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    Community Reconciliation Through Poverty Reduction

    Duration: July 2007 - June 2010
    Budget: US$2,349,579
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP, UNESCO

    Working closely with local authorities in the Mostar-Blagaj region, as well as the Stolac and greater Trebinje municipalities, the programme sought to promote community reconciliation in Southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina through a multi-dimensional and community-based approach to poverty reduction.
     

     

     
  • A group of adults and children walk down a dusty hill covered in rocks. They are carrying personal belongings and large white bags. There are members of the army watching the people as they move down the hill.

    Human security concept in the Arab region

    Duration: June 2007 - June 2010
    Budget: US$220,350
    Implementing Agencies: UNESCO

    In close partnership with the League of Arab States, the programme deepened the understanding and acceptance of the human security approach among policymakers, academics and civil society actors in the region. As part of the programme, five academic papers were prepared by prominent Arab experts who discussed the threats, challenges and opportunities for human security in the region.
     

     

     
  • Six young women are gathered around a table and are creating a textile pattern.

    Quick Impact Programme for Refugee Zones: Community Based Production Centres & Community Rehabilitation Projects with Skills Upgrading in Forest Guinea

    Duration: May 2007 - December 2008
    Budget: US$1,095,039
    Implementing Agencies: UNIDO, WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP

    The civil conflicts of the 1990s in neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia transformed Guinea into one of the largest refugee hosting countries in the world. With widespread poverty and food insecurity already overwhelming the economy, the influx of refugees placed significant strain on the limited resources of Guinea.
     

     

     
  • A group of men stand next to a long white building with an aluminium roof. One of the men is standing on a table which he is using as a ladder to paint the wall.

    Community Development Through Employment Creation and Improved Migration Management

    Duration: May 2007 - June 2010
    Budget: US$1,095,038
    Implementing Agencies: ILO, UNDP

    The programme’s overall goal was to strengthen the human security situation in Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley, with particular emphasis placed on improving the socio-economic and personal security needs of people in transit and female-headed households without income opportunities.
     

     

     
  • An older woman wearing a straw hat bends over in a sugarcane plantation. There are several people working behind her in the photo. There is a hill in the distance and a sugarcane plantation.

    Support to ex-poppy farmers and vulnerable families in border areas

    Duration: March 2007 - December 2009
    Budget: US$948,200
    Implementing Agencies: WFP, FAO, UNODC, UNFPA

    The programme’s overriding goal was to protect ex-poppy farming households and poor vulnerable families from losing their livelihoods, improving their food security, and creating the conditions for renewed self-reliance and rehabilitation.
     

     

     
  • A man sits on the ground with open shoes and is weaving plants using bamboo and string. There are several other men behind him who are also weaving.

    Social and economic rehabilitation of former opium poppy-growing communities: Alternative livelihood development in Lao PDR

    Duration: February 2007 - June 2011
    Budget: US$2,412,550
    Implementing Agencies: UNIDO, UNODC

    To shore up the Government’s drug eradication efforts and to address the economic insecurity faced by rural farmers in the Oudomxay province, the programme contributed to the Government’s efforts to reduce personal and economic dependency on illicit drugs and supported farmers with alternative livelihoods.
     

     

     
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    Enhancing Human Security in the Former Nuclear Test Site of Semipalatinsk

    Duration: January 2007 - December 2009
    Budget: US$1,978,698
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNV

    The programme aimed to bolster the livelihoods of communities living in the former nuclear test site of Semipalatinsk through strategies and activities aimed at improving access to quality basic services and enhancing the capacity of local and national authorities to respond to the disaster.
     

     

     
  • A boy offers a thanksgiving prayer before eating his meal at the refugee camp in Buduburam, Ghana. A bowl has been placed in front of him, filled with rice and meat.

    Local integration and resettlement through micro and small-scale enterprise development for refugees in Buduburam and Krisan

    Duration: January 2007 - September 2011
    Budget: US$1,745,782
    Implementing Agencies: UNHCR, FAO, UNIDO

    Through improvements in agricultural productivity and economic opportunities, the programme increased economic and food security for both refugees and their host communities. Greater cooperation between refugees and their host communities was also promoted through income generation activities.
     

     

     
  • A smiling male doctor, wearing a stethoscope and blue jacket, tends to a new born baby crying on a bed.

