Items related to "Human Security Gateway: Organization". Sat, 17 May 2008 0:30:13 +0000 Sat, 17 May 2008 0:30:13 +0000 robert_hartfiel@sfu.ca (Robert Hartfiel) Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:46:22 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22960 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22960 Hudson Institute's Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World. Based in Washington DC, the center is directed by Hillel Fradkin. This website contains: information about the center's mission; news updates; and details of previous and upcoming events. It gives access to a large number of works published by them like articles; reports; and monographs. These can be browsed by Date; Author; Region; and Publication Type. The site holds a search engine and provides links to a small number of relevant websites. A useful resource for students and scholars of Islam. SOURCE: Center On Islam, Democracy And The Future Of The Muslim World Center On Islam, Democracy And The Future Of The Muslim World Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:44:56 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22959 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22959 International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM) based in Leiden in The Netherlands is an organisation which focuses on interdisciplinary research on the social, political, cultural, and intellectual developments in contemporary Muslim communities around the world. This website makes available a large amount of downloadable materials which are useful for university students and researchers. These include: the institute's newsletter since 1998; academic papers; dissertations; and annual reports. It also provides information about news and events (e.g. annual lectures; staff seminars; conferences and workshops); fellowships; and research programmes carried out at the institute. SOURCE: International Institute For The Study Of Islam In The Modern World International Institute For The Study Of Islam In The Modern World Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:43:39 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22958 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22958 Salam Institute for Peace and Justice is a non-profit organisation based in Washington DC. It is dedicated to teaching, research and practice in the area of conflict resolution, and to fostering intra-Islamic and interfaith dialogue particularly between Muslims and non-Muslims. The institute is directed by Dr Mohammed Abu-Nimer, an associate professor at American University's School of International Service in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. This website informs viewers of their activities and the projects they are involved in. It allows access to articles, conference reports and the institute's newsletter. Links are also provided to a small number of relevant websites. An interesting resource for students of Islam and those working in the area of interfaith dialogue. SOURCE: Salam Institute For Peace And Justice Salam Institute For Peace And Justice Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:35:14 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22830 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22830 In accordance with the Letter of Invitation from His Excellency the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the IIGEP is charged with the following responsibilities: Observe investigations and inquiries conducted by the National Commission of Inquiry, with a view to satisfying that such inquires are conducted: 1) in a transparent manner, and 2) in accordance with basic international norms and standards pertaining to investigations and inquiries; Provide technical or other advice to the Commission of Inquiry on any particular matter at the request of the Commission of Inquiry; Report observations to His Excellency the President upon completion of every three months; Report observations to His Excellency the President at the completion of investigations and inquiries conducted by the Commission of Inquiry, with special reference to whether such inquires were conducted in accordance with basic international norms and standards. Report observations regarding the final Report of the Commission of Inquiry. SOURCE: International Independent Group of Eminent Persons International Independent Group of Eminent Persons Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:56:15 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22753 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22753 The Kosova Women's Network's (KWN) mission is to support, protect and promote the rights and the interests of women and girls throughout Kosovo, regardless of their political beliefs, religion, age, level of education, or ability. Their initiatives include: advocacy at national and international levels in support of the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women,Peace and Security; alliance building with prominent women's organisations and networks in the region toward similar goals; cooperation with local and international media to make women's voices heard in regards to pertinent issues; and influencing governmental decision-making through information-sharing, policy inputs and advocacy.Their website includes a list of network members with their contact details, their publications, and their activities. SOURCE: Kosova Women's Network's Kosova Women's Network's Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:01:43 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22727 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22727 USIP's Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations aims to transform societies emerging from conflict by promoting stability, democracy, economic development, and social reconstruction. Established in 2005, the Center is directed by Dr. Daniel Serwer and staffed by experts with experience in government, the military, NGOs, academia, and the private sector. SOURCE: United States Institute of Peace United States Institute of Peace Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:38:34 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22578 