United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee

Why in the News?

Recently, India hosted United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in Mumbai and New Delhi.

Key Points:

It adopted the Delhi Declaration — on countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes.

This was the first such meeting of the UNSC-CTC in India since its establishment in 2001.
Theme: Countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes.

About Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC):

It was established by the UN Security Council resolution in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks in the US.
The Committee comprises all 15 Security Council members.
- Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly.

It adopted the “Delhi Declaration” listing the Council’s priorities in combating the challenge of terrorism and terror financing.
Emphasized the need for respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The Committee emphasised the need to continue cooperation with the private sector and civil society for more effective means to counter the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes.
It also decided to work on recommendations on the three themes of the special meeting, namely
- ‘Countering Terrorist Exploitation of ICT and Emerging Technologies,
- ‘Threats and opportunities related to new payment technologies and fundraising methods’ and
- ‘Threats posed by the misuse of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by terrorists’.