The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) was established by UN Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), which was adopted unanimously on 28 September 2001 in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks in the United States.
The Committee, comprising all 15 Security Council members, was tasked with monitoring implementation of resolution 1373 (2001), which requested countries to implement a number of measures intended to enhance their legal and institutional ability to counter terrorist activities at home, in their regions and around the world, 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.
Cooperate with other governments in the investigation, detection, arrest, extradition and prosecution of those involved in such acts; and
The resolution also calls on States to become parties, as soon as possible, to the relevant international counter-terrorism legal instruments.
In September 2005, the Security Council adopted resolution 1624 (2005) on incitement to commit acts of terrorism, calling on UN Member States to prohibit it by law, prevent such conduct and deny safe haven to anyone “with respect to whom there is credible and relevant information giving serious reasons for considering that they have been guilty of such conduct.” The resolution also called on States to continue international efforts to enhance dialogue and broaden understanding among civilizations.
The Security Council directed the CTC to include resolution 1624 (2005) in its ongoing dialogue with countries on their efforts to counter terrorism.
Since 1 January 2016, Chair of CTC is H.E. Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations. To know more, click the source: https://www.un.org/sc/ctc/about-us/#CTED
