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The Government of Mozambique, UNODC and the Government of Germany jointly launched a training series on building the capacity of Mozambican defense attorneys to promote the protection of human rights in criminal justice responses to terrorism. Read More > |
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UNODC Supports Morocco To Address Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters |
UNODC developed a new comprehensive capacity-building initiative in close coordination with Moroccan authorities to strengthen the expertise of stakeholders in developing effective and human rights compliant investigation and trial management standards for returning FTFs. Read More > |
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Participants at the 30th session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) in Vienna attended a virtual side event focused on the successes and challenges in mounting an effective criminal justice response to terrorism in North-East Nigeria. Read More > |
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International legal approaches and criminal justice responses to the threat of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism were the focus of a webinar series conducted by UNODC between 2020-2021. Read More > |
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Since 2020, UNODC and Germany have been supporting Mozambique through a joint project that enables criminal justice officials to enhance their knowledge and skills to effectively investigate, prosecute and adjudicate terrorist offences. Read More > |
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UNODC has been working with investigators and staff of the Specialized Investigation Brigade (BIS) in Mali to counter the terrorism threat in the region. UNODC has been delivering assistance to strengthen capacity and knowledge on terrorism, as well as on the specific procedural rules for investigating cases of terrorism and cross-border crime. Read More > |
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UNODC organized an informal Expert Group Meeting on updating the Model Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters on 17-18 March 2021 on UNODC’s Counter-Terrorism Learning Platform. Read More > |
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On 13-15 March 2021, UNODC conducted a regional event which officially concluded its Terrorism Prevention Branch’s (UNODC/TPB) five-year project on “Strengthening the Legal Regime against FTFs in the Middle East, North Africa and South-Eastern Europe” (2015-2021), funded by the European Union. Read More > |
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On 9-10 March 2021, UNODC launched the first event under a new project on facilitating the use and admissibility as evidence of information and material collected from conflict zones by the military in Burkina Faso. Read More > |
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On 8-12 March 2021, UNODC delivered, as part of a series, a new practical training on crime scene management and forensic investigation at the Tunisian National Police Academy Salammbô. Read More > |
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On 2 March 2021, UNODC handed over specialized forensic equipment to support Mozambique bring terrorists to justice, building on existing support which includes training on good practices in evidence collection, forensic exploitation and crime scene management. Read More > |
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South Asia: UNODC Supports Efforts to Strengthen Gender Dimensions of Criminal Justice responses to Terrorism |
On 24-25 February 2021, UNODC/TPB delivered an online training on the gender dimensions of criminal justice responses to terrorism for Bangladesh and the Maldives. Read More > |
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On 8-11 February 2021, UNODC/TPB delivered an advanced online training on effective investigation, prosecution and sentencing of complex terrorism cases, including those of RFTFs. Read More > |
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As part of the UN’s coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia, UNODC equipped five border crossings in the country with decontamination units as well as protective and medical equipment to isolate and test travelers with symptoms. The event brought together officials from the Tunisian ministries of health, interior and transport. Read More > |
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| UNODC Supports Algeria to Share Electronic Evidence Across Borders and Counter the Use of the Internet and Social Media for Terrorist Purposes |
On 22-24 February 2021, UNODC/TPB delivered an online training on countering the use of the Internet and social media for terrorist purposes and sharing of electronic evidence across borders on UNODC’s Counter-Terrorism Learning Platform. The participants were made up of 30 student judges from the Algerian National Judicial Academy. Read more > |
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In 2020, Cuba became the fifth country in the world to ratify, accede or otherwise become party to all 19 international instruments, showcasing its commitment to strengthening the international legal regime against terrorism. Full adherence to these instruments commenced in 2016 when the Dominican Republic finalized this process, followed by Côte D’Ivoire in 2017 as well as Kazakhstan and Turkey, who became party to all 19 conventions and protocols in 2019. Read More> |
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Adamawa State "Investigator of the Year" Credits UNODC for his Success |
A police officer who has received repeated training support from UNODC has been awarded the prestigious title “Investigator of the Year 2020” by Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Police Command, CP Olugbenga Adeyanju. Read More> |
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From 15-19 February 2021, UNODC delivered a practical workshop on terrorist crime scene management and forensic investigations. The event brought together 15 law enforcement officers from the Salammbô Police Academy, including their forensic police, civil protection and counterterrorism units. Read More > |
