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Preventing Violent Extremism through Education: A guide for policy-makers Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO This publication offers technical guidance for education professionals (policy-makers, teachers and various education stakeholders) on how to address the concrete challenges posed by violent extremism. The Guide particularly aims to help policy-makers within ministries of education to prioritize, plan and implement effective preventive educationrelated actions, contributing to national prevention efforts. 
Engaging and Educating Women and Girls in the Prevention of Violent Conflict and Violent Extremism Year of publication: 2014 Author: Kathleen Kuehnast Corporate author: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Dr. Kathleen Kuehnast, director of the Center for Gender and Peacebuilding at the U.S. Institute of Peace, testified on the importance of engaging and educating women and girls in conflict zones in order to prevent and mitigate violent conflict and violent extremism. 
Strengthening Democracy Is the Key to Preventing Far-Right Extremism Year of publication: 2021 Author: Cynthia Miller-Idriss This article emphasizes that Disinformation, misinformation and propaganda undermine democratic practices in ways that should be fought not only by trying to shrink or contain the extremist fringe, but also by strengthening democratic values and practices within the mainstream.And also highlights that It is critical to engage proactively and consistently in order to prevent further escalations in far-right extremism and interrupt violent radicalisation at early stages. 
Addressing Anti-Semitism: why and how? a guide for educators Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) These guidelines provide suggestions for teachers and other educators who feel the need to address issues pertaining to contemporary anti-Semitism. Recognizing that the context may vary in every country, or even in individual classrooms, this document provides educators with a general overview of common manifestations of contemporary anti-Semitism, as well as with some key educational principles and strategies for addressing this complex and challenging subject. 
Manifesto for Education - Empowering Educators and Schools Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Radicalisations Awareness Network (RAN) The manifesto is a call to action to help empower the very group of people who have the potential to be some of the most influential in the lives of our young people and to help them truly prevent violent extremism. As it is impossible for schools to solve the problem alone and immediately, on different levels (the educator, the school, the partners and the government) suggestions are made to inspire interventions that could start tomorrow (short term) and help establish a sustainable approach for the future (long term). These insights are mostly based on experiences in secondary education but can easily be translated to primary, vocational and higher education. 
Teaching Controversial Issues Year of publication: 2006 Corporate author: Oxfam GB Young people frequently face making decisions about a wide range of issues on which there are many different views. Issues like sexuality, religion, bullying, and war can evoke complicated emotions, both in and out of the classroom.Young people need to develop skills that allow them to discuss and come to their own views about these types of issues. Having a chance to engage with controversial topics in a constructive environment will help young people to develop as global citizens, and teachers have a key role to play in enabling this.This guide explores what controversial issues are, why they should be taught, and includes classroom strategies, existing guidance and practical teaching activities. 
A Teacher's Guide on the Prevention of Violent Extremism Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO The Guide aims to support teachers in offering young people relevant and timely learning opportunities to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that build their resilience to violent extremist propaganda. It focuses on providing practical advice on when and how to discuss the issue of violent extremism and on creating a classroom climate that is inclusive and conducive to respectful dialogue, open discussions and critical thinking. 
Preventing Extremism Through Education: A Safe and Supportive School Environment Year of publication: 2020 Author: Mohammad Madbouli This video talks about preventing extremism in schools. The presenter uses the UNESCO guide for policy-makers published in 2018 as framework for discussing preventing extremism. The presenter speaks about safe and supportive environment for students in schools. 
UNESCO GCED eNewsletter Issue 4 Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: UNESCO Feature: Mobilizing support for global citizenship and sustainable development through Education Target 4.7 UNESCO 1974 Recommendation used to measure progress towards education target 4.7 Measuring progress towards 4.7 Gyeongju Action Plan: NGOs join UNESCO Global capacity-building workshop on GCED organized by APCEIU Southern Africa Regional Meeting on GCED convened in Johannesburg, South Africa UNESCO launches Teacher's Guide on the Prevention of Violent Extremism Expert meeting on the Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education European ministers back education for democracy to counter extremism and racaism UN discusses innovative solutions to prevent violent extremism through education UNESCO's YESPeace Network taps the power of youth worldwide to change the future GCED Topics and Learning Objectives available in seven languages. 
Education, Identity and Rising Extremism: From Preventing Violent Extremism to Promoting Peace, Resilience, Equal Rights and Pluralism (PREP) Year of publication: 2017 Author: Sanam Anderlini Corporate author: International Civil Society Action Network In November 2016, during ICAN’s fifth annual Women, Peace and Security forum, members of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL) and other women-led organizations in over 30 countries analyzed the role of formal and informal education in contributing to enabling conditions and mitigating extremist violence. They also highlighted their own practical experiences and lessons learnt in providing education to prevent violent extremism by fostering peace, resilience, equal rights and pluralism (PREP) in formal and informal spaces, including through the teachings of alternative religious narratives. Their experiences, combined with desk research on the state of current policy and practice, and the first multi-stakeholder Global Solutions Exchange (GSX) meeting on the nexus of education, gender and extremism held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris in March 2017, inform the findings of this report.