Summary of Discussions

International Conference Engaging Partners for Capacity-Building: United Nations' Collaboration it! Counter-"errorism Centres
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 16 - 17 February 2013

Organized by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) In partnership with the Government of the ingdom of !audi "rabia

The designations employed and the presentation o the material in this publi!ation do not imply the e"pression o any opinion #hatsoe$er on the part o the Se!retariat o the %nited &ations !on!erning the legal status o any !ountry, territory, !ity o area or o its authorities, or !on!erning the delimitation o its rontiers or boundaries' (T)TF * i!e-%&((T+ April 2013'

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Preface and Bac$ground &pening Session Session I: Status of Capacity-Building Efforts to address t!e Conditions Conduci(e to t!e Spread of "errorism )Pillar I* Session II: Status of capacity-building efforts to pre(ent and combat terrorism )Pillar II* Session III: Status of Capacity-Building Efforts to ensure .espect for /uman .ig!ts for 0ll and t!e .ule of 1a as t!e 2undamental Basis of t!e 2ig!t against "errorism )Pillar I,* "!e .ole of t!e United Nations System in 4eneral and t!e C"I"2 and UNCC" in Particular to build States5 Capacity to pre(ent and combat "errorism and 2uture Cooperation )Pillar III* Closing Session and Ne8t Steps Contact and 2ollo -Up
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Preface and Bac$ground

The %nited &ations ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy -herea ter the .Strategy/0 adopted by the ,eneral Assembly on 1 September 2006 represents an important milestone in the !olle!ti$e pursuit to#ards strengthening the global response to terrorism, based on a !ommon strategi! and operational rame#or2' Four pillars o the plan o a!tion underpin the Strategy, namely3 4easures to address the !onditions !ondu!i$e to the spread o terrorism+ 4easures to pre$ent and !ombat terrorism+ 4easures to build States/ !apa!ity to pre$ent and !ombat terrorism and to strengthen the role o the %nited &ations system in this regard+ and 4easures to ensure respe!t or human rights or all and the rule o la# as the undamental basis o the ight against terrorism'

)n the ,lobal Strategy 4ember States spe!i i!ally resol$ed to ta2e ad$antage o the rame#or2 pro$ided by rele$ant international, regional and subregional organi5ations to share best pra!ti!es in !ounter-terrorism !apa!ity building, and to a!ilitate their !ontributions to the international !ommunity/s e orts in this area' *$er the last de!ade, global !ounter-terrorism e orts ha$e led to the !reation o spe!iali5ed !entres o e"!ellen!e, training !entres, resour!e institutions, thin2 tan2s and ,o$ernment-sponsored entities and initiati$es that house a #ealth o 2no#ledge on a $ariety o issues related to !ounter-terrorism, many o them !onne!ted to the rame#or2 o measures pro$ided by the ,lobal Strategy' Su!h e orts are, ho#e$er, o ten !ondu!ted in relati$e isolation, and deser$e to be 2no#n better outside the region o a!ti$ity o the respe!ti$e institution' This %&((T international !on eren!e #as designed and planned to promote !ounter-terrorism !ollaboration bet#een national, regional and international !entres and initiati$es and to !reate a net#or2 to support %&((T !apa!ity building e orts, promote synergies and e"!hanges good pra!ti!es' )n 2011, %&((T #as established #ithin the (T)TF * i!e pursuant to paragraph 6 o the ,lobal Strategy and ,eneral Assembly resolution A7R8S766710' %&((T aims to support %nited &ations e orts to implement the Strategy at national and regional le$els, promote regional !ooperation against terrorism and build 4ember States/ !ounter-terrorism !apa!ities' *ne o the 2ey strategi! priorities o the (entre is to oster international !ounter-terrorism !ooperation and the promotion o !ollaboration bet#een national, regional and international !ounter-terrorism !entres and initiati$es' The international !on eren!e in Riyadh is part o this endea$our' 9ater in 2011, in the interest o promoting the !omprehensi$e and integrated implementation o the ,lobal Strategy, parti!ipants in the %nited &ations Se!retary,eneral/s Symposium on )nternational (ounter-Terrorism (ooperation o 16 September 2011 agreed that the appropriate response to terrorism is in!reased !ooperation, institutionali5ed !ollaboration, re:uent sharing o in ormation and best pra!ti!es and building o !apa!ities and !apabilities a!ross all se!tors o national and regional setups in order to ma"imi5e pra!ti!al steps and a!hie$e tangible results' The %nited &ations #as

re!ogni5ed as the most suitable umbrella;in some #ays, the only one; or international !oordination, impetus and deli$ery o assistan!e #ith respe!t to !ountering terrorism' )n resolution A7R8S7667212 o 26 <une 2012, #hi!h !ompleted the third re$ie# o the ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy, the ,eneral Assembly urther en!ouraged 4ember States to enhan!e the important role that the %nited &ations plays, in!luding the (ounterTerrorism )mplementation Tas2 For!e -(T)TF0, in !oordination #ith other international, regional and subregional organi5ations, as appropriate, in a!ilitating and promoting !oordination and !oheren!e in the implementation o the Strategy at the national, regional and global le$els and in pro$iding assistan!e, upon re:uest by 4ember States, espe!ially in the area o !apa!ity-building' The %&((T )nternational (on eren!e on &ational and Regional (ounter-Terrorism Strategies in =ogota, (olombia -31 <anuary to 1 February 20130 highlighted the need or urther !ollaboration on the national, regional and international le$els' >arti!ipants rea irmed that the ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy pro$ides the appropriate rame#or2 or a !oordinated global e ort against terrorism on di erent le$els' )n $ie# o the mutual potential bene it o international !ollaboration, %&((T !on$ened, on 16-17 February 2013, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the )nternational (on eren!e on 8ngaging >artners or (apa!ity-=uilding3 %nited &ations? (ollaboration #ith (ounterTerrorism (entres to promote !ollaboration bet#een &ational, Regional and )nternational (ounter-Terrorism (entres and )nitiati$es' This !ummary of #is$ussions does not $onstitute a binding do$ument and shou%d be $onsidered an informa% summary&

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&pening Session

@is @ighness >rin!e Ambassador Tur2i bin 4ohamed bin Saud Al Aabeer, Beputy to the 4inister o Foreign A airs o the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia, opened the !on eren!e as !hair and deli$ered the opening statement o @is Royal @ighness >rin!e Saud Al Faisal, 4inister o Foreign A airs o the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia' >rin!e Tur2i #el!omed the su!!ess ul implementation o the !ontribution agreement to establish %&((T that #as signed bet#een the %nited &ations Se!retary-,eneral and the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia' @e also $oi!ed his appre!iation o the su!!ess ul out!ome o the %&((T )nternational (on eren!e on &ational and Regional (ounter-Terrorism Strategies held in =ogota earlier this year' >rin!e Tur2i emphasi5ed that numerous national, regional and international !entres #ere established around the #orld to !ounter terrorism, but that their #or2 remained airly un2no#n outside their geographi! s!ope o a!ti$ity' =y !on$ening this !on eren!e, this !hallenge #ould be ta!2led in order to !reate an international net#or2 o !entres and a database o best pra!ti!es' Spea2ing on behal o >rin!e Saud Al-Faisal, >rin!e Tur2i urther rea irmed that the >illars o the ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy #ould ser$e as the legitimate basis or the !on eren!e stru!ture and its sessions' @e emphasi5ed that the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia #ill !ontinue to support all international e orts to !ombat terrorism and that in a!ing su!h an in$isible, diaboli!al enemy;an enemy that 2no#s no religion, ra!e, or ethni!ity;the international !ommunity is le t #ith no !hoi!e but to stand irm, and united against it' A!!ording to >rin!e Tur2i, e"perien!e has sho#n that it is !ru!ial to #in the hearts and minds o the !iti5ens, #hi!h ensures the !omplete !ollaboration o all elements o so!iety' @e e"pressed his hopes that the !on eren!e #ill help to establish a good oundation to identi y terrorism #ithout sele!ti$ity or duality, to remedy its reasons and !auses, and to ight it sternly to establish global pea!e and prosperity' 4r' Bere2 >lumbly, %nder-Se!retary-,eneral and Spe!ial (oordinator or 9ebanon, deli$ered the message o the Se!retary-,eneral to the !on eren!e parti!ipants' The Se!retary-,eneral !on$eyed his than2s to the ,o$ernment o the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia or hosting the important meeting' @e noted that #hile only one year in e"isten!e, %&((T has already started !ontributing substanti$ely to the %nited &ations/ e orts against terrorism' The Se!retary-,eneral remar2ed that the !on eren!e pro$ides a uni:ue opportunity, as it brings together important !apa!ity-building partners and !ounterterrorism- o!used enterprises' Furthermore, he emphasi5ed that the ,lobal Strategy Cis the !ornerstone o a truly global multilateral response, o ering a !omprehensi$e, integrated and pre$enti$e approa!hD' )ts our pillars pro$ide the #hole spe!trum o measures to !ounter-terrorism #hile at the same time prote!ting the prin!iples o the (harter o the %nited &ations' 4oreo$er, he des!ribed the (T)TF, mandated by se$eral ,eneral Assembly resolutions, as the Cideal institutionD to support 4ember States/ implementation o the ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy bringing together 31 %nited &ations and rele$ant international organi5ations7entities in a !oherent and !oordinated #ay' Eith regard to the

