United Nations Multi-Year Appeal for Counter-Terrorism: Capacity-Building and Technical Assistance Programmes in Central Asia
The MYA for Counter-Terrorism
The Multi-Year Appeal for 2019-2020 marked the first time the United Nations presented a single appeal to support global, regional and national initiatives to combat terrorism and prevent violence extremism. The 2021-2022 Multi-Year Appeal consolidated initiatives from CTED, IMO, INTERPOL, IOM, OHCHR, UNDP, UNICEF, UNICRI, UNOCT, UNODC, UNRCCA and UN Women across the four Pillars of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (UNGCTS) and requested $179 million for 52 projects and programmes at the global, regional, and national levels.
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The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) concluded, on 4 March 2022, a hybrid side event on the United Nations Multi-Year Appeal for Counter-Terrorism, a unique fundraising tool that consolidates initiatives by 12 UN entities on countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism.
Organized on the margins of the High-Level International Conference on Regional Cooperation among Central Asian states on the JPoA for the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy , the event brought together representatives from Central Asian governments, regional and international organizations, and the diplomatic corps in Uzbekistan.
The side event provided a key opportunity to raise awareness on UN capacity-building and technical support in Central Asia and showcase successful counter-terrorism projects from the multi-year appeal in the region.
The hybrid event was moderated by Ms. Oguljeren (Jerena) Niyazberdiyeva, Chief of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism. She presented the new Multi-Year Appeal for 2021-2022 as an interactive digital tool that facilitates a dynamic user experience for Member States and potential donors and allows them to search by country, region, thematic priority or implementing partner.
Representatives from UNOCT and UNRCCA highlighted success stories of cooperation in Central Asia in the context of the Global Framework on UN Support on Syria / Iraq Third Country National Returnees. The organizers also presented a number of innovative programmes that donors can select through the Multi-year Appeal, e.g. the UNOCT Global Counter-Terrorism Programme on Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Threats against Vulnerable Targets.
The event was organized on the margins of the High-Level International Conference on Regional Cooperation among Central Asian States on the Joint Plan of Action (JPoA) for the Implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (UNGCTS), which took place on 3 and 4 March 2022 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.