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Strengthening Cooperation Against International Terrorism Organization for Security and United Nations Security Council Co-operation in Europe Counter-Terrorism Committee STRENGTHENING COOPERATION AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM Proceedings of the Vienna 2004 Follow-Up Meeting to the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Special Meeting of 6 March 2003 on Strengthening Practical Cooperation against International Terrorism between Regional and International Organizations Hosted by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Vienna, Austria 11-12 March 2004 United Nations New York, 2005 Disclaimer: This book has not been edited according to standard UN and OSCE-guidelines. The Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention became the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on 1 October 2004. (For more information please go to: http://www.unodc.org ) The designations employed, and the presentation of the material, in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Contents Page Preface, by Ambassador Javier Rupérez, Executive Director of the Counter Terrorism Committee of the Security Council……………………………………………………………….. 1 11 March 2004 – Contributions of Day I……………………………………… 3 Welcoming Address, by Ambassador Ivo Petrov, Chairman of the Permanent Council for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Chairmanship-in- Office …………………………………………………………………………………….……….. 5 Opening Statement, by Jan Kubiš, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Security and Co- operation in Europe…………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Opening Statement, by Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime…………………………………………………………………………………... 9 Opening Statement, by Ambassador Inocencio Arias, Chairman, Counter-Terrorism Committee of the Security Council……………………………………………………………………………. 12 11 March 2004 - Session I Current and Emerging Threats - Global Terrorism Concerns: Man Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS)……………………………………………... 13-22 Presentation on Man Portable Air Defence Systems and the Threat to International Aviation Security, by Dominique R. Antonini, Chief, Aviation Security Section, International Civil Aviation Organization…………………………………………………………………………….. 15 Presentation on behalf of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe concerning Man Portable Air Defence Systems by Brian Woo, Head, OSCE Action Against Terrorism Unit………………………………………………………………………………………………... 17 Presentation on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Forum for Security Cooperation Work on Stockpile and Export Controls for Man Portable Air Defence Systems, by Sergi Valdes, Chairman of the Forum for Security Cooperation……………………………… 19 Presentation on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Efforts to Counter the Threat of Man Portable Air Defense Systems, by Susan Pond, Head of the Partnership for Peace and Cooperation Programs Section, Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, NATO……………………………………………………………………………………………... 21 11 March 2004 - Session II Terrorism: Criminal Nexus……………………………………………………………………... 23-31 Presentation on the Link between Terrorism and Crime - Non-Banking Finance, by Boris Aleksandrovich Mylnikov, Head of the Commonwealth of Independent States’ Anti-Terrorism Centre………………………………………………………………………………….. 25 iii Page Presentation on the Counterterrorism Action Group-8 Efforts to Combat Terrorist Financing, by Celina Realuyo, Director of Counterterrorism Finance Programs, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, United States Department of State……………………………………………. 28 Presentation on the Financial Action Task Force Standards Related to Non-Banking Conduits for Terrorist Financing by Vincent Schmoll Principal Administrator, Financial Action Task Force Secretariat………………………………………………………………….…………………. 30 11 March 2004 - Session III Narco Terrorism…………………………………………………………….…………………… 33-38 Presentation on Terrorism and Drug Trafficking, by Kevin Newmeyer, Program Director, Inter- American Committee Against Terrorism………….……………………………………………… 35 Presentation on Narco-Terrorism – A View from the Field, by Richard Will, Regional Law Enforcement Adviser, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Pakistan……………………………………………………………………………………….…… 38 12 March 2004 – Contributions of Day II…………………………………….. 41-45 Welcoming address, by Ambassador Inocencio Arias, Chairman, Counter-Terrorism Committee of the Security Council……………………………………………………………………………. 43 Statement on the Occasion of Terrorist Attacks in Spain, by Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime…….………………………………….