Security Council resolution 2395 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) as special political mission under the policy guidance of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) until 31 Dec. 2021]
Symbol: S/RES/2395 (2017)
Date: 2017-12-21
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/72 [31] TERRORISM
Subjects: UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1373 (2001) concerning Counter-Terrorism|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1373 (2001) concerning Counter-Terrorism. Executive Directorate|UN. Office of Counter-Terrorism|COUNTER-TERRORISM|TERRORISM|TECHNICAL COOPERATION|COORDINATION WITHIN UN SYSTEM
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: EGYPT
vote: yes
country: ETHIOPIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: ITALY
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: KAZAKHSTAN
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SENEGAL
vote: yes
country: SWEDEN
vote: yes
country: UKRAINE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: URUGUAY
vote: yes

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               Resolution 2395 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8146th meeting, on
               21 December 2017

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling, in particular, resolution 1535 (2004), resolution 1787 (2007),
               resolution 1805 (2008), resolution 1963 (2010), and resolution 2129 (2013), which
               pertain to the Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and
               reaffirming the crucial role of its Counterterrorism Committee (CTC) and CTED in
               ensuring the full implementation of resolution 1373 (2001), and reaffirming its
               resolutions 1267 (1999), 1325 (2000), 1368 (2001), 1566 (2004), 1624 (2005), 1894
               (2009), 2106 (2013), 2122 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2150 (2014), 2170 (2014), 2178
               (2014), 2185 (2014), 2195 (2015), 2199 (2015), 2220 (2015), 2242 (2015), 2249
               (2015), 2253 (2015), 2309 (2016), 2322 (2016), 2331 (2016), 2341 (2017), 2347
               (2017), 2354 (2017), 2368 (2017), 2370 (2017), 2379 (2017), 2388 (2017), and its
               relevant presidential statements,
                     Reaffirming that terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of the
               most serious threats to international peace and security and that any acts of terrorism
               are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever and by
               whomsoever committed, and remaining determined to contribute further to enhancing
               the effectiveness of the overall effort to fight this scourge on a global level,
                     Recognizing that terrorism poses a threat to international peace and security and
               that countering this threat requires collective efforts on national, regional and
               international levels on the basis of respect for international law and the Charter of the
               United Nations,
                    Recognizing that terrorism will not be defeated by military force, law
               enforcement measures, and intelligence operations alone, and underlining the need to
               address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism, as outlined in Pillars I
               and IV of the United Nations Global Counterterrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288)
               including, but not limited to, the need to strengthen efforts for the successful
               prevention and peaceful resolution of prolonged conflict, and the need to promote the
               rule of law, the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, good
               governance, tolerance, and inclusiveness to offer a viable alternative to those who
               could be susceptible to terrorist recruitment and to radicalization leading to violence,
                     Reaffirming that the promotion and protection of human rights for all and the
               rule of law are essential components of counterterrorism, and recognizing that
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               conflicting goals, but complementary and mutually reinforcing, and stressing the need
               to promote and protect the rights of victims of terrorism,
                     Reaffirming that Member States must ensure that any measures taken to combat
               terrorism comply with all their obligations under international law, in particular
               international human rights, refugee, and international humanitarian law, and
               underscoring that effective counterterrorism measures and respect for human rights,
               fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law are complementary and mutually
               reinforcing, and are an essential part of a successful counterterrorism effort, and
               noting the importance of respect for the rule of law so as to effectively prevent and
               combat terrorism,
                    Reaffirming that terrorism should not be associated with any religion,
               nationality, civilization, or group,
                     Stressing that Member States have the primary responsibility in countering
               terrorist acts and violent extremism conducive to terrorism,
                    Reaffirming its commitment to sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
               independence of all States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,
                    Reaffirming its call upon all States to become party to the international
               counterterrorism conventions and protocols as soon as possible, and to fully