substanti$e !ontent o the !on eren!e, he reiterated that !apa!ity-building initiati$es, espe!ially by the (T)TF, are an important aspe!t o the ,lobal Strategy, and he hoped that the 2ey institutions #ould ind ne# opportunities during the !on eren!e to engage and identi y areas #here !ollaborati$e #or2 is needed' @e also hoped that these 2ey partners #ould establish Ca strong and sustained relationship #ith the %&((T and the (T)TFD and that the %nited &ations #ould gain rom su!h ne# relationships' 4r' <ehangir Ahan, Bire!tor a&i& o the (T)TF * i!e, e:ually e"tended his gratitude to the ,o$ernment o the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia or its hospitality and or its support in organi5ing the !on eren!e as #ell as in the establishment o %&((T' @e emphasi5ed that the parti!ipating !entres maintain di erent !apa!ity-building programmes, !o$er distin!t geographi! regions and di$erse subFe!ts relating to !ounter-terrorism' The threat o terrorism, ho#e$er, brought them all together under one roo in Riyadh' @e also re erred to the ,lobal Strategy as a !omprehensi$e re eren!e point or !ounter-terrorism measures #orld#ide' =uilding upon the Strategy/s pro$isions and subse:uent biennial re$ie#s, he highlighted that the !on eren!e is ta2ing international !ollaboration to the ne"t le$el' Through gathering !ounter-terrorism !entres, in ormation #ould be e"!hanged on inno$ati$e and !ross-!utting initiati$es that are !ondu!ted all o$er the globe' %n ortunately, these programmes are o ten not su i!iently 2no#n outside their respe!ti$e regions' @e e"pressed his hopes that !entres #ill share important in ormation and e"perien!e relating to their programmes and that they #ill !ontribute to oster international !ollaboration and e"!hange o the best pra!ti!es' 4r' Ahan mentioned that %&((T is in a uni:ue position to a!ilitate an in ormal net#or2 o !entres through $arious initiati$es and in ollo#-up to the !on eren!e' *ne o the 2ey obFe!ti$es o %&((T is to oster international !ounter-terrorism !ooperation and the promotion o !ollaboration bet#een national, regional and international !ounter-terrorism !entres and initiati$es' @e emphasi5ed that %&((T is supported by a highly !ommitted Ad$isory =oard, #hi!h brings together 21 4ember States, in!luding the G permanent members o the Se!urity (oun!il, a number o important de$eloping and de$eloped !ountries and the 8% as a guest member' %&((T is headed by its 8"e!uti$e Bire!tor, the %nited &ations %nder-Se!retary-,eneral or >oliti!al A airs' @e also reemphasi5ed that %&((T is able to bene it rom (T)TF/s C#ide range o e"perien!e in ostering !oordination and !ollaboration o !ounter-terrorism a!ti$ities o international organi5ations lo!ated in all parts o the #orldD' The multidis!iplinary #or2ing groups and proFe!ts !oordinated by the (T)TF ha$e !ontributed to !ounter-terrorism measures based on the ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy' @e added that Cthe legitima!y o the %nited &ation/s uni$ersal membership, the (entre/s institutional support and substanti$e obFe!ti$es are the reasons or us to belie$e that %&((T is prepared to ser$e as a hub or spanning and a!ilitating a global net#or2 o !ounter-terrorism !entres and initiati$esD' @e !alled upon parti!ipants to share their ideas and needs or an in ormal net#or2 o !entres as #ell as their input on ho# the ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy !ould be implemented Fointly and more su!!ess ully' The trans$ripts of the statements of the opening session are atta$hed as "nne' I and II to this !ummary of #is$ussions&

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Session I: Status of Capacity-Building Efforts to address t!e Conditions Conduci(e to t!e Spread of "errorism )Pillar I*

This session dealt #ith the status o !apa!ity building e orts to address the !onditions !ondu!i$e to the spread o terrorism;the substanti$e o!us o >illar ) o the ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy' >arti!ipants unders!ored the importan!e o the ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy in international e orts to !ounter terrorism as the most important !onsensus and !omprehensi$e do!ument to promote international !ooperation' They also des!ribed !hallenges or the international !ommunity in the ight against terrorism that arise rom $iolent e"tremism' To address these !hallenges, it #ould be ne!essary to strengthen the o!us on the !onditions !ondu!i$e to terrorism and !lose gaps in the !omprehensi$e and balan!ed implementation o the Strategy' Se$eral !onditions !ondu!i$e to the spread o terrorism #ere highlighted during this session, in!luding, but not limited to, prolonged unresol$ed !on li!ts, dehumani5ation o $i!tims o terrorism in all its orms and mani estations, la!2 o rule o la# and $iolations o human rights, ethni!, national and religious dis!rimination, politi!al e"!lusion, so!ioe!onomi! marginali5ation and la!2 o good go$ernan!e' >arti!ipants une:ui$o!ally re!ogni5ed that none o these !onditions !an Fusti y a!ts o terrorism in any orm' Additionally, the need to address e"tremism that arises out o !on li!t situations #as highlighted' )t #as repeatedly stressed and rea irmed that terrorism has no religion' >arti!ipants also emphasi5ed the need to strengthen so!ial resilien!e as a measure against terrorism' )t #as remar2ed that this orm o a!tion is still underde$eloped, but has potential as a ri!h !on!ept that !ould ser$e as paradigm or national se!urity poli!ies against terrorism' Some o the represented !entres o!us on multi-dimensional and interdis!iplinary resear!h to spe!i y so!ial resilien!e' Some o them !on!luded that !onstituti$e elements o resilien!e #ould relate to multi!ulturalism, !iti5enship, immigration and !lass' Also highlighted #ere lin2ages bet#een human rights and se!urity and the !onne!tion bet#een la!2 o de$elopment and so!ial and e!onomi! marginali5ation that !an !reate !onditions !ondu!i$e to the spread o terrorism' Some o the !entres address regional e!onomi! #ell-being and support the restoration o trade ollo#ing maFor disruptions' >rogrammes o!us on impro$ing edu!ational systems, prison de-radi!ali5ation, $i!tims o terrorism, !ommunity poli!ing, sports and !ultural diploma!y' )n addition to dire!t poli!y and operational measures, !ontinued study and resear!h o the !onditions !ondu!i$e o the spread o terrorism #as seen as !ru!ial' (entres already address the !onditions through resear!h on di erent le$els and distin!tions' For e"ample, !ounter-terrorism studies ta2e into a!!ount the personal le$el, in!luding psy!hologi!al and demographi! ba!2grounds as #ell as personal history o indi$iduals' Furthermore, resear!hers study so!ial net#or2s and group dynami!s on the group le$el and address alienation and marginali5ation on the !ommunity le$el' (olle!ti$e grie$an!es, oreign poli!y and e"ternal e$ents are analy5ed by some !entres on the so!io-politi!al le$el and the appeal o terrorism-Fusti ying narrati$es and !harismati! ideologies on the ideologi!al le$el'

