Women and P/ CVE (Prevent ing and Count ering Violent Extremism) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Women and P/ CVE (Prevent ing and Count ering Violent Extremism) 2017

Introduction • Women can play crit ical roles in developing responses t o violence and t errorism, and challenging and delegit imizing ext remist narrat ives. • Women can be powerful agent s of change, and can even play a crucial role bot h in det ect ing early signs of radicalizat ion and int ervening before individuals become violent . • Underst anding t hese varied roles of women is crit ical t o developing more nuanced and t arget ed effort s t o count er violent ext remism and prevent t errorism • Unit ed Nat ions S ecurit y Council Resolut ion 1325 not es, women are disproport ionat ely affect ed by violence during conflict , and have in many places played import ant roles in effort s t o prevent and mit igat e conflict and violence, and rebuild t he resilience of affect ed communit ies.

Why are Women important? Women are vit al t o prevent ing and count ering violent ext remism (P/ CVE): • Women can be powerful agent s of change • Play a crucial role bot h in det ect ing early signs of radicalizat ion and int ervening before individuals become violent . • Women play a number of different roles in bot h t he prevent ion of violent ext remism and it s perpet rat ion • S upport development of family commit ment in CVE • S upport / empower women, part icularly mot hers as prevent ion prot agonist s • Mot hers best placed t o ident ify, predict & respond t o pot ent ial vulnerabilit ies t o VE • Offer meaningful count er narrat ives • Humanize impact of t errorism

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Role of Women in P/ CVE Policy & Programmes • Women may be well placed t o creat e net works of individuals t hat are resilient t o violent ext remism (e.g., mot hers and t eachers) • A ‘ bot t om-up’ st rat egy is crucial t o engaging wit h women in CVE effort s • Nat ional Act ion Plans in support of UNS CR 1325 and relat ed resolut ions t hat relat e t o Women, Peace & S ecurit y, should be bet t er linked & complement ary t o Nat ional CT & CVE st rat egies • Engaging women in CVE effort s should be done sensit ively and wit h discret ion

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Head of Unit: Mark Albon Email: m.albon@ commonwealth.int Tel: +44 20 7747 6542 Presented by: Assan Ali Email: assan.ali@ commonwealth.int Tel: +44 20 7747 6539 Presented by: Patricia Crosby Email: p.crosby@ commonwealth.int Tel: +44 20 7747 6278