UNSC Counter Terrorism Committee

The Counter Terrorism Committee was established by UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001), adopted unanimously on 28 September 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on United States. It is made of 15 UNSC members and us tasked with monitoring the implementation of Resolution 1373, which mandates the UN member states to implement certain measures to enhance their legal and institutional ability to counter terrorist activities. Some of these include – criminalize terror finance; freeze funds of terror suspects; deny financial support to terrorist groups; suppress safe havens for terrorists; share terror related information; help each other in investigation, detention, extradition and prosecution of terrorists etc.

The current head of CTC is Egypt. Kindly note that CTC does not act as a direct capacity provider for countries. Neither has it maintained a list of terrorist groups or individuals.  However, it acts as broker between those states or groups which have relevant capacities and those in need of assistance.