The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization provides frameworks supporting human rights-based approaches
to education, learning materials and curricula to promote inclusive
pedagogies and diversified content. Inter-university solidarity, understanding and dialogue are promoted through the network of 550 UNESCO
Chairs, the Global Learning Portal and the UNITWIN programme, which
provides opportunities for young people in all regions. UNESCO has also
prepared a code of conduct for scientists to help deter the use of scientific
work for terrorist purposes.
**The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) initiates
and coordinates numerous training programmes covering different priority
crime areas and aimed at enhancing the capacity of States to combat
terrorism. To complement the courses, INTERPOL provides corresponding
Training Guides, including the “Bio-Terrorism Incident Pre-Planning and
Response Guide”. INTERPOL has conducted to date five regional workshops
on Bioterrorism, attended by delegates from over 130 countries and has
commenced train-the-trainer sessions, which brought together police,
health, prosecution and customs, promoting ways to work together. The
sessions identify effective strategies for prevention and response, forge
subregional cooperation and assess the legal authorization for undertaking
critical police functions. INTERPOL has provided support to member
countries during major events by deploying specialized teams to bolster
national efforts to secure and protect the event. It also developed a Best
Practices Guide in Combating Terrorism, available on the CTC website.
As part of the CTITF Working Group on Strengthening the Protection of
Vulnerable Targets, INTERPOL will establish a Referral Centre in order to
facilitate the exchange of expertise, best practices and, where necessary,
technical assistance.
Defending human rights while combating terrorism
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights advocates the promotion and protection of all human rights
and the implementation of effective counter-terrorism measures as
complementary and mutually reinforcing objectives. OHCHR is examining
the question of protecting human rights while countering terrorism by
making general recommendations on States’ human rights obligations
and providing them with assistance and advice, upon their request, in
particular in the area of raising awareness of international human rights
law among national law-enforcement agencies. The Office provides
assistance and advice to Member States on the protection of human
rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, including
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