Event: CPRF Human Security in Practice

May  8, 2012

This month's Conflict Prevention & Resolution Forum (CPRF) organized by Search for Common Ground (SFCG) and 3P took place on May 8th at Johns Hopkins SAIS.  The forum addressed the evolving concepts of human security, civilian protection, community safety, and citizen security which are taking shape in various contexts.

(L to R): Lisa Schirch, Director, 3P Human Security; Ambassador Takasu, Special Advisor on Human Security to the UN Secretary General; Mary Kaldor, Director Civil Society & Human Security Research Unit at the London School of Economics; Sean McFate, Asst. Professor, Department of International Security Studies at the National Defense University; William Tsuma, Program Manager for Preventive Action and Human Security, GPPAC.

Panelists described how the United Nations, the U.S. government and civil society organizations (CSOs) are operationalizing "human security" and related terms in their work and structures. The panel also discussed various terminologies emerging from each context and examined the similarities and differences between approaches. 

 This event is a part of the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum (CPRF) series.


Speakers:
Ambassador Yukio Takasu
Special Adviser on Human Security to the United Nations Secretary-General

Mary Kaldor, London School of Economics

Mary Kaldor
Director, Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit at the London School of Economics

Sean McFate
Assistant Professor, Department of International Security Studies at the National Defense University

William Tsuma
Program Manager, Preventive Action and Human Security at the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)

Moderator:
Lisa Schirch
Director, 3P Human Security
 

William Tsuma, GPPAC

High-Level Roundtable on Human Security 

An afternoon rountable discussion was hosted by the Connect U.S. Fund and co-sponsored by 3P Human Security, the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP), and the Prevention and Protection Working Group (PPWG).  The discussion featured panelists from the morning event as well as  representatives from the State Department, CIVIC Worldwide and the World Bank. The high level meeting provided an opportunity for representatives from diverse sectors to see how other institutions are operationalizing human security frameworks, in some cases for the first time. 3P will publish a report later this summer based on the outcomes of this conversation, laying out the different conceptions being used by different parts of the U.S. government, inter-governmental institutions like the U.N. and World Bank, and international civil society organizations.

 

(Left to right): Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), Nancy Jackson; U.N. Secretary General Special Adviser on Human Security, Ambassador Yukio Takasu; GPPAC Program Manager for Preventive Action and Human Security, William Tsuma

Event: Afghanistan's National Solidarity Program

Afghanistan's National Solidarity Program:
Lessons Learned on NGOs and Government Partnerships in Development

 May 9, 2012

2:30 to 4:00pm

InterAction

 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 210

Washington, DC 20036

 Speakers:

Clare Lockhart, Institute for State Effectiveness

Karim Merchant, former National Solidarity Program Operational Director

Topic: The National Solidarity Program provides a model for coordinating and aligning efforts of the Afghan government, international assistance, international NGOs, Afghan civil society organizations and local Afghan communities in governance and development. In light of the upcoming Tokyo Conference on International Assistance in Afghanistan in July, as well as broader discussions about Aid Effectiveness in Washington and through the Busan Process, this discussion will examine lessons learned about how to coordinate diverse stakeholders to support both governance and development.

RSVP: Lisa Schirch, 3P Human Security at schirchl@emu.edu

Co-sponsored by the Institute for State Effectiveness, 3P Human Security and InterAction

"Whole of Government" Meets "Whole of Society"

April 30, 2012

Where does "Whole of Government" meet "Whole of Society"?

Challenges in Afghanistan and Iraq, Somalia and Colombia lead top US military and political leaders to call for a "whole of government" approach to security including strengthened civilian capacities and civil-military cooperation. But civil society perspectives on what is driving and mitigating conflict are often left out of important policy discussions. A "whole of society" approach would include the interests and perspectives of diverse and independent sectors of civil society.

3P Human Security regularly teaches at West Point Military Academy, Quantico Marine Center, US Army War College and elsewhere to train military personnel on how to relate to an independent civil society that can best contribute to long-term human security when not forced or pressured to integrate with short-term national interests or counterinsurgency plans.In a new US army book Conflict Management and Whole of Government, 3P's chapter From Whole of Government to Whole of Society takes a look at how to walk the line of communicating with governments and military forces while maintaining independence to ensure civil society safety and access in challenging conflict-affected regions.