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Through this Programme, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOCT supports parliamentary action around the globe to counter terrorism and prevent violent extremism building upon a ¡°whole-of-society¡± approach. Our work is rooted in our common goal to implement the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

Civil society makes unique and invaluable contributions to countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism. Through its its Civil Society Engagement Strategy, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOCT seeks to strengthen and more systematically engage civil society organizations at the global, regional, national and local levels with a focus on human rights, gender, and youth.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOCT recognizes the growing contribution of sport and its culture to realize the goals of the United Nations. The goal of our sports programme is to promote sports and its values as an important tool to prevent radicalization and violent extremism conducive to terrorism.

The AROS Programme provides assistance to Member States in preventing and countering the terrorist uses of autonomous (UAS) and remotely operated systems including drones. The programme also helps national security officials integrate these systems into their national counter-terrorism efforts.

There is now a better chance to disrupt terrorist travel. Our Programme strengthens Member States¡¯ ability to detect, track and counter the journeys of terrorists. It represents a critical enhancement of counter-terrorism coordination and coherence across the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ system.

Enhancing awareness and understanding of established ¡®good practices¡¯ stems the flow of foreign terrorist fighters across borders. Our Programme assists countries integrating such practices within their national strategies and action plans to counter terrorism and enhances the skills of border officers.

As Member States take measures to combat terrorism and prevent and counter violent extremism, our Programme provides them with targeted support and assistance to ensure that all their efforts comply with international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law.

Terrorist financing continues to evolve as the terrorist threat intensifies. With this Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCCT programme, that focuses on financial intelligence sharing, we aim to assist Member States in effectively freezing suspicious assets through prioritization of counter-terrorist financing practices.

Cyber-capacities, artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial vehicles continue to become more widely available. Our Cybersecurity and New Technologies Programme aims to enhance capacities of Member States to prevent and mitigating the misuse of such technological developments.

Further radicalizing incarcerated violent extremists poses a challenge for prison management. By improving safety, screening, disengagement processes and reintegration programs this project aims to stabilize prison environments and reduce chances of prisons becoming breeding grounds.

National action plans to prevent violent extremism are practical frameworks that address the drivers of violent extremism. The project aims to make prevention work by supporting Member States in the design, development and adoption of such "all-of-Government", "All-of-Society" action plans.

In the wrong hands, weapons of mass destruction and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials are a global threat. With our Programme, we aim to advance Member States¡¯ threat level understanding and enhance their prevention and response mechanisms.

As terrorism has severely affected countries in the Global South, our project aims to strengthen their exchange of expertise. We plan to assist countries in building new partnerships enabling them to respond to their challenges in countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism.

Our goal is to ensure participation of young women and men in developing and delivering programmes and policies that aim to prevent and counter violent extremism. Our programme is aimed at strengthening youth resilience and supports the positive role of young people in their prevention efforts.

Through the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Counter Terrorism Centre Victims of Terrorism Support Programme, the Centre advocates, provides policy advice, raises the voices of victims and builds Member State capacity to support Victims and their associations around the globe.

The STRIVE Asia project mitigates the growing magnitude of the violent extremism threat posed by hate group Central, South and South East Asia. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and EU join forces to strengthen local authorities, legislative bodies and the private sector to prevent and counter violent extremism.