Tag «Counter»

UNODC and IOM launch new initiative to counter migrant smuggling

VIENNA, 28 March 2018 (UN Information Service) — Two United Nations agencies are joining forces to combat migrant smuggling. Today at the UN in Vienna, IOM, the United Nations Migration Agency, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organized an event centring on a Joint Platform on Countering Migrant Smuggling. Opening the …

To Counter Violent Extremism, Focus on Fighting Poverty and Improving Governance

Countries such as Somalia have shown that it is possible to contain violent extremist groups by taking measures that give hope to the poor and marginalized, particularly young people. Poor political governance drives people to militancy. Strengthening institutions and giving citizens more opportunities to participate in their own governance will deter them from joining extremist …