UNESCO Member States adopted the landmark decision (Decision 197EX/46) to enhance UNESCO’s capacity to provide assistance to States as they craft sharper strategies to prevent violent extremism.
UNESCO has also committed to the UN Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism(link is external), with a focus on priorities of direct relevance to UNESCO’s work:
(i) education, skills development and employment facilitation
(ii) empowerment of youth
(iii) strategic communications, the Internet and social media
(iv) gender equality and empowering women.
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