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News, Events, Publications about Violent Extremism

  • Policy Papers 09-17-2018by Alice Debarre

    Safeguarding Medical Care and Humanitarian Action in the UN Counterterrorism Framework

    In the past decade, counterterrorism measures have had an increasingly adverse impact on the provision of medical care and the conduct of principled humanitarian action in armed conflict settings. Whether inadvertently or not, they have impeded, and at times prevented, the provision of essential and lifesaving aid, often in violation of international humanitarian law (IHL).This […]

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    Health, Humanitarian Affairs, Violent Extremism
  • Conferences 06-25-2018

    Third Regional Conversations on the Prevention of Violent Extremism: Investing in Peace and Prevention of Violence in the Sahel-Sahara

    On June 24 and 25th, 2018, the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), the International Peace Institute (IPI), the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of Switzerland, and the African Union’s Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) organized the third regional conversations on the prevention of violent extremism: “Investing […]

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    Violent Extremism
  • Panel Discussions 06-28-2018

    Civilians at Risk: Threats and Drivers of Mass Atrocity in Mali

    While narratives around the conflict in Mali often focus on violent extremism and terrorist threats, particularly targeted attacks against the United Nations mission in the country (MINUSMA), there are increasing concerns related to the protection of civilians from different types of threats. Following the Secretary-General’s Strategic Review of MINUSMA and amidst the mandate renewal of […]

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    Protection of Civilians, Violent Extremism
  • Panel Discussions 05-23-2018

    Safeguarding the Space for Principled Humanitarian Action in Counterterrorism Contexts

    Counterterrorism measures are developed to ensure individual and collective security in response to terrorist attacks, but there is growing evidence that counterterrorism measures can infringe upon the protection of civilians by inhibiting the provision of assistance and protection. This tension was the subject of an IPI policy forum on May 23rd, entitled, “The Protection of […]

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    Humanitarian Affairs, Violent Extremism
  • Issue Briefs 10-17-2017by James Bowen and Arsla Jawaid

    Why Preventing Violent Extremism Needs Sustaining Peace

    The dual “sustaining peace” resolutions adopted by the Security Council and General Assembly in April 2016 did not mention how this concept might be applied to responses to violent extremism. Nonetheless, given the failure of existing responses and the constantly evolving, multi-faceted nature of the problem, there is a clear need to examine the issue […]

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    Sustaining Peace, Violent Extremism
  • Meeting Notes 08-17-2017by Delphine Mechoulan and Marie-Joëlle Zahar

    Investing in Peace and the Prevention of Violence in the Sahel-Sahara: Second Regional Conversations

    Violent extremism expresses itself in different ways, depending on the context, and can manifest itself at every level and across every dimension of societies. In order to be innovative and context-specific, therefore, efforts to prevent violent extremism and invest in peace need to be grounded in joint and collaborative action between communities and local, national, […]

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    Violent Extremism
  • Speaker Events 01-25-2017

    International Community Must Join with Nigeria to Combat Boko Haram in Sahel

    The United Nations’ chief humanitarian officer in the Sahel region of Africa said that Nigeria was key to saving the region’s people from the ravages of the terrorist group Boko Haram, but that it needed the help of the international community to do so.Toby Lanzer, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, […]

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    Humanitarian Affairs, Violent Extremism
  • Panel Discussions 12-13-2016

    Rosand: UN Role in Preventing Violent Extremism “More Important Than Ever”

    Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) got an important boost from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon but will need another with the likelihood of a less supportive government in Washington.That view was expressed at an IPI policy forum by Eric Rosand, Director of the Prevention Project: Organizing Against Violent Extremism, and a senior counterterrorism official at the US State […]

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    Violent Extremism
  • Policy Papers 10-18-2016by Arthur Boutellis and Naureen Chowdhury Fink

    Waging Peace: UN Peace Operations Confronting Terrorism and Violent Extremism

    Of the eleven countries most affected by terrorism globally, seven currently host UN peace operations. In countries affected by terrorism and violent extremism, peace operations will increasingly be called upon to adapt their approaches without compromising UN doctrine. But to date, there has been little exploration of the broader political and practical challenges, opportunities, and […]

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    Peacekeeping, Violent Extremism
  • Panel Discussions 09-27-2016

    Inclusion an Essential First Step in Preventing Violent Extremism

    This was a broad conclusion of a group of regional specialists speaking in a panel discussion at IPI on September 27th on investing in peace and preventing violent extremism in West Africa and the Sahel. The forum was a follow-up to a meeting on the same subject in June in Dakar.The panelists agreed as a […]

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    Violent Extremism
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