>arti!ipants !on irmed that synergies bet#een the !entres addressing the !onditions !ondu!i$e to the spread o terrorism indeed e"ist and need to be urther e"plored among the !entres' Additionally, parti!ipants !on irmed that the threat rom spe!i i! terrorist groups is !onne!ted to lo!al a!tors and needs to be ta!2led through lo!al o#nership' >rogramme implementation e"perien!e and su!!ess ul initiati$es in other regions and !onte"ts, ho#e$er, might pro$ide good pra!ti!e e"amples that should be shared and used to impro$e their o#n programmes' 4oreo$er, panellists and parti!ipants highlighted the role o !i$il so!iety in pre$enting the spread o terrorism' )t #as noted that !i$il so!iety !ontains an essential set o a!tors #hen aiming at popular support against the threat'

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Session II: Status of Capacity-Building Efforts to pre(ent and combat "errorism )Pillar II*

Session )) o!used on measures !ondu!ted in the substanti$e rame#or2 o >illar )) o the Strategy' (entres #ere in$ited to share in ormation on the status o their !apa!itybuilding e orts to pre$ent and !ombat terrorism' (entres that parti!ipated in the !on eren!e !o$er almost all measures that are re erred to in >illar ))' This summary !an only pro$ide an o$er$ie# o the presented a!ti$ities and programmes' (ounter-terrorism institutions, or e"ample, manage operations !entres to !ounter terrorism, in #hi!h in ormation is gathered, analy5ed and shared regarding both regional and international terrorism trends and de$elopments' *utputs in!lude publi!ations su!h as boo2s, boo2lets and reports that pro$ide threat assessments, terrorism trends and poli!y ad$i!e, as #ell as databan2s on terrorist organi5ations, their leaders and members and !harities, businesses and indi$iduals dire!tly or indire!tly supporting terrorism' They also o!us on impro$ing the national, regional and international legal basis to !ombat terrorism and harmoni5e !ounter-terrorism rame#or2s a!ross national legislati$e systems rom the regional perspe!ti$e' For this purpose !entres design model la#s on !ounter-terrorism, on organi5ations and persons engaging in the support o terrorist a!ti$ities in other states, on !ountering the inan!ing o terrorism and on operational in$estigation a!ti$ity' 4odel !riminal !odes on the matters related to terrorism are also being de$eloped' (ounter-terrorism !entres and initiati$es also #or2 on the prote!tion o in rastru!ture and tra$el sa ety, in!luding the enhan!ement o the prote!tion o tourists and tourist destinations as #ell as tourism produ!ts' They also see2 to enhan!e transportation, a$iation, port and maritime se!urity'

>arti!ipants also highlighted their #or2 on in!reasing a#areness and enhan!ing !yber se!urity as #ell as issues related to the internet' They e"plained that a uni ied approa!h is la!2ing to disable #ebsites o terrorist and e"tremist !hara!ter that in!lude propaganda narrati$es' A great part o parti!ipating !entres/ a!ti$ities pertains to !apa!ity building, #hi!h #as the main o!us o the !on eren!e' Representati$es o the !entres mentioned that they !ondu!ted a $ariety o di erent training !ourses and #or2shops to share e"perien!e and best pra!ti!es obtained rom in$estigations' Eith regard to the substan!e o these programmes, parti!ipants e"plained that they #ould, or e"ample, test the ability o state, lo!al, pri$ate, ederal, and international partners to respond to a terrorist atta!2 and, thereby, dis!o$er gaps in the entities/ !apabilities and identi y e"isting programmes or resour!es to !lose those gaps' Another important a!ti$ity that #as mentioned during the session !on!erns net#or2 building to oster !ounter-terrorism !ollaboration and the set up o !onta!t lists !ontaining national o i!ials to !oordinate regional and lo!al e orts' >arti!ipants also mentioned that their initiati$es in!luded the monitoring and re$ie# o !ounter-terrorism e orts and programmes as #ell as the implementation o international and regional resolutions' 4oreo$er, part o !entres/ a!ti$ities relate to !ounter-terrorism !ooperation #ith the %nited &ations, regional and other international organi5ations'

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Session III: Status of Capacity-Building Efforts to ensure .espect for /uman .ig!ts for 0ll and t!e .ule of 1a as t!e 2undamental Basis of t!e 2ig!t against "errorism )Pillar I,*

Session ))) o!used on >illar )H o the Strategy, #hi!h underlines the need to ensure respe!t or human rights or all and the rule o la# as the undamental basis o the ight against terrorism' )t rea irms that these elements are indeed essential to all !omponents o the Strategy, re!ogni5ing that e e!ti$e !ounter-terrorism measures and the prote!tion o human rights are not !on li!ting goals, but !omplementary and mutually rein or!ing' )t also stresses the need to promote and prote!t the rights o $i!tims o terrorism, not only to pro$ide $i!tims #ith the support they deser$e but or the 2ey role that $i!tims !an play be ore, during and a ter !riminal legal pro!eedings' )n order to ensure that their programmes and a!ti$ities are ensuring and mainstreaming respe!t or human rights and the rule o la#, parti!ipants highlighted that they use, or e"ample, :uality-assuran!e me!hanisms' (onne!ted to this substanti$e o!us, !apa!ity-building programmes !on!entrate on strengthening the rule o la#, the promotion and prote!tion o human rights, ensuring that measures are !ondu!ted in a!!ordan!e #ith international la# in general and international humanitarian la# and re ugee la# spe!i i!ally, the strengthening o !riminal Fusti!e systems, the support and highlighting o $i!tims o terrorism, and !ooperation #ith the %nited &ations relating to all abo$e-mentioned areas' Among other do!uments, parti!ipants re erred to se$eral international instruments that pro$ide urther guidan!e #ith regard to the o!us o >illar )H' Among them are Fa!t

Sheet &o' 32 on @uman Rights, Terrorism and (ounter-terrorism o the * i!e o the %nited &ations @igh (ommissioner or @uman Rights, the report o the Spe!ial Rapporteur on the promotion and prote!tion o human rights and undamental reedoms #hile !ountering terrorism on the ten areas o best pra!ti!es in !ountering terrorism -A7@R(7167G10, and the Be!laration o the @igh-le$el 4eeting o the ,eneral Assembly on the Rule o 9a# at the &ational and )nternational 9e$els -A7R8S767710, #hi!h elaborates on the relationship bet#een the rule o la# and !ounter-terrorism, as #ell'

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"!e .ole of t!e United Nations System in 4eneral and t!e C"I"2 and UNCC" in Particular to build States5 Capacity to pre(ent and combat "errorism and 2uture Cooperation )Pillar III*

Session )H e"plored the !apa!ity building role o the %nited &ations in general and the (T)TF and its %&((T in parti!ular' The (T)TF and its %&((T !o$er an immensely #ide range o topi!s #ith regard to !ounter-terrorism' This s!ope re le!ts the %nited &ations entities/ spe!trum o #or2 and the !hallenges that are posed by international terrorism to the international !ommunity as en!ompassed by the ,lobal Strategy' To e e!ti$ely respond to the de!entrali5ed, transnational threat, international !oordination and !ollaboration is essential' Through its global s!ope and the support $oi!ed or the Strategy, the %nited &ations !an pro$ide the orum and a!ilitation needed to span an international net#or2 o !ollaboration in the ield o !ounter-terrorism !ollaboration bet#een !entres #orld#ide' The Tas2 For!e and its (entre a!:uired long-lasting uni:ue e"perien!e in ostering !oordination and !ollaboration o !ounter-terrorism a!ti$ities o international organi5ations lo!ated in all parts o the #orld;almost three-do5en entities are !urrently members o the (T)TF' Through its multidis!iplinary #or2ing groups and proFe!ts, it has !ontributed to !ountering terrorism based on all pillars o the ,lobal Strategy' At present, the ollo#ing Eor2ing ,roups and initiati$es support the implementation o the Strategy3 Bialogue, %nderstanding and (ountering the Appeal o Terrorism, >re$enting and Resol$ing (on li!t, >re$enting and Responding to Eeapons o 4ass Bestru!tion Terrorist Atta!2s, Ta!2ling Finan!ing o Terrorism, Strengthening the >rote!tion o Hulnerable Targets, =order 4anagement Relating to (ounter-Terrorism, (ountering the %se o the )nternet or Terrorist >urposes, >rote!ting @uman Rights #hile (ountering Terrorism, Supporting and @ighlighting Hi!tims o Terrorism, and &ational and Regional (ounter-Terrorism Strategies' )ntegrated Assistan!e or (ountering Terrorism -)-A(T0

