The International High-level Conference on countering terrorism through innovative approaches and the use of new and emerging technologies, jointly organized by the United Nations and the Republic of Belarus, will take place on on 3-4 September 2019, in Minsk, Belarus.
The High-level Conference is being organised in follow up to the first-ever High-level Conference on “strengthening international cooperation to combat the evolving threat of terrorism,” held under the auspices of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on 28-29 June 2018, in New York.
One of the four thematic sessions at the June 2018 High-level Conference in New York addressed the issue of “strengthening global action in response to the misuse of new technologies and the internet by terrorists”. The High-level Conference in Belarus will seek to further explore this issue, with three plenary thematic sessions, each providing an opportunity for participating Member States and other partners to consider the practical implementation of relevant aspects of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
The Conference will convene the United Nations Member States that are also members or partners of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and/or members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
