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UN Conference Pushes Society-wide Approach to "Violent Extremism"
April 08, 2016
At a conference in Geneva that will feature a discussion of actions at the national, regional, and global level, UN Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Michael Møller has offered support for governments and other actors throughout society in implementing the UN Secretary-General's plan to counter what the body refers to as "violent extremism."
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UN Seeks "Prevention Agenda" for Extremism
April 07, 2016
AP reports that a UN conference in Geneva, Switzerland, is focused on developing a "prevention agenda" for what UN bodies call "violent extremism," which UN officials say is the root cause of terrorism, through outreach to "disillusioned, unemployed or disadvantaged youths" who are targets for radicalization by the Islamic State and al-Qaeda.
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UNESCO: Global Citizenship Education Counters "Violent Extremism"
April 07, 2016
At a recent discussion in Ottawa, UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") Director-General Irina Bokova has asserted that her agency's programs promoting "global citizenship education" and cultural diversity are the keys to reducing "violent extremism."
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EU Proposes Tightened External Borders to Counter Terror Threat
April 06, 2016
Following reports from law enforcement agency Europol and border agency Frontex indicating an "indirect link" between uncontrolled migration across the EU's external borders and the threat of terrorism in the bloc, the European Commission is proposing improved communication and data-sharing among border forces in order to prevent the entry of radical jihadists into EU countries.
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Critics Raise Questions on Belgium's Security Apparatus
April 06, 2016
The Economist reports that, as more facts emerge regarding failures by Belgian authorities to prevent the recent terror attacks in Brussels, leading some to label the country "the weakest link" in EU security, critics are blaming many of the missteps on poor communication among the small country's network of law enforcement agencies.
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