2018 Counter-Terrorism Week
UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the opening of the High-level Conference on Counter-Terrorism. UN Photo/Mark Garten
We must fight terrorism together, with methods that do not compromise the rule of law and human rights
--UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, speaking at the end of the two-day conference marking Counter-Terrorism Week, at UN Headquarters in New York.
High-level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States
The UN Secretary-General convened the first UN High-level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States, on 28 and 29 June 2018 at United Nations Headquarters. The overarching theme for this Conference is “Strengthening international cooperation to combat the evolving threat of terrorism”. The conference aims to build a new partnership for multilateral cooperation to strengthen the international community’s counter-terrorism efforts.
Conference participants include Member States represented by Heads of Counter-Terrorism agencies, regional organisations, civil society organisations, and the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Entities.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening of the UN High-level Conference on Counter-Terrorism
28 Jun 2018 - Statement by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening of the first United Nations High-level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States.
Visit the website of the High-level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States.