Southeast Asia Regional Centre For Counter-terrorism (SEARCC

The Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT), under the purview of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, was officially launched on 1 July 2003.

Vision

• Towards a robust community in countering terrorism and violent extremism.

Mission

The Centre aims to achieve its vision based on the following Mission Statement:

• Enhance regional competence in countering terrorism through quality and comprehensive capacity-building programmes;
• Conduct and publish research in significant areas of terrorism and counter-terrorism;
• Implement effective soft approach initiatives in countering extremism via strategic communications;
• Promote public awareness and disseminate information on the threats of terrorism and measures taken to counter them; and
• Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships at the local and international level.

Objective

• Develop and organise comprehensive capacity building and public awareness programmes on counter-terrorism;
• Produce and publish quality research materials on significant areas of terrorism and counter-terrorism; and
• Enhance soft power initiatives towards countering terrorism and extremism.

Focus Activities

• Creating and implementing effective modules and programmes to develop participants’ knowledge and technical know-how on counter-terrorism efforts;
• Providing effective platforms for the consultation of experts, knowledge-sharing and collaborative research; and
• Promoting the empowerment of stakeholders to be the medium for CVE through strategic communications.