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Further in ormation on the #or2 o (T)TF and %&((T !an be ound on their #ebsites1' The other main bodies o the %nited &ations o!using on !ountering terrorism are the (ounter-Terrorism (ommittee 8"e!uti$e Bire!torate -(T8B0, the Terrorism >re$ention =ran!h -T>=0 o the %nited &ations * i!e on Brugs and (rime -%&*B(0, the Se!urity (oun!il (ommittee pursuant to resolutions 1267 -16660 and 1616 -20110 !on!erning AlIaida and asso!iated indi$iduals and entities -The Al-Iaida San!tions (ommittee0 and the Se!urity (oun!il (ommittee established >ursuant to Resolution 1GJ0 -200J0 -The 1GJ0 (ommittee0' (T8B monitors progress o the implementation o Se!urity (oun!il Resolutions 1373 -20010 and 162J -200G0, and identi ies and prioriti5es te!hni!al assistan!e needs in the !ourse o its #or2 and dialogue #ith 4ember States' )t also a!ilitates the deli$ery o assistan!e in !lose !oordination #ith other %nited &ations entities -espe!ially #ithin the rame#or2 o the (T)TF0, donor States, and international and regional organi5ations' (T8B/s role o a!ilitating te!hni!al assistan!e has been e$ol$ing o$er time' )t has had to e"pand regional and themati! approa!hes to in!lude multi- a!eted multi-year initiati$es+ it has attended to re:uired Cspin-o D a!ti$ities to meet additional identi ied needs+ it has in!reased the o!us on implementation and pre$ention issues+ it has urther integrated human rights promotion and prote!tion+ and it has responded to the emergen!e o ne# !ounter-terrorism entities that in!lude %&((T and ,(TF' Eithin the !onte"t o the (T)TF, (T8B !ontributes to international !ollaborati$e e orts by ta2ing an a!ti$e role in the (T)TF Eor2ing ,roup on Ta!2ling the Finan!ing o Terrorism, a leading role #ithin the (T)TF Eor2ing ,roup on =order 4anagement Relating to (ounter-Terrorism as #ell as in the re!ently established (T)TF Eor2ing ,roup o the Ehole o &ational and Regional (ounter-Terrorism Strategies' Eith respe!t to the third #or2ing group, it is ostering the implementation o the Strategy and Se!urity (oun!il Resolution 1663 -20100 by, inter alia, !o-organi5ing the %&((T )nternational (on eren!e on &ational and Regional (ounter-Terrorism Strategies in =ogota, in <anuary and February 2013' (T8B possible uture approa!hes to impro$ing international !ounter-terrorism !apa!ity building in!lude3 deepening the !lose !ooperation #ith rele$ant (T)TF entities, international, regional and subregional organi5ations to ensure e e!ti$e operational implementation on these le$els and deli$ery o re:uired te!hni!al assistan!e+ rein or!ing attention to rele$ant human rights and rule-o -la# aspe!ts in all te!hni!al assistan!e initiati$es and strengthening related !ooperation #ith the * i!e o the @igh (ommissioner or @uman Rights -*@(@R0+ !onsidering !lose partnerships #ith the pri$ate se!tor #hilst adhering to the %nited &ations poli!ies on su!h engagement+ and !ontinuing to #or2 #ith !i$il so!iety organi5ations, parti!ularly #ith respe!t to the pre$ention o terrorism' %&*B( is mandated by the %nited &ations ,eneral Assembly to assist 4ember States, as re:uested, #ith the pre$ention o illi!it drugs, !rime and terrorism by pro$iding legal te!hni!al assistan!e and !riminal Fusti!e !apa!ity-building a!ti$ities' )n the area o !ounter-terrorism spe!i i!ally, %&B*( is mandated to pro$ide te!hni!al assistan!e to 4ember States to strengthen the !apa!ity o their !riminal Fusti!e systems to pre$ent and !ounter a!ts o terrorism' Spe!i i!ally, the Terrorism >re$ention =ran!h o %&*B( #or2s
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to3 promote the rati i!ation o the 11 uni$ersal legal instruments against terrorism+ support the dra ting and re$ie# o national legislation in order to in!orporate the legal standards o these international legal instruments+ build the !apa!ity o national !riminal Fusti!e o i!ials to implement these standards+ and support regional and international !ooperation in !riminal matters, in parti!ular in relation to re:uests or mutual legal assistan!e and e"tradition' As a result o these e orts, sin!e 2003 #hen the Terrorism >re$ention =ran!h #as established, legal te!hni!al assistan!e has been pro$ided to 161 !ountries, resulting in an estimated 601 ne# rati i!ations o the international legal instruments, 67 ne# or re$ised pie!es o !ounter terrorism legislation de$eloped by assisted 4ember States, and o$er 1G,200 national !riminal Fusti!e o i!ials trained' )n 2012 alone, 1J !ountries #ere assisted through national or regional a!ti$ities, resulting in 2G ne# rati i!ations and o$er 2,J00 o i!ials trained'

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Closing Session and Ne8t Steps

The inal session pro$ided the opportunity to summari5e the main out!omes o the !on eren!e and to ta2e a loo2 into uture prospe!ts o the ne#ly established in ormal net#or2 o !ounter-terrorism !entres that !ould be a!ilitated by the (T)TF7%&((T' )n summary, presentations and statements rom the loor ha$e sho#n on!e again that the our >illars o the ,lobal Strategy pro$ide !omprehensi$e guidan!e not only or %nited &ations 4ember States, but also or go$ernmental and non-go$ernmental !ounterterrorism !entres' The !ontinuing rele$an!e o the Strategy is based on the prin!iple o a robust Foint e ort by the international !ommunity as a #hole' 4r' <ehangir Ahan, Bire!tor a&i& o the (T)TF * i!e, emphasi5ed that Cthe international !ommunity has re!ogni5ed that no State alone #ould be able to end this transnational threat' )nternational !ollaboration !annot be limited to inter-state relationships' )t must go beyond the traditional international a!tors and a!ilitate allian!es bet#een (entres that o!us on di erent areas o !ounterterrorism, grouped a!!ording to the our >illars o the ,lobal Strategy'D Buring the !on eren!e, many inno$ati$e approa!hes to !ounter terrorism ha$e been presented that are designed and implemented in $ery di erent parts o the #orld' 8$en though many proFe!ts and programmes might be de$eloped a!!ording to the spe!i i! needs o a region or national !onte"t, parti!ipants !on irmed that synergies ha$e already been identi ied and e"plored' Eith regard to the main prin!iple out!ome o the !on eren!e, 4r' Ahan highlighted the promotion o !ollaboration and !ooperation bet#een the most important !ounterterrorism !entres and institutions in di erent regions o the #orld, #ho ha$e met together or the $ery irst time in this orum' >rior to the !on eren!e, the parti!ipating entities #ere re:uested to !omplete a :uestionnaire des!ribing their respe!ti$e mandates and identi ying possible areas o !ooperation #ith %&((T' =ased on this in ormation, %&((T #ill a!ilitate !ollaboration among the parti!ipating institutions' This #ill in!lude the !reation o a dire!tory o spe!iali5ed !entres o e"!ellen!e, training !entres, resour!e institutions, thin2 tan2s and ,o$ernment-sponsored entities and initiati$es' )n addition, %&((T #ill institute a #ebbased plat orm to e"!hange !onta!t and other in ormation in real time to impro$e

