1. Briefing to Member States
18 July 2012

2. Agenda Overview of the Working Group
An introduction to the Compendium of Border Control Instruments, Standards and Recommended Practices Related to Counter-Terrorism
Future activities 2

3. 1
The Working Group

4. The Working Group was established to help Member States strengthen their border-management and border-control systems
Mandate drawn from the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Pillar II, paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 8, 13 to 16
Pillar III, paragraphs 2, 4 and 11 to 13 4
Background

5. Membership Co-Chairs CTED; INTERPOL; WCO Core Members
1267/1989 Monitoring Team; 1540 Committee Expert Group; ICAO; IMO; IOM; OHCHR; UNICRI; UNODA; UNODC; UNHCR (observer)
Other Members
DPKO; OLA
Membership

6. Aims and objectives Overall Aim
Enhance international, regional and national policy and practice relating to border management in the context of countering terrorism
Objectives
Enhance coordination between United Nations and other relevant agencies on border security in relation to institutional development and technical assistance matters
Provide tailored advice and assistance to Member States in their efforts to implement a comprehensive and coordinated border management approach to safeguard against terrorist crimes and related offences
Identify, prioritize and address key gaps in Member States’ laws, institutions and practical measures on border-related matters

7. Themes & subthemes There are 9 major themes:
Each has a # of subthemes:
For example, under Movement and processing of goods, a few of the sub-themes are:
Mobility and processing of people
Integrity and security of document issuing process
Movement of cash and other bearer negotiable instruments
Movement and processing of goods
Movement of small arms, light weapons, ammunition, explosives & CBRN
Maritime security
Aviation security
Early warning and alert systems
Control of the open border
International conventions, standards and recommended practices
Cargo processing (e.g. automation, electronic information, I&I, risk assessment, technology, non-intrusive inspection)
Prevention, detection and response of related offences
Cooperation, coordination and information exchange
Private sector
Anti-corruption measures 7

9. Activities and Outputs
Initial planning and organization of coordination meetings
Compendium of Border Control Instruments, Standards and Recommended Practices Related to Counter-Terrorism
Framework for a coordinated border management approach
Regional workshops to promote coordinated border management

10. 2
The Compendium

11. The Compendium
A unique, online point of reference for Member States to find reference guidance on implementation of legal, institutional and practical border-control measures to counter terrorism.
Fully recognizes the national sovereignty of Member States when implementing border management initiatives to counter terrorism.
Contains nearly 300 resources from nearly a dozen UN entities whose work encompasses one or more themes/aspects of border security.
Advantages:
Allows States to search for resources according to their needs
User friendly interface
Saves paper but also includes print functionality
Ongoing updates will be immediately accessible online

12. Producing the Compendium
Consensus based approach
Inaugural meeting
300 resources collected from contributing entities
User-friendly, flexible and searchable database produced
Review of compendium conducted during second meeting
Revised resources solicited and inputted into the database
Final review conducted
Publication

13. What does the Compendium contain?
There are 6 types of resources:
Legal instruments
International standards
Recommended Practices
Guidance material
Training document
Technology 13

14. Resource structure Each resource consists of:
Resources are sorted and searchable by:
Title
Theme and sub-theme
Originating organization
Indication of resource type (i.e. int. standard)
A specific reference (i.e. “chapter 3”)
Direct URL link to the relevant document or contact information (as applicable)
Theme
Sub-theme
Organization
Title
Resource type 14

16. Live demonstration Navigation to the Compendium
Search by theme & sub-theme
Search by organization
Print function

17. Outcomes Consolidation of available relevant resources
Easily accessible through a user-friendly searchable database providing direct links to the relevant material
Increased awareness and understanding of legal frameworks, institutional structures and recommended practices
Improved sharing of information and knowledge on codes and practices
Expanded international cooperation and networking among experts

18. Future development of the Compendium
Regular updates from contributing Working Group entities
Expansion of resources to include relevant material from regional and subregional organizations
Development of required resources for the theme: control of the open border
Improvement of the Compendium following feedback from Member States
Further promotion of the Compendium

19. 3
Future activities

20. Framework for coordinated border management
A coherent and adaptable framework of a coordinated border management approach
To be developed by Working Group entities in consultation with various Member States
Takes into account the obligations and responsibilities of a number of concerned border control agencies and requirements
Will serve as additional guidance to Member States

22. Framework - key outcomes
Member States gain enhanced abilities to cross-reference information, integrate the necessary human and technological capacities and improve the legal, institutional and practical mechanisms to protect their borders.
UN and international border control entities launch joint initiatives that are more coherent and sensitive to competing obligations and responsibilities in order to assist Member States develop a more effective border management system.

23. Framework - next steps Statement of principles and concept note
Detailed plan for development
Consultations with Member States
Detailed timetable
Resource plan
Preparation and completion of framework

24. Regional workshops
Overall aim to engage directly with Member States’ border-control agencies, with a view to further discussing and promoting the template and compendium and promote a comprehensive and coordinated approach to counter-terrorism-related border management
Six workshops proposed :
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Middle East/Persian Gulf
East Africa and South East Africa
North Africa/Sahel
Caribbean and Latin America

25. Regional workshops – key outcomes
Discussion and promotion of Compendium and Template
Identification of regional challenges and priorities
Opportunity to further assess relevant vulnerabilities of current border management systems
Identification of approaches to mitigate relevant risks and adopt mechanisms for measuring progress
Development of sustained dialogue between national and regional agencies and CTITF entities
Eventual facilitation of technical assistance and capacity building approaches
Improved implementation of border controls related to counter-terrorism as required by a number of Security Council resolutions and the Global Strategy

26. Thank you
Questions

27. A
How to access and use the Compendium

28. Step 1: Accessing the database
There will be links to the database from
The CTITF Working Group on Border Management Homepage:
The CTC/CTED Website
Contributing organizations have agreed to link to it from their websites. 28

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30. Step 2: Start database homepage30

31. Step 3: Browse by theme > Aviation security.31

32. Step 4: A list of all resources in “Aviation Security” are displayed.32

33. Step 5: Select a resource
Step 5: Select a resource. A pop-up window showing the resource will then appear.

34. B
Screenshots

35. Navigating to the Compendium

36. Navigating to the Compendium

37. Navigating to the Compendium

38. Navigating to the Compendium

39. Compendium Homepage

40. Searching by theme

41. Searching by theme

42. Searching by theme

43. Searching by theme

44. Searching by theme

45. Searching by theme

46. Searching by organization

47. Searching by organization

48. Searching by organization

49. Searching by organization

50. Searching by organization

51. Print function

52. Print function

53. Print function

54. Print function