    The only opportunity: Human security for the development of women and children in Peru

    Duration: January 2007 - September 2010
    Budget: US$2,062,343
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF, PAHO, UNFPA

    The programme developed the capacities of children, adolescents and women living in the provinces of Apurímac and Ayacucho to reach their full potential. Traumatized by violence and abject poverty, the programme provided a comprehensive approach beginning with improvements in maternal health and early childhood development, to the provision of good quality education and better living conditions without violence.
     

     

     
  • Here, students and the school master plant crops for the garden at Nhema Primary School.

    Enhancing Food Security Through the Empowerment of Schools

    Duration: December 2006 - December 2009
    Budget: US$1,389,333
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF; FAO

    The overall goal of the programme was to contribute to improving food security, as well as the management of natural resources and the environment through basic education. By strengthening collaboration between schools, parents, communities, and the Government, capacities to improve agriculture, nutrition, and sanitation were strengthened on a broader scale.
     

     

     
  • Three girls wearing traditional clothing sit on wooden chairs in front of a computer and a projector. There are older men and women standing around watching them. There are posters hanging on the wall.

    Improvement of the quality of social services and infrastructure and reproductive health for refugees and host communities

    Duration: November 2006 - December 2009
    Budget: US$1,236,598
    Implementing Agencies: UNHCR, UNFPA

    The overall goal of the programme was to support the integration of refugees from Tajikistan and Afghanistan into Turkmenistan. Beyond obtaining Turkmen citizenship, integration however required improving perceptions amongst host and refugee communities, as well as building the capacity of refugees to actively contribute to the economic and social life of their host communities.
     

     

     
  • A mother has her child tied to her back while smiling at the camera. Behind her, a group of men have gathered in a small circle.

    Inter-Agency Programme on the Sustainable Rehabilitation of War Victims in Burundi

    Duration: September 2006 - July 2010
    Budget: US$2,162,491
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP, UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNESCO

    The objective of the programme was to rehabilitate war-torn communities in a sustainable fashion, and promote peacebuilding and national reconciliation efforts through the provision of vocational training, as well as psychological and legal support to target communities.  
     

     

     
  • Two mothers are breastfeeding their newborns on their laps.

    Support of safe motherhood in Nuba Mountains

    Duration: September 2006 - July 2010
    Budget: US$1,298,374
    Implementing Agencies: UNFPA

    The programme sought to improve the health status of women by increasing the accessibility of obstetric care; enhancing the skills of existing midwives; and providing basic healthcare equipment for service providers in target communities.
     

     

     
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    Joint programme for the support of human security in Honduras

    Duration: August 2006 - February 2010
    Budget: US$2,569,848
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, UNHCR, PAHO, UNFPA

    The programme contributed to preventing and reducing the levels of violence in Comayagua, Choluteca and Juticalpa municipalities. Youth who represented the greatest number of both offenders and victims were particularly vulnerable to the growing rise in criminality and gang-related violence. The programme exemplified the added value of a participatory, context-specific and targeted human security approach to crime prevention.
     

     

     
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    Crossing the Bridge of Peace: Victim Assistance and Mine Risk Education for Human Security in Sudan

    Duration: August 2006 - January 2008
    Budget: US$1,726,824
    Implementing Agencies: UNMAS, UNOPS, UNICEF, UNDP

    The programme brought together Government ministries, national mine action authorities, UN agencies, and landmine victims to develop the National Strategic Framework for Victim Assistance in order to comprehensively assess and respond to the multiple needs of previously unreached communities affected by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERWs).  
     

     

     
  • Local authorities stand in a field in Lebanon. One man, on the right, is wearing a vest and a radio transceiver. A woman behind him is taking a photo of the field with a large camera.

    Social and Economic Empowerment of Mine-Affected Communities: Removing the Threat of Landmines and UXOs and Promoting Post-De-mining Rehabilitation in South Lebanon

    Duration: August 2006 - March 2009
    Budget: US$2,966,590
    Implementing Agencies: UNMAS/UNOPS, UNDP

    By removing the threat of explosive remnants of war (ERWs) – landmines, cluster munitions and unexploded ordinances – the programme increased activities within and across communities, and supported the transition towards peace and reconstruction through training in economic and agricultural activities.
     

     

     
  • Several young women are sitting on a balcony with their newborns on their laps. They are actively engaged in a conversation.

    Rebuilding communities in post-conflict Liberia: Empowerment for change

    Duration: July 2006 - December 2009
    Budget: US$3,965,571
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP, FAO, WFP

    The programme promoted the consolidation of peace by addressing the root causes of the conflict and by deepening community engagement in the process of reconciliation and recovery. As a result, initiatives were implemented to improve employment opportunities as well as enhance access to basic social services including education, healthcare, water and sanitation.
     

