News
28-29 Jan 2019
The national coordination unit for preventing violent extremism organized a two-day workshop in the grand serial, where 116 representatives from public and private sector came together in a first of a series of 9 consultation events to develop a national action plan to prevent violent extremism.
The workshop related to the Economic Development and Job creation of the national PVE strategy. It involved a whole range of actors from the public sector, relevant governmental entities, various associations and unions to private sector, banking sector and relevant institutions to academia and researchers.
The participants worked within groups to come up with projects and programs that aim to translate the strategic objectives of pillar 7 of the national strategy in order to enhance economic development and preserve financial stability, create jobs and encourage capacity building among youth, all of which are possible contributors to preventing violent extremism.
The process that was launched in this first workshop will carry on throughout the year to cover all the pillars in the strategy and create a national network to prevent violent extremism.
News
7-8 March 2019
The National Coordination Unit for the Prevention of Violent Extremism organized a two-day workshop in the Grand Serail where 130 representatives from the public and private sectors came together in the second of a series of nine consultative workshops to develop a national action plan to prevent violent extremism.
The workshop focused on the pillar of Justice, Human Rights and The Rule of Law in the National PVE strategy. It included a variety of actors from the public sector, relevant governmental entities, a number of judges, various associations and unions of the private sector, representatives from the banking sector, relevant institutions to academia and researchers, as well as international experts.
News
14 March 2019
The National Coordination Unit for Preventing Violent Extremism at the Presidency of Council of Ministers in partnership with The Strong Cities Network in Lebanon co-organized a mayors meeting on “The Role of Mayors in Preventing Violent Extremism” on the 14th of March 2019 in the Grand Serail of Beirut. The meeting started with presenting the National PVE strategy by the national coordinator for Preventing Violent Extremism, Rubina Abou Zeinab, followed by presentation of the Mayor of Vilvorde and deputy Mayor of Bordeaux who shared their respective experience in PVE on the local level.
The meeting included heads of Municipal Unions in Lebanon; Hans Bonte, Mayor of Vilvoorde; Belgium; and Marik Fetouh, Deputy Mayor of Bordeaux, France, as well as local community prevention network members who participated to share experiences of the networks and their members.