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| From 26-27 January 2021, UNODC delivered a cross-regional workshop for Sahelian and North African countries on combating the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes and sharing electronic evidence across borders. The online workshop brought together 50 participants representing 10 countries (Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Tunisia) serving as criminal justice actors (namely, investigators, prosecutors and magistrates working in the field of counterterrorism). Read More> | ||
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UNODC Supports Tunisia in Using Passenger Data to Prevent and Combat Terrorism in Tunisia |
UNODC/TPB delivered a specialized online workshop for Tunisia on the normative and technical capacity required for the use of passenger data to prevent and combat terrorism in accordance with international obligations and standards on 15-17 December 2020. Read More > | |
| UNODC Supports Lebanon to Strengthen Crime Management in Terrorism Cases | From the 14-16 and 17-19 December 2020, UNODC’s Terrorism Prevention Branch (UNODC/TPB) delivered two workshops for Lebanon on crime scene investigation management and digital evidence in terrorism-related cases. The events brought together 28 investigators, law enforcement and criminal justice officials. Read More > | |
| MENA: UNODC Strengthens Interviewing Capacity in Counter-Terrorism Cases | UNODC’s Terrorism Prevention Branch (UNODC/TPB) delivered two training sessions for Jordanian and Lebanese law enforcement and criminal justice officials on investigative interviewing in terrorism-related cases. The sessions underscored the importance of respecting human rights and addressing vulnerable target groups. Read More > | |
| United Nations Assembly calls on UNODC for increased support to counter terrorism |
In December 2020, during its 75th session, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on measures to eliminate terrorism. The resolution requests the UN and the international community to increase measures against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Read More > |
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In December 2020, UNODC, together with the Office of the Attorney General of Mozambique, delivered an inter-agency workshop for representatives from key national agencies responsible for supporting Mozambique’s counter-terrorism efforts. The workshop aimed to strengthen inter-agency collaboration to effectively investigate, prosecute and adjudicate terrorism cases with respect for the rule of law and human rights. Read More > | |
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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 > | |
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UNODC Helps Train Defence Lawyers to Become Human Rights Defenders |
In November 2020 UNODC delivered two online training sessions on Human Rights in the Criminal Justice Response to Terrorism for Nigerian defense lawyers assigned to handle terrorism cases. Read More > | |
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UNODC Supports Terrorist Crime Scene Management and Forensic Investigations in Tunisia |
UNODC/TPB, together with CT-MENA, delivered a workshop for Tunisia on crime scene management and forensic investigation in urban areas on 16-27 November 2020. Read More > | |
| On the 13 November and 4 December 2020 UNODC is delivering two online webinars as part of a series of e-learning tools to raise awareness on the relationship between mental illness and violent extremism leading to terrorism - with a particular focus on analyzing trends of foreign terrorist fighter returnees and their families. Read More > | ||
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UNODC Supports English-Speaking African Countries To Address the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism |
On 11 November 2020 UNODC delivered an online workshop for English-speaking African countries which are not yet party to ICSANT in order to promote the universalization and effective implementation of the Convention. Read More > | |
| On 12-15 October 2020 and 20-22 October 2020, UNODC/TPB delivered two online workshops for Algeria and Morocco on the use of passenger data and other intelligence information to prevent and combat terrorism, in accordance with international obligations and standards. Read More > | ||
| UNODC Supports Iraq in the Investigation, Prosecution and Adjudication of Crimes Committed by ISIL/Da'esh |
In October 2020, UNODC/TPB delivered two workshops for Iraq in Beirut on conducting investigative interviews and on the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of crimes committed by ISIL/Da'esh. Read More > |
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In September 2020, UNODC delivered an online awareness-raising event on the International Legal Framework Against Biological Terrorism. Read More > |
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On 18 September 2020, UNODC hosted a webinar on the use of innovative IT solutions in support of criminal proceedings against terrorism, violent extremism, piracy and maritime crime in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, which took place on 7 July 2020. Read More > |
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| UNODC Supports Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism During, and in the Aftermath of, Pandemics and Disasters |
UNODC, in partnership with the International Institute of Justice and Rule of Law, conducted a side event during the 2020 OSCE-wide Counter Terrorism Conference on partnerships in strengthening the use of technology in criminal justice responses to terrorism during and in the aftermath of pandemics and disasters. Read More > |
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On 8 and 9 September 2020, UNODC conducted two webinars, held in French and Spanish, on countering chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism. The webinars focused on UNSC resolution 1540 and its relationship to three instruments which are key components of the international legal framework on nuclear security: the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and its 2005 Amendment. Read More > |
