Algeria
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Palestine *
Syria *
TunisiaThe European Union and the United Nations strengthen partnership on counter-terrorism
Terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. Countering this threat requires collective efforts at national, regional and international level. In this spirit, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) signed today Framework on Counter-Terrorism strengthening the EU-UN partnership in this area, on the occasion of their second EU-UN high-level political dialogue on Counter-Terrorism held in New York.
“The second Leader’s Dialogue on Counter-Terrorism promoted a new spirit of practical collaboration aimed at strengthening multilateral coordination efforts in countering terrorism and preventing and countering of violent extremism, so as to have more impact on the ground,” said Mr. Voronkov, the Head of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism.
The Framework for UN-EU cooperation on countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism promotes cooperation on capacity building to counter terrorism and prevent and counter violent extremism (PCVE) in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, as well as support to the development of national and regional PCVE action plans promoting youth engagement and gender perspectives. It also addresses support to victims of terrorism and the evolving threat of foreign terrorist fighters through the establishment of Advanced Passenger Information/Passenger Name Records (API/PNR) systems and guidelines on rehabilitation and reintegration of terrorism offenders.
Read more
Countries covered:
-
Algeria
-
Egypt
-
Israel
-
Jordan
-
Lebanon
-
Libya
-
Morocco
-
Palestine *
-
Syria *
-
Tunisia
