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Continued severe deprivation

Continued severe deprivation. For upwards of one billion people Their lives are characterized by a combination of severe poverty and vulnerability to shocks; by social exclusion and daily assaults on their human dignity; as well as, often, by insecurity and violence.

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Continued severe deprivation

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  1. Continued severe deprivation For upwards of one billion people • Their lives are characterized by a combination of severe poverty and vulnerability to shocks; by social exclusion and daily assaults on their human dignity; as well as, often, by insecurity and violence.

  2. International Support for Social Change • Humanitarianism • Development • Human Rights • Conflict Resolution

  3. Humanitarian Assistance = relief or emergency aid i.e., International aid given under conditions of emergency, to relieve grave suffering and possible death. This often consists of support in kind: food, medicines, latrines, shelter… Ex. Doctors without Borders, ICRC, OFDA

  4. Development Aid = long-term support for economic growth and social change in recipient countries. Usually done by means of technical assistance, training, financial support for investments and recurrent costs, and aid in kind. Ex. Oxfam, USAID, UNDP.

  5. Human Rights Advocacy = actions undertaken to ensure the respect, protection, and promotion of human rights Mostly done through “the mobilization of shame,” + some technical assistance Ex. Human Rights Watch, UNHCHR

  6. Conflict Resolution = actions to bring about the peaceful solution, or prevention, of violent conflict. Done through mediation, training, good services, workshops and projects that promote coexistence and reconciliation. Ex. Carter Center, Search for Common Ground

  7. Progress made in one without progress in the others is often sub-optimal and un-sustainable. • Peace without subsistence or without respect for basic human rights means little more than continued structural violence. • Macroeconomic development without concern for human rights almost guarantees deep inequality and exploitation • Humanitarian relief without conflict resolution may sustain the violence that gave rise to the need for relief in the first place.

  8. Fletcher’s new Institute • Mandate: research and education (and, possibly, capacity-building) on these overlaps and interactions Humanitarianism Conflict Resolution Development Human Rights IHS

  9. Already ongoing initiatives • Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution (Hannum, Babbitt, Lutz) • Famine Center (Hammock, Lautze, Raven-Roberts, Jacobsen) • Individual researchers (Block, Salacuse, Webb, Gopin…) • Network on the Political Economy and Ethics of Peace-Building (Uvin)

  10. Expected Outcomes: Training Professionals who understand the interactions between relief, development, human rights, and conflict resolution; and are equipped to work in teams that program and implement inter-disciplinary actions in these fields. Ex. New Course: Crossing Boundaries Possibly New Certificate

  11. Expected Outcomes: Research Innovative research that furthers academic knowledge and provides guidance to policy-makers and practitioners • Ex. - Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution (Hannum, Babbitt, Lutz) - Famine Center (Hammock, Lautze, Raven-Roberts, Jacobsen) - Network on the Political Economy and Ethics of Peace-Building (Uvin)

  12. Expected Outcomes: Capacity-Building • The provision of capacity-building support (advice, training, applied research) to organizations working in these areas, primarily through individual consultancy • Ex. • Babbitt: Coexistence Project • Hannum: UNHCHR • Uvin: OECD “Incentives and Disincentives for Peace”

  13. Organizational Aims • World-class center of excellence in this emerging field; THE place for cutting-edge knowledge • Promotion of new research – Faculty Research Group • Creation of New Courses and, possibly, new Certificate • Improved Internships • Fellows: worldwide competition • Scholarships: diversify practitioner base • Additional Faculty: Refugees and beyond

  14. Environment • Business: social audits, green accounting; “blood diamonds,” labor standards; multi-sector collaboration for peace and development • Military: security sector reform, democratic policing; landmines, small arms, child soldiers; governance and transition,… • Law: transitional justice, governance; capacity-building and interim civil administration; democracy-building,…

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