Security Days: Building Bridges - Promoting Dialogue to Prevent Radicalization and Violent Extremism

Conference

Date:: 21 - 22 May 2015
Location:: Hofburg Conference Centre, Vienna
Organized by:: The OSCE Secretary General in cooperation with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the Representative on Freedom of the Media, the High Commissioner on National Minorities, and the Anna Lindh Foundation
Series:: Security Days
Source:: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Secretary General
Fields of work:: Countering terrorism, Conflict prevention and resolution

During the thematic sessions, participants looked at how different levers and tools – including media, education, inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue, and empowerment of women and youth – can effectively contribute to reducing tensions and turn vulnerable individuals away from radicalisation.

It was also a launching pad for further collaboration between the OSCE and other international and regional organizations in preventing violent extremism and radicalization by promoting tolerance, non-discrimination and respect for diversity. Participants included prominent representatives of government, civil society, religious institutions, the media and academia, including women and youth leaders, from OSCE participating States and Partner countries. This event sent a powerful unifying message of condemnation of terrorism and violent extremism in all forms and regardless of their origins.

This Security Days event was organized by the OSCE Secretariat in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and the Anna Lindh Foundation .