     

     
  • Three women stand at a wooden door of a blue building. The woman in the middle is wearing a blue shirt and is pointing to the woman standing to her left.

    Strengthening human security for women in mobile populations through health education and HIV/AIDS care in Papua New Guinea

    Duration: June 2006 - January 2010
    Budget: US$2,725,461
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF, WHO

    Focusing on community-to-community transfer of local knowledge, the programme advanced community-based responses that strengthened the prevention, care and awareness of HIV/AIDS, as well as empowered mobile communities to come together to address other cross-cutting issues such as illiteracy, poverty, environmental degradation, and drug and alcohol abuse.
     

     

     
  • A woman bites her lip as she looks at her young child, who she is holding next to her.

    Reducing socio-economic vulnerabilities of selected peri-urban and informal mining communities in Mongolia

    Duration: June 2006 - December 2008
    Budget: US$988,235
    Implementing Agencies: UNFPA

    Confronted by multiple challenges including the political transition of the country, as well as a local weather phenomenon characterized by dry summers followed by snowy winters, the programme sought to enhance the overall situation of marginalised communities through a strengthened civil registration system that helped improve access to basic social services, housing, and training in small-business management.
     

     

     

  • Natural disasters in Peru: From damage limitation to risk management and prevention

    Duration: June 2006 - March 2009
    Budget: US$1,576,484
    Implementing Agencies: FAO, WFP, UNICEF, PAHO, UNDP

    The programme advanced a culture of prevention in remote areas prone to recurrent natural disasters.  By promoting community-level response mechanisms and by using locally sourced materials, the programme fostered the engagement of local communities, benefited from their knowledge and commitment, and gained the support of local authorities towards disaster risk management.
     

     

     
  • Numerous children, all wearing yellow uniforms, are seated in a large classroom. Some of them are enthusiastically raising their hands in the air. A wall is in the background, which is decorated with paintings from the students.

    Coordinated rural development of IDP and refugee impacted communities in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia

    Duration: May 2006 - March 2008
    Budget: US$1,440,703
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP, UNICEF, IOM, UNHCR

    Facing enormous strain on their limited resources, the programme helped to strengthen the capacities of people and communities in the Somali Regional State through improvements in the delivery of education, health and social services, as well as promotion of local solutions and community participation in development efforts.
     

     

     
  • Two children sit in a dark setting with their heads in their hands. The area is dirty and there is a fire flickering on the right hand side of the photo.

    Capacity-Building for Integrated Psychological, Pedagogical, and Medico-Social Rehabilitation of School Children and Educational Personnel in Chechnya

    Duration: May 2006 - March 2009
    Budget: US$977,874
    Implementing Agencies: UNESCO, WHO

    The programme improved the well-being of school children, their parents, and teachers by enhancing the capacities of a newly established psychosocial rehabilitation centre to deliver a comprehensive recovery programme.
     

     

     
  • A man stands at the front of a canoe in a vast river and is holding up his identity card to the camera. Behind him are several people sitting in his canoe, all facing the camera.

    Integrated Approach for the Protection of Vulnerable Populations Affected by the Colombian Conflict on Ecuador’s Northern Border

    Duration: May 2006 - April 2009
    Budget: US$1,914,219
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF, WFP, UNHCR

    The goal of the programme was to protect the human rights of the most vulnerable populations, namely Ecuadorian and Colombian children, adolescents, and their families living in Ecuador’s Northern Border region. As a result, existing legal frameworks and available protection and empowerment mechanisms were strengthened for refugees, unaccompanied children and host communities with little access to basic social services.
     

     

     
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    Establishing a Zone Free of the Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Problem in the Southern Rift Valley, Ethiopia, and Assisting Rural Communities in Agricultural and Livestock Development

    Duration: May 2006 - May 2010
    Budget: US$1,760,000
    Implementing Agencies: IAEA

    To address the impact of tsetse and trypanosomosis (T&T) on livestock and agriculture in rural communities, the programme initiated the removal of the T&T from Western and South-western Ethiopia, expanded the practice of mixed farming, reduced overgrazing, and created an environment conducive for sustainable rural development.
     

     

     
  • Three young girls stand at a white table and prepare food. There are cooking utensils and bowls on the table. The girls are wearing hair nets and aprons and there are several girls standing in the background.