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On 15-16 July 2020, UNODC/TPB delivered an online regional consultation with practitioners from South Asia to promote the development of a PVE Network for the region. Read More > |
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On 16 July 2020, the Chief of UNODC’s Terrorism Prevention Branch, Mr. Masood Karimipour, virtually briefed the Council of Europe’s Working Party on Non-Proliferation (CONOP) on the progress made by UNODC on the implementation of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1939 on Union Support for the Universalization and Effective Implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT). Read More > |
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| UNODC Supports South Africa in Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders in Terrorism Cases |
On 13-17 July 2020 UNODC/TPB delivered a workshop for South Africa on obtaining electronic evidence from foreign jurisdictions in terrorism cases. Read More > |
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UNODC’s Terrorism Prevention Branch and the Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ROSEAP) delivered a national workshop on the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) in Manila on 20 February 2020. Read More > |
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On 11 June 2020, UNODC's TPB organized an online consultation for Malaysia on the potential threats and challenges related to COVID-19 with the aim of identifying legal and policy measures to develop strategies related to the screening, prosecuting, rehabilitation and reintegration of returning FTFs and their families. Read More > |
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UNODC’s Terrorism Prevention Branch conducted the first of a series of national consultation meetings online on “Developing a multi-disciplinary national plan and strategy for countering terrorism, preventing and countering violent extremism and addressing returning foreign terrorist fighters and their families in the context of COVID-19” with Maldivian criminal justice practitioners on 13 May 2020. Read More > |
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UNODC’s Terrorism Prevention Branch, in coordination with the National Counter Terrorism Centre of the Republic of Maldives, conducted a two-day online consultation event on “Promoting the development of a regional network in South Asia and effective partnership between public sector, local communities and civil society organizations for preventing and countering violent extremism leading to terrorism” on 11-12 May 2020. Read More > |
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime will be supporting the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (EAPCCO) Regional Counter-Terrorism Centre of Excellence (CTCoE) through a comprehensive new project funded by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. Read More > |
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Nigeria Police Force, and the European Union, launched new Guidelines for Policing During the COVID-19 Emergency, tailored specifically for the Nigerian context. Read More > |
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On 10-12 March, the Government of Mozambique and UNODC joined efforts to address the growing violence in Northern Mozambique. In Pemba, UNODC organized a final training workshop and table top exercise for key investigators, defence officials, prosecutors, and judges to support their work in countering violent extremist and bringing terrorists to justice. The workshop was supported by the Government of Canada and the United Nations Peace and Development Fund. Read More > |
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UNODC promotes the international legal framework against nuclear terrorism in Uganda |
On 3-5 March 2020, the Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) of UNODC, in cooperation with the IAEA, organised a country visit to Uganda to facilitate adherence to and implementation of the 2005 International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) and the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (A/CPPNM). Read More > |
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UNODC and the National Association of Women Judges of Nigeria (NAWJN) have been hosting a series of workshops in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Gombe and Owerri, highlighting the critical role the protection of women’s rights and gender equality must play in criminal justice responses to terrorism. Read More > |
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UNODC's Terrorism Prevention Branch strengthens Cross-border Investigations in Kazakhstan |
On 26-27 February 2020, the Terrorism Prevention Branch and the Regional Office for Central Asia, jointly with the Academy of the Law Enforcement Agencies under the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan, delivered a workshop in Nur-Sultan on strengthening the use of advanced investigative techniques and cross-border investigations in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 2396 (2017). Read More > |
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UNODC Supports CARICOM countries to Act against Risks of Nuclear Terrorism |
On 25-27 February 2020, UNODC and the Government of Barbados co-hosted, in Bridgetown, a regional workshop for selected CARICOM countries on the universalization and effective implementation of the 2005 International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT), the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and its 2005 Amendment (ACPPNM). Read More > |
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On 11 February 2020, the Terrorism Prevention Branch hosted a side event on UNODC's contribution to the prevention of nuclear terrorism. The event took place on the margins of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) International Conference on Nuclear Security: Sustaining and Strengthening Efforts (ICONS 2020), at the Vienna International Center. Read More > |
