UNOCT

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UNOCT is the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, the UN body responsible for leading and coordinating global efforts to prevent and combat terrorism.

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UNOCT canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations office
counter-terrorism organization
abbreviation UNOCT self-link
coordinatesWith United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate
surface form: Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate

United Nations Development Programme
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
surface form: United Nations Human Rights Office

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Counter-Terrorism Committee
surface form: United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee
createdBy United Nations General Assembly
fieldOfWork counter-terrorism
international peace and security
prevention of violent extremism
focusesOn capacity-building in Member States
human-rights-compliant counter-terrorism
international cooperation against terrorism
support to national and regional counter-terrorism strategies
fullName Office of Counter-Terrorism
surface form: United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
hasProgramme border security and management in counter-terrorism context
capacity-building support to Member States on counter-terrorism
countering terrorist travel
prevention of violent extremism programmes
protection of vulnerable targets from terrorist attacks
strategic communications and counter-terrorism narratives
support for victims of terrorism
technical assistance on counter-terrorism legislation and policy
use of advanced passenger information and passenger name record data for counter-terrorism
headedBy Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism
headquartersLocation New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
inception 2017
legalBasis United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/291
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
mandate enhance coordination and coherence of United Nations counter-terrorism activities
lead and coordinate United Nations counter-terrorism efforts
promote balanced implementation of the four pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
strengthen delivery of United Nations support to Member States on counter-terrorism
support implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
officialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf United Nations Secretariat
reportsTo Secretary-General of the United Nations
surface form: United Nations Secretary-General
role chair of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact
shortName UNOCT self-link
website https://www.un.org/counterterrorism

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