h) rehabilitation and integration; (i) promoting international law enforcement and judicial cooperation in counter-terrorism matters; and (j) trafficking in persons for terrorist purposes.

9. The Committee, assisted by the Executive Directorate, will invite relevant officials of Member States and relevant international, regional and subregional organizations to address the Committee's plenary meetings on thematic or regional issues relating to the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the requirements of resolutions 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2185 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017).

10. The Committee will request the Executive Directorate, in close cooperation with relevant entities of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, to hold periodic briefings for the wider membership on thematic or regional aspects of the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the requirements of resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017).

11. The Committee will continue to organize special meetings and events on themes and issues of common concern and interest to Member States with a view to maximizing the impact of the resolutions and decisions of the Security Council and sustaining the commitment of the international community to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The Committee will consider necessary follow-up activities, based on proposals made by the Executive Directorate upon review of the outcomes of such meetings and events.

12. The Committee, acting in close cooperation with the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), and, in accordance with its mandate, will pay special attention to States concerning which information on the implementation of relevant resolutions is lacking and discuss how best to enhance its dialogue with those States.

13. The Counter-Terrorism Committee will report to the Security Council orally, through its Chair, on the overall work of the Committee and the Executive Directorate, including on their work pursuant to resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2220 (2015) , 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017) and, as appropriate, in conjunction with the reports of the Chairs of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004).

14. Pursuant to resolution 2129 (2013), the Counter-Terrorism Committee, assisted by the Executive Directorate, will continue to work closely with Member States and regional and subregional organizations, including during country visits, on the development of comprehensive and integrated counter-terrorism strategies and on the identification of available practices, elements and good standards.

15. The Committee, assisted by its Executive Directorate, will continue to work with its partners in the Global Counter-Terrorism Research Network to analyse emerging terrorism issues, trends and developments and to identify good practices in the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016) , 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017) and other relevant decisions of the Council.

16. The Committee will further consider information provided by the Executive Directorate on its engagement and enhancement of partnerships with international, regional and subregional organizations, development entities, civil society, academia and other entities in conducting research and information-gathering and identifying good practices in support of the Committee's efforts to promote the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the new requirements of resolutions 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017).

17. The Committee will continue to call for the closest possible cooperation among the expert groups of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), as well as the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office, including, as appropriate, on enhanced and systematized information-sharing, coordination of visits and participation in workshops; the facilitation of technical assistance; and relations with international, regional and subregional organizations, and will consider information provided by the Executive Directorate on the implementation of common strategies.

18. The Counter-Terrorism Committee will consider information and analysis provided by the Executive Directorate on the promotion of international cooperation, the identification of emerging issues, trends and developments related to resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017) and practical ways for Member States to implement the requirements of those resolutions

19. The Committee will consider a comprehensive approach to preventing the spread of terrorism and the incitement of terrorist acts motivated by violent extremism and intolerance, consistent with resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017). Pursuant to the presidential statement of 11 May 2016 (S/PRST/2016/6), the Committee will continue its ongoing efforts in preparation of the "comprehensive international framework" as mandated by the presidential statement.

20. The Committee will place special emphasis on the more urgent need to counter the most concerning terrorist trends the world faces today in the following areas: incitement to commit a terrorist act, radicalization and recruitment of terrorists, including foreign terrorist fighters, generating funding to support terrorist activities, planning for and conducting terrorist acts, and trafficking in persons for terrorist purposes. To this effect, the Committee will continue to address terrorists' increased use of and reliance on information and communications technology, in particular the Internet, to conduct the above-mentioned terrorist activities. Moreover, the Committee will also continue to address the nexus between terrorists and transnational organized crime, which has increased in some cases and some regions, in accordance with Security Council resolution 2195 (2014).

21. The Committee will consider information and proposals provided by the Executive Directorate on its activities to enhance its dialogue and information-sharing with special envoys, the Department of Political Affairs and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, including during the planning stages of missions, as appropriate, in relation to the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and other relevant Council resolutions.

22. On the basis of information provided by the Executive Directorate, the Committee will submit to the Security Council a report on the Executive Directorate's work, for consideration by the Council in the context of the renewal of the mandate of the Executive Directorate. In accordance with Council resolution 2129 (2013), the Committee will submit the report to the Council prior to the expiration of the Executive Directorate's mandate on 31 December 2017.

