International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

Beyond Tokenism: Women Leading Prevention, Justice and Policy in Counter-Terrorism (Counter-Terrorism Week Side Event) Watch the Beyond Tokenism: Women Leading Prevention, Justice and Policy in Counter-Terrorism (Counter-Terrorism Week Side Event)! Side Events

  The four terrorist groups responsible for the most deaths in 2024 were Islamic State (IS), Jamaat Nusrat Al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and al-Shabaab. Their combined influence continues to increase, with deaths attributed to these groups increasing by 11 per cent to 4,204 deaths. Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates remained the world’s deadliest terrorist group in 2024 , and is active in 23 countries, one more than in 2023. Deaths attributed to the group and its affiliates declined by ten per cent, from 1,996 to 1,805 deaths. Of the major terrorist organisations, TTP was responsible for the largest increase in deaths, which rose by 90 per cent to 558 deaths.