World Against Violence and Extremism
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The World against Violence and Extremism (Persian: جهان علیه خشونت و افراطی گری; acronym WAVE) is a conference proposed by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The United Nations voted approve President Rouhani's WAVE proposal at a general assembly in December, 2013 which resulted in a call for all nations across the globe to denounce violence and extremism.[1]
In December, 2014, Tehran held a 2-day WAVE conference with representatives from more than 40 countries. This conference was referred to as, "the beginning of a new international coalition against extremism."[2]
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- ↑ "Iran envoy submits new WAVE version to UN". http://news.az/articles/iran/103511. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ Bizaer, Maysam (12 December 2014). "Iran's Rouhani eyes leading role in anti-terror campaign". http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/12/iran-wave-terrorism-isis.html. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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