Prevenir o extremismo violento através da educação

Publicações UNESCO

Preventing violent extremism through education - A guide for policy-makers, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, France 

© UNESCO 2017 

ISBN 978-92-3-100215-1

"Over the past years, the number of reported attacks perpetrated by violent extremist groups has risen. As we witness tragedies on all continents, we understand that violent extremism knows no boundaries and affects every society. Young people are, however, most at risk. They are the main targets of recruitment strategies and fall victim to extremist violence. This phenomenon alerts us to the risk of losing a generation of youth to despair and disengagement. In the face of such threats, there is no single solution. Security responses are important, but not sufficient, and will not tackle the many underlying conditions that breed violent extremism and drive youth to join violent extremist groups. We need soft power, such as education. In particular, we need relevant, inclusive and equitable quality education. This is the sine qua non to effective action and requires countries to simultaneously implement short, medium and long-term responses. To assist countries in their efforts, UNESCO has developed this publication Preventing violent extremism through education: A guide for policy-makers. "

Qian Tang, Ph. D. Assistant Director-General for Education, "Foreword", in Preventing violent extremism through education - A guide for policy-makers",  p. 4