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22578 The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981. We promote press freedom worldwide by defending the rights of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. Below are answers to some frequently asked questions about CPJ. SOURCE: Committee to Protect Journalists Committee to Protect Journalists Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:36:13 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22577 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22577 Asia Media Forum (AMF) is a network of journalists from across Asia to share insights on issues relating to media and their profession, as well as stories, information and opinions on democracy, development and human rights in the region. AMF was formed at an editors’ roundtable meeting at Koh Samui, Thailand on Oct 22-23, 2004. In October 2006, the Core Group of AMF decided to make it a vibrant forum of Asian journalists. The AMF organised its first conference on “Media Mediation: Media, People and Governance” on Dec 17-19, 2006 in Bangkok. Over 100 senior journalists from Asia took part in the deliberations. SOURCE: Asia Media Forum Asia Media Forum Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:02:23 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22555 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22555 The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) assists countries pursuing accountability for past mass atrocity or human rights abuse. The Center is committed to building local capacity and generally strengthening the emerging field of transitional justice, and works closely with organizations and experts around the world to do so. By working in the field through local languages, the ICTJ provides comparative information, legal and policy analysis, documentation, and strategic research to justice and truth-seeking institutions, nongovernmental organizations, governments and others. SOURCE: International Center for Transitional Justice International Center for Transitional Justice Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:55:51 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22554 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22554 The Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery goal is to become a global centre of excellence on crisis prevention and recovery, through attracting the best professionals, providing knowledge and quality services, responding quickly and appropriately to country demands, and building effective partnerships. SOURCE: United Nations Development Programme United Nations Development Programme Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:30:26 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22550 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22550 The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) is one of the world’s leading institutions in the areas of security sector reform (SSR) and security sector governance (SSG). DCAF provides in-country advisory support and practical assistance programmes, develops and promotes appropriate democratic norms at the international and national levels, advocates good practices and makes policy recommendations to ensure effective democratic governance of the security sector. DCAF's partners include governments, parliaments, civil society, international organisations and the range of security sector actors such as police, judiciary, intelligence agencies, border security services and the military. SOURCE: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:17:43 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22476 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=22476 The International Human Rights Network is a non-governmental organisation supporting others in applying Human Rights Based Approaches in their work since 1996. Support is provided to states, inter-governmental organisations such as UN agencies and regional organisations, NGOs and other civil society organisations as well as the private sector. SOURCE: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:04:47 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21963 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21963 The Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies (CETIS), an independent division of the Akribis Group, is a research center dedicated to identifying, better comprehending, and accurately assessing the present and future security threats stemming from a variety of violence-prone extremists and their enablers. In an effort to improve existing scholarship, inform policy, and provide guidance about these important, specialized, and often arcane topics, CETIS undertakes in-depth, cutting-edge research and prepares innovative analyses of terrorist groups, clandestine and covert operations, and political and religious extremism. The Center brings together a unique group of scholars and analysts in order to investigate both existing and emerging asymmetrical and unconventional threats. CETIS currently receives project funding from a variety of sources, including scientific and academic foundations, government subcontractors, non-governmental organizations, private sector companies, and individual benefactors. SOURCE: Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:50:49 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21941 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21941 The Public Service Accountability Monitor is an independent research and monitoring institute dedicated to strengthening democracy in South Africa. Accountability is an obligation by politicians and government officials to explain their performance and justify their decisions. It is not a personal favour. The PSAM hopes by providing information on the management of public resources, the delivery of public services and handling of misconduct and corruption we will assist parliament and South African citizens to hold government officials accountable for their performance. SOURCE: Public Service Accountability Monitor Public Service Accountability Monitor Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:09:30 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21826 