UNESCO-PREV Chair member Dr. Cécile Rousseau, MD, MSc, is the recipient of the 2021 Royal College Teasdale-Corti Humanitarian Award in recognition for her service and activism in the interests of refugees and victims of torture.
First annual review of the prevention of violent extremism in the literature is released
We are pleased to present the first annual review of the prevention of violent extremism in literature produced in partnership with the CPRMV.
Our experts on the program “Nos années 20”
Our experts Marie-Ève Carignan and David Morin participated to a new public affairs magazine hosted by Patrick Lagacé. They discussed how to deal with the opposition movement to the health measures
Fall of Kabul: the analysis of the director of the scientific committee Sami Aoun
Sami Aoun, director of the scientific committee and Middle East expert, spoke in various media following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban on August 15th, 2021.
New Adib Bencherif article on violent extremism
Our fellow Adib Bencherif is the author of a recent article named “Unpacking ‘glocal’ jihad: from the birth to the ‘sahelisation’ of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb” in the journal Critical Studies on Terrorism.
New report : Constraints and opportunities in evaluating programs for prevention of violent extremism: how the practitioners see it
A new report on practitioners and the evaluation of prevention of violent extremism written by our experts has just been released.
From online hate to offline violence : Vivek Venkatesh will moderate a panel for the UN Counter-Terrorism Week
In his role as UNESCO-PREV co-chair, Vivek Venkatesh recently moderated a panel discussion as part of the United Nations 2021 Counter-Terrorism Week.
Marie-Ève Carignan appointed to the expert committee on the socio-economic consequences of misinformation in science and health
Marie-Ève Carignan, Head of the Media Division, will be part of a new Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) expert committee.
Webinar “Preventing Violent Extremism : Insights form Former Right-Wing Extremists”
The UNESCO-PREV Chair, in partnership with the Teaching & Learning Center of the University of Siena, is co-organizing a webinar on the prevention of violent extremism on June 23rd.
Vivek Venkatesh to participate in community roundtable on urban security
Co-holder of the Chair and Project Someone Director Vivek Venkatesh will be joining a diverse panel of activists and experts in a roundtable on urban security on June 17th.