               implement their obligations under those to which they are a party,
                     Underscoring the central role of the United Nations in the global fight against
               terrorism and welcoming the fifth review of the United Nations Global
               Counterterrorism Strategy (GCTS) (document A/RES/70/291) of 1 July 2016, which
               affirmed the importance of integrated and balanced implementation of all four pillars
               of the GCTS, and expressing support for the creation and activities of the United
               Nations Office of Counterterrorism (UNOCT), in accordance with General Assembly
               resolution 71/291 of 15 June 2017, and its central role in promoting the balanced
               implementation of the GCTS,
                     Underscoring the importance of strong coordination and cooperation between
               CTED and UNOCT, as they work within their mandates and in their distinct roles to
               ensure effective United Nations engagement with Member States to improve the
               implementation of the GCTS in a balanced manner as well as other counterterrorism
               resolutions, and to ensure effective United Nations engagement with other relevant
               international, regional, and sub-regional organizations, and key counterterrorism
               partners such as the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and relevant ci vil
               society, academia, think tanks, and the private sector, and noting the importance of
               engaging, as appropriate, with women-, youth-, and locally-focused entities,
                      Expressing grave concern that foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) who have joined
               entities such as ISIL, also known as Da’esh, the Al-Nusrah Front and other cells,
               affiliates, splinter groups or derivatives of ISIL or Al-Qaida, may be seeking to return
               to their countries of origin or nationality, or to relocate to third countries, and
               recalling that all States shall in accordance with their relevant international
               obligations, including international human rights law, take specific actions to address
               the threat posed by FTFs and underscoring the urgent need to implement fully and
               immediately resolutions 2178,
                    Welcoming recent developments and initiatives at the international, regional,
               and subregional levels to prevent and suppress international terrorism, including the
               CTC’s 2015 Madrid Guiding Principles,
                     Reiterating further the obligation of Member States to prevent the movement of
               terrorists or terrorist groups by, inter alia, effective border controls, and, in this
               context, urging Member States to exchange information expeditiously, improve

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           cooperation among competent authorities to prevent the movement of terrorists and
           terrorist groups to and from their territories, the supply of weapons for terrorists and
           financing that would support terrorists and terrorist groups, and underlining that safe
           havens provided to terrorists continue to be a significant concern and that all Member
           States must cooperate fully in the fight against terrorism in order to find, deny safe
           haven to, and bring to justice, extradite or prosecute, any person who supports,
           facilitates, participates or attempts to participate in the financing, planning,
           preparation or commission of terrorist acts or provides safe havens,
                 Stressing that the development and maintenance of fair and effective criminal
           justice systems, with full respect for and commitment to human rights and
           fundamental freedoms within a rule of law framework, must be central to any
           successful strategy to prevent and counter terrorism, noting the importance of
           Member State perspectives, and, noting the important role, leadership in capacity
           building, upon the request of Member States, and expertise of the United Nations
           Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the United Nations Interregional Crime and
           Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), in coordination with other relevant United
           Nations agencies and relevant stakeholders, and encouraging CTED to cooperate
           closely with these entities,
                 Expressing concern that terrorist groups are actively seeking ways to defeat or
           circumvent aviation security, and affirming the role of the International Civil Aviation
           Organization (ICAO) as the United Nations organization responsible for developing
           international aviation security standards, monitoring their implementation by States
           and its role in assisting states in complying with these standards, and welcoming the
           approval by ICAO of the Global Aviation Security Plan as the global framework for
           progressive aviation security enhancement, and encouraging CTED to cooperate
           closely with ICAO,
                 Recognizing the challenges faced by Member States in the management of
           suspected and convicted terrorists in custody, encouraging Member States to
           collaborate and share best practices regarding well-managed custodial environments
           where human rights are respected and efforts to rehabilitate and reintegrate convicted
           terrorists are made, and noting the work in this regard of UNODC, UNICRI, and other
           relevant stakeholders,
                 Expressing concern regarding the connection, in some cases, between terrorism
           and transnational organized crime, including illicit trafficking in drugs, arms, and
           persons, as well as money-laundering, and emphasizing the need to enhance
           coordination of efforts at the local, national, subregional, regional, and international
           levels to respond to this serious challenge, in accordance with international law, and
           in the context of criminal justice and law enforcement systems with full respect for
           human rights, fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law,
                 Stressing the need to effectively counter the ways that ISIL, Al-Qaida, and
           associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities use the ir narratives to incite
           and recruit others to commit terrorist acts, and further recalling in this regard
           resolution 2354 (2017) and the “Comprehensive International Framework to Counter
           Terrorist Narratives” (S/2017/375) with recommended guidelines and good practices,
                 Reiterating the obligation of Member States to prevent and suppress the
           financing of terrorist acts, and criminalize the wilful provision or collection, by any
           means, directly or indirectly, of funds by their nationals or in their territories with the
           intention that the funds should be used, or in the knowledge that they are to be used,
           in order to carry out terrorist acts, and reaffirming also the obligation of Member
           States to freeze without delay funds and other financial assets or economic resources
           of persons or entities who commit, or attempt to commit terrorist acts or participate
           in or facilitate the commission of terrorist acts, and reaffirming further the obligation

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               of Member States to prohibit their nationals or any persons and entities within their
               territories from making any funds, financial assets or economic resources or financial
               or other related services available, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of terrorist
               organizations or individual terrorists for any purpose, including but not limited to
               recruitment, training, or travel, even in the absence of a link to a specific terrorist act,
               of entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such persons and of persons
               and entities acting on behalf of or at the direction of such persons,
                    Acknowledging the important work on countering the financing of terrorism of
               United Nations entities and other multilateral bodies and forums, including the
               Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and FATF-style regional bodies, and encouraging
               CTED to cooperate closely with these entities,
                     Recalling its decision that States shall eliminate the supply of weapons,
               including small arms and light weapons, to terrorists, as well as its calls for States to
               find ways of intensifying and accelerating the exchange of operational information
               regarding traffic in arms, and to enhance coordination of efforts on national,
               subregional, regional and international levels, and, in this regard, urging States to
               fully implement measures contained in resolution 2370 (2017),
                     Recognizing the need for Member States to prevent, using a risk-based
               approach, the abuse of non-governmental, non-profit and charitable organizations by
               and for terrorists, and calling upon non-governmental, non-profit, and charitable
               organizations to prevent and oppose, as appropriate, attempts by terrorists to abuse
               their status through risk mitigation measures, while recalling the importance of fully
               respecting the rights to freedom of expression and association of individuals in civil
               society and freedom of religion or belief, and noting the relevant recommendation
               and guidance documents of the FATF, and reiterating that States should identify and
               take effective and proportionate actions against non-profit organizations that either
               are exploited by, or knowingly support, terrorists or terrorist organizations, taking
               into account the specifics of the case,
                      Noting the work of the GCTF, in support of the balanced implementation of the
               GCTS, in particular its publication of several framework documents and good
               practices, including in the areas of countering violent extremism as conducive to
               terrorism, border security, soft targets, individuals radicalized to violence or directed
               by foreign terrorists, victims, criminal justice and the rule of law, returning and
               relocating foreign terrorist fighters and family members who travel with them,
               homegrown terrorists, capacity building in Africa, prosecution, rehabilitation, and
               reintegration, and kidnapping for ransom, complementing the work of relevant United
               Nations counterterrorism entities in these areas, and encouraging CTED to continue
               its interaction with the GCTF to promote the full implementation of resolutions 1373
               (2001), 1624 (2005), 2178 (2014), and other relevant counterterrorism resolutions,
                     Recognizing the importance of civil society, including community-based civil
