OUR LATEST NEWS
Find the latest news related to the activities led by the UNESCO Chair in Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Extremism and its network, including notable interventions of our experts in the media, in this section.
Participation in the bilingual symposium “Extremism and the Armed Forces”
Location: Zoom
Start Date: 2022-02-16 17:00:00 End Date:
On April 20, 2022, our co-holder, Prof. David Morin, participated in a bilingual symposium about “Extremism and the Armed Forces” in collaboration with CEFIR and Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean. He talked about the rise of right-wing extremism in the West.
Panel ” Discours complotiste ou répression des débats : éviter l’amalgame entre perspective critique et désinformation “
- May 02, 2022
- Sylvana
- Chair Events, Events, Literature Chair, News
Location: Zoom
Start Date: 2022-02-16 17:00:00 End Date:
On May 2, 2022 will be held, with the participation of our director of the media pole, Marie-Ève Carignan, the panel: ” Discours complotiste ou répression des débats : éviter l’amalgame entre perspective critique et désinformation “
Consultation on changes to the 1974 UNESCO Recommendation in the field of education and human rights
Location: Online
Start Date: 2022-05-11 08:00:00 End Date: 2022-05-12 17:30:00
Our co-holder Vivek Venkatesh has been invited by UNESCO to participate in a Regional Technical Consultation for Europe and America. This consultation will involve proposing changes to be made to the Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Government of Canada announces expert advisory group on online safety
Location: Zoom
Start Date: 2022-02-16 17:00:00 End Date:
The Honorable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the creation of a new Expert Advisory Panel on Online Safety on which our co-holders Ghayda Hassan and David Morin were selected.
Cross-sectional study on prevention and violent extremism in the Francophone space
- March 03, 2022
- Sylvana
- Literature Chair, News, Research
Location: Zoom
Start Date: 2022-02-16 17:00:00 End Date:
On March 7, 2022, the UNESCO Chair in the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Extremism (UNESCO-PREV) presented to the Political Commission of the International Organization of La Francophonie the results of a study on the prevention of violent extremism in the Francophone space.
Call for papers for the symposium “Extremism and the Armed Forces “
Location: Online
Start Date: 2022-05-11 08:00:00 End Date: 2022-05-12 17:30:00
The Centre d’expertise et de formation sur les intégrismes religieux, les idéologies politiques et la radicalisation (CEFIR), in partnership with the UNESCO Chair in the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Extremism and the Royal Military College Saint-Jean, is launching a call for papers for its symposium entitled Extremism and the Armed Forces.