NL underlined the need for an agile global approach with Raffi Gregorian United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and regional challenges in Somalia, Sahel and Central Asia with civil society as essential element in effective CT.

ED Khalid Koser has opened our 16th board meeting in Tirana, where our delegation has witnessed the results of our work with local partners. “Not only are we doing good work here, we are sharing our lessons across the region. What we are doing is impactful & important” he said.

DG NEAR's Acting Director General Maciej Popowski participated today in a high-level meeting taking place in 🇦🇱 #Albania. The 🇪🇺EU is a strong supporter of GCERF & their work on #rehabilitation and #reintegration to prevent violent extremism, in the #WesternBalkans & beyond.

❗️Happening now in #Tirana: Capacity building for 1⃣5⃣prison & probation practioners from #Albania on the new tools and treatment programme for #ViolentExtremistPrisoners & #Radicalised inmates, supported by Horizontal Facility .

💐🙏 Thank you Albanian Government and The CVE Center - Albania for hosting our first board meeting in a partner country. Thank you board members for engaging discussions on collective efforts to prevent #violentextremism. Together, we can #WriteADifferentStory.

Pleasure meeting & talking to the United Nations delegation led by #UNOCT Dep.Director Raffi Gregorian & UN Office on Drugs & Crime Head #CBRN Maria Lorenzo Sobrado 🇦🇱💪🏻committed against #terrorism, & to #IncreasedCapacities #ICSANT #NuclearSecurity

Session 10, chaired by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens (War Studies) discusses effective ways of disengaging and reintegrating 'cubs of the caliphate' with Dareen Khalifa (Crisis Group), Lejdi Dervishi (The CVE Center - Albania) and Yanthe Gunther (Jeugdbescherming West)

Speaking on the successes of the Albanian CVE Centre, which is considered a model in the Balkans, Lejdi Dervishi highlights how they learned from the successes and failures of neighbouring countries' CVE responses to returning FTFs and prepared an action plan for repatriation.

Great meetings and rich discussions in Tirana- thank you The CVE Center - Albania and partners Counseling Line for Women and Girls, IDM Albania & Terre des hommes Albania for hosting GCERF. Together we can #WriteADifferentStory

It is in governments’ best interest to work with civil society in the P/CVERLT. This was one of the key messages of the OSCE Seminar marking a decade of support for inclusive, #gendersensitive & #humanrights based responses and policies to #PCVE. #UnitedCVE

The CVE Center - Albania contributed on behalf of 🇦🇱 to OSCE Conf. on 10 Years of a "Comprehensive Approach to P/CVE-Good Practices & Evolving Challenges". The aim of the #OSCE #LIVE program is to strengthen community resilience to VE & radicalization that leads to terrorism.#VERLT #UnitedCVE

We need a joint approach to #PCVE. Building trust is not an easy task but we cannot succeed without each other. OSCE Seminar brought together 70 actors across sectors to discuss comprehensive approaches to PCVE. Find out more here➡️osce.org/countering-ter…

Thank you for yesterday’s engaging discussion on comprehensive approaches to #PCVE OSCE/ODIHR OSCE media freedom OSCE Kosovo OSCE_Skopje OSCE_Serbia OSCE Mission to BiH 🇧🇦 OSCE Presence in Albania OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek Search for Common Ground The Khalifa Ihler Institute Forum MNE nanako tamaru Bjørn Ihler @Slinnoinen

The CVE Center - Albania announces Director Lejdi Dervishi ended her mission after 4 years proudly serving x this institution.A heartfelt🙏on her behalf goes to staff, ministries, partners & organisations that contributed on remarkable results achieved so far on #PCVE coordination 🇦🇱 & WB.🤞

Many thanks Lejdi Dervishi for you great work and for your friendship.Grazie di cuore 🙏🏼GCERF

The CVE Center - Albania Lejdi Dervishi Ministria e Brendshme Albanian Government Edi Rama Bledi Çuçi Thank you Lejdi Dervishi for your leadership and frank partnership! Towards new adventures, IOM Western Balkans wishes you the best!

🇦🇱 We had a successful field visit, high-level event in Tirana, #Albania. Watch this video by The CVE Center - Albania capturing some of the key moments from our visit. 💐 Thank you The CVE Center - Albania and Lejdi Dervishi for your commitment and support to GCERF. youtube.com/watch?v=qLw4Re…

The CVE Center - Albania ju uron të gjithë besimtarëve myslimanë Gëzuar festën e Kurban Bajramit 🕌 Mbarësi, dashuri dhe paqe për të gjithë! #KurbanBajram #gezuar #cve

Read how GCERF supports mother & child returnees from #Syria to #Albania. Each return triggers a unique response. Through local organizations, they provide housing, educational & medical needs to facilitate the transition back into society. ow.ly/OLsR50JTVLL