               society, the private sector, academia, think tanks, media, youth, women, and cultural,
               educational, and religious leaders in increasing awareness about the threats of
               terrorism and more effectively tackling them,
                     Expressing concern at the increased use, in a globalized society, by terrorists
               and their supporters of new information and communication technologies, in
               particular the Internet, for the purposes of recruitment and incitement to commit
               terrorist acts, as well as for the financing, planning and preparation of their activities,
               and underlining the need for Member States to act cooperatively to prevent terrorists
               from exploiting technology, communications and resources to incite support for
               terrorist acts, while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and in
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                 Stressing the need for Member States to act cooperatively to prevent terrorists
           from exploiting information and communication technologies, as well as the need for
           Member States to continue voluntary cooperation with the private sector and civil
           society to develop and implement more effective means to counter the use of the
           Internet for terrorist purposes, including by developing counterterrorist narratives and
           through technological solutions, all while respecting human rights and fundamental
           freedoms and in compliance with domestic and interna tional law, taking note of the
           industry led Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) and calling for the
           GIFCT to continue to increase engagement with governments and technology
           companies globally, and recognizing the development of the UN CTED-ICT4 Peace
           Tech Against Terrorism initiative and its efforts to foster collaboration with
           representatives from the technology industry, including smaller technology
           companies, civil society, academia, and government to disrupt terrorists’ ability to use
           the internet in furtherance of terrorist purposes, while also respecting human rights
           and fundamental freedoms,
                 Urging Member States and the United Nations system to take measures,
           pursuant to international law, to address the conditions conducive to the spr ead of
           terrorism and violent extremism as and when conducive to terrorism, and further
           emphasizing that countering violent extremism as and when conducive to terrorism,
           including preventing radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization of individuals into
           terrorist groups, is an essential element of addressing the threat to international peace
           and security posed by terrorism, in a balanced manner as set out in the GCTS,
                 Reaffirming the need to increase attention to women and youth in all work on
           threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, and noting the
           importance of incorporating, as appropriate, the participation of women and youth in
           developing strategies to counter terrorism and violent extremism which can be
           conducive to terrorism,
                Noting the crucial role of CTED within the United Nations and its expertise in
           assessing counterterrorism issues and in supporting the development and promotion
           of well-informed counterterrorism responses, and urging UNOCT and all other
           relevant UN bodies to take into account CTED recommendations and analysis in the
           implementation of their programs and mandates,
                Welcoming continuing cooperation on counterterrorism efforts between CTED,
           ICAO, UNODC, all other relevant UN bodies, and INTERPOL, in particular on
           technical assistance and capacity building, and strongly encouraging their further
           engagement with UNOCT to ensure overall coordination and coherence in the
           counterterrorism efforts of the United Nations system,
                 Taking note of the “Technical Guide to the Implementation of Security Council
           resolution 1373 (2001) and Other Relevant Resolutions” updated by CTED,
                1.   Underlines that the overarching objective of the CTC is to ensure full
           implementation of resolution 1373 and recalls CTED’s central role in supporting the
           CTC in the fulfilment of its mandate;
                 2.   Decides that CTED will continue to operate as a special political mission
           under the policy guidance of the CTC for the period ending 31 Dece mber 2021 and
           further decides to conduct by 31 December 2019 an interim review;
                 3.  Welcomes the adoption of and commends the “Report of the
           Counterterrorism Committee to the Security Council for its Comprehensive
           Consideration of the Work of the Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate
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                      4.    Underscores that neutral, expert assessment of the implementation of
               resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2178 (2014), and other relevant resolutions, is
               the core function of CTED, and that the analysis and recommendations from these
               assessments are an invaluable aid to Member States in id entifying and addressing
               gaps in implementation and capacity, and calls on UNOCT, all other relevant United
               Nations funds and programs, Member States, donors, and recipients to use these
