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“Launch of UNOCT Connect & Learn Platform”
on the margins of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
1 October 2021 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. EDT
(New York time) PROGRAMME
Friday, 1 October 2021
10.00-10.05 Opening Remarks
▪ Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
10.05-10.10 Welcoming Remarks
▪ His Excellency Hyun Cho, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
10.10-10.15 Video Demonstration of the Connect & Learn Platform. Two Components: eLearning &
Communities of Practice
▪ Ms. Eileen Zechmeister, Special Projects and Innovation Branch, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
10.15-10.35 Case Studies of UNOCT Programmatic Work
Moderator: Mr. Mauro Miedico, Deputy Director, UNOCT/UNCCT; Chief of Special Projects and Innovation Branch, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
1. CT Travel Programme
▪ API and PNR Basics
▪ CT Travel Online Training Course
o Ms. Christine Bradley, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) 2. PCVE Programme
▪ Strategic Communications for PCVE
▪ Youth Engagement and Empowerment
o Ms. Sian Hutchinson, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) 3. Global Sports Programme
▪ Community of Experts
▪ National Focal Points – PVE and Security Communities
o Mr. Valerio de Divitiis, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) 10.35-10.40 Video Content Demonstration (Pilot programmes in progress)
1. Towards a comprehensive implementation of UN GCTS in Central Asia 2. Countering WMD/CBRN Terrorism
3. Cybersecurity & New Technologies 4. Civil Society Organizations
5. Gender & Identities
2 6. Vulnerable Targets
7. Fusion Cells 8. Doha Hub
9. Programme Office in Rabat 10. Global Sports Programme 11. Countering Terrorist Travel 12. Global PCVE Programme
10.40-11.15 Innovative & Engaging Platform involving a ‘Whole-of-Society’ Approach
Moderator: Dr. Jehangir Khan, Director, United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) 1. Representative from the Public Sector
o Mr. Graham Ellis, former London Fire Brigade 2. Representative from CSOs
o Ms. Yfat Barak, World Jewish Congress (WJC) o Mr. Hussein Khalid, Executive Director of HAKI Africa o Ms. Robyn Scott, Co-Founder and CEO, Apolitical 3. Representative from the Private Sector
o Mr. Gary Fowler, Founder and CEO, GSD Venture Studios 4. Representative from Academic institutions
o Dr. Christina Schori Liang, Head, Terrorism and PVE, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
11.15-11.25 UNOCT Connect and Learn Platform: Q&A Session
Moderator: Mr. Mauro Miedico, Deputy Director, UNOCT/UNCCT; Chief of Special Projects and Innovation Branch, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
11.25-11.30 Closing Remarks
▪ Dr. Jehangir Khan, Director, United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT)