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!ollaboration e orts bet#een !ounter-terrorism !entres #orld#ide' >otentially, this #ill in$ol$e a roster o e"perts that allo#s or the impro$ed sharing o 2no#ledge and e"pertise on spe!i i! subFe!ts and areas' The trans$ript of the statement of the $%osing session is atta$hed as "nne' III to this !ummary of #is$ussions&

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0nne8 I: :essage of t!e United Nations Secretary-4eneral

UNITED NATIONS

NATIONS UNIES

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

Engaging Partners for Capacity-Building: United Nations' Collaboration with Counter-Terrorism Centres International Conference Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
16-17 February 2013 Delivered by Mr. Derek Plumbly, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Coordinator for Lebanon I thank the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for hosting this important meeting. It has been less than a year since the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre commenced its work, but I am happy to note that it has already started contributing substantively to the United Nations efforts against terrorism. This conference today marks a unique opportunity where the UNCCT has brought together important capacity-building partners and counter-terrorism focused enterprises under a single roof to identify ways of working together. The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, adopted by all Member States in 2006, is the cornerstone of a truly global multilateral response, offering a comprehensive, integrated and preventive approach. The four pillars of the Global Strategy span the whole spectrum of measures through which we can prevent and combat terrorism, and protect the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. The Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) has been tasked through General Assembly resolutions to support Member States implementation of the Global Strategy. The Task Force is the ideal institution for this goal, since it brings together 31 United Nations agencies and relevant international organizations for coordinated and coherent multilateral action against terrorism. One of the pillars of the Global Strategy is devoted to capacity-building, and the CTITF has also increasingly focused on this topic in its engagements with Member States. Over the next two days, I hope that key capacity-building partners from various parts of the world will find new opportunities to engage, identify areas where collaborative work is needed and establish a strong and sustained relationship

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with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre and the CTITF. I am certain that the United Nations will gain from such new partnerships. The United Nations and international capacity-building centres can together achieve significant milestones in the fight against terrorism. To enhance the cooperation, I have decided to appoint Mr. Jehangir Khan of Pakistan as the acting Director of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) Office. I look forward to more successes, and wish you a productive meeting.

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0nne8 II: &pening Statement of t!e Director a.i. of t!e C"I"2 &ffice

Engaging Partners for Capacity-Building: United Nations' Collaboration it! Counter-"errorism Centres International Conference Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 16-17 February 2013

&pening Statement
6< 2ebruary 976%

4r' <ehangir Ahan Bire!tor a&i&, (T)TF * i!e

Lour @ighness, >rin!e Ambassador Tur2i bin 4ohamed bin Saud Al Aabeer, Beputy to the 4inister o Foreign A airs o the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia, Spe!ial Representati$e o the %& Se!retary-,eneral, 4r' Bere2 >lumbly, @'8' Ambassador Abdallah L' Al-4ouallimi, (hair o the %&((T Ad$isory =oard, 8"!ellen!ies, 9adies and ,entlemen ) begin by #el!oming you all to this important %nited &ations (ounterTerrorism (entre -%&((T0 !on eren!e' *n behal o the (ounter-Terrorism )mplementation Tas2 For!e -(T)TF0 and the %&((T, ) #ould li2e to #armly e"tend our sin!ere gratitude to the ,o$ernment o the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia or the hospitality and support it has so readily e"tended to organi5ing this (on eren!e' The Aingdom o Saudi Arabia is a 2ey supporter o the %&((T;a !entre that #ill soon be able to address !hallenges posed by terrorism in many parts o the #orld' 9adies and ,entlemen, For this !on eren!e, representati$es o about t#enty national, regional and international !ounter-terrorism !entres ha$e !ome to Riyadh' The range o a!ti$ities

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and programmes that they implement are broad;some are, or instan!e, spe!iali5ed on !apa!ity-building programmes addressing the !onditions !ondu!i$e to the spread o terrorism on the national le$el+ others are o!using, or e"ample, on la# en or!ement' Ehat brings us all together, ho#e$er, is one o the most serious threats to international pea!e and se!urity' The threat o terrorism, as the %nited &ations Se!retary-,eneral has pointed out repeatedly in the past, enabled 4ember States in 2006 to adopt the %nited &ations ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy' The Strategy pro$ides a !onsensus based !omprehensi$e >lan o A!tion to !ounter terrorism' This !on eren!e ta2es the !ommitment to the %& (ounter-Terrorism Strategy to the ne"t le$el' =y gathering !ounter-terrorism !entres, #e #ish to learn more about inno$ati$e and !ross-!utting !apa!ity-building programmes that are being implemented #orld#ide, but that are o ten not su i!iently 2no#n by ello# !entres in di erent parts o the #orld' Ee hope that the !enters #ill share important in ormation about their programmes and e"perien!e that #ill !ontribute to oster international !ollaboration and e"!hange o the best pra!ti!es' This !on eren!e is only the irst step' Ee see2 to establish a use ul net#or2 o !ounter-terrorism !entres and organi5ations' Transnational terrorist organi5ations and groups are !onstantly e$ol$ing their methods and ta!ti!s' Ee also need to impro$e our !ollaboration and share #hat #or2s and #hat does not #or2' There are se$eral reasons, #hy the %&((T is in a distin!t position to engage as a a!ilitator or su!h a net#or2' )n 2011, the %&((T #as established institutionally #ithin the (T)TF * i!e based on the ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy and a spe!ial resolution o the ,eneral Assembly' The %&((T aims to support %nited &ations e orts to implement the Strategy at the national and regional le$els, promote regional !ooperation against terrorism and build 4ember States/ !ounter-terrorism !apa!ities' )n <une last year, at the se!ond meeting o the %&((T Ad$isory =oard, the %nited &ations Se!retary-,eneral set out si" main strategi! priorities or the %&((T' Those priorities are3 1' Be$eloping &ational and Regional (ounter-Terrorism Strategies+ 2' Supporting (T)TF )ntegrated Assistan!e or (ountering Terrorism initiati$e -)-A(T0+ 3' (ountering Finan!ing o Terrorism -(FT0+ J' Fostering Bialogue, %nderstanding and (ountering the Appeal o Terrorism -B%(AT0+ G' >romoting the Respe!t or @uman Rights and the Rule o 9a#+ and 6' Supporting the Hi!tims o Terrorism' 4any o these obFe!ti$es are !urrently being implemented through the (T)TF * i!e and (T)TF entities, in!luding (T8B, %&*B(, *@(@R, %&8S(*, the Al Iaida and Taliban San!tions 4onitoring Team, )&T8R>*9, %&B> and the Allian!es

