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Extremely Together Young Leaders advocated for youth-led CVE at UNGA side events in New York. Mr. Annan briefed members of the UN Security Council on the final report of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State and advised as to how multilateral efforts could support the implementation of its recommendations.
The Foundation’s Electoral Integrity Initiative, in association with six partners from Mexico and the region, hosted a conference on Electoral Integrity in Latin America.
Extremely Together Young Leaders inspired others to join the Extremely Together movement at the One Young World Summit in Bogota. The Foundation brought together experts, policy-makers and practitioners in a high-level symposium on reconciliation convened by Mr. Annan in Bogota.
A case study of the country’s reconciliation experience was conducted as part of the Foundation’s Transitions to Peace programme.
Extremely Together’s Fatima Zaman works to research and advise on counter-extremism policy. Together with Bjørn Ihler from Norway, she led a series of ‘Extremely Together roadshows’ in UK schools in order to train young people in CVE.
The Electoral Integrity Initiative launched its fourth policy brief, entitled Elections and Peacebuilding at Chatham House in London.
A case study of the country’s reconciliation experience was conducted as part of the Foundation’s Transitions to Peace programme.
Extremely Together’s Bjørn Ihler seeks creative ways to counter extreme right wing narratives.
The Foundation co-organised a meeting with the International Potato Center to promote orange-fleshed sweet potato as a crop to combat malnutrition. Mr. Annan delivered the keynote speech on food security, water and energy at the Making Waves Conference.
Mr. Annan joined over 250 stakeholders at the Global Nutrition Summit in Milan to accelerate the global response to end malnutrition.
Kofi Annan opened the Athens Democracy Forum with a keynote address promoting the priorities and messages of the Foundation’s Electoral Integrity Initiative.
Bjørn Ihler from Norway and Fatima Zaman from the UK were invited as keynote speakers at the Caux Forum in Switzerland.
Extremely Together’s Mimoun Berrissoun works to engage with young people affected by extremism. Hassan Ndugwa from Uganda joined Mimoun in Cologne in order to raise young people’s awareness of the threat of violent extremism through a series of inspirational talks and a football tournament under the theme “Kick it against Hate”. Extremely Together’s Countering Violent
Extremism guide and accompanying year-long outreach campaign won the 2017 Digital Communication Award in Berlin.
The Extremely Together toolkit and online platform were launched in Brussels in March 2017 at a conference, hosted by the European Commission, on the role of youth in countering violent extremism.
Mr. Annan participated in the One Planet Summit in Paris and met with the French President, Emmanuel Macron, to discuss climate action.
With our partners, we are promoting evidence-based drug policy reform in West Africa.
We are advocating for the transformation of African agriculture and food systems in order to improve food and nutrition security.
We are mobilising leadership for climate change mitigation and adaptation both globally and in Africa.
The Electoral Integrity Initiative launched its fourth policy brief, entitled Elections and Peacebuilding at Chatham House in London.
Extremely Together’s Jonah Obajeun advocates for education-based solutions to prevent radicalisation and extremism.
Extremely Together young leader Ilwad Elman works to deradicalise members of Al Shabaab and promote gender equality in Africa.
Extremely Together’s Ndugwa Hassan works to train teachers, Imams and young people in countering violent extremism.
Exploratory visit and mapping of existing CVE initiatives ahead of the organisation of a series of training sessions on CVE targeting young Moroccans.
The Foundation organised a “dialogue participatif” between electoral stakeholders, the main political parties, the election commission and the diplomatic community to agree on the key challenges ahead of the 2018 elections.
A case study of the country’s reconciliation experience was conducted as part of the Foundation’s Transitions to Peace programme.
A case study of the country’s reconciliation experience was conducted as part of the Foundation’s Transitions to Peace programme.
Extremely Together young leader Hajer Sharief works to engage women and young people in peace building.
Extremely Together’s Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi focuses on the role of civil society to counter extremism.
Extremely Together’s Arizza Nocum strives to promote education and interfaith dialogue to prevent extremism.
Syrian refugee and Extremely Together young leader Zaid Al Rayes aims to create economic opportunities for vulnerable youth to show alternatives to violent extremism.
The Foundation convened electoral stakeholders from 10 countries in Asia for a conference entitled Democracy in Southeast Asia, facilitating an exchange of views on improving electoral integrity in the region.
A delegation of the Advisory Commission travelled to Bangkok to discuss regional implications of the situation in Rakhine State with Thai officials.
Members of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State travelled to Cox’s Bazaar to meet with and consult local officials and communities displaced from Myanmar.
The Advisory Commission on Rakhine State completed its mandate and produced a series of recommendations to achieve lasting peace in Rakhine State.