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21826 The Foundation's primary objective is to support political education both within Germany and abroad, thus promoting democratic involvement, socio-political activism, and cross-cultural understanding. The Foundation also provides support for art and culture, science and research, and developmental co-operation. Its activities are guided by the fundamental political values of ecology, democracy, solidarity, and non-violence. SOURCE: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:23:32 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21540 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21540 The Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies was established at The Fletcher School in September, 2005. Its mission is to increase the understanding and competency of counter-terrorism professionals. To accomplish this mission the Jebsen Center funds a robust research and analysis program, hosts conferences and a visiting fellows program, and conducts outreach activities. Predicting, preventing and preempting terrorist activity will be important early research topics at the Center as will the role of women and business in the campaign against terrorism. SOURCE: The Fletcher School // Tufts University The Fletcher School // Tufts University Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:41:14 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21271 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21271 The Darfur Consortium is a coalition of more than 30 Africa-based and Africa-focused NGOs dedicated to working together to promote a just, peaceful and sustainable end to the ongoing humanitarian and human rights crisis in Darfur. The Consortium came together in September 2004 as concerned NGOs gathered on the fringes of the third extraordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Pretoria, South Africa. The Consortium reflects the unique perspective of African civil society and provides a forum for unified action, particularly through sustained engagement with the institutions of the African Union. SOURCE: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:52:18 -0800 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21117 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=21117 INTRAC is a non-profit organisation working in the international development and relief sector. We support non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world by helping to explore policy issues, and by strengthening management and organisational effectiveness. SOURCE: International NGO Training and Research Centre International NGO Training and Research Centre Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:29 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20804 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20804 The Institute for Public Policy Research is the UK's leading progressive think tank, producing cutting edge research and innovative policy ideas for a just, democratic and sustainable world. The Director is Nick Pearce and the Chair of Trustees is Chris Powell. Since 1988, IPPR has been at the forefront of progressive debate and policymaking in the UK. Through our independent research and analysis we define new agendas for change and provide practical solutions to challenges across the full range of public policy issues. With offices in both London and Newcastle, IPPS aims to ensure its outlook is as broad-based as possible, while its international team and climate change programme extend IPPR partnerships and influence beyond the UK, giving the institute a truly world-class reputation for high quality research. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:29 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20808 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20808 The Working Group on Development and Peace (FriEnt) is an association of seven German governmental and non-governmental organisations, with the main objective to promote peace building in all areas of development cooperation. To this end, FriEnt's core activities include fostering joint learning, capacity building, advice and supporting networking and co-operation of its members. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:29 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20809 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20809 UN information clearing house on DDR standards and practices. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:29 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20838 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20838 The Iraq Memory Foundation staff both in Baghdad and Washington are engaged in a long-term effort to provide Iraqi society and the world a view of the inner workings of the Ba'thist institutions of repression and social control that dominated all aspects of Iraqi life between 1968 and 2003. The Foundation is preserving, digitizing, classifying and beginning to analyze more than 11 million pages of records in its holdings. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:28 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20768 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20768 Switzerland's foreign policy focuses above all on civilian peacebuilding and efforts to promote human rights. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:24 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20687 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20687 The Conference of Defence Associations was established in 1932 to study the problems of defence and security and to promote the efficiency and well-being of Canada's Armed Forces. More than 70 years later, the CDA is still the leading national voice on those original issues which have expanded to include national sovereignty, individual liberty and freedom, and developments around the globe which affect the peace and security of Canada. The CDA is the oldest and influential advocacy group in Canada's defence community, representing thirty one associations from all parts of the country. The CDA expresses its ideas and opinions with a view to influencing government security and defence policy. The CDA Institute provides public information services on national security and defence issues by conducting studies, seminars and symposia, and publishing their results in print and on this website. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:24 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20703 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20703 The Fourth Freedom Forum is working to create a more civilized world based on the force of law rather than the law of force. We believe that economic power is greater than military might, and that the effective use of economic incentives and sanctions offers the greatest hope for creating a more secure and peaceful future. By combining carrotsxe2x80x94economic and political incentives, diplomatic engagement, and offers of trade, investment, and technologyxe2x80x94with sticksxe2x80x94especially the use of "smart" sanctions such as targeted financial sanctions and arms embargoesxe2x80x94the world community can prevent nuclear proliferation, eliminate weapons of mass destruction, and enforce civilized standards of behavior without resort to military violence. Through scholarly research, public education, dialogue with policy experts, and media communications, the Fourth Freedom Forum explores options for the nonviolent resolution of international conflict and brings these concepts to the forefront of mainstream debate. The Forum sponsors conferences, symposia, research reports, and educational workshops involving U.S. and international policymakers, former government officials, academic scholars, and policy experts. The Forum also sponsors media communications and public education campaigns to encourage citizen awareness of and support for the elimination of nuclear weapons and the prevention of war. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:24 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20705 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20705 The Center on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, a project of the Fourth Freedom Forum, is a nonpartisan research and policy institute that works to improve internationally coordinated responses to the continually evolving threat of terrorism by providing governments and international organizations with timely, policy-relevant research and analysis. Building on its years of research on regional and international counter-terrorism efforts, the Center continues to identify ways to improve existing arrangements for combating terrorism within the UN, the G8, and other international and regional bodies and consider new mechanisms for international counter-terrorism cooperation. It is the only research center in the world focusing on the role of multilateral institutions in the global campaign against terrorism. The Center draws on over fifteen years of experience developing practical policy options to improve the effectiveness of combining multilateral sanctions and incentives as tools of statecraft and the development of international norms and other cooperative measures to prevent terrorism. Over the past four years, the center's core staff has analyzed UN counter-terrorism efforts on behalf of the Ford Foundation, the UN Foundation, the United States Institute of Peace, and the Danish, Japanese, and Dutch governments. Those assessments of current international counter-terrorism arrangements, with their accompanying recommendations, have directly informed the work of the UN counter-terrorism programs, the UN Secretary-General's task forces on counter-terrorism and reform, and guided the policies of individual member states. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:24 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20708 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20708 Fund for Peace projects -- whether they inform the American public about a crisis, testify before Congress on U.S. policy, or publish reports about dangerous arms races -- confront issues that arise from the fact of interdependence and the conditions that threaten cooperation among nations. It isn't enough, however, to note these conditions and to say vaguely that we are doing something about them. The Fund exerts two principal efforts to affect decisionmakers. First, it promotes scholarship to define problems and to provide competent answers. Second, it uses the knowledge and information it obtains to participate in debates and inform the public of the facts. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:24 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20718 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20718 Free the Slaves, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to ending slavery worldwide. Free the Slaves believes that ending slavery worldwide is an ambitious-and realizable-goal that requires a solid commitment to specific guiding principles as well as multiple, holistic approaches. Free the Slaves' approach is a focused strategy in the context of efforts around the world to enable people to meet their basic needs. Access to economic opportunities, health services, universal education, and strong rule of law would reduce the vulnerability of poor people to enslavement. We fully support these efforts while recognizing that the existence of slavery calls for a specific and direct approach to its eradication. Free the Slaves focuses on Working with Partner Organizations, raising awareness, promoting slave-Free Trade: We partner with concerned businesses and NGOs to eradicate slavery from product supply chains and build a consumer movement that chooses slave-free goods, educating Policy-Makers, researching. