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2014-2015 Report 2014-2015 REPORT THE PROGRAM FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR PEACEBUILDING Joint Programme of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center, funded by the Government of Japan ABOUT THE PROGRAMME Peacebuilding is a complex process that aims to resolve violent conflict and establish lasting peace. The foundations of peacebuilding are the restoration of justice, healing of trauma, reconciliation, development action and effective leadership. With violent conflict never far from headlines around the globe, one of the central parts of the Government of Japan’s strategy to help foster lasting peace worldwide is the Program for Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding. Funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, this program demonstrates the power of volunteerism in peacebuilding and peacekeeping activities through the fielding of skilled, trained and committed citizens from Japan and other Asian countries to countries experiencing conflict or post-conflict situations. United Nations Volunteers deployed under the program bring new skills and qualities that expand the reach of peacebuilding efforts. Working alongside national counterparts, UNV’s Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding volunteers (UNV HRD Volunteers) contribute their skills, experience and enthusiasm to projects that range from humanitarian coordination within emergencies and protracted displacement situations to crisis prevention and post-conflict recovery efforts. A number of assignments also support and strengthen the delivery of basic services so that local governance and civil society can be stabilized and strengthened for the long haul. Social inclusion plays a vital role in all aspects of the volunteer assignments, with youth, women and marginalized groups proactively included in peace and development initiatives in communities. Promoting volunteerism is a key aspect of the sustainable contribution that these volunteers make around the world. They show others how volunteering propels one from being a passive recipient to becoming a driver of peace, reconciliation and development processes. When beneficiaries are actively engaged as volunteers – especially those on the margins of society – the impact is longer lasting. The UNV HRD volunteers are encouraged to promote volunteerism in communities and to involve women, youth, people with disabilities and marginalized groups. They often become role models themselves and serve as an inspiration to the people with whom they work. HOW THE PROGRAMME WORKS The Program for Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding has been operating since 2007 as a joint partnership between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the Hiroshima Peacebuilders 2 Center and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. Participants in the program begin by attending a five week classroom-based training at the Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center. They work through problem-solving exercises, discussions and lectures before taking up their assignments as UN Volunteers. The next step is to build practical experience by deploying the volunteers to work in countries facing peacebuilding-related challenges around the world. The volunteer assignments are managed by UNV, which undertakes an extensive matching process so that the volunteers are assigned to peacebuilding-related projects implemented by United Nations partner agencies. The volunteers typically work directly in support to vulnerable groups, such as refugees, women, children and others affected by conflict. Through their roles, they aim to bring excluded groups into peace and development processes, protecting and supporting those at risk, and strengthening the skills and capabilities of authorities and civil society so that the basic needs of vulnerable people can be met. These volunteers find themselves living and working in challenging conditions. They deal with long hours, limited infrastructure, unfamiliar languages and cultures, and sometimes volatile security situations. Despite this, most volunteers report drawing as much from their postings as they give. Volunteers develop new skills, gain experiences that cannot be learned in a classroom and boost confidence in their abilities. They are also able to make significant contributions towards improving the lives of people affected by crises. Between 2007 and 2015, a total of 132 UNV HRD volunteers completed UN Volunteer assignments. They provided support to more than 16 United Nations agencies and partner organizations, delivering humanitarian assistance and improving basic services for vulnerable people in 43 countries. In some of the world’s most troubled places, these volunteers have assisted in crisis prevention and recovery efforts and served with United Nations missions to boost their operational capacity and enhance the skills of their national counterparts. Across the breadth of circumstances in which these volunteers have served, they have focused particularly on empowering women, young people and marginalized groups, and in doing so they have contributed to building trust, capacity and resilience among ordinary people involved in some of the world’s most fragile peace processes. 3 Participant in the Youth Volunteer summer camp held through the Arab Youth Volunteering for a Better Future programme in Jordan. The camp aimed at strengthening youth volunteering capacities and providing opportunities for learning and exchange among youth volunteers. (WupY-PS, 2013) WHAT IS A UN VOLUNTEER’S ADDED VALUE? › INNOVATION › STRONG COMMITMENT › WILLINGNESS TO LEARN › PROFESSIONALISM › BRINGS SKILLS THAT FIT HOST AGENCY NEEDS › SERVICE-ORIENTED PROFESSIONALS › HELPS WITH CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COUNTERPARTS 4 THE VOLUNTEERS AT WORK In line with its Strategic Framework 2014-2017, UNV is concentrating its efforts in five priority areas in which volunteerism has a transformational and cumulative impact on the lives of people: 1) securing access to basic social services; 2) peacebuilding; 3)community resilience for environment and disaster risk reduction 4) youth; and 5) national capacity development through volunteer infrastructures. UNV also focuses on building a credible body of knowledge and enhancing innovation. The Program for Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding showcases Japan’s commitment to volunteerism, peacebuilding and South-South cooperation. This year, the UNV HRD Volunteer assignments were aligned under UNV’s five priority areas, with many of them cutting across several areas. UNV-supported development efforts take a human rights-based approach to programming. The organization has a strong commitment to gender equality, with recognition of the role that women play as a driving force in peace and development efforts and their importance in societal transformation across all areas of programme delivery. UNV strives for gender balance in all its operational engagements, including among UN Volunteers deployed. SECURING ACCESS TO BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES PEACEBUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION YOUTH NATIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH VOLUNTEER INFRASTRUCTURES 5 6 SECURING ACCESS TO BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES Securing access to basic social services is at the heart of outreach, as well as ownership and sustainability, of many United Nations entity mandates and activities and social service and governance programmes. the Millennium Development Goals. UN Volunteers contribute to enhancing access to social services, Over time, UNV has developed solid knowledge and including primary health care, HIV and AIDS services, learned lessons about the role and application of and education. UNV supports local governance volunteerism in service delivery and local governance. initiatives that promote inclusive participation and UNV has been particularly active in the context of bolsters community engagement in planning, consultative processes to identify community needs and implementing and monitoring of local development local capacity development and the strengthening of projects. UNV involvement amplifies the efficiency and community voice to ensure accountability. In 2013, in the framework of the project support to the implementation of a National Volunteer Programme in Cape Verde (SVF funded), the National Volunteer Corps launched a call of proposals to select projects from local VIO that would receive grants up to 100.000 CVE to implement activities aimed at fostering volunteerism for development. 23 Projects from different Island were selected. Among the selected projects three initiatives in São Vicente, a project from Centro de Intervenção Comunitária Ribeira Bote, aimed at providing psychological and educational support for children; a project to train volunteer surf lifesavers, and an initiative from an Association of people with disabilities where students of physiotherapy and other health related subjects provide assistance to people with disabilities. (Omar Camilo, 2013) 7 SECURING ACCESS TO BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES LEIKA ARUGA UNV Programme Specialist, UN Women Viet Nam Leika Aruga was assigned as a UNV Programme Specialist and Gender and HIV Focal Point for the UN Women Viet Nam country office. She arrived in Viet Nam at a critical moment for women’s rights: the government was scheduled to be reviewed by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Committee in 2015; a five-year National Programme on Gender Equality was about to be developed; it was the final year to fulfil commitments
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