Objective:
Establishing a specialized expert team within the Center to focus on the links among terrorism, organized crime, drugs, corruption, and their interconnections are crucial for addressing multifaceted security challenges. Based on the framework set forth by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2482 in 2019, this team aims to enhance cooperation among member states of the League of Arab States and other regions facing similar challenges. Given the complex and evolving nature of these challenges, one of the team's objectives is to serve as a platform for exchanging experiences, best practices, and expertise in combating terrorism, dismantling organized crime networks, combating drug trafficking, and fighting corruption. By enhancing cooperation among regions and leveraging their diverse experiences, the team seeks to bolster collective efforts in addressing the links among terrorism, organized crime, drugs, and corruption, ultimately contributing to regional and global security.
To effectively achieve its objectives, the team will employ a variety of approaches, including:
-Producing an annual report compiling and analyzing data concerning risks and trends in cases related to the links among terrorism, organized crime, drugs, and corruption in the League of Arab States region. The completion of the report is expected by December each year.
Establishing a joint regional network for criminal justice and law enforcement officials from member states of the League of Arab States concerned with these links. Each state will be represented by two officials: one specializing in criminal justice and the other in law enforcement.
-Creating a joint regional network for private sector entities concerned with these links in the Arab region.
-Developing and implementing initiatives to enhance the national and regional capacities of beneficiary states. This will focus on relevant national authorities, including law enforcement, criminal justice, other government agencies, private sector entities, and civil society organizations, to strengthen their capabilities in dealing with threats of cross-border links.
-Establishing partnerships with other regional and international centers and organizations engaged in similar missions to facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange, benefiting from lessons learned and best practices in combating the links among terrorism, organized crime, drugs, and corruption.