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UNODC delivered a workshop on strengthening the use of advanced investigative techniques and cross-border investigations in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 2396 (2017) in Dushanbe on 11-12 December 2019. Read More > |
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UNODC's Terrorism Prevention Branch delivered a national training workshop for prosecutors and law enforcement officials in Morocco on 10-12 December 2019. The workshop aimed at strengthening the capacity of officials in countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes. Read More > |
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UNODC launched its new Nigeria Training Module on Gender Dimensions of Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism in Abuja on 2 December 2019. This training tool, tailored specifically to the Nigerian context for local criminal justice and security sector personnel, as well as policymakers, has been developed jointly by Nigerian and international experts. Read More> |
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UNODC launched a new Handbook on Counter-Terrorism Investigations, developed exclusively for Nigerian investigators working in the counterterrorism arena on 15 November 2019. Read More> |
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In 2019, Kazakhstan and Turkey became the third and fourth countries in the world to ratify, accede or otherwise become party to all 19 international legal instruments against terrorism. Read More > |
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UNODC's Terrorism Prevention Branch delivered a cross-regional workshop on promoting regional measures and cooperation in preventing youth involvement in violent extremism and terrorism through effective criminal justice approaches and legal frameworks in South and South-East Asia. The event was held in Colombo on 15-17 October 2019. Read More > |
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UNODC strengthens capacity to enhance border security in Bangladesh |
UNODC delivered a workshop for Bangladesh on enhancing information sharing and the use of advance passenger information and passenger name record, biometrics and other data for border security in Dhaka on 9-10 October 2019. Read More > |
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UNODC organized a workshop in Nigeria on anti-terror law for Journalists, Security agencies to discuss incitement to terrorism through the media. Read More > |
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| Countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes in South-East Asia |
UNODC's Terrorism Prevention Branch delivered a regional training for South-East Asian countries on countering the use of the Internet and social media by young adults for terrorist recruitment and propaganda in Putrajaya on 17-19 September 2019. Read More > |
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| Countering the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (by non-State actors) in South and South-East Asia |
UNODC's Terrorism Prevention Branch delivered a cross-regional event on countering the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (by non-State actors) in Ulaanbaatar on 17-19 September 2019. Read More > |
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Uganda, UN and EU launch joint global programme to counter violent extremism leading to terrorism in prisons. |
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UNODC and Norway Supporting Eastern Africa to Build Capacity to Counter Terroris m |
UNODC and the Government of Norway have been jointly working to support the Member States of Eastern Africa to prevent and counter terrorism threats affecting the region. Read More > |
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UNODC presented its new Handbook on Gender Dimensions of Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism at UN Headquarters in New York on 23 July 2019. Read More > |
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Uganda joins global UNODC programme to prevent violent extremism in prisons |
Uganda will become the third beneficiary country of the joint global programme on supporting the management of violent extremist prisoners and the prevention of radicalization to violence in prisons, in addition to Kazakhstan and Tunisia. Read More > |
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South Asia: Countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes |
UNODC/TPB, in close coordination with UNODC's Cybercrime and Anti-Money Laundering sections, delivered a regional training for South Asia on effective prevention of and intervention on the use of the Internet and social media in Malé on 18-20 June 2019. Read More > |
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UNODC/TPB delivered a regional workshop to promote the universalization and effective implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT), the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and its 2005 Amendment for selected Latin American and Caribbean countries in Panama City on 18-20 June 2019. Read More > |
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UNODC and Germany Support Eastern Africa Law Enforcement Agencies to Prevent and Counter Terrorism |
UNODC, with the support of the Government of Germany, brought together regional law enforcement and prosecution agencies from Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda, as well as regional partners from INTERPOL and the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation for a comprehensive counter-terrorism table top exercise. Read More > |
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Southern African countries redouble efforts in preventing and combatting terrorism |
UNODC, the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism and the Southern African Development Community delivered a regional workshop in Pretoria on 28-30 May 2019. Read More > |
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UNODC-UNOCT launched a project to promote the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) in Vienna on 27 May 2019. Read More > |
