Currently, there are 600 million Young people that live in fragile and conflicts affected settings which provides the framework for radicalisation and violent extremism among youths, especially among young women and men.
Government should focus on using physical and military might instead of combating ideology. It is said that the United Nations are working effortlessly towards achieving these goals. But, I believe action speaks louder than words. The United Nations, and international community do a lot of talking and implementing is less which is really bad. Because, if the United Nations continues in this ideology, they will not make any head way in combating violent extremism. The more the ideology, the more the violence. But when action comes into picture, there will be absolute tranquility among nations facing these impending dangers.
VIOLENT EXTREMISM - Insight in Countering Terrorism-
I had to discuss this issue with my colleague Ruben Turmert Hansen from Norway. He is the officer of internal communication and media asset at the United Nations Youth Association Network (UNYANET) where I blog. After reading my article on "Youth Countering Violent Extremism" on the African Youth Advocate Platform (AYAP) Tanzania. He said to me "I was definitely spot on about working against the causes rather than the symptoms, which is a concept so many people in so many areas fail to remember. I asked him "what are those symptoms? He said "like I said in my article, if we remove the terrorists, the organization will just replenish their ranks. So, the causes of people being drafted into terrorist organisations can stop the symptoms, which include terrorist attacks from happening. I told him "Great! That's the key role in reducing terrorist groups from attacking.
VIOLENT EXTREMISM - Insight in Countering Terrorism.
I hooked up Seleman Kitenge from Tanzania. He is the director of communication and media at African Network Of Youth Policy Experts (AFRINYPE). He said " The issue of terrorism is a bit complex, so if you ask me, I would say we address the social injustice in the society which influences people to be drafted into violent extremism. But also the public and private sector need to work together especially on the issue of creating jobs. If the youths are jobless, they can be easily tricked to join terrorist groups. He also added that "education should be provided not just normal education, but education which will promote a sense of tolerance and understanding of other religions and beliefs. In this way, it will be more easier to address the issue of violent extremism. He also made it known that terrorists nowadays uses social media and the media at large to promote their agenda and ideologies. So the same procedures should be applied by different stakeholders to address these issues.
In my opinion, hate speeches can also influence people to engage into violent extremism, especially the issue of islamophobia.
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