Country Reports on Terrorism 2012

information on remaining listings has been provided to assist in the operational
implementation of the sanctions.
The UNSC 1540 Committee. UNSCR 1977, adopted in 2011, extended the mandate of
the 1540 Committee for 10 years, reaffirming UNSCR 1540’s attention to the nonproliferation
of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. The resolution also
encouraged member states to prepare national implementation plans and urged the
Committee to strengthen its role in facilitating technical assistance for implementing
UNSCR 1540. In 2012, the 1540 Committee’s activities included participating in
outreach events to share best practices and facilitate capacity-building. The UNSC also
passed Resolution 2055 increasing the number of experts assisting the Committee to nine.
The Committee’s program of work focuses on five main areas: monitoring and national
implementation; assistance; cooperation with international organizations, including the
UNSC committees established pursuant to UNSCRs 1267 and 1373; transparency and
media outreach; and administration and resources. This includes the compilation and
general examination of information on the status of States’ implementation of UNSCR
1540, in addition to States’ efforts at outreach, dialogue, assistance and cooperation. The
United States has contributed US $4.5 million to the UN Trust Fund for Global and
Regional Disarmament to support UNSCR 1540 implementation. See Chapter 4, for
further information about The Global Challenge of Chemical, Biological, Radiological,
and Nuclear (CBRN) Terrorism.
The Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF). Since the adoption of
the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in 2006, the Task Force (UN Member States,
30 UN entities across the UN system, and Interpol), has become the focal point for UN
efforts to support implementation of the global framework. In 2012, the United States
funded a series of workshops to raise awareness of the strategy in key regions, including
a regional workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh in May. To support the implementation of the
UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia, CTITF and the UN Regional
Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) organized consultations
with regional organizations. The United States also provided voluntary funding to support
a number of CTITF programs and projects including its Integrated Assistance for
Countering Terrorism initiative in Nigeria, which seeks to enhance information sharing
and coordination of technical assistance delivery with partnering governments and the
different entities of the UN; training and capacity building of law enforcement officials
on human rights, the rule of law, and the prevention of terrorism; and a project on
targeted financial measures to counter terrorism, aimed at strengthening implementation
of the al-Qa’ida sanctions regime.
The UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). In
partnership with the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT),
UNICRI developed study sessions and technical workshops on identifying innovative
means to prevent and counter radicalization and terrorist recruitment. In 2012, UNICRI
also started an initiative focusing on prisons, with the purpose of supporting member
states in their efforts to build effective rehabilitation and disengagement programs for
violent extremists and to take steps to ensure that their prisons are not serving as breeding
grounds for radicalization. The United States worked with UNICRI and ICCT to develop
this international initiative. More than 35 countries, many multilateral organizations, and
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