Briefing to Member States
on the Compendium of Border Control Instruments, Standards and
Recommended Practices Related to Counter-Terrorism
CTITF Working Group on Border Management
Related to Counter-Terrorism
United Nations
18 July 2012
Agenda
1. Overview of the Working Group
2. An introduction to the Compendium of Border Control
Instruments, Standards and Recommended Practices
Related to Counter-Terrorism
3. Future activities
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The Working Group
Background
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The Working Group was established to help Member States
strengthen their border-management and border-control
systems
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Mandate drawn from the United Nations Global CounterTerrorism Strategy
– Pillar II, paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 8, 13 to 16
– Pillar III, paragraphs 2, 4 and 11 to 13
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Membership
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Co-Chairs
– CTED; INTERPOL; WCO
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Core Members
– 1267/1989 Monitoring Team; 1540 Committee Expert
Group; ICAO; IMO; IOM; OHCHR; UNICRI; UNODA;
UNODC; UNHCR (observer)
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Other Members
– DPKO; OLA
Aims and objectives
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Overall Aim
– Enhance international, regional and national policy and
practice relating to border management in the context of
countering terrorism
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Objectives
– Enhance coordination between United Nations and other
relevant agencies on border security in relation to
institutional development and technical assistance
matters
– Provide tailored advice and assistance to Member States
in their efforts to implement a comprehensive and
coordinated border management approach to safeguard
against terrorist crimes and related offences
– Identify, prioritize and address key gaps in Member
States’ laws, institutions and practical measures on
border-related matters
Themes & subthemes
There are 9 major themes:
Each has a # of subthemes:
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2.
For example, under Movement and processing
of goods, a few of the sub-themes are:
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Mobility and processing of people
Integrity and security of document
issuing process
Movement of cash and other bearer
negotiable instruments
Movement and processing of goods
Movement of small arms, light
weapons, ammunition, explosives
& CBRN
Maritime security
Aviation security
Early warning and alert systems
Control of the open border
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International conventions, standards
and recommended practices
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Cargo processing (e.g. automation,
electronic information, I&I, risk
assessment, technology, non-intrusive
inspection)
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Prevention, detection and response of
related offences
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Cooperation, coordination and
information exchange
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Private sector
Anti-corruption measures
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Activities and Outputs
1. Initial planning and organization of coordination meetings
2. Compendium of Border Control Instruments, Standards
and Recommended Practices Related to CounterTerrorism
3. Framework for a coordinated border management
approach
4. Regional workshops to promote coordinated border
management
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The Compendium
The Compendium
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A unique, online point of reference for Member States to find
reference guidance on implementation of legal, institutional and
practical border-control measures to counter terrorism.
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Fully recognizes the national sovereignty of Member States when
implementing border management initiatives to counter terrorism.
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Contains nearly 300 resources from nearly a dozen UN entities
whose work encompasses one or more themes/aspects of border
security.
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Advantages:
– Allows States to search for resources according to their needs
– User friendly interface
– Saves paper but also includes print functionality
– Ongoing updates will be immediately accessible online
Producing the Compendium
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Consensus based approach
Inaugural meeting
300 resources collected from contributing entities
User-friendly, flexible and searchable database produced
Review of compendium conducted during second meeting
Revised resources solicited and inputted into the
database
Final review conducted
Publication
What does the Compendium contain?
There are 6 types of resources:
1. Legal instruments
2. International standards
3. Recommended Practices
4. Guidance material
5. Training document
6. Technology
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Resource structure
Each resource consists of:
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Title
Theme and sub-theme
Originating organization
Indication of resource type (i.e.
int. standard)
A specific reference (i.e.
“chapter 3”)
Direct URL link to the relevant
document or contact information
Resources are sorted and
searchable by:
 Theme
 Sub-theme
 Organization
 Title
 Resource type
(as applicable)
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Live demonstration
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2.
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4.
Navigation to the Compendium
Search by theme & sub-theme
Search by organization
Print function
Outcomes
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Consolidation of available relevant resources
Easily accessible through a user-friendly searchable
database providing direct links to the relevant material
Increased awareness and understanding of legal
frameworks, institutional structures and recommended
practices
Improved sharing of information and knowledge on codes
and practices
Expanded international cooperation and networking
among experts
Future development of the Compendium
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Regular updates from contributing Working Group entities
Expansion of resources to include relevant material from
regional and subregional organizations
Development of required resources for the theme: control of
the open border
Improvement of the Compendium following feedback from
Member States
Further promotion of the Compendium
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Future activities
Framework for coordinated border
management
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A coherent and adaptable framework of a coordinated
border management approach
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To be developed by Working Group entities in
consultation with various Member States
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Takes into account the obligations and responsibilities of
a number of concerned border control agencies and
requirements
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Will serve as additional guidance to Member States
Security
-TOC
- Terrorism
Movement of Goods
Movement of People
- Customs Control
-Migration
- Asylum
Maritime Security
Coordinated
Border
Management
Other
-Agriculture
- Health
- Veterinary
Internal/External
inputs
Aviation Security
Border Guards
Private Sector
Input
Framework - key outcomes
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Member States gain enhanced abilities to cross-reference
information, integrate the necessary human and
technological capacities and improve the legal, institutional
and practical mechanisms to protect their borders.
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UN and international border control entities launch joint
initiatives that are more coherent and sensitive to
competing obligations and responsibilities in order to
assist Member States develop a more effective border
management system.
Framework - next steps
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Statement of principles and concept note
Detailed plan for development
Consultations with Member States
Detailed timetable
Resource plan
Preparation and completion of framework
Regional workshops
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Overall aim to engage directly with Member States’
border-control agencies, with a view to further discussing
and promoting the template and compendium and
promote a comprehensive and coordinated approach to
counter-terrorism-related border management
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Six workshops proposed :
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South Asia
Southeast Asia
Middle East/Persian Gulf
East Africa and South East Africa
North Africa/Sahel
Caribbean and Latin America
Regional workshops – key outcomes
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Discussion and promotion of Compendium and Template
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Identification of approaches to mitigate relevant risks and
adopt mechanisms for measuring progress
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Development of sustained dialogue between national and
regional agencies and CTITF entities
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Eventual facilitation of technical assistance and capacity
building approaches
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Improved implementation of border controls related to
counter-terrorism as required by a number of Security
Council resolutions and the Global Strategy
Identification of regional challenges and priorities
Opportunity to further assess relevant vulnerabilities of
current border management systems
Thank you
Questions
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How to access and
use the Compendium
Step 1: Accessing the database
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There will be links to the database from
– The CTITF Working Group on Border Management Homepage:
http://www.un.org/en/terrorism/ctitf/wg_bordermgmt.shtml
– The CTC/CTED Website
http://www.un.org/en/sc/ctc
– Contributing organizations have agreed to link to it from their
websites.
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Step 2: Start database homepage
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Step 3: Browse by theme > Aviation security.
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Step 4: A list of all resources in “Aviation
Security” are displayed.
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Step 5: Select a resource.
A pop-up window showing the resource will
then appear.
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Screenshots
Navigating to the Compendium
Navigating to the Compendium
Navigating to the Compendium
Navigating to the Compendium
Compendium Homepage
Searching by theme
Searching by theme
Searching by theme
Searching by theme
Searching by theme
Searching by theme
Searching by organization
Searching by organization
Searching by organization
Searching by organization
Searching by organization
Print function
Print function
Print function
Print function