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Young people are a force for peace in this world, using their voices and resources to listen to their communities and bringing about a positive change. As part of the “Leading the way to Peace – Youth Together for Social Cohesion” project, young people in urban South and Southeast Asia have received training on violent... Read More

Kofi Annan Foundation 12 May 2021 RESEARCH: Urban Youth Building Peace in South & Southeast Asia Throughout 2020 and 2021, the Kofi Annan Foundation’s youth initiative Extremely Together, alongside the Kristiyano-Islam Peace Library (KRIS) in the Philippines, the College of Youth Activism and Development (CYAAD) in Pakistan and the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) in Bangladesh conducted extensive research among young people in urban areas across South and Southeast As...

Arizza Nocum Home | News & Media | Articles | WEBINAR: Building Peace in the City – Experiences from South and Southeast Asian Youth 10 May 2021 WEBINAR: Building Peace in the City – Experiences from South and Southeast Asian Youth In 2019, South Asia had the highest average impact from terrorism, Pakistan and the Philippines were in the top 10 of countries most impacted by terrorism, and Bangladesh saw six attacks claimed by ISIS. Although a lack of economic opportunities and lower lev...

Kofi Annan Foundation 10 February 2021 Extremely Together Philippines launches training programme for urban youth Amid recent attacks from violent extremist groups and incidents of conflict exacerbated by COVID-19 and the Philippines’ ongoing recession, a local chapter of the Kofi Annan Foundation’s   (ET) initiative was launched, called Extremely Together Philippines – Panaghiusa.   The programme, funded by the European Union (EU), aims to train young Filipinos to promote peace and...

Kofi Annan Foundation Courtesy of Ilwad Elman Preventing violent extremism in Uganda and Somalia The Kofi Annan Foundation, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, is expanding its youth-led activities in Uganda and Somalia to prevent violent extremism. The Foundation’s Extremely Together initiative, through its network of exceptional young leaders, aims to equip youth with the capacities to recognize extremist narratives and patterns and find adequate responses. “Th...

Kofi Annan Foundation Articles Home | News & Media | Extremely Together | PAPER: Why youth leadership when dealing with complex crises must no longer be ignored 09 December 2020 PAPER: Why youth leadership when dealing with complex crises must no longer be ignored Deeply concerned at how extremists worldwide are exploiting the uncertainty and fear created by the Covid-19 pandemic to reinforce their rhetoric and enroll recruits, Extremely Together young leaders and the Kofi Annan Foundation ...