               expert assessments as they design technical assistance and capacity b uilding efforts,
               including in furthering the balanced implementation of the GCTS across all four of
               its pillars;
                     5.    Welcomes CTED’s cooperation with ICAO, UNODC, other relevant UN
               bodies, and INTERPOL, as well as relevant regional organizations, and urges CTED
               to continue to ensure that it invites representatives from these bodies to participate in
               its assessment work, so that they continue to contribute to the development of
               prioritized recommendations to build Member States’ capacity in the most pressin g
               areas;
                     6.    Recognizes that CTED’s country visits, comprehensive assessments, and
               related follow-up activity is mutually beneficial for Member States, the CTC, other
               United Nations entities, and relevant partner organizations as they initiate an ongoing
               dialogue between national actors and counterterrorism experts from across the United
               Nations system and from relevant partner organizations;
                     7.     Directs the CTC, with the support of CTED, to determine on an annual
               basis a list of Member States that CTED should request consent to visit for the purpose
               of conducting assessments, and underscores that the composition of the list should
               take a risk-based approach that acknowledges existing gaps, emerging issues, trends,
               events, and analysis, while also taking into account prior requests by Member States
               and consent previously expressed, as well as the fact that a number of Member States
               have never been visited, and underscores further that the CTC, with the support of
               CTED, may decide, after the adoption of the list, on changes to its composition, as
               necessary, emphasizing transparency in planning for visits and producing ensuing
               reports;
                     8.    Directs CTED, through its visits, assessments, and analytical work on
               emerging issues, trends, and developments to support Member States and United
               Nations entities in taking measures, pursuant to international law, to address
               conditions conducive to terrorism and violent extremism as and when conducive to
               terrorism, in accordance with the United Nations Global Counterterrori sm Strategy,
               in coordination with and support of UNOCT;
                     9.   Directs CTED to report to the CTC by 30 March 2018 on potential ways
               to strengthen the assessment process, including through considering targeted and
               focused follow-up visits as complements to CTED’s comprehensive assessments,
               using, as appropriate and bearing in mind CTED’s global mandate, a risk -based
               approach in response to evolving threats, shortening, in so far as possible, timelines
               for drafting and review of reports, bearing in mind differe nces in Member State
               capacity, enhancing fair and consistent application of assessment tools, and, at the
               behest of assessed Member States, engaging with counterterrorism experts in civil
               society, academia, think tanks, and the private sector, including in visits to and
               assessments of Member States, as a complement to primary engagement with Member
               State actors to allow them to highlight productive counterterrorism efforts, so that
               assessments are more useful, accessible, and targeted to specific audiences;
                     10. Requests the CTC Chair to invite senior officials from assessed Member
               States to attend relevant CTC meetings, and requests further the Chair to invite
               assessed Member States to coordinate with CTED and UNOCT on implementation of
               CTED recommendations, and for CTED to report within 12 months after the initial

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           assessment report to the CTC on steps taken to implement the recommendations of
           the assessment, bearing in mind differences in capacity and availability of resources,
           as well as the need for technical assistance in the implementation of some
           recommendations, and directs CTED to make recommendations to the CTC about the
           need for additional follow-up activities, as appropriate, to further implementation of
           assessment recommendations, including, as appropriate, additional technical
           assistance;
                11. Directs CTED to report to the CTC in a timely manner, on a regular basis
           or when the CTC so requests, through oral and/or written briefings on the work of
           CTED, including its visits to Member States, status of coordination with relevant
           United Nations bodies, engagement with relevant non-United Nations actors, conduct
           of assessments, representation of the CTC at different international and regional
           meetings, and other activities, including during planning s tages, and to conduct an
           annual review and forecast of activities to facilitate implementation of resolutions
           1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2178 (2014), and other relevant resolutions, and, in this
           context, requests the CTC, with the support of CTED, to continue to hold periodic
           meetings, including with a regional or thematic focus, for all Member States and
