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The effective provision of security and justice is one of the main requirements for sustainable peace and economic development. They are both basic human rights and essential services. The delivery of these services involves a broad and interconnected range of public and private structures, going well beyond the military and police. Yet, the activities of poorly trained, poorly governed and often corrupt security and justice services are a significant source of insecurity for ordinary people.
International approaches to enhancing security continue to have a number of weaknesses. Activities are not always designed and implemented on the basis of shared best practice or coordinated with ongoing or planned development projects. In particular internationally supported programmes do not always respond to the needs of the communities concerned, undermining ownership and effectiveness.
The IfP partners will assess the extent to which community needs are reflected and addressed by donor programming. The focus will be on improving the design and implementation of the EU and member states’ security-enhancing programmes in order to ensure they are responsive to the needs and concerns of local communities and maximise the potential for sustainable peace and long term development. The focal countries of this cluster include Albania, Burundi, DRC, Haiti, Nepal and Ukraine.
The IfP partners collaborating in this work are The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), La Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE), International Alert, International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and Saferworld.
Cluster coordinator: Saferworld (Sebastien Babaud)
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LATEST SECURITY PUBLICATIONS
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Ensuring a flexible EU response through the instrument for stability
Country Case Study : Haiti
Author(s): Julia Schünemann
2010-12-30
Haiti is trapped in a vicious circle between the country’s progressive structural deterioration and recurrent emergencies. For the international community it is therefore imperative to address Haiti’s short and the long-term needs and be flexible. The EU’s policy framework increasingly reflects these challenges. In 2007 the EU launched the Instrument for Stability (IfS) in order to enhance its capacity in the domain of conflict prevention and peacebuilding, post-conflict stabilisation and early recovery after natural disasters. In Haiti the IfS has allowed the EU to engage in the fields of conflict prevention, capacity building, community violence reduction, early recovery, livelihood improvement as well as political dialogue. |
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Reform Without Ownership?
Dilemmas in Supporting Security and Justice Sector Reform in Honduras
Author(s): Julia Schünemann
2010-12-27
Honduras faces the recovery from a severe political crisis due to a coup d’état in June 2009. In addition, levels of violence are at an all-time high and organised crime is threatening the bases of state institutions and people’s physical security. Honduras’ security and justice sector suffers from severe deficiencies. This report describes the EU’s contribution to strengthening security and the rule of law in Honduras through a mayor security sector reform (SSR) programme earmarked with a budget of €44 million. The report underlines the crucial need for increased local ownership as a condition if the EU’s endeavours are to trigger sustainable institutional change and thus further human security in Honduras. |
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With or Without you
Why participatory approaches are lacking from an EU-funded border management programme in Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): Julie Brethfeld and Tim Jeanneret
2010-11-30
While there is acceptance within the EU and Member States that security-building activities need to be holistic in scope, people-centred, and locally-appropriate and owned, as well as being based on principles of good governance such as accountability and transparency, the ambition often falls short when it comes to project design and the implementation of these commitments. This report examines the extent to which the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) has employed participatory approaches in its design and delivery, highlighting factors which act as barriers and challenges to implementing such an approach. It recommends greater participation of the public and civil society as a necessary contribution to the success of the BOMCA programme. |
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