European union (eu) – united nations development programme (undp) joint action programme against violent extremism in southeast asia
- Country: United States
- City: New York
- Type: Multilateral
- Scale: International
- Category: Strategic-level policy formulation
Description
The European Union – United Nations Development Programme joint action programme against violent extremism will focus on the root causes of violent extremism in Southeast Asia, particulary by directly supporting PVE activities in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. It has three lines of actions: (1) It will promote the creation of networks of experts working on the compilation of critical research. (2) Tied to this, the project will facilitate the creation and implementation of National Action Plans to prevent violent extremism, in line with the UN Secretary General’s Plan of Action adopted in 2015. (3) The project will focus on the strengthening of community resilience. Priority areas of concern in this project will be the gender dimensions of extremist narratives, and also the important role young people play in preventing the spread of radical ideologies. For this purpose UNDP’s PVE team, with EU support, will continue to implement its work on social media to address extremism online. #ExtremeLives, the live video series seeking to uncover the human face behind violent extremism, is now into its second season with two new episodes. UNDP will also continue partnering with YouTube to train young influential video-makers to promote positive content online through the Creators for Change programme.
Coordination Patterns
Joint programme which is co-funded by the EU and UNDP. UNDP is in charge of implementing the project's different components.
Role of the EU
Funding partner.
Relevance for the EU
EU contribution to radicalisation prevention in Southeast Asian countries.