           underscores the importance of CTED’s work to the CTC and, in this context, looks
           forward to a special meeting to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the
           adoption of resolution 1373 (2001) and the establishment of the CTC;
                 12. Requests the CTC to report, through its Chair, at least once per year to the
           Council on the state of the overall work of the CTC and CTED, and, as appropriate,
           in conjunction with the reports by the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant
           to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) and the Committee established pursuant
           to resolution 1540 (2004), and taking into account its efforts to strengthen
           coordination with other United Nations bodies, facilitate provision of consent from
           Member States for country visits and reports, improve implementation of
           recommendations, and how its assessments and analytical work has contributed
           toward improvements in Member States’ counterterrorism efforts, and expresses its
           intention to hold informal consultations at least once per year on the work of the CTC;
                 13. Directs CTED to make country assessments, recommendations, surveys,
           and analytical products available throughout the United Nations system, especially to
           UNOCT and United Nations counterterrorism-relevant agencies, funds, and
           programs, in order to better align United Nations technical assistance and capacity
           building with gaps in implementation and capacity identified by CTED, as well as in
           support of balanced implementation of the GCTS, except when requested by the
           assessed Member States to keep selected information confidential, and further directs
           CTED to enhance sharing of its findings with Member States and relevant
           counterterrorism partners, as appropriate and in consultation with the CTC, in
           international, regional, and subregional organizations, the GCTF, academia, thin k
           tanks, civil society, and the private sector, including through improved web access,
           outreach, workshops, open briefings, and utilization of the CTED Global Research
           Network (GRN), noting the importance of its geographic diversity;
                 14. Reiterates the essential role of CTED within the United Nations to identify
           and assess issues, trends, and developments relating to the implementation of
           resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), and 2178 (2014), and other relevant
           resolutions, and in cooperation with UNOCT, to support balanced implementation of
           the GCTS, and also to advise the CTC on practical ways for Member States to
           implement these resolutions, and reiterates also the importance of work with relevant
           partners in this area, including through the GRN;
               15. Recognizes CTED’s relationships with relevant experts and practitioners
           in Member States, relevant international, regional, and subregional organizations,

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               academia, think tanks, civil society, and the private sector, and takes note of the value
               of these experts and practitioners in briefings, workshops, the GRN, and open
               meetings to support the efforts of the CTC to advance implementation of resolutions
               1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), and 2178 (2014), and other relevant counterterrorism
               resolutions and to promote analysis of emerging threats, trends, and developments;
                     16. Encourages Member States to consider developing comprehensive and
               integrated national counterterrorism strategies and effective mec hanisms to
               implement them that include attention to the conditions conducive to terrorism, in
               accordance with their obligations under international law, and encourages further
               CTED to cooperate with Member States and international, regional, and subregiona l
               organizations, and other relevant partners, upon request, to assess and advise on
               formulating comprehensive and integrated national and regional counterterrorism
               strategies and the mechanisms to implement them, in close cooperation with UNOCT,
               other relevant UN agencies, and UN field offices, including, as appropriate, through
               engagement with UNDP, with a view to ensuring coherence and complementarity of
               efforts and to avoid any duplication in the effort to further implementation of
               resolutions 1373 (2001) and other relevant resolutions, and to support balanced
               implementation of the GCTS;
                     17. Recalls that CTED provided to the CTC, in accordance with resolution
               2129 (2013), Global Implementation Surveys (GIS) of resolutions 1373 (2001) and
               1624 (2005), takes note of the identified shortfalls with regard to the implementation
               of the aforementioned resolutions, directs CTED to produce updated versions of these
               GIS, and further directs CTED to provide to the CTC prior to 30 June 2018 a report
               with recommendations on its survey tools, including the GIS, Detailed
               Implementation Survey, and Overview of Implementation Assessment, to improve
               their utility to Member States, donors, recipients, UNOCT, other United Nations
               agencies for the purpose of designing technical assistance and capacity-building
