The challenges of the DarkNet adresssed in the Philippines with the support of IFAP

news_010318_philippines.jpg © UNESCO 01 March 2018The Department of National Defense, in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs, conducted this week a workshop on "Dealing with the DarkNet: Measures to Prevent Violent Extremism" in Quezon City, Philippines. The some 150 participants were mainly from the Philippines government agencies and non-governmental organizations. The presenters from international agencies included UNESCO's Information for All Programme (IFAP) and Interpol. The speakers provided information and insights on the DarkNet and its role in extremism and terrorism.…

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