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UNDP, Sudan ink deal on anti-extremism cooperation

Source: Xinhua   2017-05-30 06:25:44            

KHARTOUM, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Sudan said on Monday that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on cooperation in fighting violent extremism.

"The deal intends to address at-risk youth and vulnerable people potential to be affected by extremism and build national, state and civil society's capacities to prevent and address violent extremism in Sudan," Sudan's National Commission for Counter-Terrorism (SNCCT) said in a statement.

The implementation period will last three years, it added.

According to the MoU, the two parties will work to support the development of a national anti-extremism strategy that addresses capacity development, continuation of in-depth research, strategic communications and advocacy.

The SNCCT was established in 2004 with the aim to combat the danger of extremism inside Sudan.

The UNDP, in partnership with the SNCCT, conducted earlier a comprehensive study on the trend of violent extremism in Sudan in 2016-17, in which a total of 380 people were interviewed, including former members of the Islamic State and former prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

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UNDP, Sudan ink deal on anti-extremism cooperation

Source: Xinhua 2017-05-30 06:25:44

KHARTOUM, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Sudan said on Monday that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on cooperation in fighting violent extremism.

"The deal intends to address at-risk youth and vulnerable people potential to be affected by extremism and build national, state and civil society's capacities to prevent and address violent extremism in Sudan," Sudan's National Commission for Counter-Terrorism (SNCCT) said in a statement.

The implementation period will last three years, it added.

According to the MoU, the two parties will work to support the development of a national anti-extremism strategy that addresses capacity development, continuation of in-depth research, strategic communications and advocacy.

The SNCCT was established in 2004 with the aim to combat the danger of extremism inside Sudan.

The UNDP, in partnership with the SNCCT, conducted earlier a comprehensive study on the trend of violent extremism in Sudan in 2016-17, in which a total of 380 people were interviewed, including former members of the Islamic State and former prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

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