Public perceptions of safety, security, and security and justice providers in Kosovo at the end of 2011

Summary

Still time to act: rising conflict fears in Kosovo tracks public perceptions of safety and security. It was produced with input from the Kosovo Law Institute and is based on qualitative and quantitative data collected through a Kosovo-wide household survey and focus group discussions.

This report is one of eight case studies developed under the Initiative for Peacebuilding – Early Warning project. It looks at the way conflict early warning, as well as other conflict-related information and analysis, was taken into account, processed and acted upon by EU actors in Kyrgyzstan during the crisis which broke out in 2010.

The present study forms part of the ‘People’s Peacemaking Perspectives’ (PPP) programme, undertaken jointly by Saferworld and Conciliation Resources, two UKbased international NGOs, from October 2010 to Spring 2012. It consists of 18 studies of countries or regions in the world affected by conflict or instability, and is sponsored by the EU’s Instrument for Stability. The report Putting people first: Reducing frontline tensions in Armenia and Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh is in two main parts:

Policy Brief

Abstract : Following revelations of voting irregularities during presidential elections in December 2007, Kenya experienced waves of inter-ethnic violence that left 1,300 dead and half a million people displaced. In retrospect the 2007/8 post-election violence was a result of social tensions that had built up over many years. A key factor was the skewed allocation of state positions and resources by successive political leaders.

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The manual has been designed for the training of trainers (ToT) programme for media and civil society on gender and security in Nepal. This activity is part of a broader project by the Institute of Human Rights Communication (IHRICON) and Saferworld, with support from the Swiss Development Corporation, which strengthens the development and implementation of gender-sensitive policy and programming on security in Nepal.

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, the steady deterioration in the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) combined with a worsening economic climate has prompted increased attention towards the country from international media, political analysts and international decision-makers. As the international community looks to disengage from its executive role in BiH, unresolved issues continue to block political progress and keep the country in a state of paralysis and vulnerability.

Against this backdrop, the following

Promoting development is a complex process involving many different players and often new resources, which impact on the lives of beneficiaries both in predictable and unpredictable ways. These can inadvertently contribute to divisions or fuel violence - particularly in environments already affected by conflict.Conflict-sensitive approaches to development aim to maximise the potential positive impact of development and minimise the potential for fuelling conflict.

This report documents how two development

THE PROVISION OF SAFE WATER has the potential both to greatly improve quality of life for communities and to contribute to other long-term development improvements. But this potential can be undermined if water services are provided in a way that aggravates tensions or conflicts in the beneficiary communities. If this happens, water provision will be neither sustainable nor equitable, and can actually result in further conflict.

Conflict issues arising from insensitive water service provision can include: disputes over land for water facility