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As part of a long-term partnership with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) presented a national action plan on protecting vulnerable targets against terrorist attacks and held an inter-agency consultative workshop on 17-18 December 2024 in Bishkek. This event was co-organized by the United Nations Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Threats against Vulnerable Targets (“Global Vulnerable Targets Programme”) and the EU-UN Global Terrorism Threat Facility, in cooperation with the Anti-Terrorism Centre of the State Committee of National Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

This first technical assistance activity of the Global Vulnerable Targets Programme in the Kyrgyz Republic is linked to the 2023–2027 National Counter-Terrorism Programme and reinforces the country's commitment to safeguarding critical infrastructure and “soft targets” from terrorist threats. 

The workshop brought together 33 participants from 22 Kyrgyz ministries and agencies, along with UNOCT, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator, the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and several international experts. 

The event began with the presentation of a national action plan (or roadmap) developed by CTED and UNOCT, followed by a strategic exchange on priorities for improvement and inter-agency consultations. The findings and recommendations, agreed upon during previous consultations in May 2024, formed the basis for the thematic sessions. The working sessions featured discussions on specific requirements for enhancing the security of educational institutions, energy infrastructure and public places, as well as opportunities and challenges offered by new technologies, such as autonomous and remotely operated systems. 

Experts from the EU-UN Global Terrorism Threats Facility shared valuable insights and good practices on critical infrastructure protection. These included the use of secure online platforms for data collection and analysis, as well as methods and practical exercises for identifying and assessing vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and public spaces to prevent terrorist attacks.

This workshop was made possible thanks to the generous financial support of the State of Qatar and the European Union.