Promoting a “Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism”
Repair of power lines in aftermath of suicide car bomb, Mogadishu 2013. (UN Photo/Stuart Price)
On 15 January 2016, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will present the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism to the General Assembly.
The Plan of Action recommends that each Member State develop its own national plan of action to prevent violent extremism, with a focus on seven priority areas:
1. Dialogue and conflict prevention
2. Strengthening good governance, human rights and the rule of law
3. Engaging communities
4. Empowering youth
5. Gender equality and empowering women
6. Education, skill development and employment facilitation
7. Strategic communications, including through the Internet and social media (A/70/675)
While recognizing that the primary responsibility to prevent violent extremism rests with Member States, the Plan of Action notes that the Secretary-General will instruct UN entities to prioritize, sensitize, and adapt existing programmes to target the drivers of violent extremism more precisely; and to introduce new initiatives to close potential gaps.
Among other recommendations, the Plan notes that the UN will adopt an “All-of-UN” approach to supporting national, regional and global efforts to prevent violent extremism
Official Documents
- Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism : report of the Secretary-General
- Letter dated 22 December 2015 from the Secretary-General to the President of the General Assembly
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses a Leaders’ Summit on Countering Violent Extremism,held on the margins of the General Assembly general debate, 2015. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)
Further Information on Fight Against Violent Extremism
Recent Speeches and Statements by the Secretary-General
- Ministerial Meeting of the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism - 19 February 2015
- Leaders’ Summit Countering Violent Extremism -
29 September 2015
- Club de Madrid Madrid+10: Global Dialogue on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism - 28 October 2015
General Assembly
- High-Level Thematic Debate on Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation: Fostering Peaceful, Inclusive Societies and Countering Violent Extremism -
21-22 April 2015
Security Council Resolution
On 9 December 2015, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2250 (2015) on youth, peace and security, which for the first time, focused on the role of young men and women in peacebuilding and countering violent extremism.
View through a night vision scope during an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) operation to weed out members of extremist group Al-Shabaab, 2013. (UN Photo/Tobin Jones)
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