…… 43 Opening Statement, by Antonio Maria-Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime…………………………………………………………………………………... 44 12 March 2004 – Session I Preventing the Financing of Terrorism………………………………………………………… 47-63 Presentation on the Partnership Activities concerning Preventing the Financing of Terrorism, by Timothy Lemay, Officer in Charge of the Global Programme against Money Laundering (GPML), part of the United Nations Office for Drug Control & Crime Prevention……………………………….………………………………………………………… 49 Presentation on International Efforts to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism: The Role of the OSCE, by Marc Baltes, Deputy Co-ordinator of OSCE, Economics and Environmental Activities……………………………………………………………………... 52 Presentation on the Progress Made by the FATF in Developing and Implementing International Standard in the Fight against Terrorist Financing, by Vincent Schmoll, Principal Administrator, Financial Action Task Force Secretariat………………………………………………………….. 54 Presentation on Technical Assistance under the IMF’s Countering Terrorist Financing Program, by Peter Csonka, Senior Counsel Legal Department, International Monetary Fund……………... 56 Presentation on Behalf of the European Union, by Patricia O’Grady, Chair of the European Union’s CounterTerrorism Group (COTER)……………………………………………………... 60 iv Page 12 March 2004 - Session II Ratification and Implementation of the Twelve Universal Anti-Terrorism Instruments…………………………………………………….………………………………… 65-83 Presentation on Behalf of the Council of Europe, by Guy De Vel, Director General of Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe……………………………………… 67 Presentation on Behalf of the Commonwealth Secretariat, by Kimberly Prost, Head, Criminal Law Section, Deputy Director, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat…………………………………………………………………………………………. 71 Presentation on the Increase in the Number of Ratifications of United Nations Anti-Terrorism Conventions since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, by Joël Sollier, Expert Advisor to the United Nations Counter Terrorism Committee…………………………………………………………………………………….…... 74 Presentation on the Technical Assistance Delivered by Terrorism Prevention Branch, by Walter Gehr, Project Coordinator, TPB/UNODC………………………………………………………… 81 12 March 2004 - Session III Border Management Issues……………………………………………………………………... 85-104 Presentation on Behalf of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe by Lamberto Zannier, Director, Conflict Prevention Centre, Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe……………………………………………………………………………….. 87 Presentation on World Custom Organization’s Security Related Activities, by Rainer Mellwig, Deputy Director of Compliance, World Custom Organization…………………………………… 90 Presentation on Border Controls Issues and the Organization of American States – Inter- American Committee Against Terrorism Perspective, by Kevin Newmeyer, Program Director, Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism…………………………………….……………... 93 Presentation on Interpol’s Anti-terrorism, Border Control Efforts, by Robert Boylan Technical Advisor, Legal Counsel’s Office, International Criminal Police Organization………………………………………………………….…………………………… 96 Presentation on the International Organization for Migration’s Efforts in the Area of Combating Terrorism and its Support of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, by Charles Harns, Head, Technical Co-operation Service, Migration Management Service, International Organization for Migration………………………………………………………………………... 99 12 March 2004 - Session IV Coordination between International, Regional, and Sub-regional Organizations…………... 105-130 Presentation on the Counter-Terrorism Committee’s role dealing with International, Regional, Sub-regional Organizations, by Curtis A. Ward, Expert Liaison Officer, Counter-Terrorism Committee………………………………………………………………………………………… 107 Presentation on Terrorism-Criminal Nexus, by Harjit Sandhu, Expert, Action against Terrorism Unit (ATU), OSCE……………………………………….……………………….………………. 110 Presentation on Prospects for Enhancing Future Coordination & Cooperation among International, Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations, and the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), by Ahmed Seif El-Dawla, Expert Advisor Counter-Terrorism Committee………………. 123 v Page Presentation on the Continued Coordination among International, Regional, and Sub-Regional Organizations to Combat Terrorism, by Brian Woo, Head, Action-Against Terrorism Unit, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe…………………………………………… 128 Presentation on the Operational Aspects of Coordinating Among Organizations and Member States, Problems They
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