International Process on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
On 7 November 2007 in New York, the government of Switzerland launched the International Process on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, in cooperation with the governments of Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, and Turkey and with the support of the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation. The focus of the International Process was to assess the overall contributions of the United Nations to the fight against terrorism and on identifying ways to make its institutions more relevant to national counterterrorism strategies and better able to support implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
The International Process involved government and non-governmental experts from different regions and disciplines and officials from the UN system and relevant regional and sub-regional bodies. It included a series of workshops taking place between late January and mid-July 2008 culminating ahead of the General Assembly’s first formal review of Strategy implementation in September 2008.
Summaries of those meetings as well as key documents including the final process document appear below.
Workshops and Relevant Documents
This compilation includes all of the key documents from the International Process on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation including the background papers, discussion questions, and summaries from each of the meetings as well as the final document and list of participants from the process. Final Document of the International Process on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, 24 July 2008, New York.
"International Process on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Final Workshop: Enhancing Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy" hosted by the government of Switzerland on 10-11 July 2008 in New York.
"Enhancing Capacity Building for the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy – Focusing Mainly on the Experiences of Southeast Asia," hosted by the government of Japan on 17-18 June 2008 in Tokyo.
"The Role of the UN in Promoting and Strengthening the Rule of Law and Good Governance in Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy," hosted by the government of Turkey on 22-23 May 2008 in Antalya.
"UN Engagement with Regional, Sub-Regional and Functional Bodies and Civil Society in Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy," hosted by the government of Slovakia on 17-18 March 2008 in Bratislava.
"Institutional Challenges in Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy," hosted by the government of Switzerland on 21 and 22 January 2008 in Zurich. |