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o (i$ili5ations' The %&((T has also deli$ered its o#n proFe!ts' Some o you ha$e parti!ipated in the )nternational (on eren!e on &ational and Regional (ounterTerrorism Strategies in =ogota only t#o #ee2s ago -31 <anuary-1 February 20130' )t #as one o the irst proFe!ts that the %&((T implemented' Similar to the !on eren!e in =ogota, this !on eren!e is part o the endea$ours to ad$an!e one o the 2ey obFe!ti$es o the (entre, that is to oster international !ounter-terrorism !ooperation and promote !ollaboration bet#een national, regional and international !ounter-terrorism !entres and initiati$es' The %&((T is supported by a highly !ommitted Ad$isory =oard' )t brings together 21 4ember States, in!luding the G permanent members o the Se!urity (oun!il, a number o important de$eloping and de$eloped !ountries and the 8% as a guest member' The Ad$isory =oard pro$ides guidan!e on the %&((T program o #or2 as #ell as the annual budget to (T)TF (hairman and %&((T 8"e!uti$e Bire!tor 4r' <e rey Feltman, the %& %nder-Se!retary-,eneral or >oliti!al A airs' The %&((T is bene iting rom (T)TF/s #ide range o e"perien!e in ostering !oordination and !ollaboration o !ounter-terrorism a!ti$ities o international organi5ations lo!ated in all parts o the #orld' Through its multidis!iplinary #or2ing groups and proFe!ts, the (T)TF has !ontributed to !ountering terrorism based on all pillars o the %& ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy' This $ast e"pertise is instantly a!!essible to the %&((T' The legitima!y o the %nited &ation/s uni$ersal membership, the (entre/s institutional support and substanti$e obFe!ti$es are the reasons or us to belie$e that the %&((T is prepared to ser$e as a hub or spanning and a!ilitating a global net#or2 o !ounter-terrorism !entres and initiati$es' Su!h a net#or2 #ill only be su!!ess ul i it responds to the needs o its indi$idual partners' The !entres 2no# their needs best' Sharing them #ill enable the international !ommunity to respond to those needs' Ee are not only here to learn more about a!ti$ities o the !entres and to dis!uss the %nited &ations? !ounterterrorism !apa!ity-building role, but also to listen and brainstorm ho# !an #e more su!!ess ully and Fointly implement the %& (ounter-Terrorism Strategy a!ross borders and regions' 9adies and ,entlemen, 9et us use these t#o days to share our !ounter-terrorism #or2, e"pertise and implementation !hallenges that #e a!e in !apitals and in the ield, and build a use ul in ormal net#or2 o !entres a!ross the #orld to !ounter-terrorism' ) #ish you all a $ery su!!ess ul !on eren!e and than2 you all or your parti!ipation in this e$ent'

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0nne8 III: Closing Statement of t!e Director a.i. of t!e C"I"2 &ffice

Engaging Partners for Capacity-Building: United Nations' Collaboration it! Counter-"errorism Centres International Conference Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 16-17 February 2013

Closing Statement
6+ 2ebruary 976% 4r' <ehangir Ahan Bire!tor a&i&, (T)TF * i!e

Lour @ighness, >rin!e Br' Tur2i bin 4ohamed bin Saud Al Aabeer, Beputy to the 4inister o Foreign A airs o the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia, 8"!ellen!ies+ 9adies and ,entlemen' *n behal o the Se!retary-,eneral, let me !ongratulate and than2 the !ustodian o the t#o holy pla!es, Aing Abduallah Abdul A55i5, as #ell as his 8"!ellen!y the Foreign 4inister @R@ >rin!e Saud Al-Faisal, and the ,o$ernment o the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia, or ha$ing pro$ided us #ith su!h generous hospitality o$er the !ourse o these t#o intensi$e days o meetings' ) also #ish to espe!ially than2 Lour @ighness >rin!e Tur2i or so ably and su!!ess ully !hairing this important international !on eren!e' ) also #ish to than2 @is 8"!ellen!y Ambassador Abdallah Al-4ouallimi, >ermanent Representati$e o Saudi Arabia, and (hairman o the %&((T Ad$isory =oard, as #ell as the permanent mission o Saudi Arabia or their e"!ellent support or our #or2 at the %& in &e# Lor2' The Se!retary-,eneral greatly appre!iates the !ommitment o the (ustodian o the T#o @oly 4os:ues, Aing Abdullah bin Abdula5i5, and his go$ernment to international !ounter-terrorism e orts and the #or2 o the %nited &ations in this important ield' The Se!retary-,eneral atta!hes the greatest

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importan!e to the %nited &ations !ounter-terrorism #or2, in!luding the %&((T, #hi!h is generously supported by the Aingdom' @e !ongratulates you on the su!!ess o this !on eren!e' Ee !an no# be !on ident that a ter this produ!ti$e !on eren!e on %nited &ations/ (ollaboration #ith (ounter-Terrorism (entres as #ell as the re!ent international !on eren!e in =ogota on &ational and Regional (ounter-Terrorism Strategies and many ruit ul, !ollaborati$e proFe!ts bet#een our di erent !entres #ill ollo#' ) am sure they #ill strongly support our !olle!ti$e e orts in !ounter-terrorism' 9adies and ,entlemen' *$er the !ourse o yesterday and this morning, this (on eren!e ollo#ed the stru!ture set out by the ,lobal (ounter-Terrorism Strategy' *ur distinguished session !hairmen ha$e e"!ellently summari5ed the a!hie$ements o the sessions' Lour substanti$e presentations and statements rom the loor ha$e sho#n on!e again that the our pillars o the ,lobal Strategy pro$ide !omprehensi$e guidan!e not only or %nited &ations 4ember States, but also or go$ernmental and nongo$ernmental !ounter-terrorism !entres' The !ontinuing rele$an!e o the strategy in !ountering terrorism is sel -e$ident' )t is based on the prin!iple o a robust Foint e ort by the international !ommunity as a #hole' The international !ommunity has re!ogni5ed that no State alone #ould be able to end this transnational threat' )nternational !ollaboration !annot be limited to interstate relationships' )t must go beyond the traditional international a!tors and a!ilitate allian!es bet#een (entres that o!us on di erent areas o !ounter-terrorism, grouped a!!ording to the our pillars o the ,lobal Strategy' )n regard to >illar ), the !entres/ !apa!ity-building programmes address the !onditions !ondu!i$e to the spread o terrorism' )n this regard, panellists and other parti!ipants !lari ied that so!ial resilien!e and a!tors su!h as e!onomi! de$elopment need to be ta2en into a!!ount in designing these programs' 4oreo$er, ta!2ling terrorism in a multi-ethni! en$ironment !an be a !hallenge that needs to be ta2en into a!!ount in de$eloping good !ounter-terrorism programs' (onstant and rigorous monitoring and e$aluation o these programs #as seen as an essential !omponent to impro$e e e!ti$eness' )n regard to >illar )), #hi!h o!uses on the pre$ention and !ombatting o terrorism it #as emphasi5ed that transnational !ollaboration bet#een !entres is re:uired to ta!2le the e$ol$ing threat' 4any representati$es !lari ied that !apa!ity building programmes are seen as a !ornerstone or pro$iding o i!ials #ith a better tool-set in !ountering terrorism' ) #as glad to hear that parti!ipants #ere 2een to learn rom ea!h other+ not only during this !on eren!e, but that they e"pressed the interest to !ontinue e"!hanging good pra!ti!es in uture' )n regard to >illar )H, parti!ipants underlined the essential need to respe!t the rule o la# and human rights or all as undamental bases o the ight against terrorism' They also reemphasi5ed the mutual rein or!ing relationship bet#een se!urity measures and human rights promotion and !apa!ity building' )nternational

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la#, in!luding human rights, humanitarian and re ugee la#, must be obeyed in all !ounter terrorism endea$ours' Buring this t#o-day !on eren!e, #e ha$e learned about many inno$ati$e approa!hes to !ounter terrorism that are designed and implemented in $ery di erent parts o the #orld' )t is en!ouraging to see the #ealth o in ormation and e"perien!e that #as e"!hanged on !apa!ity-building programmes' 8$en though many proFe!ts and programmes might be de$eloped a!!ording to the spe!i i! needs o a region or national !onte"t, it #as !lear to me that synergies ha$e already been identi ied and e"plored' *ne o the prin!iple out!omes o this important !on eren!e, #ill ) belie$e be the promotion o !ollaboration and !ooperation bet#een the most important !ounter-terrorism !entres and institutions in di erent regions o the #orld, #ho ha$e met together here or the $ery irst time in this important orum' The initiati$e ta2en by the Aingdom o Saudi Arabia in this regard is to be !ommended' Finally, in regard to >illar ))), ) #ish o assure you that the %&((T team stands ready to urther nurture this nas!ent net#or2 that is initiated by this !on eren!e' Among other spe!i i! ideas, #e #ill institute a #eb-based plat orm to e"!hange !onta!t and other in ormation in real-time to impro$e !ollaboration e orts bet#een !ounter-terrorism !entres #orld#ide' >otentially this #ill in$ol$e a roster o e"perts that allo#s or the impro$ed sharing o 2no#ledge and e"pertise on spe!i i! subFe!ts and areas' &o#, ) #ould li2e to highlight some important !on!luding obser$ations3 1' )t #as stated that Terrorism stops the pro!ess o de$elopment in !ountries, and impedes the e orts o ,o$ernments to ele$ate and enlighten their so!ieties, and to pro$ide the ne!essities o a sa e and prosperous li e' 2' The parti!ipants #el!omed the !ollaboration bet#een the spe!iali5ed !entres to !ounter terrorism and the %&((T, #hen it !omes to e"!hange o in ormation, e"pertise, and best pra!ti!es+ as #ell as all manners o a!ti$ities to !oordinate bet#een these !entres to be updated on the ne# regional and international methods and strategies in the ield o !ountering terrorism' 3' The parti!ipants !ondemned Terrorism in all its orms' And it ensures that Terrorism has no religion, nor nationality' )nternational e orts must stand united to prose!ute any indi$idual in$ol$ed #ith inan!ing, planning, or implementing terror a!ts+ and to oil the terrorist plans to ultimately put an end to terrorism' J' The parti!ipants praised the role that Saudi Arabia plays in the ield o (ountering Terrorism and the measures it too2 on national, regional, and international le$els, mani ested in the establishment o the %&((T, #hi!h is !onsidered the primary tool or international !ooperation in the ield o (ountering Terrorism, and through the targets and goals that the Ad$isory =oard members appro$ed in their meeting in <eddah in <une 2012' G' The parti!ipants #ere eager to !ontinue the !oordination bet#een the regional and international !entres, and build on the out!omes o this