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:18 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20673 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20673 The Heinrich Böll Foundation associated with the German Green Party, is a legally autonomous and intellectually open political foundation. The Foundations is a federally organised and national with 16 state foundations in all parts of Germany. Its foremost task is political education in Germany and abroad with the aim of promoting informed democratic opinion, socio-political commitment and mutual understanding. In addition the Heinrich Böll Foundation supports artistic and cultural as well as scholarly projects, and co-operation in the development field. The political values of ecology, democracy, gender democracy, solidarity and non-violence are its chief points of reference. Heinrich Böll's belief in and promotion of citizen participation in politics is the model for the foundation's work. The Heinrich Böll Foundation would like to become a focal point for debates both on general principles and current issues, and to provide impulses for socio-political reform. Central to the Heinrich Böll Foundation's mission are educational programs and activities. Additional instruments of international cooperation are study tours and political exchange programs - which promote discussion and networking - and the training of activists primarily in developing countries. Abroad, the Foundation endeavors to take into account the regional diversity of development potentials and processes and cultural singularities. In the future, the Foundation's programs will be increasingly conceived and formulated with different thematic foci within a particular region. Currently, the regions with which the Foundation has the closest cooperation ties are Latin America and the Caribbean. In the medium to long term, however, the Foundation plans to increase its commitment and engagement with cooperation partners in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, the Maghreb and Turkey. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), where the Foundation maintains long-term cooperation projects in the former CIS countries as well as in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and the former Yugoslavia, will continue to be a region of special interest to the Foundation's work. Especially during the first years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, the Foundation carried out a number of programs in the CEE countries, furthering cultural encounter and exchange. Moreover, the Foundation focuses its program activities increasingly on the integration and enlargement process in Europe and is intensifying its transatlantic dialogue with North America. At the moment, the Foundation is represented with regional offices in fifteen countries. The Washington Office specializes in: Transatlantic Relations; Global Security and Foreign Policy; Global Environment and Sustainable Development; Trade and Sustainable Macroeconomics; and Global Dialogue Program. Gender Democracy is an overarching and cross-cutting theme for all activities of the Heinrich Böll Foundation. Our whole programmatic work in areas such as global security, trade and macroeconomic policy, sustainable development, environment, democracy promotion, conflict and crisis prevention and human and civil rights always also integrates considerations of gender equality. The Heinrich Böll Foundation continuously promotes its concept of gender democracy by striving to inject gender awareness and perspectives in international political processes and institutions such as the UN Millennium Development Goals, the World Trade Organization and the World Bank. We also support and focus on gender-specific processes, regimes and institutions, such as the United Nations Beijing follow-up process, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the UN Resolution 1325 or UNIFEM. The Heinrich Böll Foundation has its own Feminist Institute and international women's program administered by the Böll headquarters in Berlin and coordinates an international women's network GLOW. All employees are actively involved in the achievement of gender democracy and trained in gender-oriented program planning (GOPP). SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:18 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20675 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20675 The Central Africa Policy Forum is a monthly New York gathering of NGOs, UN missions, UN agencies and departments, and academics to explore policy options for building sustainable peace in the Great Lakes and neighboring states in Central Africa. The CAPF provides a space where representatives from these agencies and institutions who are working on issues of peace, security, development and reconciliation in the region may exchange ideas, highlight concerns, coordinate efforts and explore possible solutions. The objective of the CAPF is three-fold: create an atmosphere of dialogue among NY-based agencies, organizations, and missions to strengthen institutional structures and enhance communication and collaboration; provide an informal opportunity for information sharing on current activities and research projects related to the region; and provide an opportunity for strategic planning and coordination of advocacy. Each month, the CAPF will assemble a high-level panel of speakers drawn from governments, international organizations, civil society, and specialists in the field to provide updates from recent work in the region, share perspectives on a conflict, and lead a discussion of current issues. To ensure full freedom of expression the rule of non-attribution will be in force. CAPF meetings are by invitation only. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:18 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20678 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20678 The Applied Research Centre in Human Security (ARCHS) provides: Expert research and analysis on human security issues with specific reference to sustainable development and climate change; corporate social responsibility and sustainable enterprise; peace and reconciliation management processes; disaster management; specific regional expertise on Africa, China, Middle East, South Asia and Australasia; A team of experts with an emphasis on what works on the ground; A transdisciplinary and partnership approach to problem solving; Links to business, government, NGOs and communities in the UK and around the world; Postgraduate Masters programmes in Human Security and Sustainable Enterprise, Peace and Reconciliation and Disaster Management; and Training and short courses on human security issues including a seminar series and an annual conference. The solutions to these problems will come through understanding planetary ecosystems, through collecting and collating evidence on good practice that produces peaceful and socially just outcomes for people and communities, and, on developing systems, policies and strategies for the future that inv#olve the active participation of all stakeholders. The Applied Research Centre in Human Security (ARCHS) provides expert analysis, consultancy, research and teaching on all aspects of human security. ARCHS draws on substantial expertise developed over many years in sustainable development, corporate responsibility, peace and reconciliation, disaster management and African and Chinese studies. