防止暴力极端主义行动计划
在《计划》中，秘书长呼吁采取既包括立足基本安全的反恐措施又有系统性预防措施的全面办法来解决驱使个人走向激进，进而加入暴力极端主义团体的各种潜在条件的问题。
《计划》呼吁国际社会采取一致行动，并且向会员国和联合国系统提出70余条建议，防止暴力极端主义的进一步蔓延。
《计划》还附有一封秘书长致大会主席的信（），秘书长在信中提出在总部和外地均实行“整个联合国”的办法，以支持国家、区域和全球防止暴力极端主义并协助各会员国制定《国家行动计划》的努力。
《计划》通过一个广泛的联合国机构间进程制定，以大会及安全理事会高级别会议的成果、对各会员国的交互情况通报，以及国际和区域会议的成果为基础。
联大会议：介绍防止暴力极端主义行动计划
2016年1月15日：大会全会非正式会议，听取了秘书长对于防止暴力极端主义行动计划的介绍。
防止暴力极端主义行动计划的背景
伊拉克和黎凡特伊斯兰国（伊黎伊斯兰国）、基地组织和博科哈拉姆等恐怖主义团体最近几年在我们的眼中成了暴力极端主义的代表，主导了对于如何处理这一威胁的讨论。这些团体宣扬宗教、文化和社会不容忍，在世界许多地方产生重大影响。它们占据地盘，利用社交媒体在全球实时传播它们的思想和行为，试图挑战我们共有的和平、公正和人类尊严的价值观。
2016年1月15日，秘书长向大会提交了他的《》。
2016年2月12日，大会通过了一项，“欢迎秘书长的倡议，并表示注意到他提出的《防止暴力极端主义行动计划》”。 大会决定“从2016年6月联合国全球反恐战略审查开始并在其他相关论坛进一步审议《防止暴力极端主义行动计划》”。 大会于2月16日结束了对于防止暴力极端主义行动计划的一般性辩论。
Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism – The Way Forward
Co-hosted by the Government of Switzerland and the United Nations, the 'Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism – The Way Forward' took place on at the United Nations Office at Geneva. Building upon the February formal debate of the General Assembly, the Geneva Conference provided an opportunity for the international community to share experiences and good practices in addressing the drivers of violent extremism and to build support for the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action. The first day of the conference day was dedicated to a meeting of senior experts. The second day was the high-level segment of the Conference including interventions at the ministerial level. Heads of international and regional organizations and heads of UN agencies also participated in the discussions on action at the national, regional and global level.
On , the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus, resolution () on the Fifth Review of Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy reinforcing global consensus in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. The General Assembly recognized the importance of preventing violent extremism as and when conducive to terrorism and, recommended that Member States consider the implementation of relevant recommendations of the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, as applicable to the national context.
Responses to the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism
- UN Secretary-General's at General Assembly Presentation of the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (15 January 2016) - ()
- Opening by Mr Mogens Lykketoft, President of the 70th session of the General Assembly at Informal Meeting of the General Assembly — Briefing by the Secretary-General on his Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (15 January 2016) - ()
- Secretary-General's — at Leaders’ Summit, Highlights New Plan for Collective Action to Combat Violent Extremism (29 September 2015)
- by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at Summit for Countering Violent Extremism (19 February 2015)
- Geneva Conference statements (7-8 April)