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!on eren!e, espe!ially the ones !alling on the e"!hange o $ie#s, in ormation, and best pra!ti!es' 6' The parti!ipants stressed on the importan!e o inno$ati$e methods in !ountering terrorism to !omplement the e"isting e orts' )ntelle!tual, 8!onomi!, Be$elopment aspe!ts are also important points to be ta!2led, as they are among the !auses leading to terrorism' 9adies and ,entlemen' Ee also re:uire your input to strengthen the ne#ly ormed ties, so that it !an respond to your needs and support long-lasting multilateral relationships' )n due time, the %&((T sta #ill ollo#-up #ith you and based on your eedba!2 present a strategy to ma2e this net#or2 a $aluable tool or you and your organi5ation in the international ight against terrorism' *n behal o the %nited &ations, the (T)TF and the %&((T, ) #ant to than2 you or your parti!ipation and #ell-prepared and e"!ellent !ontributions' 4ay this be the beginning o many ruit ul e"!hanges, Foint proFe!ts and a long-lasting a!ti$e net#or2' Than2 you'

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0nne8 I,: 0genda of t!e Conference

Agenda
DAY 1 Time 9:00-10:00 A.M. 10:00-11:00 A.M. Event Registration of Participants OPENING SESSION AND KEYNOTES Chairperson: His Highness Prince Ambassador Turki bin Mohamed bin Saud Al Kabeer, Deputy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Keynote: Message from the United Nations Secretary-General delivered by Mr. Derek Plumbly, Under-Secretary-General and Special Coordinator for Lebanon Presenters: Mr. Jehangir Khan, Director a.i., CTITF Office, United Nations 10:30-11:00 A.M. 11:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. Coffee/Tea SESSION I: Status of capacity-building efforts to address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism (Pillar I) Chairperson: Mr. Rafiuddin Shah, Senior Political Officer, CTITF Office, United Nations Presenters: Mr. Reinhard Uhrig, Deputy Head, Action against Terrorism Unit, Transnational Threats Department, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Mr. Maqsoud Kruse, CEO, Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Center of Excellence, Abu Dhabi Mr. Alistair Millar, Director, Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Washington DC Dr. Kumar Ramakrishna, The Centre of Excellence for National Security, Singapore Mr. Michael Merker, European Union, European External Action Service (EEAS) 1:00-2:30 P.M. 2:30-4:15 P.M. Lunch SESSION II: Status of capacity-building efforts to prevent and combat terrorism (Pillar II)

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Chairperson: Major General Dr. Saad bin Ali Al Shahrany, Deputy for the School of Higher Education at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh Presenters: Brigadier General Professor Faisal bin Moeidh Al-Sumairy, Faculty member of the School of Graduate Studies at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh Mr. Necat zdemirolu, Southeast European Law Enforcement Centre (SELEC), Bucharest Mr. Andrey Pashkevich, Anti-Terrorism Centre (ATC) of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Moscow Brigadier General Dr. Mansour bin Said Al Qarni, Director, Counseling Department, Mohammad bin Naif Center for Care & Counseling, Riyadh Mr. Bakhram Auanassov, Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Shanghai Police Major General Monthon Ngerwattana, International Law Enforcement Academy, Bangkok Mr. Abebe Muluneh Beyene, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Addis Abeba 4:15-4:30 P.M. 4:30-6:30 P.M. Coffee/Tea SESSION II: Status of capacity-building efforts to prevent and combat terrorism (Pillar II) (continued) Chairperson: Major General Dr. Saad bin Ali Al Shahrany, Deputy for the School of Higher Education at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh Presenters: Mr. Isa Aslan, NATO Centre of Excellence - Defence Against Terrorism, Ankara H.E. Francisco Caetano Jos Madeira, African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT), Algiers Mr. Damon Stevens, US National Counter Terrorism Centre, Washington DC Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Centre of Nigeria, Abuja Mr. Martin Ewi, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria H.E. Harry Purwanto, Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Singapore

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DAY 2 Time 9:00-10:00 A.M. Event SESSION III: Status of capacity-building efforts to ensure respect for human rights for all and the rule of law as the fundamental basis of the fight against terrorism (Pillar IV) Chairperson: Major General Saiid bin Omairah Al-Bishy, Director for the General Division of Mohammad bin Naif Center for Care & Counselling, Riyadh Presenters: Professor Ahsan Mubarak Talib, Dean of the School of Higher Education at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh Mr. Khalid Ali Koser, Geneva Center for Security Policy, Geneva Mr. Giovanni Bassu, Senior Rule of Law Officer, United Nations 10:00-10:15 A.M. 10:15 A.M.-11:30 P.M. Coffee break SESSION IV: Role of the United Nations system in general and the CTITF and UNCCT in particular to build States capacity to prevent and combat terrorism and future cooperation (Pillar III) Chairperson: Mr. Marc Porret, Programme Coordinator, UNCCT Presenters: Mr. Hassan Baage, Deputy Head, ATAO, Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate Mr. Rafiuddin Shah, Senior Political Officer, Office of the CounterTerrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) Mr. Sean Davis, Global Counter Terrorism Forum (GCTF) 11:30-11:45 A.M. 11:45 P.M.-1:15 P.M. Coffee Break SESSION V: Closing Session Chairperson: His Highness Prince Ambassador Turki bin Mohamed bin Saud Al Kabeer, Deputy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Presenters: Mr. Rafiuddin Shah, Senior Political Officer, Office of the CounterTerrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) (Chair, Session 1) Major General Saiid bin Omairah Al-Bishy, Director for the General Division of Mohammad bin Naif Center for Care & Counselling (Chair, Session 2)

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Major General Dr. Saad bin Ali Al Shahrany, Deputy for the School of Higher Education at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (Chair, Session 3) Mr. Marc Porret, Programme Coordinator, UNCCT (Chair, Session 4)

Closing Statement by Mr. Jehangir Khan, Director a.i., CTITF Office

1:15 P.M.-3:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M.- 6:00 P.M.

Lunch Visit to Prince Mohammad Bin Naif Center for Counselling and Care.

