EU-UN Global Terrorism Threats Facility

Type of support provided by the Facility

Three main and complementary lines of support are available through the Facility in the thematic area(s) determined by the requesting Member State:

1. The deployment of experts for advisory and mentoring support;
2. Training activities or workshops, which could be co-organized with the other capacity-building programmes of UNOCT and its partners;
3. Limited provision of light, non-lethal equipment, such as personal protective equipment or IT equipment.

Human rights and gender aspects are integrated in the support provided by the Facility in ways that are context-specific and comprehensive from design to implementation and assessment. The Facility operates in accordance with the United Nations Human Rights Due Diligence Policy on Support to Non-United Nations Security Forces (HRDDP) and internal UNOCT guidance, including on gender mainstreaming.

Steps to obtain assistance from the Facility

Activities and Events

Engagement with Member States

Iraq	The Facility, in coordination with the UNOCT Global Programme on Prosecution, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (PRR), provides technical assistance to the Iraqi authorities in charge of registering adult Iraqi citizens seeking voluntary repatriation from Al Hol camp in Northeast Syria.
Kenya	The Facility, together with UNOCT’s Global Programme on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism conducive to terrorism (PCVE), is providing advice and mentoring for the elaboration of a monitoring and evaluation solution for the national PCVE strategy and the development of PCVE strategic communication campaigns. Separately, the Facility is supporting Kenya’s National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) to responsibly use Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) in the implementation of its mandate.
Kyrgyzstan	The Facility, in coordination with the CT TECH initiative implemented by UNOCT and INTERPOL, and in collaboration with the Law Enforcement In Central Asia (LEICA) Project, is providing advice, mentoring, training and equipment to strengthen the capacities of Kyrgyzstan to make proper and effective use of digital forensics in the investigation and prosecution of counter-terrorism related cases, in line with the rule of law and human rights.
Malawi	The Facility, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, is providing technical advice to the Law Commission of Malawi for the drafting of a new, comprehensive anti-terrorism bill. Together with UNOCT’s Global Fusion Cells programme, the Facility is facilitating an exchange of experience between Malawi and other African Member States to help inform reflection towards strengthening its national interagency coordination for preventing and countering terrorism.
Tajikistan	The Facility, in coordination with UNOCT’s Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Use of Weapons, is providing non-lethal equipment and training to relevant national authorities in Tajikistan to prevent trafficking in radiological and nuclear materials at the border with Afghanistan.
Togo	The Facility, together with UNOCT’s Global Programme for the Protection of Vulnerable Targets (PVT), is advising in the development of a risk-based protection and intervention plan for a vulnerable target selected by Togo and raising awareness of good practices on public-private partnerships and protection against terrorist use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Separately, the Facility is providing mentoring, non-lethal equipment, and training to enhance the protection of the local population against the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Uganda	The Facility, in coordination with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is providing advice, mentoring, and training to the Uganda Police Force and Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in strengthening national coordination and capacities to investigate and prosecute terrorism-related cases.