United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism

United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
AbbreviationUNOCT
Formation15 June 2017
TypeSecretariat office
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersHeadquarters of the United Nations, New York City, New York, United States
Head
Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov
Websiteun.org/counterterrorism/

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) is an office of the United Nations Secretariat that is responsible for promoting international cooperation in counterterrorism efforts, examining the causes and effects of terrorism and violent extremism, and organizing efforts to prevent terrorism and extremism. It was established in 2017 in a resolution approved by the UN General Assembly.

Under the UNOCT are the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) and the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT).

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