International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

   The side event aims to highlight the crucial role of national parliaments and international parliamentary assemblies in countering terrorism in an era of unprecedented technological evolution. Such cooperation is situated within the broader framework of multilateral, multi-stakeholder, and multi-level governance, as well as comprehensive strategies grounded in respect for human rights and international law. The side event will examine how diverging approaches to technological sovereignty, together with fragmented legal and policy frameworks, may impede strategic goals and outcomes aimed at strengthening regional and global instruments for countering terrorist narratives and activities, both online and offline. The side event will also seek to deliver a clear and decisive message: as the Secretary-General of the United Nations has repeatedly stressed, only effective multilateral governance can ensure that technologies are used for the collective benefit of humanity. Expected...

The event will discuss and identify strategic priorities for Member States in adapting counter-terrorism policies and cooperation frameworks to the opportunities and risks posed by Artificial Intelligence and will share successes and lesson learned from the UNOCT and UNICRI led initiatives, such as CT TECH+ and AI POL. Artificial Intelligence is increasingly an operational reality in the field of counter-terrorism, reshaping both the threat landscape and the operational practice of counter-terrorism. To examine how AI continues to reshape counter-terrorism institutions, decision making, and operational realities at the national and international level, including with regard to its responsible use, on 1 July 2006 the European Union, India, Japan and the United Arab Emirates in cooperation with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute is organizing a side event "AI and the Future of Counter-Terrorism: ...