B. Facilitating the delivery of technical assistance to States

23. The Committee will continue to pay close attention to strengthening the role of the Executive Directorate in facilitating the delivery of technical assistance to Member States by providing its analysis and recommendations for the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the new requirements of resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017). In this regard, the Committee intends to consider, on the basis of proposals of the Executive Directorate, the most effective ways to assess the impact of its donor-supported project activity linked to building capacity and cooperation pursuant to Security Council resolution 2129 (2013).

24. The Committee also partners with the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team on the implementation of relevant Council resolutions. The Counter-Terrorism Committee, on the basis of information provided by the Executive Directorate, will conduct an annual review and forecast of activities to facilitate the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the new requirements of resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014) , 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015) , 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017) and cooperation in this area.

25. The Committee, assisted by the Executive Directorate, will continue its close cooperation with the relevant entities of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, relevant Council subsidiary bodies and relevant international, regional and subregional organizations, aimed at enhancing the capacity of Member States to fully implement resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the new requirements of resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016) , 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017), and at facilitating the delivery of technical assistance, specifically by promoting engagement between providers of capacity-building assistance and recipients, as well as sharing information, as appropriate, with relevant United Nations counter-terrorism bodies and relevant international, regional and subregional organizations.

26. The Committee, assisted by the Executive Directorate and in close cooperation with the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre, will identify partners that are willing and able to provide technical assistance to States, upon their request, bearing in mind the need for effective coordination within the Task Force framework in the facilitation and delivery of technical assistance, particularly to States of the most-affected regions, including through the capacity-building implementation plan for countering the flow of foreign terrorist fighters, as jointly proposed by the Task Force and the Centre.

C. Maintaining dialogue with States on the implementation of resolution 1624 (2005)

27. The Committee will consider information provided by the Executive Directorate on its ongoing engagement and dialogue with Member States regarding the implementation of resolution 1624 (2005) and its work to support them in developing, in accordance with their obligations under international law, national strategies that include countering the incitement of terrorist acts motivated by violent extremism, which can be conducive to terrorism, and intolerance, and to facilitate technical assistance by providing information and assessments to capacity-building providers for the effective implementation of the resolution, bearing in mind the aims of the initiative of the Secretary-General's Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (see A/70/674).

28. The Committee will continue to encourage States that have not yet submitted a report on their implementation of resolution 1624 (2005) to do so. The Committee will also guide and support the Executive Directorate in its efforts to achieve full implementation of the Committee's plan of action, including updates and relevant good practices for the implementation of resolution 1624 (2005). The Committee will ensure coordination and complementarity with the work being undertaken to prevent and counter violent extremism, which can be conducive to terrorism, including by the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office, which leads the work of the United Nations in that regard, including through its own work on resolution 1624 (2005) and on resolution 2178 (2014) on countering violent extremism and in consideration of the Secretary-General's Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism.

D. Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

29. On the basis of regular briefings and information from the participation of the Executive Directorate in activities within the framework of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, the Committee will continue its discussions on issues relating to implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, bearing in mind General Assembly resolution 70/291.

E. Promoting respect for human rights in the context of counter-terrorism

30. The Committee will consider information from the Executive Directorate regarding progress in the further development of activities in the area of promoting respect for human rights in the context of counter-terrorism in order to ensure that all human rights and rule of law issues relevant to the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005) and 2178 (2014) and other relevant resolutions are addressed consistently and even-handedly, including, as appropriate, during country visits organized with the consent of the visited Member State and in the delivery of technical assistance.

III. Implementing the communications strategy

31. The Committee will continue to implement the revised communications strategy aimed at promoting the visibility of the role and activities of the Committee and its Executive Directorate, including ways to maximize the impact of the updated global surveys of implementation by Member States of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and the series of reports on the implementation of resolutions 2178 (2014) and 2253 (2015). In this regard, the Committee will pay special attention to: (a) advocacy and communication efforts pertaining to the continued implementation of resolution 2178 (2014) on foreign terrorist fighters and the Committee's guiding principles on stemming their flow; (b) special meetings and open briefings of the Committee; (c) high-level advocacy visits of the Committee, its Chair and the Executive Director of the Executive Directorate; and (d) efforts to counter violent extremism and incitement to violence, as called for in resolutions 1624 (2005) and 2178 (2014).

