United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Doha Hub

The ‘International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism’ has been established as a UNOCT Programme Office in Doha, the State of Qatar, through an Agreement signed between UNOCT and the State of Qatar on 15 December 2019 to perform three core functions:

conduct and advance research in behavioral sciences to better understand the drivers and factors contributing to radicalization leading to violent extremism and terrorism;
provide capacity-building assistance to Member States, regional organizations and civil society partners to develop and implement programmes, projects and initiatives that integrate behavioral insights to counter terrorism; and
promote communication, outreach and partnerships to share knowledge, expertise, experiences and lessons learned on behaviorally informed counter-terrorism interventions.