               support, and requests this report consider new mandates given to CTED by relevant
               resolutions, streamline the number of questions, and consider the most effective use
               of qualitative and quantitative data;
                    18. Stresses that the heads of CTED and UNOCT should meet regularly to
               discuss areas of mutual interest and the incorporation of CTED recommendations and
               analysis into UNOCT’s work, particularly in implementation of technical assistance
               and capacity building, and directs UNOCT and CTED to draft a joint report by
               30 March 2018 setting out practical steps to be taken by both bodies to ensure the
               incorporation of CTED recommendations and analysis into UNOCT’s work, to be
               considered by the CTC, as well as the General Assembly in the context of the GCTS
               review;
                     19. Encourages the Chair of the CTC to invite UNOCT at the most senior level
               to brief the CTC on a twice annual basis on UNOCT’s work, especially progress in
               incorporating CTED recommendations and analysis into the implementation of its
               programs and mandates, and further encourages the CTC Chair, with the assistance
               of CTED, to conduct follow-up meetings with UNOCT on coordination with CTED,
               as well as to invite UNOCT to participate regularly in meetings on relevant issues;
                     20. Encourages CTED to also support the work of UNOCT, by advising its
               leadership and assisting in development of counterterrorism information shared with
               the Secretary General and other senior leaders of the United Nations, as well as by
               supporting and joining UNOCT leadership, as appropriate, in preparation for,
               participation in, and hosting of workshops and conferences;
                    21. Reminds Member States that effective measures to counter terrorism and
               violent extremism as and when conducive to terrorism and respect for human rights
               are complementary and mutually reinforcing, and essential to success, notes the

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           importance of respect for the rule of law in effectively combating terrorism, welcomes
           the role, in this regard, of relevant civil society, academia, think tanks, and the private
           sector, especially women-, youth-, and locally-focused actors, and encourages CTED
           to further develop its activities to ensure that all human rights and rule of law issues
           relevant to the implementation of resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2178 (2014),
           and other relevant resolutions are addressed as an important component of CTED’s
           country visits, assessments, analysis of emerging issues, trends, and developments,
           and facilitation of technical assistance;
                 22. Reiterates the obligation of Member States to refrain from providing any
           form of support, active or passive, to entities or persons involved in terr orist acts,
           including by suppressing recruitment of members of terrorist groups and eliminating
           the supply of weapons to terrorists, and encourages CTED to continue to fully take
           this obligation into account throughout its activities, and stresses the impo rtance of
           full and effective implementation of the relevant resolutions and appropriately
           addressing the issues related to the lack thereof;
                 23. Encourages CTED, in close cooperation with UNOCT, to continue to pay
           close attention to resolution 1624 (2005) in its dialogue with Member States, and to
           work with them to develop, in accordance with their obligations under international
           law, strategies which include countering incitement of terrorist acts motiv ated by
           violent extremism and intolerance and to facilitate technical assistance for its
           implementation, as called for in resolution 1624 (2005) and the United Nations
           GCTS;
                 24. Expresses its profound solidarity with the victims of terrorism and their
           families, and encourages CTED, in close cooperation with UNOCT, to take into
           account the important roles victims and their networks can play, including through
           the credibility of their voices, in countering terrorism;
                 25. Recognizes FATF expertise in countering terrorist financing, in particular
           identifying and working with Member States with strategic anti -money laundering
           and countering terrorist financing deficiencies, and welcomes the FATF report on
           Emerging Terrorist Financing Risks (2015) and FATF guidance on criminalizing
           terrorist financing (2016), and ongoing FATF work related to terrorist financing, and
           calls upon the FATF to undertake further work on identifying how to improve global
           implementation of counter-terrorist financing measures, and strongly urges all
           Member States to implement the comprehensive international standards embodied in
           the FATF revised Forty Recommendations on Combating Money Laundering and the
           Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation, and encourages CTED to pursue close
           cooperation with the FATF to advance effective implementation of counter -terrorist
           financing recommendations, including in particular on Recommendation 6 on
           targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism and terrorist financing and enhancing
           use by Member States of this key counter-terrorist financing tool;
