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Some of the participants during Sunday's virtual meeting of theÌýUN Counter-Terrorism Centre advisory board are shown in this computer screenshot. (Supplied)
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Updated 22 June 2020

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ chairs UN counter-terrorism meeting

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ chairs UN counter-terrorism meeting

NEW YORK:ÌýAbdallah Al-Mouallimi, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s permanent representative to the UN, on Sunday chaired the 20th meeting — held virtually — of the advisory board of the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT).

The meeting discussed the 2019 annual report and the report on UNCCT's most important projects during the first quarter of 2020.

It reviewed the programs of UNCCT, “supporting member states in the prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals suspected or convicted of committing terrorist acts, including foreign terrorist fighters and their families.â€

The meeting also watched a presentation on UNCCT’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The meeting was attended by the undersecretary-general of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), Vladimir Voronkov, the director of UNCCT, Jehangir Khan, and a Saudi delegation.

The advisory board is formed by 21 member states. along with the EU as a guest member, and is chaired by ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ. The board provides advice to UNCCT, which was established with the help and support of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ.

The centre updates the advisory board on the progress in the implementation of its programs and projects on a quarterly basis.

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