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We are focusing on the next generation. Today. 

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We are focusing on the next generation. Today

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We are focusing on the next generation. Today. 

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The world's first organization dedicated to addressing the involvement of children with terrorism and violent extremism 

We help understand the nature of child involvement with terrorist and violent extremist actors, support prevention and mitigation efforts.

Child Radicalization, Youth Radicalization, Children 

and Armed Conflict, Youth PCVE, Children in Terrorism, Children and Violent Extremism

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As a thought industry leader, the CRTG Working Group provides timely insights and cross-cutting analysis, helps shape policies that accommodate both child protection and security concerns, builds capacity and works to facilitate meaningful and sustainable solutions.

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A New Chapter for CRTG Working Group: A Message from President & CEO Cecilia Polizzi

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Cecilia Polizzi

Children Affected by the Foreign Fighter Phenomenon: Guidelines on Managing the Humanitarian and Security Dimensions in Northeast Syria

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Cecilia Polizzi

Generational Warfare in the Sahel: The Khilafa Cubs and the Dynamics of Violent Insurgency within the Islamic State Province

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Guillaume Soto-Mayor

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The world´s Internet connectivity

Jan. 8

📢  Presenting Vol. 2 of our CAFF Series: https://rb.gy/hgmddl! Focused on children in #AlHol and #Roj and offering strategies to address legal challenges, #radicalization risks, and aiming for successful repatriation and lasting regional stability. @elie022

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Dec. 27

📢 Ravis d'annoncer notre collaboration avec @RFI. Rejoignez @GuillaumeMayor explorant sa dernière recherche avec Boubacar Ba sur la 'Guerre Générationnelle au Sahel'. https://rb.gy/6jghzi

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Dec. 11

Explore DARE's educational resources empowering teachers & youth workers in addressing polarization, radicalization and the risks of violent extremism.  https://depolarisation.eu

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Dec. 7

📢  Delighted to announce Thomas Wuchte, former Director at@iijmalta, joining as advisor to CRTG Working Group. With vast expertise in national security and counterterrorism, his input greatly strengthens our mission of addressing children´s involvement in violent extremism.

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Dec. 6

📢 Join @GuillaumeMayor on @borealissaves podcast discussing the West African #jihadi threat.  How relevant is the exploitation of child demographics in the evolution and expansion strategy of these groups? Read here https://rb.gy/wgeyzg

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Nov. 22

📢 Our recent analysis, led by @GuillaumeMayor, examines Islamic State #Sahel's operational strategies and ideological framework, shedding light on child exploitation as a key pillar in its continuity and expansion strategy.https://rb.gy/wgeyzg 

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Sep. 11

📢 Our CEO @_CeciliaPolizzi discussed critical issues in this Q&A with @ctinsight_net: the growing online #radicalization in children, evaluation of the UK #Prevent program, and complex challenges in the #Sahel region. https://shorturl.at/eGIO7

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Jul. 24

📢 In June, the #Iraqi government has performed another round of repatriations from #AlHol. In her latest, @_CeciliaPolizzi explores the issue of #stigma and the ways in which it impacts social reintegration. 

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Jul. 19

📢 Violent extremist threats in Central Africa are surging. @CRTG_Group fellow  @GuillaumeMayor analysis delves into the trajectory and strategies of ADF/ISCAP and child protection risks throughout the region.  Read it here https://shorturl.at/bdiyE.  

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Jul. 12

📢 In this compelling analysis, our fellow Esther Brito Ruiz explores the link between systemic deprivation, #trauma, and ideological #indoctrination in Al Hol camp. Read it here https://shorturl.at/qDGR9

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Jul. 24

📢 Volume 1 of 2023 Children Affected by the Foreign Fighter Phenomenon (CAFF) series is out! Led by @CRTG_Group, it expounds child #radicalization in the #digital environment and offers solutions across sectors. #ISIS #FTF #prevention #children

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Jun. 12

📢  @CRTG_Group latest technical session revealed alarming insights into child protection and security issues in #AlHol. First-hand accounts shed light on the current scenario and its implications for regional stability and international security.

Securing Futures

© 2024 CRTG Working Group

New York City

Working Group on Children Recruited 

by Terrorist and Violent Extremist Groups Corp. 

EIN 30:1232924

CRTG Working Group

Cecilia Polizzi

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