Interlaken Recommendations on Counter-terrorism

INTERLAKEN, Switzerland, 29 April 2014 – 200 delegates including national counter-terrorism coordinators and other governmental experts from participating States and Partners for Co-operation, as well as representatives from international organizations, academia and NGOs participated in a two-day OSCE international counter-terrorism conference. At the end of the conference, the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship presented its conclusions which are intended to serve as a reference for future discussions related to the fight against terrorism. They provide specific recommendations to OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation on one hand, and to the OSCE and its Executive Structures on the other, in each of the three main areas in focus during the conference: Financing of terrorism - “Kidnapping for ransom”; Ensuring Legality, Transparency and Accountability in Counter-Terrorism; and Responding to the Phenomenon of Individuals Taking Part in Violent Hostilities within or outside the OSCE Area (“foreign fighters”).