    Economic and Social Empowerment of Returned Victims of Trafficking in Thailand and the Philippines

    Duration: April 2006 - May 2009
    Budget: US$1,977,116
    Implementing Agencies: ILO

    The programme contributed to the reduction of human trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation in Thailand and the Philippines by assisting, empowering and protecting returned victims through immediate and long-term socio-economic responses such as home visits; legal and psychosocial counseling; provision of health care and vocational training, as well as awareness raising on safe migration and how best to assist returnees in their reintegration.
     

     

     

  • Economic and Social Empowerment of Returned Victims of Trafficking in Thailand and the Philippines

    Duration: April 2006 - May 2009
    Budget: US$1,977,116
    Implementing Agencies: ILO

    The programme contributed to the reduction of human trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation in Thailand and the Philippines by assisting, empowering and protecting returned victims through immediate and long-term socio-economic responses, such as, home visits, legal and psychosocial counseling, provision of health care and vocational training, as well as awareness raising on safe migration and how best to assist returnees in their reintegration.
     

     

     

  • African Millennium Village Initiatives

    Duration: March 2006 - June 2011
    Budget: US$20,560,747
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme contributed to the achievement of the MDGs in some of the poorest regions of sub-Saharan Africa. By supporting multi-sectoral interventions in agriculture, business development, education, health care, and nutrition, the programme highlighted the important contribution of the human security approach to the realization of the MDGs.
     

     

     
  • An older man leans over to pick some produce. There is a large rocky mountain in the background.

    Support for community empowerment through training and food-for-work to improve school infrastructure in Afghanistan

    Duration: January 2006 - December 2007
    Budget: US$2,725,390
    Implementing Agencies: WFP

    The programme contributed to the attainment of universal primary education by improving access to adequate, equitable and quality education. To this end, poor and vulnerable groups were employed in the physical improvement of classroom facilities, teachers’ housing, water quality, and sanitation facilities. This resulted in higher enrolment of students and retention of trained educators.
     

     

     
  • Peacekeepers are lined up with blue military caps. They are simultaneously blowing into trumpets.

    Capacity building of African Union forces in Darfur

    Duration: January 2006 - February 2008
    Budget: US$3,085,790
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme trained the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and the civilian population in a range of international and Sudanese norms and instruments with the aim to promote the human security of vulnerable civilian populations living in Darfur.
     

     

     
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    Multi-skills training and community service facilities for sustainable livelihoods and poverty alleviation

    Duration: December 2005 - March 2010
    Budget: US$1,436,987
    Implementing Agencies: UNIDO

    The goal of the programme was to contribute to peacebuilding efforts and to demobilise and reintegrate former combatants into civilian life. The programme also aimed to eradicate poverty in rural farming communities where a large number of ex-combatants had resettled.
     

     

     
  • 5 people in white t-shirts are lined up next to a white building. The woman in the middle is proudly holding up a purple flag.

    Girls’ Development and Education

    Duration: November 2005 - May 2007
    Budget: US$1,063,823
    Implementing Agencies: UNICEF

    The programme improved children’s access to primary education in the provinces of Eastern Kasai, Western Kasai, and Katanga. Programme activities set out to increase the enrolment rate of girls in target primary schools and enhance the overall quality of primary education in the region.
     

     

     
  • The photo shows a Congolese woman knitting in front of her house with a baby on her back.

    Community Action for Reintegration and Recovery of Ex-Combatants

    Duration: November 2005 - March 2008
    Budget: US$1,047,629
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme contributed to the consolidation of peace and stability by empowering ex-combatant youths in the war-affected regions of Pool, Bouenza, Lekoumou and Niari. The programme aimed to reintegrate ex-combatant youths as productive members of society, whilst addressing various post-conflict challenges in their host communities.  
     

     

     
  • A young man watches as women weave baskets and bags in a wooden room. There are fabrics and bags scattered throughout the room. There is a small dog at the foot of one of the women.

    Development of Social Safety Nets for Health in the Lao PDR Through Scaling-Up Voluntary Community-Based Health Insurance

    Duration: October 2005 - September 2010
    Budget: US$1,289,750
    Implementing Agencies: WHO

    The programme’s overall objective was to increase access to formal healthcare services for vulnerable populations, as well as to promote alternative health financing arrangements for those most vulnerable.
     

     

     
  • A young woman sits in a wooden house surrounded by three other women. One of the women is carrying a child. There is a medical kit next to the woman speaking, and she is holding a diagram of a mother and her child.

