1. Cooperation between CTC/CTED and UNODC/TPB on Implementing the Legal Regime against Terrorism Briefing by Cecilia Ruthström-Ruin Deputy Director of the Division for Treaty Affairs and Chief of the Terrorism Prevention Branch New York 30 April 2009

2. Technical Assistance by TPB
Based on: GA resolutions (63/129 and 63/175),
including the UN Global C-T Strategy (60/288)
Guided by: Security Council Resolutions
Assistance to countries, upon request:
For the ratification and incorporation into national legislation
of the 16 international legal instruments related to terrorism
For strengthening the capacity of national criminal justice systems
to implement these instruments in full conformity with RoL

3. 2003 – 2009: Global reach Activities January 2003- April 2009
January-December 2008
Total of Member States assisted
164
129
Total of Member States provided with legislative drafting assistance 77 45
Number of regional and sub-regional workshops 66 16
Number of criminal justice officials trained
8,150
1,600

4. Technical assistance tools and publications
A dozen technical assistance tools and substantive publications, including
Legislative database (
Legislative guide to the universal anti-terrorism
conventions and protocols
Model legislative provisions against terrorism
Handbook on criminal justice responses to terrorism
Under preparation:
Digest of terrorism cases for legal practitioners
Manual on international judicial co-operation in terrorist cases
International legal framework for combating nuclear terrorism
Frequently asked questions to international law aspects relating to counter-terrorism
Analytical studies on anti-terrorism legislation in different regions

5. TPB Field-based experts\

6. PARTNERSHIPS European Union Organization Internationale
de la Francophonie
OSCE
African Union
ASEAN
Organization of the
Islamic Conference
Southern African
Development Community
Commonwealth
Secretariat
League of Arab States
ECOWAS
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Intergovernmental Authority
on Development
Organization for American States

7. Delivering as “One UN” 7

8. Working with the Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate
Distinct functions, complementary and mutually supportive
UNODC/TPB:
Functions:
Technical Assistance Delivery
including:
- Legal Assessments
- Reporting Assistance
CTC/CTED:
Functions:
Normative
Policy
Monitoring
Technical Assistance Facilitation

9. 2003 – 2009: Results and Outcomes
New ratifications by TPB-assisted countries
482
New/revised CT legislation by TPB-assisted countries 62
23 adopted
39 drafting completed
Enhanced CT legal implementation capacity through trained officials
More than 120 countries

10. Enhanced ratification assistance
Way forward
Enhanced ratification assistance
Enhanced assistance for legislative implementation
Enhanced assistance for capacity building – new approaches

11. Way forward (continued)
In-depth tailor-made country focused assistance
Enhanced thematic specialisation
Cross-cutting approach

12. TPB Online training course

13. Addressing cross-cutting issues of crime, drugs and terrorism prevention
Specialised services
for strengthening
the legal regime
against terrorism
TPB mandates
Services for addressing
cross-cutting issues – UNODC mandates +
Criminal
Justice
Reform
AML/
CFT
Combating
Organised
Crime
and illicit
drug
trafficking
Preventing
Corruption
Emerging
Treats
(identity-
Related
crime/ cyber
Crime)
Internat.
Coop. In
Criminal
Matters

14. Further strengthening of cooperation between UNODC/TPB and CTC/CTED
Enhanced substantive collaboration by CTC/CTED in support of TA delivery (including among the respective regional teams and the respective substantive teams of UNODC and CTED)
Enhanced support by UNODC/TPB to promote the common strategy for non reporting/ late-reporting States of the 3 SC Committees
Joint action within the CTITF, in particular the I-ACT initiative

15. Securing continued support by Member States Funding & Implementation Overview
US$ million
TPB Donors:
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Colombia
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Japan
Liechtenstein
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey UK
USA

16. 2009: Funding Requirements
2008 funding carried over to 2009 (activities in initial months):
$5 million
Estimated 2009 expenditures/requirements:
$10 million
New contributions required for 2009 expenditures:
2009 funding for 2010 activities in initial months:
Total 2009 new contributions/funding required:

17. For information, please contact:
UNODC HQ UNODC New York Liaison Office
Tel: (TPB) Tel: (Andrea Treso)
Fax: Fax:
Web: