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New York / Virtual RoundtablesGlobal Center Roundtable Series
The Global Center is hosting a series of interactive, informal roundtable discussions on substantive issues and new developments relating to violent extremism, terrorism, and counterterrorism with guest speakers representing the United Nations, national governments, civil society, and the private sector. These roundtables are part of the Global Center’s work on...
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoDeveloping National Strategies to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism in Prisons
As part of its partnership with The Commonwealth, the Global Center implemented a three-day online training workshop for officials of the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service....
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New York / Virtual75th UN General Assembly Highlights
Over the course of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly, the Global Center hosted and participated in numerous events and functions aimed at advancing effective policy and practice around countering violent extremism, criminal justice and rule of law, and financial integrity and inclusion....
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Maldives / VirtualInstitutionalizing Community-Oriented Policing for Countering Violent Extremism
Senior ranking officers from the Maldives Police Service took part in a six-day inaugural seminar on community-oriented policing for countering violent extremism, via a virtual platform. Over the course of the training, participants were introduced to the drivers and conceptual framework of violent extremism, the specific challenges of institutionalizing and...
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New York / Virtual2020 Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week
The UN Office of Counter-Terrorism organized its first Virtual Counter-Terrorism week in lieu of the 2020 Counter-Terrorism Week, were they hosted ten webinars and interactive discussions over the course of the week under the overarching theme of “Strategic and Practical Challenges of Countering Terrorism in a Global Pandemic Environment” to...
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New York / VirtualBlue Sky V: Summary Findings and Recommendations for the Implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
In the lead up to the 2020 Virtual UN Counter-Terrorism Week, the Global Center launched the summary findings and key recommendations of the fifth iteration of its Blue Sky report series. With the generous support of the governments of the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland, the report builds on the Global...
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Jakarta / VirtualAdvancing Cooperation Between Government and Civil Society in Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Southeast Asia
The Global Center organized a virtual expert focus group on furthering cooperation between government and civil society in the prison rehabilitation and reintegration efforts of violent extremist offenders. The focus group involved practitioners from both government and civil society from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. The focus group discussed...
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Rabat, MoroccoAdvanced Training on the Management of Violent Extremist Offenders
As part of its Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons Program, the Global Center and the National Training Academy of the Moroccan prison service co-organized a series of advanced trainings on the management of violent extremist offenders. The objective of these training workshops was to enable international trainers from the Global...
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Abuja, NigeriaPromoting Resilient Communities in Nigeria and Kenya
The Global Center, Carefronting Nigeria, and the Kenya Community Support Centre hosted the final workshop of a small grants program that provided support to 20 youth-based civil society organizations (CSOs) to build resilience to violent extremism in Kenya and Nigeria. The workshop provided space to discuss with grantees the successes...
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Vienna, AustriaForeign Terrorist Fighters – Addressing Current Challenges: Civil Society Workshop in Advance of the Joint UN-OSCE Regional High-Level Conference
The one-day workshop for civil society representatives preceded the Joint Regional High-Level Conference and provided a dedicated opportunity for participating representatives from civil society to reflect on their experiences in addressing current challenges posed by foreign terrorist fighters. The meeting also allowed for perspectives from civil society to be incorporated...
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