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Updated Guidance on ODA-Eligible Activities for Preventing Violent Extremism: Implication…
The European Commission has played an important and increasing role as a substantial provider of external development funds since the establishment of …
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2016
This inaugural report on the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a first accounting of where the world stands at the start …
IGAD REGIONAL STRATEGY
The purpose of this strategy, the “IGAD Regional Strategy and Implementation Plan 2016-2020”, is to provide a strategic and integrated framework for …
The Challenge and Promise of Using Community Policing Strategies to Prevent Violent Extre…
More than four years ago, the White House issued a national strategy calling for the development of partnerships between police and communities …
Countering violent extremism: The Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa has gained notoriety as a breeding ground for violent extremism. Although the rise of al-Shabaab and the recurrent …
A Literature Review on Methodology used in Evaluating Effects of Preventive and De-radica…
Policies aimed at preventing (further) radicalisation or aimed at de-radicalisation are required to be 'evidence-based'. This suggests that evaluators should apply rigorous …
Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism
Violent extremism is an affront to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. It undermines peace and security, human rights and …
Counter-terrorism as crime prevention: a holistic approach
Within democratic societies, counter-terrorism is almost exclusively about crime prevention. A broad and holistic approach to preventing terrorism can be based on …
Security through aid Countering violent extremism and terrorism with Australia’s aid prog…
Countering violent extremism (CVE) and counterterrorism (CT) are both national security and development issues: they are both increasingly relevant to poverty reduction. …
Is Kenya’s anti-terrorist crackdown exacerbating drivers of violent extremism?
Kenya has seen a dramatic rise in violent extremism: Between 1970 and 2007, the country experienced 190 terrorist attacks, an average of …
Deradicalization programs and counterterrorism: A Perspective on the challenges and Benef…
Broadly speaking, the word "radicalization" can be used to describe a process whereby individuals (and even groups) develop, over time, a mindset …
Regional Programme for Eastern Africa “Promoting the Rule of Law and Human Security in Ea…
In 2008, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) devoted high priority to identifying new opportunities for programme development while …