Young people constitute by far the highest percentage of individuals joining violent extremist groups Young people were previously considered merely as the source of the radicalisation problem, but now we realise they are also an underexplored resource in the fight against extremism. According to the United Nations’ Action Plan to Prevent Violent Extremism of 2015, young people are  invaluable partners in the struggle against violent extremism. 'It is time to stop thinking of youth as a problem to be solved, and start thinking of youth as the problem solvers', underlined US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Sarah Sewall, in her closing remarks at the Global Youth CVE Summit in 2015.