In the last decades, many terrorist attacks were perpetrated in public places against soft targets. Attacks occurring during sports events are particularly hideous as sports have historically played a significant role in the dissemination of positive values across civilizations and cultures, especially for young people.
The experience of UNICRI in supporting Member States to build effective rehabilitation programmes for violent extremists has highlighted the need to further enhance reintegration measures within and beyond custodial settings.
Since 2012 UNICRI has been supporting Member States, upon request, in their efforts to build effective rehabilitation programmes for violent extremist offenders (VEOs) to ensure that prisons are not serving as hotbeds of radicalization.
Cooperation with Member States (Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, the Philippines and Thailand) has been established to develop different rehabilitation pathways according to the local context and needs.
WHAT IS THE ISSUE WE ARE DEALING WITH?
Despite best efforts to counter terrorism, it does not seem to either diminish or be contained. While mainly hard-security measures have generally been used to fight terrorist groups, there is a growing global consensus on the need to understand what attracts young people to join violent extremist groups so as to prevent their radicalisation and better counter the threat of terrorism.
In late 2022, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) launched a two-year project aimed at building gender-sensitive resilience to violent extremism in the Sahel, supported by the generous contribution of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
Information on the Grant Beneficiary within the Scope of European Union (EU) Contribution Agreement for the project “Transparency Now: Strengthening Anti-Corruption Efforts in the EU Southern Neigbourhood.”
The European Union (EU) is one of UNICRI’s most important partners globally. Within the framework of a noteworthy EU-funded initiative titled 'Transparency Now: Strengthening Anti-Corruption Efforts in the EU Southern Neighbourhood', UNICRI is partnering with Transparency International to assist government officials and civil society organisations in the designated region. The primary objective of this initiative is to strengthen national and cross-border working relationships to promote ethical conduct, foster accountability, support the prevention and prosecution of acts of corruption, and recover assets linked to such criminal conduct.
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Note: Funding Opportunities and Grant Beneficiaries within the Scope of UNICRI's Programmes and Projects
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