The second annual “State of Terrorism” event hosted by UNOCT aims to delve into the current state of terrorism and its broad implications on global peace, security, and human rights. The evolving threat landscape of terrorism presents new challenges and complexities that demand our collective insight and action.
This event will comprise a high-level strategic discussion and knowledge-sharing effort by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU), the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), AQMT and UNOCT, aimed at exploring how existing data, trend analysis and knowledge-sharing tools could support the development of robust, comprehensive risk based, human rights centered and holistic counter-terrorism responses, in light of the current terrorism landscape.
The event will also introduce key findings from the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) annual Global Terrorism Index for 2024, the 18th Secretary-General’s report on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) and the 33rd AQMT report.
The 2024 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) is an annual report published by the renowned IEP. The GTI is a comprehensive study on the impact of terrorism, as well as terrorism trends and patterns across 163 countries, covering 99.7 per cent of the world’s population.
Following this, the event will host a panel discussion with experts from United Nations Global Counter-Terrrorism Coordination Compact entities, regional and international organizations, civil society and academia, as well as Member State representatives on how data and evidenced-based approaches could inform more efficient responses to address the complex phenomenon of terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism in Africa.
Event Speakers
Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
Ms. Nathalia Gherman, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union, Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU),
Ms. Tamara Anderson, Chief, Knowledge Management and Strategic Support Section, Policy, Knowledge Management and Coordination Branch, UNOCT
Mr. Michael Collins, Executive Director Americas, Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)
Mr. Justin Hustwitt, Coordinator, ISIL (Da’esh)/Al-Qaida Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (AQMT)
Mr. Roberto Arbitrio, Chief, Terrorism Prevention Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Mr. Idriss Mounir Lallali, Acting Director, African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACRST/CAERT)
Ms. Idil Absiye, Regional Policy Specialist – Women, Peace and Security, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, UN Women
Mr. William Assanvo, Senior Researcher, International Security Studies (ISS) Office for West Africa, the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin