OSCE holds interactive workshop on inclusive youth engagement in preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalisation

Twenty practitioners from South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia took part in an online interactive OSCE workshop on inclusive youth engagement in preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT) held on 15 July 2021.

The workshop provided a platform for these active P/CVERLT practitioners to discuss challenges and best practices across the regions for reaching out to youth who feel alienated from society and are often not reached by P/CVERLT programmes.

The workshop was part of the OSCE Leaders against Intolerance and Violent Extremism (LIVE) Initiative, a flagship training programme that seeks to build the resilience and capacity of communities. LIVE promotes context-specific efforts against violent extremism developed and led by women, youth and community leaders.

The workshop was designed for graduates of the LIVE training programme to further build their skills and to provide expert support in implementing inclusive P/CVERLT programmes and initiatives. As a result, participants prepared action plans for inclusive youth engagement in their programmes.

The OSCE’s LIVE Initiative consists of three different training courses tailored to youth, women and community leaders across the OSCE area. From 2018 to 2021, the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE field operations, delivered a series of regional LIVE train-the-trainer seminars for South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and supported OSCE field operations in their implementation of national LIVE training courses.