19 July 2011 – ICPAT in coordination with the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCC) is conducting a 3 day training seminar on Community Engagement to Counter Terrorism today the 19^th of May 2011 at the Harmony Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Training is intended to provide an opportunity for officials of the member states  to  meet with  expert  practitioners  and  obtain  valuable insights on  innovative  programming  and best  practices  on  community  engagement  to  counter  terrorism,  as  well  as  working together  to  consider current  approaches  and  lessons  learned  from  within  the  IGAD region. Participants from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda are attending this seminar. The meeting is part of a broader effort by ICPAT and CGCC to strengthen sub-regional cooperation and expertise in preventing terrorism in East Africa. (END)

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