PARTNER REPORT
A brief on policy and practice to inform national strategies for preventing violent extremism and promoting sustainable peace
2017 – Sanam Naraghi Anderlini and Melinda Holmes
Women peace practitioners and rights activists have long been concerned by decisions made at global and national levels that at the local level impact dynamics of economic exclusion, threaten social cohesion and exacerbate vulnerabilities to radicalisation. Violent extremism and state responses to it place significant economic burden on societies. The members of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL) have consistently draw attention to this gap between policy intentions and realities on the ground. Their lived experiences of the economic dynamics in contexts affected by violent extremism, combined with desk research on the state of current policy and practice, and the multi stakeholder Global Solutions Exchange (GSX) meetings on these issues held at the UNDP headquarters in New York in March 2017, inform the findings of this report.
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The International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) promotes inclusive and sustainable peace globally. Recognizing the gendered impact of conflict and the critical role of women peacebuilders, ICAN: shapes and guides peace and security policies through thought leadership, strategic advice, and gender-responsive analysis; fosters a global movement of locally rooted women peacebuilders to have voice and influence in matters of peace, conflict, rights, and human security; and brings the word and spirit of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda to life. ICAN is a United States-based non-profit organization.