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Sollberger

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2015-04-23
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  1. “Many counter-terrorism strategies, for example, provide for long sentences of incarceration and solitary confinement, which not only Violates the rights of individuals to a fair trial but also has a devastating psychological impact on children. Criminal legislation for countering terrorism should therefore be considered in the light of the specific situation of children so as to integrate international standards for juvenile justice.”

    2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source

  2. “Switzerland has already expressed many times its concern about counter-terrorism measures that criminalize any humanitarian action or any contact established for humanitarian ends with armed groups considered to be extremists. It is the children in areas controlled by such groups who are most affected and directly suffer from the harmful consequences of these measures. Counter-terrorism policies that often seek to protect the most vulnerable should take such consequences into consideration. Finally, the enactment of counter-terrorism legislation does not give sufficient consideration to the fact that persons alleged of committing terrorism could be under the age of 18.”

    2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source

  3. “Swiss communal and regional authorities and a multitude of civil society actors, including religious organizations, play an active role in promoting a welcoming socioeconomic environment. Private-sector companies offer jobs and vocational training. Paid training offers significant advantages: as employees, apprentices obtain a recognized status that builds their confidence. This bottom-up approach also informs Switzerland's foreign policy approach, which includes a wide range of relevant development and peacebuilding measures aiming to make societies more resilient, for example through youth employment in Kyrgyzstan, demobilizing child soldiers in Myanmar and vocational training in Tunisia. Let me conclude by addressing two particular issues regarding the link between Violent extremism and youth.”

    2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source

  4. “It is for this reason that Switzerland supports the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund. This innovative public-private partnership based in Geneva offers great opportunities to channel efforts and collectively implement a long-term strategy aimed at preventing the radicalization of young men and women. We are ready to actively support the its campaign to raise awareness among the private sector regarding the need forjoint action to create jobs for young people. Let me explain how Switzerland is integrating preventative measures to fight Violent extremism in its domestic as well as in its foreign policies. Domestically, Switzerland's bottom-up design actions seek to empower local communities - to people themselves - the means to act.”

    2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source

  5. “Mr. Sollberger (Switzerland) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Jordan for having organized this debate. The rise of radicalization and Violent extremism, especially among adolescent and young people, is among the today's most pressing threats to peace, stability and development. Switzerland is firmly committed to countering violent extremism. This is a security imperative that calls for a preventative approach and a broad-based societal response. We must listen to the grievances of those vulnerable to radicalization and recruitment by terrorist groups, especially young people. We have to offer a choice to these young people attracted to radicalization - a sense of belonging and a purpose in life, as the two professors who briefed the Council at the opening of this debate pointed out.”

    2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source