Statement by Ms. Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate at the opening of the Security Council Open VTC on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
In her briefing to the Council, the Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, Michèle Coninsx, said “The dire situation faced by thousands of ISIL-associated women and children in the detention camps of north and eastern Syria remains a major challenge for the international community.”
Coninsx said the COVID-19 pandemic “risks exacerbating an already untenable humanitarian, human rights, and security situation. Indefinite detention is legally unjustifiable and has significant security and moral implications.”
The report was prepared by the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, and with contributions from other United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities.
