Countering Violent Extremism
Resilient communities are best placed to tackle
the underlying factors of violent extremism.
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A diverse, empowered, and engaged civil society is critical to lasting security. By the end of 2020, we will have provided over $5 million in direct financial support to local and regional organizations working at the grassroots level to prevent and counter violent extremism.
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Compendium of Good Practices in the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremist Offenders
The Compendium of Good Practices in the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremist Offenders presents good and promising practices in the rehabilitation and reintegration of violent extremist offenders in correctional settings, while also discussing how practices related to prison regime, security, intelligence, and risk assessment can impact these two processes....
Events
New York, NYRemarks by Executive Director during Special Meeting of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee to Review the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principles
The Chair of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee held a Special Meeting to review the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principles, which consist of 35 recommendations on stemming the flow of foreign terrorist fighters. The Special Meeting offered an opportunity for international organizations, government representatives, and non-governmental stakeholders to provide input....
Events
New York, NYInteractive Briefing: Reviewing the Madrid Guiding Principles on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and the Global Center, with the generous support of the government of the Netherlands, organized an interactive briefing reviewing the Madrid Guiding Principles for civil society organizations, academics, and other non-governmental actors. The meeting was an opportunity for civil society to hear directly from...
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoSenior Officials Workshop on Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons in Trinidad and Tobago
The Global Center, in cooperation with the Commonwealth Secretariat Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Unit, facilitated a workshop on CVE in prisons for senior officials from the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service as well as prison officials from other member states of the Caribbean Commonwealth. The workshop examined strategic approaches to...
Project
Advancing the Role of Local Authorities in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
On behalf of the Strong Cities Network (SCN), the Global Center and ISD are undertaking a program to advance the role of mayors, local policymakers, and community practitioners in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) across Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Southeast Asia. The program will focus primarily on engaging...
Events
Cilacap, IndonesiaCountering Violent Extremism in Prisons in Indonesia
The Global Center implemented two training workshops for Indonesian prison staff, in cooperation with the Indonesian Directorate General of Corrections. The courses specifically targeted frontline staff working at the prison of Pasir Putih – recently designated as a high security facility exclusively housing violent extremist offenders. Over a two week...
Events
Marrakech, MoroccoGCTF Countering Violent Extremism Working Group Workshop on Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons
The Global Counterterrorism Forum Countering Violent Extremism Working Group Co-Chairs, Australia and Indonesia, in collaboration with the Global Center, hosted a workshop on countering violent extremism in prisons. This workshop presented an opportunity for prison policymakers and practitioners at the working-level to share and learn from experiences and good and...
Events
New York, NYEnhancing Global-Local Cooperation in Multi-Disciplinary Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Efforts
The Global Center, the Prevention Project: Organizing Against Violent Extremism, and the Royal United Services Institute, with the support from the governments of Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and from the European Union, held a side-event during the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly. The discussions focused on identifying...
Project
Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons Program
The Global Center developed the Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons Program, which encompasses a series of targeted trainings, technical assistance, and ongoing support to prison authorities, to improve the management of violent extremist offenders and to effectively identify and address radicalization and recruitment to violent extremism in prisons. s the...
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