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Gender Book

Good Practices on Women and Countering Violent Extremism

Global CounterTerrorism Forum, November 2014

Summary

The inclusion of women and girls and gender mainstreaming are often overlooked in efforts to counter violent extremism, despite the participation of women and girls in violent extremism and terrorism, as well as their roles in prevention. This non-binding good practices document focuses on women and gender aspects in the countering violent extremism (CVE) context.

Keywords

CVE P/CVE Community Policing Human Rights

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Metadata

Theme
Gender
Type
Book
Format
Adobe PDF
Published
22 November 2014
Author
Global CounterTerrorism Forum
Access
Open access

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