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.
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.”
A three-day workshop focused on integrating gender perspectives into preventing violent extremism (PVE) strategies concluded successfully in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Hosted from May 20th to 22nd, the event, facilitated by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), brought together representatives from not-for-profit and civil society organizations, and women and youth-led groups, showcasing a strong commitment to adopting gender-responsive PVE approaches.
At the 33rd Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, a side-event titled 'Introduction to the new UNODC-UNICRI Initiative on the Nexus between terrorism and organized crime in Africa: Responses to emerging threats and new dynamics' unveiled a comprehensive strategy to tackle this pressing challenge.
There is increasing recognition that terrorists can benefit from organized crime, whether domestic or transnational, through trafficking in arms, persons, drugs, cultural property, the illicit exploitation and trafficking of natural resources such as oil, precious metals and minerals, as well as timber, charcoal, and wildlife, the abuse of legitimate commercial enterprise, non-profit organizations, external donations, crowdfunding and proceeds of criminal activity, including kidnapping for ransom, extortion, bank robbery, as well as transnational organized crime at sea.
