UN, EU signed joint framework
CONTEXT:
- The UN and the European Union (EU) have signed a joint framework aimed at strengthening partnership in counter-terrorism efforts.
BACKGROUND:
- The framework was enacted on the occasion of the second EU-UN high-level political dialogue on Counter-Terrorism that was held in New York.
- The UN-EU initiative will focus on terrorism and violent extremism prevention in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.