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Strategic communication | Office of Counter-Terrorism
- UNOCT/UNCCT outlines a three-level approach to strategic communications for preventing violent extremism.
- The initiative operates under a coordinated, inter-agency framework within the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact.
- Phase III of the project began in 2017 and runs until the end of October 2020.
- Training and workshops have reached participants across Southeast Asia, East Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
- The program emphasizes context-specific capacity building in strategic communications for preventing violent extremism.
- Key components include audience analysis, strategy design, and data-driven assessment methods.
- There is a plan to disseminate content across both traditional and social media and to identify credible messengers.
- The Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism informs the project’s broader preventive framework.
- The initiative aligns with Security Council and General Assembly resolutions endorsing action against violent extremism.
- Overall, the UNCCT program aims to raise awareness, advise on institutional structures, and enhance practical skills for preventing violent extremism.
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