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....
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...
This paper presents the key findings and recommendations from consultations with civil society organized in connection with the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) regional high-level conferences on counterterrorism, in which UNOCT partnered with the Global Center to organize two one-day, civil society–led workshops preceding the last two regional conferences. It...
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...
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...
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...
The one-day workshop for civil society representatives provided a dedicated opportunity for participating civil society actors to reflect on their experiences in relation to empowering youth and promoting tolerance in efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism conducive to terrorism. Participants included youth leaders, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders...
The Global Center, together with local Indonesian facilitators, implemented two frontline training workshops for Indonesian prison staff, in cooperation with the Indonesian Directorate General of Corrections. The Global Center team supported a team of Indonesian trainers to successfully deliver the advanced training on the management of violent extremist offenders to...
The Global Center and Cameroon’s National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM) organized a two-day work session with experts in Cameroon. The session brought together local subject-matter experts, ministerial focal points, and ENAM and Global Center experts. The purpose of the meeting was to elaborate and endorse a set of...
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