ICAN, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Norway, Sweden, and Canada, the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (UKFCDO), the Ministry of Gender, Child and Welfare of South Sudan, the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), and the National Transformational Leadership Institute (NTLI), convened a 1.5-day workshop to discuss how to strengthen community security as a localized, transformative approach for sustainable peace.
10 Steps Governments Can Take to Support the Critical Role of Civil Society in Preventing Violent Extremism
Evidence demonstrates that efforts by governments and multilateral actors, particularly security-focused initiatives, are not
sufficient to prevent violent extremism. Governments and multilateral institutions need to work more closely with other
sectors of society to address the relevant underlying drivers of this phenomenon. Civil society organizations (CSOs) are
especially important as they are citizen-led, locally rooted entities that have the access and long-term commitment needed
to foster social cohesion and respect for equal rights and pluralism in their communities. This call for collaboration and
inclusion is enshrined in the former UN Secretary-General’s Plan of Action on Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and in a
growing number of national PVE action plans.
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