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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 >
	The Multi-Agency Task Force develops a practical guide on effective cooperation requests in terrorism cases	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 >
	Albania: identifying foreign terrorist fighters at borders	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 >
	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 >
		Multi-Agency Task Force of the MENA region UNODC/TPB organized the third regional coordination workshop of the Multi-Agency Task Force in the Middle-East and North Africa region in Beirut on 24-28 September 2018. Read More >
		International Symposium on counter-terrorism and UNODC's Education for Justice Initiative UNODC/TPB, under the Education for Justice (E4J) Initiative, organized in collaboration with the Beijing Normal University an international symposim on counter-terrorism and E4J's initiative. Read More >
		UNODC/TPB holds national workshop on challenges related to foreign terrorist fighters in Skopje UNODC/TPB implemented the second national workshop for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on challenges related to the foreign terrorist fighter threat in Skopje on 12-13 September 2018. Read More >
	UNODC promotes PVE/CVE in Central Asia	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 >
		International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism UNODC/TPB commemorated the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism on 21 August 2018 and developed a video of assisted victims of terrorism. Read More >
		UNODC/TPB holds first consultative meeting with representatives from the Kurdistan region of Iraq UNODC/TPB conducted a risk assessment and gap analysis visit to identify technical assistance needs and necessary interventions to secure Iraqi borders in Erbil, Iraq on 12-13 August 2018. Read More >
		Supporting Lake Chad Basin Countries to Develop Approaches for the Screening and Prosecution of Persons Associated with Boko Haram UNODC and CTED organized a regional workshop on developing approaches for the screening and prosecution of persons associated with Boko Haram in N'Djamena on 17-19 July 2018. Read More >

		UNODC/TPB provides support to Iraq in holding ISIL/Da'esh accountable for its crimes UNODC/TPB organised a pilot training for Iraqi judges on the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of ISIL/Da'esh members and its affiliates that have been captured and detained in Iraq in The Hague, the Netherlands on 11-12 July 2018. Read More >
		Reinforcing international cooperation in the MENA region to address returning and relocating foreign terrorist fighters UNODC/TPB conducted a workshop for MENA countries on strengthening international and regional cooperation to counter the threat of returning FTFs in Alexandria, Egypt on 3-5 July 2018. Read More >
		UNODC supports East African countries to integrate gender dimensions in the fight against terrorism UNODC organized a three-day workshop for officials from eight East African Member States on mainstreaming a gender perspective into their criminal justice measures against terrorism. Read More >
		Addressing the FTF threat in Montenegro UNODC/TPB organized a national workshop for Montenegro on challenges relating to the FTF threat with a focus on returnees in Podgorica on 12-13 June 2018. Read More >
		UNODC training tackles fair trial and witness protection questions in terrorism cases UNODC/TPB and the Regional Office for Eastern Africa co-organized a training workshop on human rights aspects of the investigation and prosecution of terrorism cases in Kenya in Nairobi on 11-13 June 2018. Read More >
		Second regional coordination workshop of the Multi-Agency Task Force of the Middle East and North Africa region UNODC/TPB organized the second regional coordination workshop of the Multi-Agency Task Force in the Middle East and North Africa region in Amman on 25-27 April 2018. Read More >
		Addressing foreign terrorist fighters in Kosovo (under United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 1999)) UNODC/TPB implemented a workshop for Kosovo (under United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)) on normative and administrative challenges related to the FTF threat in Pristina on 18-19 April 2018. Read More >
		EU - UNODC Launch Three-Year Follow-up Programme to Support Nigeria's Counter-Terrorism Efforts On 1 April, the European Union, UNODC and Nigeria launched the third phase of their counter-terrorism partnership project, which aims to support Nigeria to bring terrorists to justice and to counter violent extremism, with respect for the rule of law and human rights. Read More >
		UNODC updates training module on the Universal Legal Framework against Terrorism *UNODC/TPB releases the updated training module on The Universal Legal Framework against Terrorism* since its publication in 2010. Read More >**
		Nigeria, EU, UNODC mark important milestone in efforts to fight terrorism Nigeria, EU and UNODC officials held a final project steering committee meeting to reflect on the achievements made under the second phase of the EU-Nigeria-UNODC partnership to counter terrorism in Nigeria. Read More >
		UNODC promotes the universalization of international legal instruments dealing with nuclear terrorism A global workshop on the universalization of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, and its Amendment was held in Vienna on 20-21 March 2018. Read More >
		Expansion of I-24/7 System and Operational Training for Bangladesh UNODC/TPB and INTERPOL delivered a joint operational training session on the use of the I-24/7 Global Police Communications System in Dhaka on 18-21 March 2018. Read More >
		Mock Trial Investigation and Trial Exercise for Bangladesh UNODC/TPB delivered a mock criminal investigation and trial exercise covering the procedural stages of criminal law, i.e investigation, prosecution and adjudication of terrorism related cases in Dhaka on 13-15 March 2018. Read More >
		Establishing a Regional PVE Network for Central Asia UNODC/TPB conducted a regional workshop on the key issues in civil society in the context of preventing violent extremism in Bishkek on 13-15 March 2018. Read More >
	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 >
		Training of trainers in the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of foreign terrorist fighters in South and South East Asia UNODC/TPB implemented two train-the-trainer workshops for investigators and judges from South and South East Asia in Male on 4-8 February and in Bangkok on 26 February - 2 March. Read More >
		Expert Group Meeting: Lawful Access to Digital Data Across Borders UNODC/TPB, CTED and IAP organized an expert group meeting on lawful access to digital data across borders in Vienna on 12-13 February 2018. Read More >
		UNODC launches Handbook on Children Recruited and Exploited by Terrorist Groups On 26 January 2018, UNODC launched the Handbook on Children Recruited and Exploited by Terrorist and Violent Extremist Groups: The Role of the Justice System, the first United Nations publication on the topic. Read More >