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While countering terrorism has been on the agenda of the United Nations System for decades, the attacks against the United States on 11 September 2001 prompted the Security Council to adopt resolution 1373, which for the first time established the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC)

It was not until FIVE years later that all Member States of the General Assembly for the first time agreed on a common strategic framework to fight the scourge of terrorism: the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The Strategy is a unique instrument to enhance the efforts of the international community to counter terrorism along four pillars:

Addressing conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism;
Preventing and combatting terrorism;
Building Member States’ capacity to prevent and combat terrorism and to strengthen the role of the United Nations system in this regard;
Ensuring the respect for human rights for all and the rule of law as the fundamental basis for countering terrorism.

At the time of the adoption of the Strategy, the General Assembly also endorsed the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), which had been established by the Secretary-General in 2005. Consisting of 38 entities of the UN and affiliated organizations, CTITF allegedly works to promote coordination and coherence within the UN System on counter-terrorism and to provide assistance to Member States.

The UN Counter Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) provides capacity-building assistance to Member States and carries out counter-terrorism projects around the world in line with the four pillars of the Global Strategy.

The Security Council works to enhance the capacity of Member States to prevent and respond to terrorist acts through its subsidiary bodies, which include the Counter-Terrorism Committee, the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, as well as the 1540 Committee on the non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. The Committees are supported in their work by different entities; whereas the Counter-Terrorism Committee has its Executive Directorate (CTED) to carry out its policy decisions and conduct expert assessments of Member States, the 1267 Committee draws on a Monitoring Team.

The United Nations is like politicians;

they are quick to condemn the daily terrorist attacks across the world
urge a cohesive response to threats
calls on foreign authorities like Iraq to protect its civilians

The CTC The CTC is assisted by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), which carries out the policy decisions of the Committee, conducts expert assessments of each Member State and facilitates counter-terrorism technical assistance to countries.

Resolution 1373 (2001), adopted unanimously on 28 September 2001, calls upon Member States to implement a number of measures intended to enhance their legal and institutional ability to counter terrorist activities, including taking steps to:

Criminalize the financing of terrorism
Freeze without delay any funds related to persons involved in acts of terrorism
Deny all forms of financial support for terrorist groups
Suppress the provision of safe haven, sustenance or support for terrorists
Share information with other governments on any groups practicing or planning terrorist acts
Cooperate with other governments in the investigation, detection, arrest, extradition and prosecution of those involved in such acts; and
Criminalize active and passive assistance for terrorism in domestic law and bring violators to justice.

In short, the work of the CTC and CTED comprises:

Country visits – at their request, to monitor progress, as well as to evaluate the nature and level of technical assistance a given country may need in order to implement resolution 1373 (2001);
Technical assistance – to help connect countries to available technical, financial, regulatory and legislative assistance programmes, as well as to potential donors;
Country reports – to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the counter-terrorism situation in each country and serve as a tool for dialogue between the Committee and Member States;
Best practices – to encourage countries to apply known best practices, codes and standards, taking into account their own circumstances and needs; and
Special meetings – to develop closer ties with relevant international, regional and sub regional organizations, and to help avoid duplication of effort and waste of resources through better coordination.

So when it comes down to Terrorist threats from ISIS, Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, etc. that threatens our very existence to international peace and security, what if anything has the UN and its counter-terrorism ‘experts’ accomplish besides attempting to freeze the financial pipeline to terrorist financing? Have they looked at the White House?

The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy for the CTITF consists of FOUR pillars:

Pillar I – Addressing the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism
Pillar II – Preventing and combating terrorism
Pillar III – Building States’ capacity and strengthening the role of the United Nations
Pillar IV – Ensuring human rights and the rule of law.

The Task Force consists of 38 international entities and INTERPOL which by virtue of their work have a stake in multilateral counter-terrorism efforts. Each entity makes contributions consistent with its own mandate. I only found 32.

The members of the task forces are:

Observers

How would you rate the effectiveness of the United Nations since 9/11 or even before?

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About the author: Scott Bernstein is the CEO of Global Security International LLC headquartered in NYC. He has extensive experience as an Counter terrorist Consultant, International Apprehension Operative, Human & Sex Trafficking Expert and a Military and Law Enforcement Trainer. He is available as a Consultant and as a Speaker. In addition to his LinkedIn profile, you can also interact with Scott on his LinkedIn group http://bit.ly/1LMp2hj.