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This document provides a summary of recent efforts by UNESCO to step up its action to prevent violent extremism, in the context of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Plan of Action on Violent Extremism, launched in January 2016. Building on its mandate and existing activities, UNESCO has adopted an intersectoral approach, paying particular attention to the needs of young people particularly at risk of radicalization.