UN Youth Outreach Aims to Prevent Radicalization
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> 1.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="and">and</span> 24 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="uneducated">uneducated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="militias">militias</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="extremism">extremism</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ahmad">Ahmad</span> <span word="Alhendawi">Alhendawi</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="special">special</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="labeling">labeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="unanimously">unanimously</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="applause">applause</span>, <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="postconflict">postconflict</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="processes">processes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="radicalism">radicalism</span>.</p><p><span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="drafted">drafted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span>. <span word="Dina">Dina</span> <span word="Kawar">Kawar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>."</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> — <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> — <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="vocational">vocational</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>.</p>
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