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0nne8 II: 1ist of Participants

Title
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SURNAME Name
ABABTAIN Abdulmajeed ABU SALIHU Mohammed AL AHMA& (iyad AL SHAH(AN. Saad bin Ali ALBA0A(&I 0alid ALBISHI Saeed "mair AL3HATANI Mohammed Abdulhadi ALHAM5LI Mahash Saeed Salem Mahash Al8Mouallimi +H5, Abdallah AL;A(BI Mansour Saeed AL8SUMAI(. 6aisal bin Moeidh ASLAN Isa AUANASS"= Ba>hram BAA35 Hassan "mar BASSU 3io$anni B5SANC5N"T Bertrand B5.5N5 Abebe Muluneh BHA3AT Surinder BI5S5MANS Matthias B"ST.N 6rancisca CANA5S Ser io Louis C5(&A Ser io C"ST")"UL"S 5#thymios &A=IS Sean Brian &5MI( "Au@han Bmer &(UMM"N& (oddy &U(BAL Abdul<ahab 50I Martin Aban 6(AIL5 Al#onso 6U Lihua 35"(35 Sibi 3U" 0ei 3US5= Mi>hail HIDAEI Mohamed ILICH5= Ni>olai

Country/ Organization
UN Security Council Sanctions Committee Ni eria! "##ice o# National Security Ad$iser o# Ni eria (esident Coordinator! UN&)! United Nations &e$elo*ment )ro ramme +UN&),! (iyadh! Saudi Arabia Nai# Arab Uni$ersity #or Security Science CT Coordinator! )ermanent Mission o# Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Muhammad bin Nai# Center #or Counsellin and Care Muhammad Bin Nai# Center #or Counsellin and Care &irector! International Security Coo*eration &e*artment Ministry o# 6orei n A##airs! UA5 )(9Ambassador! )ermanent Mission o# Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Muhammad bin Nai# Center #or Counsellin and Care Nai# Arab Uni$ersity #or Security Science CIS ATC! The Common<ealth o# inde*endent States! Anti8 Terrorism Center 5C (CTS SC" CT5&! &e*uty Head 8 Assessment and Technical Assistance "##ice UN! Senior (ule o# La< "##icer! (ule o# La< Unit! 5?ecuti$e "##ice o# the Secretary83eneral 6rance! Ambassador! 5mbassy o# 6rance in (iyadh IC)AT! I3A&9 I3A& Security Sector )ro ram +ISS), India! 5mbassy o# India in (iyadh Coordination Unit #or Threat Analysis +CUTA, 5U Council Secretariat Bra@il! Head o# &ele ation Ar entina! Ambassador! 5mbassy o# Ar entina in (iyadh 5U! &ele ation o# 5uro*ean Union in (iyadh 3CT6! U'S' &e*artment o# State! Administrati$e Unit 3CT6 UTSAM! International Center #or Terrorism and Transnational Crime +UTSAM, United Cin dom! &e*uty Head o# Mission! British 5mbassy in (iyadh Al eria! Ambassador! 5mbassy o# Al eria in (iyadh Institute #or Security Studies +ISS,! South A#rica S*ain! 5mbassy o# S*ain in (iyadh China! 6irst Secretary! 5mbassy o# )'(' China to Saudi Arabia India! 5mbassy o# India in (iyadh China' Counsellor! 5mbassy o# )'('China to Saudi Arabia (ussia! 5mbassy o# (ussian 6ederation in (iyadh Chie# du Cabinet! )ermanent Mission o# Saudi Arabia to the United Nations (ussia! 5mbassy o# (ussian 6ederation in (iyadh

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Title
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SURNAME Name
DA("SE50SCI Matthe< D CHAN 5r#an CHAN Dehan ir CHAN Muhammad Naeem C"S5( Chalid Ali C("CSTA&5 Anne Carin C(US5 MaFsoud CULACH Adam LALLALI Idriss Mounir LI Chen <en MA&5I(A 6rancisco Caetano DosH MA(INACI Maria M5(C5( Michael MIDIN.A0A Ea>ari MILLA( Alistair M"TLHANCA Celebaman MUBA(AC Hussain N35(N0ATTANA Monthon "&5CA Dannet Besson "&IA 6er unson "sbert "CA6"( "bi 5mmanuel "SMAN Sulastri

Country/ Organization
USA! &e*artment o# State )a>istan! 5?*ert! 5mbassy o# )a>istan in (iyadh CTIT6! &irector! UN &e*artment o# )olitical A##airs )a>istan! Ambassador! 5mbassy o# )a>istan in (iyadh 3CS)! 3ene$a Centre #or Security )olicy 5U! 5uro*ean 5?ternal Action Ser$ice +55AS, C=5 Centre! Hedayah 5U! Head o# &ele ation o# the 5uro*ean Union in (iyadh CA5(T! Al eria! A#rican Centre #or the Study and (esearch on Terrorism +ACS(T, G A#rican Union China' Ambassador o# )'(' China to Saudi Arabia ACS(T! A#rican Centre #or the Study and (esearch on Terrorism +ACS(T, G A#rican Union 5U! 5uro*ean 5?ternal Action Ser$ice +55AS,! Mana in &irector! 55AS! M& =I 8 3lobal and Multilateral Issues 5U! 5uro*ean 5?ternal Action Ser$ice +55AS, Ni eria! "##ice o# National Security Ad$iser o# Ni eria &irector! Center on 3lobal Counterterrorism Coo*eration IL5A! International la< 5n#orcement Academy! Bots<ana 5 y*t! Assistant 6orei n Minister! 5mbassy o# 5 y*t in (iyadh Thailand IL5A! International La< 5n#orcement Academy! Ban >o> Ni era! Mo6A o# Ni era! Abuja Ni eria! "##ice o# National Security Ad$iser o# Ni eria Ni eria! )ermanent Mission o# Ni eria to the UN Centre o# 5?cellence #or National Security +C5NS,! S' (ajaratnam School o# International Studies +(SIS,! Nanyan Technolo ical Uni$ersity S5L5C! (omania (ussia! 5mbassy o# (ussian 6ederation in (iyadh CIS ATC! The Common<ealth o# inde*endent States! Anti8 Terrorism Center 5U! )olitical AttachH in the &ele ation o# the 5uro*ean Union in (iyadh S*ain! 5mbassy o# S*ain in (iyadh CTIT69UNCCT S*ecial (e*resentati$e o# the Secretary83eneral #or UNSC"L +Lebanon, CTIT69UNCCT Indonesia! A)5C! BN)T! &e*uty #or International Coo*eration o# National Counter Terrorism A ency Centre o# 5?cellence #or National Security +C5NS,! S' (ajaratnam School o# International Studies +(SIS,! Nanyan Technolo ical Uni$ersity S<it@erland! 5mbassy o# S<it@erland in (iyadh +Ambassador, ")C0! Senior )olicy "##icer "##ice o# Strate y and )olicy Technical Secretariat "r anisation #or the )rohibition o# Chemical 0ea*ons +")C0, Bra@il! &ele ate

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BE&5MI("ILU Necat "E5("= "le )ASHC5=ICH Andrey )JSET"(. Clarisse )K(5E8=ILLANU5=A DoaFuLn )5.5(L Tobias )LUMBL. &ere> )"((5T Marc )U(0ANT" Harry (AMAC(ISHNA Cumar

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SANT"S Andrea Louis

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Title
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SURNAME Name
SANT"S" Imam SCHULE Arne SHAH Muhammad (a#iuddin SM"UT Ste$e S"U(I.A Muhammed ST5=5NS &amon SULA.MAN 5hab TALIB Ahsan Mubara> UH(I3 (einhard =55NCAM) I$o =ILLALBA Santia o Adol#o

Country/ Organization
Indonesia! A)5C! BN)T! International Coo*eration o# National Counter Terrorism A ency 3ermany! 5mbassy o# 3ermany in (iyadh CTIT6! UN Bel ium! 5mbassy o# Bel ium in (iyadh Indonesia! 6irst Secretary! 5mbassy o# Indonesia in (iyadh NCTC! U'S' National Counterterrorism Center 5 y*t! 6irst Secretary! 5mbassy o# 5 y*t in (iyadh Nai# Arab Uni$ersity #or Security Science Austria! "SC5! "r ani@ation #or Security and Co8o*eration in 5uro*e C5"! Hedayah! C=5 Centre Ar entina! Ministry o# 6orei n A##airs and 0or>sho* o# Ar entina S*ecial (e*resentation #or Terrorism A##airs and "ther (elated Crimes Nor<ay! )ermanent Mission o# Nor<ay to the UN Morocco' Interior Minister

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Mr Mr

0ITH Trond 5 il E"U33A(I Mohamed Adil

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