UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate visits Sri Lanka

Wednesday, 29 October 2014 00:10 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) has begun a three-day focused country visit to Sri Lanka. As requested by the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), the visit has three main objectives: To assess Sri Lanka’s

implementation of the provisions of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), including the ratification and implementation of international instruments against terrorism as well as international cooperation in these matters, and to make relevant recommendations concerning steps that Sri Lanka should take in this regard; to recommend areas in which Sri Lanka would eventually benefit from receiving technical assistance; and to address measures put in place by Sri Lanka to implement Security Council resolution 1624 (2005). The head of the delegation is Assistant Secretary-General Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director of CTED. Members of the delegation include counter-terrorism experts from CTED focusing on legislation, law enforcement, and countering violent extremism, as well as representatives of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and INTERPOL.