Appendix

Work programme of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate for 2017

I. Introduction

1. The work programme of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2017 has been prepared in accordance with the relevant provisions of the report of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism (the Counter-Terrorism Committee) on its revitalization (S/2004/124) and takes into account the work programme of the Committee for the same period, as well as the tasks conferred by the Security Council in its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017) and relevant Council presidential statements, including the statements of 29 May 2015 (S/PRST/2015/11) and 11 May 2016 (S/PRST/2016/6).

2. The Executive Directorate will continue to support the Committee in its efforts to pursue a strategic and transparent approach to its work and to streamline its working methods, as appropriate, in order to achieve its priority objectives in the areas defined in the Committee's work programme.

3. The Executive Directorate will continue to report regularly to the Committee on its work, including in its mission reports, monthly reports and annual reports, and to respond to any additional requests made during the reporting period.

II. Work programme

A. Monitoring, promoting and facilitating the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and the tasks conferred by resolutions 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017)

4. The Executive Directorate will continue to support the Committee and collaborate actively with Member States to monitor, promote and facilitate the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and to implement thetasks set forth in resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2185 (2014),2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017). The Committee and the Executive Directorate will do so by conducting in-depth analysis of the strengths and gaps of Member States with a view to enhancing the Committee's ability to identify good practices and priority recommendations for Member States and priority needs for capacity-building assistance to be delivered by implementing agencies and partners with the aim of helping States to achieve full and effective implementation of the relevant resolutions.

5. The Executive Directorate will continue to assist the Committee to take stock of efforts by Member States to implement resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005)through the use of two assessment tools (the overview of implementation assessment and the detailed implementation survey), taking into account the requirements set forth in resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2185 (2014) , 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017); to identify the challenges and needs of each Member State and region; to facilitate the delivery of targeted technical assistance and promote good practices in that regard; and to conduct country and regional visits, both visits to engage in high-level advocacy and visits that are technical assessment in nature.

6. The Executive Directorate will provide information to the Committee on its progress in updating the technical guide to the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), while also taking into account the requirements set forth in resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015) , 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017), in order to reflect the additional elements of those resolutions.

7. The Executive Directorate will assist the Committee to take stock of the implementation of the recommendations identified in visit reports in order to assess the progress made by Member States and the effectiveness of overall counter-terrorism measures, including the capacity-building framework and the assistance provided by relevant partners.

8. The Executive Directorate will provide information to the Committee, for its consideration, on the implementation of the relevant provisions of resolutions 2133 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016) , 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017), including on: (a) the links between transnational organized crime and terrorism; (b) the threats posed by terrorists' access to weapons and the supply and trafficking of weapons to terrorists; (c) gender issues in counter-terrorism; (d) preventing and suppressing financing of terrorist groups, including Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; (e) kidnapping for ransom; (f) aviation security; (g) prosecution; (h) rehabilitation and integration; (i) promoting international law enforcement and judicial cooperation in counter-terrorism matters; and (j) trafficking in persons for terrorist purposes.

9. The Executive Directorate will assist the Committee by inviting relevant officials of Member States and relevant international, regional and subregional organizations to address the Committee on thematic or regional issues relevant to the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the requirements of resolutions 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2185 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017).

10. The Executive Directorate will work in close cooperation with relevant entities of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force to hold periodic briefings for Member States on thematic or regional aspects of the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the requirements of resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017).

11. The Executive Directorate will assist the Committee by organizing special meetings and events on themes and issues of common concern and interest to Member States, with a view to maximizing the impact of the resolutions and decisions of the Security Council and sustaining the commitment of the international community to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The Executive Directorate will submit proposals to the Committee for its consideration on necessary follow-up activities, based on the review of the outcomes of such meetings and events.

12. The Executive Directorate, acting in close cooperation with the expert groups of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), and in accordance with its mandate, will continue to support the work of the Committee by paying special attention to Member States for which information on the implementation of relevant resolutions is lacking and to discuss how best to enhance the Committee's dialogue with those States.