    Improvement of health conditions of migrants in Ranong and Samutsakorn provinces in Thailand

    Duration: September 2005 - September 2009
    Budget: US$1,524,312
    Implementing Agencies: WHO

    The programme sought to enhance the capacities of both host communities and local authorities to deliver improved healthcare services to sick migrants who had arrived through irregular migratory channels and often refrained from seeking medical care due to fear of deportation, financial constraints, or language barriers.
     

     

     
  • Children stand in front of the camera in a group. There is a dirt mound behind them.

    Promoting human security and reducing poverty among indigenous peoples in Papua

    Duration: September 2005 - December 2008
    Budget: US$1,581,142
    Implementing Agencies: ILO

    Despite abundant resources, the indigenous Papuan peoples were excluded from economic opportunities in the provinces of Papua and West Papua, resulting in inter-communal conflicts. Focusing on a community-driven approach, the programme engaged indigenous communities in alternative income-generating activities, strengthened their capacity to become self-reliant, and reduced tensions among communities.
     

     

     
  • Three older woman sit in a dark space. They have concerned facial expressions. There are two children sitting between the women.

    Rebuilding urban communities in Afghanistan

    Duration: August 2005 - April 2007
    Budget: US$3,660,414
    Implementing Agencies: UN-HABITAT

    The programme focused on improving land management, infrastructure, housing, governance and service delivery through a multisectoral approach that included the establishment of community institutions. Participating urban communities benefitted from improved living conditions and greater employment opportunities.
     

     

     
  • Civilians engage in a march in the Kibondo region. They are marching while playing the drums and are walking down are narrow street. There are onlookers on either side of the street.

    Strengthening human security through sustainable human development in north-west Tanzania

    Duration: August 2005 - December 2008
    Budget: US$4150791.47
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP, FAO, UNICEF, UNIDO, WFP

    The programme was a multi-sectoral, coordinated response aimed at stabilizing fragile communities in north-western Tanzania by simultaneously addressing the security, health, economic and environmental challenges faced by refugee and host communities.
     

     

     
  • A woman sits on a dirt ground in front of a basic silver cooking stove. There is a sheet hanging behind her, and a tent in the background.

    Poverty alleviation and sustainable development

    Duration: August 2005 - July 2008
    Budget: US$514,019
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    The programme sought to address the water crisis in Kohat District through community involvement in the management and conservation of water. The programme engaged with local communities in order to develop sustainable water conservation systems, improve irrigation schemes, and rehabilitate dry-land ecosystems to minimize drought-induced insecurities.
     

     

     
  • Three girls sit on a wooden chair. One girl has her hand resting on her leg and a phone to her ear. Their faces are obscured.

    Support for victims/witnesses of trafficking in human beings in the Philippines

    Duration: July 2005 - December 2007
    Budget: US$250,800
    Implementing Agencies: UNODC

    To reduce the incidences of human trafficking, the programme addressed the root causes and ensured that gaps in the return and reintegration of victims and those at risk were addressed through a comprehensive package, combining efforts to restore psychosocial rehabilitation of victims with vocational training and access to justice for better reintegration of those most vulnerable.  
     

     

     
  • A large group of women are sitting on the ground, which is covered in sand. Some of the women are breastfeeding their children.

    Support for Primary Education in Huambo and Kuanza Sul Provinces: School Feeding Programme – Including HIV/AIDS Awareness

    Duration: July 2005 - June 2006
    Budget: US$1,138,601
    Implementing Agencies: WFP, UNICEF, FAO

    The programme implemented a “Food for Education” initiative that provided food to adolescents. This resulted in increasing primary school enrolment, stabilising attendance, and reducing the dropout rate. The programme also required that all students attend HIV/AIDS awareness sessions.
     

     

     
  • A woman sits in a hammock and brushes the hair of a young child standing in front of her. Underneath them is a concrete floor. There is a baby doll, bucket and pairs of shoes on the floor.

    Empowerment of Women and Adolescents with Social Risk in Central America

    Duration: July 2005 - December 2007
    Budget: US$1,541,925
    Implementing Agencies: UNIFEM

    To prevent sexual exploitation of vulnerable women and at-risk youth in the border communities of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, the programme focused on their economic and social empowerment, bolstered their protection from sexual abuse and violence, and improved their access to quality health care.
     

     

     
  • Seven girls sit on the edge of a large fountain. They are wearing white shirts and blue skirts. There are trees in the background

    Report on regional co-operation for human security in Central Asia

    Duration: June 2005 - May 2006
    Budget: US$491,370
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    As a follow-up to the regional meeting entitled “Transition and Human Security in Central Asia”, the programme supported the preparation of a report on the importance of regional cooperation for addressing common challenges such as rising poverty, lack of foreign investment, impediments to cross-border trade, and environmental degradation.
     