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UNODC/TPB launched an e-Learning module on the international legal framework against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism. Read More > |
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UNODC launched a new Handbook on Gender Dimensions of Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism on the margins of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna on 22 May 2019. Read More > |
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UNODC, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cement their cooperation in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. Read More > |
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| UNODC holds two counter terrorism training workshops in South Africa |
UNODC, in partnership with the African Centre for the Study of Research of Terrorism and the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community, delivered two counter terrorism training workshops in Cape Town and Johannesburg on 4-6 March and 7-9 March respectively. Read More > |
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| UNODC launches a project for West and North African countries to counter the use of the Internet for terrorism purposes |
UNODC launched a new project to strengthen the capacities of West and North African countries to counter the use of the Internet for terrorism purposes in February 2019. Read More > |
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UNODC/TPB delivered a cross-regional workshop for South and South-East Asia on preventing violent extremism through rehabilitation and reintegration of violent extremist and terrorist offenders and strengthening partnerships with civil society organization and the local community in Colombo on 26-28 February 2019. Read More > |
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With the Multi-Agency Task Force (MATF), UNODC helped authorities in the MENA region arrest and seize precursor chemicals for an improvised explosive device which helped foil a terrorist plot in late 2018. Read More > |
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| UNODC/TPB promotes the international legal framework against nuclear terrorism in Angola | 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 > | |
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UNODC/TPB launches a new train-the-trainers manual for South and South-East Asia on the investigation and prosecution of foreign terrorist fighters. Read More > | |
| UNODC/TPB, in cooperation with the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia, delivered a regional workshop entitled "The PVE Network: The Way Forward" in January 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Read More > | ||
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Addressing returning and relocating foreign terrorist fighters in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
UNODC/TPB delivered the second national workshop for Bosnia and Herzegovina on challenges related to returning and relocating foreign terrorist fighters in Sarajevo on 22-23 January 2019. Read More > | |
| UNODC/TPB, in collaboration with UN Women, delivered a regional consultative workshop for South and South-East Asia on gender mainstreaming in the criminal justice response to violent extremism leading to terrorism in Vienna on 15-17 January 2019. Read More > | ||
| UNODC/TPB, in partnership with the International Maritime Organization and INTERPOL, conducted a consultative mission and contingency planning table top exercise for Viet Nam on transport related (maritime) terrorism, in Hái Phong, Viet Nam on 9-10 January 2019. Read More > | ||
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In January 2019, UNODC delivered two training workshops on human rights in criminal justice responses to terrorism in Burkina Faso and Cameroon in close collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High-Commissioner for Human Rights. Read More > | |
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UNODC Strengthens Intelligence and Investigation Capabilities to Fight Terrorism in Eastern Africa |
UNODC conducted a regional workshop for East African countries on strengthening intelligence and investigation capabilities to fight terrorism. Read More > | |
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South and South-East Asia: Addressing returning and relocating foreign terrorist fighters |
UNODC/TPB delivered a cross-regional workshop for South and South-East Asia on returning and relocating foreign terrorist fighters in Tokyo on 17-20 December 2018. Read More > | |
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UNODC/TPB delivered the fourth regional workshop of the Multi-Agency Task Force in Tunis on 27-30 November 2018. During the workshop, the focal points of the Task Force developed, with UNODC's support, a practical guide on the preparation and transmission of effective cooperation requests including those related to mutual legal assistance and extradition. Read More > | |
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UNODC/TPB, jointly with the OSCE Presence in Albania, delivered the second national workshop on challenges related to returning FTFs in Shkodër, Albania on 20-21 November 2018. Read More > |
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UNODC/TPB strengthens intelligence and investigation capabilities in South and South-East Asia |
UNODC/TPB conducted a specialized train-the-trainers workshop for South and South-East Asia on the use of special investigation techniques in the criminal investigation of digital communication channels in terrorist cases in Madrid on 19-23 November 2018. Read More > | |
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Development of the Practical Guide o n Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders |
UNODC/TPB, CTED and the International Association of Prosecutors organized a regional workshop on obtaining electronic evidence from private communications service providers in counter-terrorism and related organized crime cross-border investigations in Kuala Lumpur on 8-9 November 2018. Read More > | |
