This is the second of two position papers from the Radicalisation Awareness Network’s Health and Social Care (RAN H&SC) working group focusing on Multi-Agency Working (MAW). The first paper, published in 2018, provided the context for MAW in preventing and responding to violent extremism. In particular, it considered different models…
The mobilisation of jihadist foreign fighters that has taken place as a result of the conflict in Syria and Iraq has been unprecedented. According to the United Nations, up to 40,000 foreigners from nearly 100 countries have participated in the war. Not all of them will remain part of the…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was requested by Member States in General Assembly resolution 68/187 of 18 December 2013, among other measures, to “continue to enhance specialized legal knowledge through the preparation of best practices, in close coordination with Member States, on assistance to and support…
This Handbook was developed with a view to providing coherent and consistent guidance to national authorities on the treatment of children recruited and exploited by terrorist and violent extremist groups, with emphasis on the role of the justice system. The Handbook contains four chapters. Chapters I-IV combine legal guidance on…
This module aims to help criminal justice practitioners engaged in counter-terrorism to act more efficiently and swiftly by becoming more familiar with the mechanisms in place for extradition and mutual legal assistance and, in particular, with the tools afforded by the universal conventions and protocols for effective cooperation with foreign…
The aim of this analysis is to validate the research findings of the 2017 IOM CA/Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Nazarbayev Center)/ USAID Dignity and Rights Regional Field Assessment
UN report on youth, violent extremism, and social media.
UN report on prevention of violent extremism through education.
The magnitude of violence and human loss in conflict settings often exceeds the caring capacity of traditional support systems for orphans. The aim of this study is to understand the developmental context for children experiencing armed conflict, parental loss, extreme poverty, violence and social exclusion in a setting affected by…
When the United States declared the global war against terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Southeast Asia was named the “second front,” next to Afghanistan. The presence of Al-Qaeda linked and inspired terrorist groups in the region, notably the Jemaah Islamiyyah (JI) and the Abu Sayyaf…
Contrary to popular belief, South Korea is not immune from the growth of Islamic radicalism. Although no serious terrorist attack has yet occurred within the country, some worrisome incidents have been reported. Recently, an Indonesian man was arrested on the grounds that he publicly supported the Al Nusra Front, a…
