CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Abby Johnson was named the Executive Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) in January 2021. She has been with the Center since its inception in 2004, starting in the original Terrorist Identities Group and most recently served as the Assistant Director of NCTC’s Directorate of Identity Intelligence.

Detailed explanation-2: -In January 2016, Europol created the European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC), an operations centre and hub of expertise that reflects the growing need for the EU to strengthen its response to terrorism and to ensure an effective response to these challenges.

Detailed explanation-3: -UNCCT was established in September 2011 to promote international counter-terrorism cooperation and support Member States in the implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy through a voluntary contribution from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.