A/HRC/34/NGO/61 In that resolution, the Council “calls upon Member States to enhance efforts to counter this kind of violent extremism”, recognizing that “international cooperation and any measures taken by Member States to prevent and combat terrorism must comply fully with the Charter of the United Nations”. Definitions of “terrorism” and “violent extremism” are the prerogative of Member States and must be consistent with their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law. The response to violent extremism needs meaningful youth participation at all levels. Our generation, like the generations before us, challenges the status quo and demands new ideas and systems. To effectively address the drivers of violent extremism and promote peace, youth must be engaged as partners in the design and implementation of relevant programs and policies. With commitments to learning, to partnership, to innovation, and to impact, we are ready to address violent extremism, a defining challenge for our generation. We should work across communities and religious groups to foster trust, dialogue, and mutual understanding, building social cohesion and decreasing marginalization and injustice. Work with other young people to speak up and address grievances constructively, without violence, by building skills in communication, advocacy, and collaborative problem solving. Building the capacity of front-line actors, such as the police, teachers, social workers and young religious leaders as well as promoting training in schools can strengthen young people’s knowledge and skills to understand and reject violence and extremisms narratives. Initiatives involving former violent extremists have shown great impact on youth as they can share their personal stories and challenge violent ideologies with more credibility. Create partnerships with local and national governments, as well as international institutions, to design policies and strategies that prevent and counter violent extremism and work with other youth, civil society organizations, research institutions, religious leaders, and governments to identify and address drivers of conflicts and marginalization, furthermore recognize that policies and strategies focused on youth without youth input are rarely effective, and more contributions to these policies by youth members to ensure that they are appropriate, relevant, and impactful. All actors must partner with young people more effectively to jointly address the challenges in create mechanisms for young people to participate in developing local, national, and international prevention strategiesthat include governmental and nongovernmental action, participation must include vulnerable youth, former violent extremists, and excombatants. Also need to be addressed the official policies on countering violent extremism and terrorism to identify counterproductive policies and divisive language and clearly outline an inclusive process for revision. Governments should repeal or amend policies, which prevent young people’s full access to their fundamental rights and reduce the space for civil society and to foster dialogue between security services and young people to develop joint action plans to address grievances and injustices at the community level. These mechanisms must be designed to enable at risk youth to engage in positive and constructive ways with security forces, including police, military, and intelligence agencies. 3