13. The Executive Directorate will continue to assist the Counter-Terrorism Committee to report orally, through its Chair, to the Security Council on the overall status of the work of the Committee and the Executive Directorate, including on their work pursuant to resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014) , 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015) , 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017) and, as appropriate, in conjunction with the reports of the Chairs of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004).

14. Pursuant to resolution 2129 (2013), the Executive Directorate will continue to assist the Counter-Terrorism Committee by working closely with Member States and regional and subregional organizations, including during country visits, on the development of comprehensive and integrated counter-terrorism strategies and on the identification of available practices, elements and good standards.

15. The Executive Directorate will continue to cooperate and work as closely as possible with its partners in the Global Counter-Terrorism Research Network to analyse emerging terrorism issues, trends and developments and to identify good practices in the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016) , 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017) and other relevant decisions of the Council.

16. The Executive Directorate will submit to the Committee information on its engagement and enhancement of partnerships with international, regional and subregional organizations, development entities, civil society, academia and other entities in conducting research and information-gathering and identifying good practices in support of the Committee's efforts to promote the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the new requirements of resolutions 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017).

17. The Executive Directorate will continue to cooperate as closely as possible with the expert groups of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), as well as the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office, including, as appropriate, on enhanced and systematized information -sharing, coordination of visits and participation in workshops; facilitation of technical assistance; and relations with international, regional and subregional organizations, and will submit to the Committee information on the implementation of common strategies.

18. The Executive Directorate will submit to the Committee, for its consideration, proposals on ways to promote international cooperation and, in accordance with resolution 2129 (2013), to identify emerging issues, trends and developments related to resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), to address the issues, trends and developments specified in resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017), and to identify practical ways for Member States to implement the requirements of those resolutions.

19. The Executive Directorate will continue to assist the Committee in its further consideration of a comprehensive approach to preventing the spread of terrorism and the incitement of terrorist acts motivated by violent extremism and intolerance, consistent with resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017). Pursuant to the presidential statement of 11 May 2016 (S/PRST/2016/6), the Executive Directorate will present to the Committee for its consideration a proposal for a "comprehensive international framework" as mandated by the presidential statement.

20. The Executive Directorate will continue to assist the Committee to address the more urgent need to counter the most concerning terrorist trends the world faces today in the following areas: incitement to commit a terrorist act, radicalization and recruitment of terrorists, including foreign terrorist fighters, generating funding to support terrorist activities, planning for and conducting terrorist acts, and trafficking in persons for terrorist purposes, as well as terrorists' increased use of and reliance on information and communications technology, in particular the Internet, to conduct the above-mentioned terrorist activities and the nexus between terrorists and transnational organized crime, which has increased in some cases and some regions, in accordance with resolution 2195 (2014).

21. The Executive Directorate will submit to the Committee information and proposals on its activities to enhance its dialogue and information-sharing activities with special envoys, the Department of Political Affairs and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, including during the planning stages of missions, as appropriate, in relation to the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and other relevant Council resolutions.

22. The Executive Directorate will submit a report on its work to the Committee for its consideration and that of the Security Council on the mandate renewal of the Executive Directorate, prior to the expiration of the mandate of the Directorate on 31 December 2017 in accordance with Council resolution 2129 (2013).

B. Facilitating the delivery of technical assistance to States

23. The Executive Directorate will continue to pay close attention to strengthening its role to assist the Committee to facilitate the delivery of technical assistance to Member States by providing its analysis and recommendations for the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the new requirements of resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017). In that context, the Executive Directorate will submit to the Committee, for its consideration, proposals on the most effective ways to assess the impact of its donor-supported project activity linked to building capacity and cooperation pursuant to resolution 2129 (2013).

24. The Executive Directorate will assist the Committee to cooperate with the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team on the implementation of the relevant Council resolutions. The Executive Directorate will also submit to the Committee information for its annual review and forecast of activities in order to facilitate the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), taking into account the new requirements of resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017), and cooperation in this area.

