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Power of sport to counter violent extremism amplified at UN

·February 14, 2023·4 min read

“Sport has the power to convey essential values of respect, inclusion, and solidarity,” said Mauro Miedico, deputy director and chief of the special projects and innovation branch at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). “When applied in tandem with wider preventing violent extremism (PVE) strategies, it can work against the...

‘We must be more vigilant than ever,’ Guterres says on first International Day to prevent violent extremism

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·February 12, 2023·1 min read

The appeal came in his message to mark the first-ever International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism, established in December by the UN General Assembly. Mr. Guterres described terrorism as an affront to humanity as it undermines the values that bind us together....

Lack of jobs, the main driver of violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa: UNDP

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·February 7, 2023·3 min read

The report entitled, Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement, underscores the importance of economic factors as drivers of recruitment. Desperation factor Lack of income, the lack of job opportunities and livelihoods, means that “desperation is essentially pushing people to take up opportunities, with whoever offers that”,...