EU-UN Global Terrorism Threats Facility

A partnership between the European Union and the United Nations

The EU-UN Global Terrorism Threats Facility was established in April 2022 in co-operation with and funded by the European Union to enable the United Nations to provide rapid and flexible support to Member States facing an urgent or evolving terrorist threat or situation.

The Facility helps Member States increase their capacities to detect, prevent, counter, respond to and investigate terrorist threats while ensuring respect for international law, including human rights law, international humanitarian law and refugee law, in line with the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and requirements from relevant Security Council resolutions.

The Facility is managed by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and is located in Brussels (Belgium), Nairobi (Kenya), and Rabat (Morocco), with the UNOCT Programme Office for Counter-Terrorism and Training in Africa. The United Nations Office for Project Services provides logistical support to the Facility.

Tailored and coordinated technical assistance

The Facility has a global implementation scope and delivers support according to two principles: based on official requests from a Member State, and in coordination with other support from the United Nations and the European Union.

Member States are encouraged to base their requests for support on the recommendations from the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) to improve their implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions. These recommendations results from the assessments conducted, on the Committee��s behalf, by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), which is a key partner of UNOCT and member of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact.

The Facility operates in coordination with other programmes and projects of the United Nations and the European Union on preventing and countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism in order to create synergies and maximize impact. This includes engagement with the UN Resident Coordinators, UN Country Teams, and the network of counter-terrorism experts in EU Delegations.

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:

The deployment of experts for advisory and mentoring support;
Training activities or workshops, which could be co-organized with the other capacity-building programmes of UNOCT and its partners;
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

February 2026	The EU-UN Global Terrorism Threats Facility: An innovative mechanism for targeted and bespoke technical assistance [Webstory]
January 2026	Strengthening Women��s Participation and Leadership in Counter-Terrorism Workshop [Webstory]
December 2025	Support to Iraq��s efforts to reintegrate its nationals returned from Al-Hol Camp [Webstory]
December 2025	EU-UN Global Terrorism Threats Facility organizes first in a series of study visits for Nigeria��s National Counter-Terrorism Centre \| Office of Counter-Terrorism [Webstory ][]
October 2025	Protecting civilians from the risks of Improvised Explosive Devices [Webstory: EN] []
October 2025	Strengthening the Capacities in Digital Forensics and Protection of Vulnerable Targets in Kyrgyz Republic [Webstory]
September 2025	Kenya��s Trainers and Investigators gathered in Nairobi to design a CT Course for the National Criminal Investigations Academy []
August 2025	Malawi��s Special Law Commission Visits Kenya��s NCTC to draw lessons from Kenya��s legislative and institutional approaches to preventing and countering terrorism []
July 2025	Kyrgyz Officials Study Germany's Approach on Critical Infrastructure Protection in UNOCT-Facilitated Exchange [Webstory]
June 2025	Ugandan Police Officers participate in a Training on Human Rights and Gender Equality in Counter-Terrorism [Webstory]
May 2025	UNOCT Supports Kyrgyzstan in Strengthening the Protection of Critical Infrastructure [Webstory] []
March 2025	Supporting public consultations for the development of the counter-terrorism legislation in Malawi [Press release- ]
January 2025	Supporting Iraq in the Registration of its Nationals Seeking Voluntary Repatriation from Al-Hol Camp [Webstory] []
December 2024	Strengthening Kyrgyzstan��s Resilience Against Terrorism: Presentation of National Roadmap and Capacity Building Workshop [Webstory] []
October 2024	Hand-over of radiation detection equipment and training on radiological and nuclear security for Border Troops of Tajikistan [Webstory] []
October 2024	One-week Training-of-Trainers course for 14 Ugandan counter-terrorism investigators and prosecutors [Webstory] []
June 2024	The EU-UN Global Terrorism Threats Facility organized a two-week training-of-trainers for Kyrgyzstan [Webstory] []
May 2024	Intensive, joint training course for counter-terrorism investigators and prosecutors in Uganda [Webstory] []
April 2024	Learning from the experience of other African Member States: study visits for Malawi on inter-agency coordination to prevent and counter terrorism [Webstory]
April 2024	Start of Assistance to the Ministry of Justice of Kyrgyzstan []
April 2024	Counter-Terrorism Tabletop Exercise in Uganda
January 2024	Workshop on Vulnerable Targets Protection and Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Togo [Webstory] []
September 2023	5-Day Mentorship Support on Vulnerable Targets in Togo []
April 2022	Launch of the Facility

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, repatriating and reintegrating adult Iraqi citizens seeking voluntary repatriation from Al Hol camp in Northeast Syria.
Kenya	In cooperation with relevant UNOCT Global Programmes, the Facility is supporting Kenya to strengthen PCVE implementation and counter-terrorism capacities through advisory and mentoring assistance on monitoring and evaluation frameworks and strategic communications, support for the responsible use of open-source intelligence, and the development of the country��s first counter-terrorism investigations course.
Kyrgyzstan	The Facility assisted the Kyrgyz Republic in making proper and effective use of digital forensic information in terrorism-related cases, with the provision of advisory and mentoring services, targeted training, and digital forensics and analytical equipment. It is also assisting the Kyrgyz Republic in improving the protection of vulnerable targets and critical infrastructures.
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.
Maldives	The Facility is providing advice, mentoring, training and non-lethal equipment to the Maldivian Police Force and judicial institutions to strengthen national coordination and investigative, prosecutorial, and adjudicative capacities in terrorism-related cases.
Nigeria	The Facility is providing procedural support and technical advice to Nigeria's National Counter Terrorism Centre in leading the revision of Nigeria's National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST) and in exchanging best practices with other counter-terrorism centres in Africa and in the Middle East.
Somalia	The Facility, in collaboration with UNTMIS, is providing advice, mentoring, and training to the Somali Police Force's Federal Darwish in strengthening its command, control and coordination capacities to conduct counter-terrorism operations.
Tajikistan	The Facility, in cooperation with the UNOCT Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Use of Weapons, is supporting Tajikistan in strengthening border security against the trafficking of radiological and nuclear materials along the border with Afghanistan. The Facility is also strengthening the capacities for the effective use of digital forensics in terrorism-related investigations and prosecutions. Support from the Facility includes advisory and mentoring services, specialized equipment, and human rights-compliant, gender-sensitive, bespoke training.
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.
Uzbekistan	In cooperation with the UNOCT PCVE Programme, the Facility is supporting Uzbekistan to strengthen whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches to preventing and countering violent extremism conducive to terrorism, with a focus on strategic planning, institutional coordination, strategic communications, and analytical capacities.