Elubo (W/R), May 26, GNA-Mr Tom Norring, the Danish Ambassador to Ghana, has pledged the support of the Danish
Government to assist the National Peace Council (NPC) to deliver on its mandate especially combating violent extremism and terrorism in the country.

He said supporting the prevention, and helping to build critical national peace infrastructure was a key priority which made the
Danish Government a consistent partner to the National Peace Council since 2016.

Mr Ambassador Norring was addressing participants at a public dialogue and Sensitization on Violent extremism and Terrorism in Border Communities at Elubo in the Jomoro Municipality.

The workshop, the last in the series in border towns, was organized by the National Peace Council with funding from the Danish
International Development Agency (DANIDA) for youth groups, religious groups, members of the Ghana Private Road Transport
Union, women groups, the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, traditional rulers and journalists.
The workshop formed part of the Danish government support for the series of public dialogues and Sensitization activities in
border communities on important emerging security issues including terrorism and violent extremism in areas that demand
attention.

The workshop therefore sought to sensitize people about the need to be conscious of the threats surrounding the country and
the potential for such threats to spill over from neighbouring countries and exploit already existing local conflicts to spread fear
and destabilize Ghana.
Ambassador Norring lauded the critical role the National Peace Council played in helping the State and citizens maintain Ghana
as the beacon of peace in the sub-region.
He said with the support from Denmark and other partners, the National Peace Council has played a vital role in preventing
politically motivated violence in the local and national elections.

The Ambassador said in terms of radicalism and violent extremism, Denmark applied a multi-faceted approach focusing on
preventing people from becoming radicalized in the first place at the same time promoting an effective law enforcement and
criminal justice response when the threat materialized in line with respect for international human rights and the rule of law.

He said there were some lessons from the Danish approach to preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization
based on extensive multi-agency collaboration between various social service providers, the educational system, the healthcare system, the police, and the security services.
Ambassador Norring hoped that the series of dialogues and Sensitization would be significant building blocks to counter
insidious extremism and terrorism that were gathering momentum in today’s world.
A member of the Western Regional Peace Council Mr.Owusu Sekyere who represented the Regional Chairman, said the
insurgence of terrorist attacks in the West-African Sub Region was a wakeup call for neighbouring countries such as Ghana.

GNA