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UNOCT Youth Engagement and Empowerment Project (YEEP)

Southeast Asia, East Africa, Asia, Africa

UN Office of Counter-Terrorism's flagship youth program in Southeast Asia and East Africa building young people's capacity to participate in P/CVE policymaking. Includes three components: training young religious leaders in interfaith dialogue (Empowering Dialogue and Interfaith Networks - EDIN); equipping young media makers with strategic communication skills for online counternarratives (Young Leaders for Online PCVE); and supporting youth participation in national and regional P/CVE action plans.

Behavior Goal

Build youth leadership in P/CVE policy and practice through interfaith dialogue, strategic communication, and civic engagement

Implementers & Partners

  • UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
  • UN Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT)

Donors & Sponsors

  • UN member states

Key Takeaways

  • 1Young religious leaders trained to promote interfaith harmony
  • 2Social media strategic communication training builds youth counternarrative capacity
  • 3Youth participation in national action plans ensures locally-relevant approaches
  • 4Digital literacy essential for countering online radicalization

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