     

     
  • A female doctor discusses family planning issues with women at Mchinji Hospital in Malawi.

    Empowering Poor Rural Communities with Labour-Saving Technologies for Increased Labour Productivity, Food Production, and Income Generation

    Duration: June 2005 - June 2008
    Budget: US$1,193,183
    Implementing Agencies: UNIDO

    The programme increased agricultural productivity and diversified livelihoods in impoverished rural communities within Salima District in Malawi. The programme strengthened the capacities of vulnerable farming households to engage in income-generating activities, and improved the skills of local artisans.
     

     

     
  • A group of men are sitting on a blue mat with their legs crossed. There are several pieces of paper on the blue mat. The heads of the men sitting on the mat are obscured in the photo.

    Development of drug abuse counselling, treatment and rehabilitation service in Cambodia

    Duration: May 2005 - March 2010
    Budget: US$1,176,001
    Implementing Agencies: UNODC

    As Cambodia was becoming an increasingly important transit country for drug trafficking in South East Asia, the programme’s overall goal was to reduce the rapidly increasing trend of substance abuse in five highly affected provinces. Based on a comprehensive vulnerability mapping of drug abuse and unsafe sexual practices, the programmes supported a targeted approach by building the capacities of local authorities, village focal entities, local healthcare centres, the police, and community members.
     

     

     
  • A smiling child holds a spoon in front of the camera.

    Human security in rural Timor-Leste

    Duration: May 2005 - July 2008
    Budget: US$1,614,630
    Implementing Agencies: DESA

    With the aim to increase productivity and contribute to greater economic and food security in rural communities in Timor-Leste, the programme improved technical and entrepreneurial skills in agriculture, livestock, fishing and eco-tourism, and strengthened community-based management of water and energy resources.
     

     

     
  • A woman leads a group of over two dozen young children. They are walking through the desert and there are sparse trees surrounding them.

    Regional dynamics of human security: UN dialogue with the Global South

    Duration: May 2005 - April 2007
    Budget: US$115,266
    Implementing Agencies: DPA

    The programme contributed to discussions related to the 2005 UN summit on the Millennium Development Goals and the Report of the High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Changes. Specifically, the programme examined various approaches to the promotion of human security and presented practical experiences to generate human security initiatives by Governments.
     

     

     
  • One young man and one older man holding construction tools on a worksite, placing bricks in position to assist with the construction of a new building.

    Isolated and disenfranchised communities in the occupied Palestinian territory

    Duration: April 2005 - October 2007
    Budget: US$5,276,745
    Implementing Agencies: UNESCO, UNDP, UNIFEM, WHO, UNICEF, UNRWA, UNFPA

    Executed by seven UN agencies, the programme supported the Palestinian authorities in meeting the growing demand for assistance amongst populations exposed to conflict-related psychosocial trauma in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The programme was of particular importance to the challenges faced by youth and women.
     

     

     
  • Three young children carry their silver bowls and wait to be served. Two older women are serving from large pots filled with food.

    Food for work enhancing social capital building

    Duration: April 2005 - March 2008
    Budget: US$1,017,500
    Implementing Agencies: WFP

    The programme’s overall goal was to pilot the “Food for Work” initiative at the community level, with the aim to empower women and provide them with meaningful employment to contribute to contribute to the human development and poverty alleviation of their communities.
     

     

     
  • Three girls sit in red plastic chairs and are weaving a basket using straw.

    Rebuilding communities in north-east Sri Lanka

    Duration: April 2005 - July 2006
    Budget: US$1,241,900
    Implementing Agencies: UN-HABITAT

    Employing a community-based bottom-up approach, the programme assisted vulnerable persons residing in neglected urban neighbourhoods in north-eastern Sri Lanka. Through vocational and other skills training workshops, community members engaged with local authorities to improve the overall welfare of their neighbourhoods.
     

     

     
  • A woman sits on a blue tiled floor and spoon feeds a child from a bowl. There are several other children sitting on the floor, in addition to small soccer balls.

    Strengthening HIV resilience in Thailand’s mobile populations’ source communities

    Duration: February 2005 - December 2007
    Budget: US$1,031,009
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP

    Responding to the interconnectivity between HIV/AIDS vulnerability and population mobility, the programme sought to reduce the social stigma attached to those infected, and build sustainable community resilience to HIV/AIDS in source communities in northern Thailand. 
     

     

     
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