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Experts identify actions to protect children from violence by terrorist groups in Eastern Africa |
UNODC/TPB, the Regional Office for East Africa and UNODC/Justice Section held a three-day regional expert group meeting for East African countries on measures to protect children, recruited and exploited by terrorist and violent extremist groups, on the move. The EGM was held in Vienna on 22-24 October 2018. Read More >
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| Strengthening the capacity to respect human rights in counter-terrorism efforts in the Sahel |
UNODC/TPB and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered the final workshop of the train-the-trainers course on human rights in the criminal justice response to terrorism in Dakar on 1-5 October 2018. Read More > |
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Multi-Agency Task Force of the MENA region |
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International Symposium on counter-terrorism and UNODC's Education for Justice Initiative |
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UNODC/TPB holds national workshop on challenges related to foreign terrorist fighters in Skopje |
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UNODC/TPB and the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia conducted a mission to promote techniques and cooperation methods for preventing and countering violent extremism in Bishkek and the Osh region of the Kyrgyz Republic on 28-31 August 2018. Read More > |
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International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism |
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UNODC/TPB holds first consultative meeting with representatives from the Kurdistan region of Iraq |
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Supporting Lake Chad Basin Countries to Develop Approaches for the Screening and Prosecution of Persons Associated with Boko Haram
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UNODC/TPB provides support to Iraq in holding ISIL/Da'esh accountable for its crimes |
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Reinforcing international cooperation in the MENA region to address returning and relocating foreign terrorist fighters
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UNODC supports East African countries to integrate gender dimensions in the fight against terrorism |
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UNODC/TPB implemented two cross-regional workshops for South and South-East Asian countries on preventing and countering violent extremism leading to terrorism in Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur on 25-28 June and 10-12 July, respectively. Read More > |
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Addressing the FTF threat in Montenegro |
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UNODC training tackles fair trial and witness protection questions in terrorism cases |
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Second regional coordination workshop of the Multi-Agency Task Force of the Middle East and North Africa region |
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Addressing foreign terrorist fighters in Kosovo (under United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 1999)) |
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EU - UNODC Launch Three-Year Follow-up Programme to Support Nigeria's Counter-Terrorism Efforts
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UNODC updates training module on the Universal Legal Framework against Terrorism
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Nigeria, EU, UNODC mark important milestone in efforts to fight terrorism |
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UNODC promotes the universalization of international legal instruments dealing with nuclear terrorism |
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Expansion of I-24/7 System and Operational Training for Bangladesh |
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Mock Trial Investigation and Trial Exercise for Bangladesh |
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Establishing a Regional PVE Network for Central Asia |
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Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainers Workshop on Human Rights and Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism |
UNODC/TPB organized a sub-regional train-the-trainers on human rights and the criminal justice responses to terrorism in Dakar on 26 February-2 March 2018. Read More > |
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Training of trainers in the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of foreign terrorist fighters in South and South East Asia |
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Expert Group Meeting: Lawful Access to Digital Data Across Borders |
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UNODC launches Handbook on Children Recruited and Exploited by Terrorist Groups |
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UNODC/TPB organized a national workshop for Egypt on increasing the capacity of criminal justice officers to use special investigation techniques to counter terrorist activities on the Internet, in the context of foreign terrorist fighters, in Cairo on 18-20 December 2017. Read More > |
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A whole-of-society approach to countering violent extremism |
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Establishing a Multi-Agency Task Force for strengthening international cooperation in FTF related cases in the MENA region |
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Vienna event marks 10th Anniversary of Convention to tackle nuclear terrorism Representatives of Governments and international organizations, including the UNODC's TPB, as well as experts gathered in Vienna to mark the 10th anniversary of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT). Read More > |
