![]() More States are populating the INTERPOL Counter-Terrorism Criminal Analysis File (CT CAF). Examples include some States having integrated the INTERPOL I-24/7 police information network into their national systems and extended access to the network beyond the National Central Bureaus to other national law enforcement entities, including frontline officers. Those steps include passport confiscation, the introduction of a requirement for transit visas, and making more effective use of the databases of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to conduct screening in order to detect and identify FTFs. Analysis conducted by CTED has revealed major gaps in a number of States’ implementation of the border-security requirements set forth in resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2178 (2014), and 2396 (2017), including the analysis of passenger data, the screening of individuals against watch lists and databases, and the use of biometrics in counter-terrorism.Ī number of States have taken steps to strengthen border security and prevent the travel of FTFs. Following the Security Council’s adoption of resolutions 2178 (2014) and 2396 (2017) aimed at stemming the flow of FTFs, the Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate (CTED) further strengthened their engagement with, and analysis of, States’ counter-terrorism capacities, including in relation to border security. The threat posed by FTFs continues to require Member States and the international community to strengthen border security and prevent FTF travel. The aim of the ISPS Code is to ensure that the applicable ocean-going vessels and port facilities of International Maritime Organization (IMO) member States are implementing the highest possible standards of security, according to a system of survey, verification, and control. Special measures to enhance maritime security are also set forth in the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, which is a mandatory instrument for the contracting parties to the 1974 Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention. Maintaining secure maritime borders and policing sea and coastal areas requires a high level of technical capacity and resources in order to effectively patrol vast marine spaces and maintain a presence at physical borders and checkpoints. Border security includes controls on the movement of people and goods across borders, as well as the prevention of unlawful interference in maritime navigation and international cargo movement. Land borders can be very lengthy and porous and thus difficult to monitor. In 2017, the Council adopted its resolution 2396 (2017), in which it welcomes ICAO’s approval of the Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP). It highlights a number of steps which should be prioritized by Member States in order to strengthen their implementation of security-related International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), including forging better coordination among their related domestic departments and agencies. ![]() Security Council resolution 2309 (2016) was the first resolution to focus specifically on terrorist threats to civil aviation. This requires financial and human resources, equipment, specific regulations, and specialist skills, as well as intra-State and inter-State cooperation. In their efforts to protect their air borders, many States struggle to ensure basic aviation-security measures, including the screening of goods and the cross-checking of travellers against national and international counter-terrorism watch lists and databases. Maintaining secure air, land, and maritime borders is a challenge faced by all Member States. Border security is the first line of defence against the illegal cross-border movement of terrorists, including foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), goods and cargo. Effective border security and timely information-sharing at the national, regional, and international levels are key in preventing the movement of terrorists and terrorist groups and to the effective implementation of counter-terrorism measures pursuant to Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant Council resolutions. ![]()
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