Explanation:

The Office of Counter-Terrorism has five main functions:
a) provide leadership on the General Assembly counter-terrorism mandates entrusted to the Secretary-General from across the United Nations system;
b) enhance coordination and coherence across the 38 Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force entities to ensure the balanced implementation of the four pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy;
c) strengthen the delivery of United Nations counter-terrorism capacity-building assistance to Member States;
d) improve visibility, advocacy and resource mobilization for United Nations counter-terrorism efforts; and
e) ensure that due priority is given to counterterrorism across the United Nations system and that the important work on preventing violent extremism is firmly rooted in the Strategy.
The Office will aim to have a close relationship with Security Council bodies and Member States, strengthening existing and developing new partnerships through regular travel and attendance at counter-terrorism-related meetings.
The creation of the Office is the first major institutional reform undertaken by the Secretary-General.