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UNODC launches manual for South-Eastern Europe on the investigation and prosecution of foreign terrorist fighters UNODC/TPB has developed a new training manual entitled on Foreign Terrorist Fighters: Manual for Judicial Training Institutes, South-Eastern Europe. Read More > |
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Nigeria, in partnership with UNODC, EU and CTED agreed on an action plan for strengthening criminal justice responses to terrorism in Boko Haram affected Northeast Nigeria. Read More > | |
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Serbia: criminal justice responses to FTFs UNODC/TPB held a national workshop for Serbia on normative and administrative challenges relating to the FTF threat in Belgrade on 30 November - 1 December 2017. Read More > |
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Enhancing Albania's criminal justice response to foreign terrorist fighters UNODC/TPB implemented a workshop on normative and administrative challenges relating to the FTF threat in Tirana on 22 and 23 November 2017. Read More> |
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Strengthening Bangladesh's criminal justice response to PVE/CVE UNODC/TPB co-organized a workshop with the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Bangladesh on strengthening national and legal frameworks for preventing and countering violent extremism leading to terrorism through criminal justice approaches in Dhaka on 22-23 November 2017. Read More> |
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Stakeholders meeting and regional workshop for Kazakhstan UNODC/TPB organized a stakeholders meeting on 24 October 2017 and a regional workshop on 22-23 November 2017 in Astana for Central Asian States. Read More > |
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Enhancing national capacities in South and South East Asia to address the cross-border movement of foreign terrorist fighters UNODC/TPB held a cross-regional workshop on the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of FTF cases to enhance national capacities in Manila from 7 to 9 November 2017. Read More > |
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UNODC, namely its Terrorism Prevention Branch, the Regional Office for South Asia and the Regional Office for South-East Asia and the Pacific, together with the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate organized a regional meeting for South and South East Asian countries on effective Central Authorities for international judicial cooperation in terrorist cases, including cases involving foreign terrorist fighters from 7 to 9 November 2017. Read More> |
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Addressing foreign terrorist fighters in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Viet Nam: Detecting and interdicting the travel of FTFs |
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UNODC/TPB attended the XVI Meeting of the Heads of Special Services, Security and Law Enforcement Agencies in Krasnodar on 4 and 5 October 2017. Read More> |
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Egypt: Specialized training on countering the financing of terrorism using virtual currencies |
UNODC/TPB organized a specialized training on countering the financing of terrorism using virtual currencies in Cairo from 2 to 4 October 2017. Read More> |
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UNODC/TPB organized a national workshop for Montenegro on normative and administrative challenges relating to the FTF threat in Podgorica from 21 to 22 September 2017. Read More > |
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| UNODC/TPB held two regional specialist training workshops on upholding human rights and rule of law in terrorism-related investigations in Amman from 9 to 18 September and in Beirut from 13 to 22 September 2017. Read more> | ||
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Criminal justice responses to foreign terrorist fighters |
UNODC/TPB organized a workshop for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on normative and administrative challenges relating to the foreign terrorist fighter threat in Skopje on 12-13 September 2017. Read More> |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Investigation and adjudication of cases involving foreign terrorist fighters |
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Specialized forensic bomb scene management t raining for Iraq |
UNODC/TPB organized a training session on the forensic management of bomb scenes for Iraqi officials in Beirut from 28 to 30 August 2017. Read More> |
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UNODC/TPB together with INTERPOL, the OPCW and WCO held an expert meeting in Beirut from 12 to 15 August 2017 in order to develop a national strategy to address the threat of dual-use chemicals for Iraq. Read More> |
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Iraq: training judges who will be deployed in the liberated areas |
UNODC/TPB organized a national moot court training for Iraq on investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating terrorist cases in Beirut from 8 to 11 August 2017. Read More > |
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South and South East Asia: Criminal justice responses to violent extremism and FTFs
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EU and UNODC, in cooperation with the UK, partner with Nigeria Police Force to help bring terrorists to justice |
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Lake Chad Basin: integrating gender dimensions to fight terrorism: |
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Maghreb: Strengthening international cooperation in CT cases |
UNODC/TPB organized a regional meeting on international cooperation in criminal matters against terrorism for the Maghreb region in Nouakchott on 12-14 July 2017. Read More > |
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UNODC/TPB organized a regional workshop for participants from the MENA region on the use of digital evidence in terrorism-related cases, which took place in Rome from 11 to 13 July 2017. Read More> |
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Training Iraqi judges on international cooperation in counter-terrorism cases |