                26. Recognizes CTED’s work on countering use of the internet and social
           media in furtherance of terrorist purposes, while respecting human rights and
           fundamental freedoms, and taking into account Member State compliance with
           applicable obligations under international law, and taking note of the need to preserve
           global connectivity and the free and secure flow of information facilitating economic
           development, communication, participation and access to information, and stresses
           the importance of cooperation with civil society and the private sector in this
           endeavour;
                27. Welcomes the collaboration between CTED and the 1267 Committee
           Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, and reiterates the need to
           enhance ongoing cooperation among the CTC and CTED and United Nations Security
           Council counter-terrorism bodies, including the Committee established pursuant to

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               resolutions 1267 and 1989 and the Committee established pursuant to resolution
               1540, as well as their respective groups of experts, including through: enhanced
               information-sharing, coordination on visits to countries, coordination on facilitating
               and monitoring technical assistance, and other cooperative measure to assist Member
               States in their efforts to comply with their obligations under the relevant resolutions;
                     28. Reiterates the call for CTED to integrate gender as a cross-cutting issue
               throughout its activities, including within country-specific assessments and reports,
               recommendations made to Member States, facilitating technical assistance to Member
               States, and briefings to the Council, encourages CTED to hold consultations with
               women and women’s organizations to inform its work, and urges CTED in
               collaboration with UN Women to conduct and gather gender-sensitive research and
               data collection on the drivers of radicalization to terrorism for women, and the
               impacts of counterterrorism strategies on women’s human rights and women’s
               organizations;
                     29. Encourages CTED to integrate the impact of terrorism on children and
               children’s rights into its work, as appropriate, especially in regards to issues related
               to the families of returning and relocating FTFs;
                     30. Encourages continued, closer cooperation between ICAO and CTED, in
               particular by working together on identifying gaps and vulnerabilities relevant to
               counterterrorism and aviation security, promoting the work and tools of each agency,
               and coordinating closely on CTED assessments and the development of
               recommendations, noting that Annex 9 and Annex 17 of the Convention on
               International Civil Aviation contain standards and recommended practices relevant to
               the detection and prevention of terrorist threats involving civil aviation, includ ing
               cargo screening, and welcoming ICAO’s decision to establish a standard on the use of
               Advance Passenger Information (API) systems by its Member States and reaffirming
               the importance of Member States developing the capability to process Passenger
               Name Records (PNR) data and to ensure PNR data is used by the relevant national
               competent authorities, with full respect for human rights, for the purpose of
               preventing, detecting, and investigating terrorist offenses;
                     31. Encourages CTED to work with relevant partners, including UNODC and
               UNOCT, and in consultation with the CTC, to avoid duplication of effort and to
               support efforts to enhance international law enforcement and judicial cooperation,
               including by, inter alia, identifying areas where it is appropriate to deliver technical
               assistance to Member States, upon their request, including through the training of
               prosecutors, judges, and other relevant officials involved in international cooperation,
               particularly by providing analysis on capacity gaps and recommendations based on
               CTED’s assessments and analysis, including on the designation of Central Authorities
               or other relevant criminal justice authorities involved with mutual legal assistance
               and extradition activities, and to ensure that such authorities have adequate resources,
               training and legal authority, in particular for terrorism related offences;
                     32. Encourages CTED to support Member States in developing or further
               improving their strategies for reducing risks to critical infrastructure and soft t argets
               from terrorist attacks, to include, inter alia, assessing and raising awareness of the
               relevant risks, taking preparedness measures, including effective responses to such
               attacks, and promoting better interoperability, and recalls the adoption by the GCTF
               of the “The Antalya Memorandum on the Protection of Soft Targets in a
               Counterterrorism Context,” and encourages CTED to take it into account, including
               in facilitation of facilitating technical assistance to Member States;
                    33.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.



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