A/HRC/33/29 agenda. Such an approach may also pose serious human rights concerns, above all in cases in which civil servants involved in education, social service or even health delivery programmes bear a statutory obligation to share information about those with whom they interact. Whenever such obligation exists, transparency about it with the beneficiaries of such services is paramount. 33. In addition, programmes to prevent and counter violent extremism should not serve as a cover for broad law enforcement or intelligence collection activities. While such an approach may yield short-term benefits, there is a grave risk that it will result in undermining the community’s trust in public authorities. It may have a negative impact on the ability of law enforcement actors to operate within the respective community, which may lead them to resort to ever more intrusive measures, potentially setting into motion a vicious circle of violence and abuse. 34. Sustainable and effective community outreach requires long-term engagement tailored to the specific context. Those involved in the delivery of such programmes should undergo requisite training to ensure that they have full knowledge and understanding of the background to the programme and the context in which they operate. Furthermore, engagement must take into account the individuals and groups concerned. No community should be seen as a homogeneous entity. In particular, due regard should be given when devising such programmes to the situation and needs of groups that are particularly disadvantaged within the respective community. 35. Some efforts in that regard have tended to emphasize women’s engagement in ways that have reinforced gender stereotypes 49 or have led to women being perceived as mere tools of national security.50 Community engagement frequently goes hand in hand with placing the family structure at the front line of prevention of violent extremism. However, placing an emphasis on women as primary agents due to their presumed position within the household is largely based on gender stereotypes. Moreover, focusing efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism on assistance to men and boys because they are considered to be most at risk of “radicalization” in a particular community may lead to allocating or reallocating resources in a way that risks further marginalizing women and girls, who often face more acute needs in their community. 51 Consultations with local women’s groups when drafting programmes will help in finding ways to address these challenges. 36. Religious leaders also play an important role in preventing incitement to violence. Interreligious and intrareligious dialogue initiatives have been identified as essential factors to preserve the space for tolerance and mutual respect. 52 In this context, representatives from different religions and faiths committed in the declaration adopted on 24 April 2015 in Fez, Morocco,53 inter alia, to publicly denounce all acts of violence, discrimination and 49 50 51 52 53 12 See Jayne Huckerby, “Feminism and international law in the post-9/11 era”, Fordham International Law Journal, vol. 39, No. 3 (2016), p. 550. See e.g. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, Preventing Conflict, Transforming Justice, Securing The Peace (2015); and Jayne Huckerby, “Women and preventing violent extremism: the U.S. And U.K. experiences”, briefing paper (New York, NYU Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice, 2012). See Huckerby, “Feminism and international law in the post-9/11 era”, p. 558; and Centre For Human Rights and Global Justice, A Decade Lost: Locating Gender in U.S. Counter-Terrorism (New York, NYU School of Law, 2011). Input from Senegal. Input from Morocco; and draft declaration of the forum on the role of religious leaders in preventing incitement that could lead to atrocity crimes, held in Fez, Morocco, on 24 April 2015, available from www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/adviser/pdf/FezDeclaration.pdf.