Saudi Arabia has pledged $6 million to support programs run by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT). The announcement came during a meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
The contribution will be disbursed over four calendar years beginning with the 2027 fiscal year. It reflects the Kingdom’s support for the centre’s role in delivering capacity-building programs across a range of counter-terrorism fields.
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said the contribution was made “in recognition of the Kingdom’s leading role in combating terrorism, regardless of its perpetrators, and its awareness of the importance of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre and its constructive and effective role in building countries’ capacities and unifying global efforts in this field.”
Saudi Arabia previously contributed $110 million toward the establishment of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre. It also recently provided $300,000 to support the Arab Counter-Terrorism Strategy project.
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