Officially launched on February 23rd, 2018, the UNESCO-PREV Chair has seen two very busy years in Québec, in Canada and internationally. In the last twelve months, the Chair’s team aimed to strengthen and structure its network on the national level and, more importantly, on the international level.
A New ISD Report on Extremism and Deradicalization
ISD’s new report titled “An imprecise science: Assessing interventions for the prevention, disengagement and de-radicalisation of left and right-wing extremists” by Jacob Davey, Henry Tuck
New Article on Violent Extremism and Former Extremists
A new article by Ryan Scrivens, Vivek Venkatesh, Maxime Bérubé and Tiana Gaudette titled “Combating Violent Extremism: Voices of Former Right-Wing Extremists,” and published in
New UNESCO-PREV Chair General Coordinator
We are pleased to welcome Sylvana Al Baba Douaihy as the UNESCO-PREV Chair General Coordinator. Sylvana is an engineer with a master’s degree in Multimedia
New PREV-IMPACT Project Coordinator
The Unesco-PREV Chair is pleased to introduce Lydie Christelle Belporo, PREV-IMPACT Project Coordinator. Lydie holds two master’s degrees in international relations and law from Université
Vivek Venkatesh Discusses Social Pedagogy and Hate at The Walrus Talks
UNESCO-PREV co-Chair and Project SOMEONE Director, Vivek Venkatesh recently spoke at The Walrus Talks Living Better in Toronto, on October 29, 2019. During his seven-minute
Challenges and Solutions in the Prevention of Violent Extremism Through Education: Promoting Evidence-Based Activities for Youth Resilience and Engagement
As part of the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference, UNESCO-PREV co-Chair, Vivek Venkatesh, will be participating in Challenges and Solutions in the Prevention
The UNESCO-PREV Chair Launches the PREV-IMPACT Project
The UNESCO Chair in Prevention of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism is leading PREV-IMPACT, a new research project which aims to develop evaluation models for primary, secondary and tertiary PVE programs adapted to the Canadian context through action research.
UNESCO-PREV Chair Annual Report 2018 Now Available
The UNESCO-PREV Chair Annual Reports provide a comprehensive overview of its organizational structure; statistics; actions, activities and impacts; financial partnerships and grants. The 2018 Annual
The UNESCO-PREV Chair invited to conduct a workshop in Colombia
The City of Bogotá, Colombia and its Chamber of Commerce invited Pablo Madriaza, the General Coordinator of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, to lead a two-day workshop