UNODC/TPB organized a national workshop on the international legal framework against terrorism and good practices to strengthen international cooperation in counter-terrorism cases in Baghdad from 5 to 6 July 207. Read More > |
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Iraq: Using intelligence in FTF-related investigations and prosecutions |
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South Eastern Europe: Strengthening investigation and adjudication of FTF cases |
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The role of the criminal justice system in preventing violent extremism leading to terrorism |
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Japan's support to Yemen's delivery of specialized equipment to investigate complex terrorist cases |
UNODC/TPB delivered specialized equipment to Yemen for investigative purposes in Amman on 18 May 2017. Read More > |
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Strengthening the use of special investigation techniques to counter terrorist activities in Yemen |
UNODC/TPB organized a workshop for Yemen aimed at increasing the capacity of criminal justice officers to use special investigation techniques to counter terrorist activities on the Internet in Amman from 16 to 20 May 2017. Read More > |
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Nigeria: UNODC launches initiative on gender dimensions in fight against terrorism |
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Egypt: Sharing good practices for preventing and countering transport-related terrorism offences |
UNODC/TPB organized a national workshop on good practices for countering transport-related (civil aviation and maritime) terrorism offences in Alexandria, Egypt on 13-15 May 2017. Read More > |
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UNODC/TPB and the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force co-organized a regional training course on disrupting the financing of terrorism in Doha on 11 May 2017. Read More > |
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UNODC launches a training module on The International Legal Framework against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism |
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| UNODC facilitates study visit of DRC counter-terrorism officials to Niger |
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Jordan: Management of intelligence information on the investigation and prosecution of FTF cases UNODC/TPB held a national workshop for Jordan on protecting and using intelligence in rule of law-based, investigations and prosecutions of FTF-related cases in Amman from 25 to 27 April 2017. Read More > |
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Good practices to address terrorist-related threats to critical oil infrastructure in Iraq |
UNODC/TPB organized a national training for Iraq on good practices to address terrorist-related threats to critical infrastructure in Beirut from 24 to 27 April 2017. Read More > | |
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Parliamentarians from MENA and South-Eastern Europe review the implementation of the UNSC resolutions on terrorism and FTFs |
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Supporting Indonesia in strengthening national frameworks for compensation of victims of terrorism |
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Kenya: UNODC launches manual on human rights and criminal justice responses to terrorism |
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Nigeria: EU, UNODC and CTED partnership boosts human rights-compliant measures against terrorism |
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Yemen: Drafting a new counter-terrorism law |
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South Eastern Europe: Training on the investigation and adjudication of cases involving FTFs |
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UNODC/TPB organized a regional workshop on measures and mechanisms under international law to strengthen cross-border cooperation against terrorism, its financing and other serious crimes in Amman from 21 to 23 March 2017. Read more > |
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Morocco: Strengthening special investigation techniques of digital communication channels for criminal justice and law enforcement officers
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Strengthening regional cooperation in FTF criminal cases in North Africa
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Central Asia: UNODC/TPB assists in addressing FTFs |
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UNODC/TPB Promotes International and Regional Cooperation in Criminal Matters involving Foreign Terrorist Fighters in South Eastern Europe
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MENA: Strengthening the rule of law compliant criminal justice responses to violent extremism leading to terrorism
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Yemen: addressing terrorist-related threats to critical infrastructure
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Morocco: Assisting National Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Officers to Strengthen Response to Propaganda, Apology and Incitement to Terrorism |
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UNODC promotes the international legal framework against nuclear terrorism |
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Jordan: Managing the crime scene in terrorism-related cases |
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EU Action for Maghreb: Regional Seminar on Conducting Counter-Terrorism Investigations and Prosecutions
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| Mali and UNODC work together to strengthen criminal justice measures against terrorism |
Mali and UNODC, working through its Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROSEN) based in Dakar and the Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB), has in recent years reinforced their cooperation for strengthening Mali's capabilities for undertaking effective criminal justice measures against terrorism in compliance with the rule of law. Read more > |
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