With a view to promoting greater adherence to this Convention, UNODC conducted a country visit to Brunei Darussalam on 27 June 2023 in cooperation with the country’s Prime Minister’s Office. During the visit, UNODC held a meeting with around 30 stakeholders from various institutions (Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Defence, Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Safety, Health and Environment National Authority). Read More >
Under the European Union-funded project “Union support to promote the universalization and effective implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism” and recognizing the importance of bringing together stakeholders from the same region, UNODC conducted several regional workshops, most recently in Bangkok, Thailand on 21-22 June 2023. Read More >
On 30 May–1 June 2023, UNODC co-organized the tabletop exercise “Snow Leopard” in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, which aimed to identify and demonstrate effective regional and international cooperation mechanisms for investigating and prosecuting radiological and nuclear crimes. Read More >
On 8-10 May 2023, UNODC conducted a workshop on promoting the universalization and effective implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism for the Pacific region, which gathered participants from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Read More >
Nuclear technology is applied safely and peacefully in several ways across the globe; however, it may also be misused for terrorist or other criminal purposes. To prevent and suppress offences involving nuclear or other radioactive material, it is essential that all States establish a strong legal framework Read More >
UNODC held a regional workshop in Vienna on 21-22 March 2023 to support Member States' efforts in strengthening the capacities of their criminal justice systems for the effective implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) in South-Eastern European countries Read More >
On 14-15 March 2023, UNODC contributed expertise at a workshop organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), jointly with the Government of Kenya and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), for IGAD Member States (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda). Read More >
On 16-17 February 2023, UNODC contributed to a high-level meeting on facilitating adherence to the A/CPPNM in Africa organized by the African Center for Science and International Security (AFRICSIS) in Accra. Read More >
On 14 February 2023, as part of its outreach efforts to promote the universalization of this key legal instrument, UNODC conducted a country visit to the Republic of Maldives, with a view to encouraging the country’s policy and decision-makers to consider adhering to the Convention. Read More >
On 7 February 2023, UNODC contributed to a national workshop for Mauritius to raise awareness on nuclear security for senior officials in the country. Read More >
To commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the Convention’s entry into force, on 12 December 2022 UNODC, the Government of Canada and the European Union (EU) co-hosted a high-level event to discuss progress made since then, celebrate the Convention’s successes, and chart the future of promoting ICSANT and strengthening the global nuclear security architecture. Read More >
On 6-7 December 2022, UNODC conducted a national workshop for Ghana to support the universalization and effective implementation of ICSANT under a project funded by the European Union. Read More >
UNODC, with the financial and in-kind support of the Government of Canada, held a pilot criminal investigation and mock trial training exercise on the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) on 29 November - 1 December 2022. Read More >
Effective protection of nuclear and other radioactive material - to ensure that they are not misused for criminal purposes - needs to rest on a robust legal foundation. The International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) is a key legal instrument in this regard, but lacks universal adherence nonetheless. Read More >
As part of its efforts to promote ICSANT, UNODC conducted a visit to the United Republic of Tanzania on 26 October 2022. The visit was comprised of high-level bilateral consultations with the Office of the Attorney General and the Ministry of Constitutional and Legal Affairs, during which the counterparts discussed the roles of respective national stakeholders in the process of adherence to ICSANT, benefits of joining the Convention and its synergies with the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM). Read More >
On 17 October, UNODC met with H.E. Gen. Phorn Nara, General Secretary of the National Authority of the Prevention of Chemical, Nuclear, Biological and Radiological (CBRN) Weapons of Cambodia, along with representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Justice to discuss ICSANT. Read More >
Under the project “Promoting Universalization and Effective Implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism” funded by the European Union, UNODC has been actively promoting adherence to the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT), which currently comprises 120 States Parties. As part of these outreach efforts, UNODC conducted a country visit to Malaysia on 11 October 2022. Read More >
The International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) contributes to a safer world by, inter alia, requiring its Parties to criminalize certain conduct involving nuclear or other radioactive material. Universalization and effective implementation of this Convention will ensure that there is no safe haven for alleged perpetrators.
As such, UNODC conducted a country visit to Ireland on 26-27 September 2022 to promote adherence to, and effective implementation of, ICSANT. Read More >
From 11-12 November 2021, UNODC and the IAEA held their first ever joint event to promote the universalization of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (A/CPPNM) and the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT). Read More >
In December 2020, UNODC delivered a webinar on “The Implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT): The Experience of Cameroon”. The webinar was conducted in French and focused on one Member State’s experience with the adherence to and national implementation of the convention. Read More >
UNODC/TPB held a national workshop on the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and its 2005 Amendment in Luanda on 12-13 February 2019. Read More >
UNODC also regularly promotes, and presents on, ICSANT in several international fora, including in events organized by – among others – the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), and the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation (VCDNP).
Below is a list of events conducted by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNCCT/UNOCT), which is implementing Component 2 of the EU ICSANT project.
On 15 September 2021, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) concluded a three-day virtual workshop on strengthening cooperation in nuclear security detection and response in the Horn of Africa in collaboration with the European Union and the participation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Read more >
On 25 February 2021, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) concluded the National Advocacy Event with Tajikistan Parliamentarians on promoting universalization and Effective Implementation of ICSANT. Read more >
On 24 February 2021, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) concluded the briefing for the Permanent Missions in New York on promoting universalization and effective implementation of ICSANT. The briefing was opened by Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and Executive Director of UNCCT, UNOCT. Read more >
Could terrorists prepare a ‘dirty bomb’ technically known as radiological dispersal device (RDD) to carry out a terrorist attack? UNCCT and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) are working together to support Member States to counter the threat. Video can be found here
On 27 May 2019, the European Union and the United Nations launched in Vienna the joint project to prevent acts of nuclear terrorism through the promotion of universalization and effective implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT), following a launch for the New York-based UN community in April 2019. Read more >
On 3-5 December 2019, a Nuclear Detection and Blue and Green Borders Workshop and Exercise was hosted by the Government of Morocco in Tangier, with the support of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear terrorism (GICNT) and UNOCT-UNCCT. Read more >
