On 23 June 2023, the Strong Cities Network and EU will host a 90-minute side-event at the UN 2023 Counter-Terrorism Week, inviting mayors and other local leaders to share experiences, good practices and challenges with preventing and responding to violent extremism in their communities. It will highlight practical steps for enhancing the role of these important preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) stakeholders in UN and other multilateral dialogues focused on addressing the dynamic violent extremist threat environment. Objectives include increased awareness among Member States and UN Global Counter-Terrorism Compact entities of a) the contributions that mayors and other local leaders can make to whole-of-society P/CVE efforts, including through facilitating localized implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (UNGCTS) and relevant national frameworks; and b) the added-value of including the voices of local leaders and the perspectives of cities in multilateral conversations around the formulation of P/CVE policies and the development of P/CVE programs.
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