BORDER SECURITY REPORT webinar in partnership with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT)

Wednesday 30th September

9.30am EST / 2.30pm UK / 3.30pm CET

 

The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre within the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, under the framework of its global Border Security Management (BSM) Programme, supports Member States in strengthening border security and management capacities to counter terrorism and stemming the flow of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) across land, air, and maritime borders, as well as preventing the cross-border movement of illicit cargo and related transnational crimes, including through enhanced inter-agency and international cooperation.

 

This webinar, focusing on ‘Border Challenges in the Sahel Region in the Context of Counter-Terrorism and Related Transnational Organized Crime’, aims to virtually delve into the region-specific context and explore threat landscapes, border security and management challenges, and discuss response measures and mechanisms related to countering terrorism and transnational organized crime. The virtual discussions will include presentations from key experts from the region, as well as incorporating the international perspective, and will touch on current threats and the evolving terrorism landscape, the nexus between transnational organized crime and terrorism, main gaps and challenges for border management, and the need for border security strategies, plans of action, and processes that incorporate counter-terrorism components as well as crisis and risk management mechanisms within the current global pandemic context. 

 

The webinar will bring together counter-terrorism coordinators, border and law enforcement experts and practitioners from national governments, as well as international experts from the private sector, civil society, academia, and other relevant international, regional and sub-regional organizations to share their experience and ideas for addressing the existing challenges.

 

 

PROGRAMME

OPENING REMARKS: Mr. Ulrik Ahnfeldt-Mollerup, Chief, Countering Terrorism Section, United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNOCT-UNCCT) 

MODERATOR: Ms. Christine Bradley, Programme Manager, United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNOCT-UNCCT)

SESSION 1: REGIONAL THREAT LANDSCAPE

- Mr. Marc Vaillant, Regional Programme Coordinator for West Africa, United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism - United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNOCT-UNCCT), Mauritania 

- Mr. Ludovic-Henry D'Hoore, Regional Coordinator for West and Central Africa, Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

SESSION 2: BORDER SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES 

- Ms. Sophie Hoffmann, Programme Manager, Immigration and Border Management Unit (IBM), International Organization for Migrations (IOM) Niger 

- Mr. Baptiste Amieux, Regional Thematic Specialist, Immigration and Border Management Unit (IBM), International Organization for Migrations (IOM)

- Mr. Rocco Messina, Head, Border Security and Management Unit (BSM), United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism - United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNOCT-UNCCT)

SESSION 3: GLOBAL, REGIONAL, SUB-REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RESPONSE MEASURES

- Mr. Ahmed Mohamed, Border Security Expert, Counter-Terrorism Directorate, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)

- Mr. Badreddine El Harti, Principal Security Sector Reform (SSR) and Rule of Law (RoL) Adviser, Office of the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Burkina Faso  

 

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