The Global Center works to build stronger partnerships among intergovernmental organizations, civil society, and national institutions to address transnational threats and underlying sources of insecurity through collaborative, multidisciplinary research and policy analysis and implementation. The Global Center has played a significant role in the evolution of global counterterrorism cooperation over the last half decade, in particular as a leading independent voice for strengthening and enhancing the effectiveness of the UN counterterrorism program. The Global Center has played an active role in supporting the establishment of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) in 2011 and continues to contribute to GCTF efforts to improve the delivery of capacity development assistance around the world. Through its current and future activities, the Global Center will continue to promote more effective and cooperative approaches to addressing transnational security challenges at international, regional, and national levels.
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New York, NYCountering the Financing of Terrorism with Respect for Human Rights Principles
The Global Center, in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations, convened a group of experts to discuss the development and implementation of effective and targeted countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) measures in accordance with human rights and financial inclusion principles and inform ongoing discussions...
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New York, NYPassing the Baton: Sustaining Security Council Efforts in Preventing and Countering Terrorism
The Global Center, together with the Permanent Missions of Indonesia and Peru to the United Nations, hosted a closed-door roundtable with past and current UN Security Council members as part of its “Passing the Baton” series, to share lessons learned and identify priorities in relation to the Council’s support to...
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New York, NYInteractive Briefing: Reviewing the Madrid Guiding Principles on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and the Global Center, with the generous support of the government of the Netherlands, organized an interactive briefing reviewing the Madrid Guiding Principles for civil society organizations, academics, and other non-governmental actors. The meeting was an opportunity for civil society to hear directly from...
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New York, NYEnhancing Global-Local Cooperation in Multi-Disciplinary Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Efforts
The Global Center, the Prevention Project: Organizing Against Violent Extremism, and the Royal United Services Institute, with the support from the governments of Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and from the European Union, held a side-event during the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly. The discussions focused on identifying...
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New York, NYSixth Biennial Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Over 26-29 June, the UN General Assembly held its sixth biennial review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The Global Center hosted, supported, and participated in a number high-level events highlighting the positive steps taken on certain fronts in relation to the implementation of the Strategy and the impact of...
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Blue Sky IV: Clouds Dispersing?
Building on its previous analyses of the UN’s counterterrorism programs, the Global Center, with the generous support of the governments of Norway, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, has produced an independent report containing recommendations to support multilateral efforts to address terrorism and violent extremism in advance of the sixth review of...
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New York, NYGSX2017 – Innovations in Civil Society and Other Locally-Led Efforts to Prevent Violent Extremism
The Global Center, a Global Solutions Exchange (GSX) Steering Commitee member, helped to organize and participate in an all-day civil society event on the margins of the 72nd UN General Assembly. This event, marking the GSX’s first year of activity, brought dozens of civil society practitioners - many at the...
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Mission Critical or Mission Creep? Issues to Consider for the Future of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee and Its Executive Directorate
As member states are discussing the renewal of the mandate for the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), this policy brief looks at CTED’s role in light of the need to maintain and strengthen its comparative advantage in assessing member states' counterterrorism efforts while addressing existing and emerging threats of...
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New York, NYImplementing National Strategies to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism: From Plans to Action
The Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations together with the Global Center hosted an expert panel discussion at UN Headquarters in New York on experiences in the implementation of national strategies and action plans to prevent violent extremism (PVE). The event included opening remarks by Ms. Paula Risikko,...
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