国内英语资讯:China attaches great importance to security of Beijing Winter Olympics: envoy_时事

国内英语资讯:China attaches great importance to security of Beijing Winter Olympics: envoy

With regard to China's participation in counterterrorism, he said China engages deeply in international and regional counterterrorism cooperation, citing the country's support for Monday's launch of the global program as well as a capacity-building project for an African counterterrorism coordination center through the UN Peace and Development Trust Fund.

He said China would like to work with all countries to strengthen practical cooperation in a joint effort to counter terrorism and violent extremism, and maintain world peace and tranquility.

Before Zhang spoke, Vladimir Voronkov, undersecretary-general of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), said sports events, especially those in which international famous athletes participate, have been for a long time a preferred terrorist target.

He emphasized that protecting major sporting events entails multilevel cooperation and coordination, as well as complex security and policing arrangements, including securing locations, cybersecurity, crisis planning and management, and strategic communication.

Led by UNOCT, the program on security of sporting events was launched in partnership with the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS).

It is also developed and implemented in close consultation with the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and other relevant UN entities, and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).