On June 24th, IPI and the Permanent Mission of Germany, with the co-sponsorship of the Missions of Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland to the UN, cohosted a virtual event entitled “Safeguarding Humanitarian Action in Counterterrorism Contexts: Addressing the Challenges of the Next Decade.”This virtual policy forum was convened as an official side-event on the […]
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Experts from Norway, Lebanon, and Egypt called for revitalized efforts to combat violent extremism in the current context of multilayered crises. The call was made during a webinar entitled “Countering Violent Extremism During Times of Crises,” hosted by IPI MENA on November 30th.Moderating the panel, IPI MENA Director Nejib Friji, pointed to recommendations from IPI’s […]
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On November 16, 17, and 18, IPI and the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) jointly hosted a series of consultations to explore if and how a focus on masculinities can allow for a more comprehensive approach to integrating gender considerations in counter-terrorism (CT) and countering violent extremism (CVE). The series aimed to […]
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In a webinar organized by IPI MENA, diplomats, leaders of civil society, and religious representatives across different faiths and sects decried violence committed in the name of religion following the brutal events that transpired in Paris and reiterated their pledge to advocating a message of peace.IPI MENA Director Nejib Friji opened the conference on October […]
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“Too often efforts to solve the problem of violent extremism rely only on classic security measures, but experience has shown that such strategies are inadequate and can actually fuel further extremism,” said IPI President Terje Rød-Larsen, opening a September 27th IPI policy forum on finding effective ways of preventing violent extremism. Cohosting the event with […]
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In response to the threat of violent extremism, the UN has adopted a comprehensive approach that involves both aligning ongoing interventions with the goals of preventing violent extremism (PVE) and implementing PVE-specific programming. These initiatives aspire to use human rights-based approaches as opposed to hard-security counterterrorism responses. To date, however, there has been inadequate research […]
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On November 8th, the International Peace Institute (IPI) hosted a conversation on violent extremism and nonviolent resistance, or “people power,” the factors behind the choices individuals make to pursue these divergent paths, and how the international community can lend meaningful support at the local level.“What nonviolent resistance is about is having the agency to bring […]
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A day-long seminar was held at IPI on October 26th on the difficulties faced by United Nations peace operations in protecting civilians in complex environments, areas where creative solutions are needed to address non-state armed groups (NSAG) and violent extremism.Co-sponsored by IPI, the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS) of the French Ministry […]
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The implementing of United Nations counterterrorism (CT) measures can end up impeding principled humanitarian action and the provision of essential and life-saving medical care in armed conflict, and on October 17, IPI held a policy forum to discuss this dilemma and how to disentangle it.Central to the conversation was a newly launched IPI report, Safeguarding […]
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While military and security responses to violence and its multifaceted consequences in the Sahel-Sahara region may be necessary, they have limits, and have, at times, produced adverse results. Alternative strategies that leverage the resilience capacities of local communities in the region remain understudied and undervalued. These alternatives were the focus of a recent meeting in […]
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