25. The Executive Directorate will continue to cooperate closely with the relevant entities of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, relevant expert groups of the Security Council subsidiary bodies and relevant international, regional and subregional organizations, aimed at enhancing the capacity of Member States to fully implement resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and the new requirements of resolutions 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017), and at facilitating the delivery of technical assistance, specifically by promoting engagement between providers and recipients of capacity-building assistance and by sharing information, as appropriate, with relevant United Nations counter-terrorism bodies and international, regional and subregional organizations.

26. The Executive Directorate will continue to cooperate closely with the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre to identify partners that are willing and able to provide technical assistance to States, upon their request, bearing in mind the need for effective coordination within the framework of the Implementation Task Force in the facilitation and delivery of technical assistance, particularly to States of the most-affected regions, including through the capacity-building implementation plan for countering the flow of foreign terrorist fighters, as jointly proposed by the Task Force, the Centre and the Executive Directorate.

C. Maintaining dialogue with States on the implementation of resolution 1624 (2005)

27. The Executive Directorate will continue to submit information to the Committee on its ongoing engagement and dialogue with Member States regarding the implementation of resolution 1624 (2005) and its work to support them in developing, in accordance with their obligations under international law, strategies that include countering the incitement of terrorist acts motivated by violent extremism and intolerance and to facilitate technical assistance for the effective implementation of the resolution, bearing in mind the aims of the initiative of the Secretary-General's Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (see A/70/674).

28. The Executive Directorate will continue to provide information to the Committee on its efforts to work with Member States that have not yet submitted a report on their implementation of resolution 1624 (2005) and to achieve the full implementation of the Committee's plan of action, including its updates and relevant good practices for the implementation of resolution 1624 (2005). The Executive Directorate will continue to assist the Committee by ensuring coordination and complementarity with the work being undertaken to prevent and counter violent extremism, which can be conducive to terrorism, including by the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office, which leads the work of the United Nations in that regard, including through its own work on resolution 1624 (2005) and on resolution 2178 (2014) on countering violent extremism and in consideration of the Secretary-General's Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism.

D. Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

29. The Executive Directorate will continue to provide information and regular briefings to the Committee on the Executive Directorate's participation in the activities within the framework of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, on issues relating to implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, bearing in mind General Assembly resolution 70/291.

E. Promoting respect for human rights in the context of counter-terrorism

30. The Executive Directorate will submit to the Committee information on the further development of activities in the area of human rights in the context of counter-terrorism and activities to ensure that all human rights and rule of law issues relevant to the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005) and 2178 (2014) and other relevant resolutions are addressed consistently and even-handedly, including, as appropriate, during country visits organized with the consent of the visited Member State and within the framework of technical assistance delivery.

III. Implementing the communications strategy

31. The Executive Directorate will submit to the Committee information on the implementation of the communications strategy aimed at promoting the visibility of the role and activities of the Committee and the Executive Directorate, including ways to maximize the impact of the updated global surveys of implementation by Member States of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and the series of reports on the implementation of resolutions 2178 (2014) and 2253 (2015). In that regard, the Executive Directorate will assist the efforts of the Committee to pay special attention to: (a) advocacy and communication efforts pertaining to the continued implementation of resolution 2178 (2014) on foreign terrorist fighters and the Committee's guiding principles on stemming their flow; (b) special meetings and open briefings of the Committee; (c) high-level advocacy visits of the Committee, its Chair and the Executive Director of the Executive Directorate; and (d) efforts to counter violent extremism and incitement to violence, as called for in resolutions 1624 (2005) and 2178 (2014).

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Work programme of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate for 2017

I. Introduction

II. Work programme

A. Monitoring, promoting and facilitating the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and the tasks conferred by resolutions 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017)

B. Facilitating the delivery of technical assistance to States

C. Maintaining dialogue with States on the implementation of resolution 1624 (2005)

D. Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

E. Promoting respect for human rights in the context of counter-terrorism

III. Implementing the communications strategy

Work programme of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate for 2017

I. Introduction

II. Work programme

A. Monitoring, promoting and facilitating the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) and the tasks conferred by resolutions 2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016) and 2341 (2017)

B. Facilitating the delivery of technical assistance to States

C. Maintaining dialogue with States on the implementation of resolution 1624 (2005)

D. Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

E. Promoting respect for human rights in the context of counter-terrorism

III. Implementing the communications strategy