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:18 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20681 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20681 The Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) is a Canadian Forces formation, organizationally situated within the Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources-Military) Group. It is part of a Canadian Forces-wide strategy to prepare its members intellectually and professionally to meet the challenges of future operations. Specifically, the CDA champions lifelong learning through the implementation of coherent, integrated, academically rigorous and accredited education and professional development programs. This approach helps ensure members of the CF can develop their full intellectual potential. The CDA is composed of a Headquarters, located in Kingston, Ontario, and a number of educational institutions including the Royal Military College of Canada (Kingston), the Canadian Forces College (Toronto), the Canadian Forces Language School, centered in Gatineau, Quebec, and Campus Fort St-Jean (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec). Campus Fort St-Jean includes the Non-Commissioned Member Professional Development Centre, The Canadian Forces Management Development School, and Richelieu Squadron, which prepares officer cadets for entry into the Royal Military College. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:18 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20684 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20684 CAPI was established in 1987 as an important element of the University's plan to expand and strengthen its links with universities and other institutions in the Asia-Pacific region, especially with China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Korea, and the developing island states of the Southwest Pacific. The Centre's primary mandate is to conduct and facilitate research on policy issues related to the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, the Centre serves as a regional research facility to the University and to the larger community. More specifically, CAPI was established to fulfill six functions: (i) To serve as a clearing house for the collection and dissemination of information regarding activities on campus, and in the community; (ii) To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information among interested persons at the University, and to organize and publicize visits by specialists and other visitors with Asia-Pacific expertise; (iii) To promote publication and public information activities appropriate to the University; (iv) To organize and conduct short and medium-term teaching, training and research projects; (v) To organize and administer long-term, cross-disciplinary programs in collaboration with other relevant groups and institutions, on and off campus; and (vi) To participate in networks of organizations and individuals sharing similar goals and interests. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:17 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20577 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20577 The Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management, Berlin, was established by the Berghof Foundation for Conflict Research. The work of the Center is aimed at identifying constructive procedures and models for dealing with ethnopolitical conflicts. This includes coordinated activity in the areas of action oriented research, innovative conceptual work, support for local peace initiatives and policy advice. The Center's key concerns are: to promote peace constituencies in ethnopolitical conflicts (i.e., fostering regional networks of individuals and institutions engaged in peace building and conflict transformation), to increase knowledge abo#ut the impact of strategies for peace building and conflict transformation and to promote joint learning processes in the field of peace work, development policy, human rights work and humanitarian assistance. Center's work is based on participatory action research approaches and aims to analyse the conditions and characteristics of the long-term, macro- and micro-level, social processes involved in conflict transformation. The Center also assesses the effectiveness of particular concepts and methods of intervention in current conflict transformation. The Center has delivered research and policy studies on a wide range of topics, including a) civil society contributions for conflict transformation; b) the influence of social structures and the importance of cultural factors and cultural change in politicised inter-group conflicts; c) the peace-development nexus (i.e., integration of peacebuilding tools into development cooperation work); and d) the potential and limits of the concept of "reconciliation" and constructive approaches for dealing with the past. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:17 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20580 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20580 The Centre for Foreign Policy Studies is an integral part of the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University. It is concerned with teaching, research, publishing, policy advising, and other professional activities in the fields of Canadian and American foreign, security and defence policy, maritime security policy, and human security and global development studies. The Centre organizes a seminar series each year, hosts visiting speakers, holds conferences and workshops, and has its own publication series. The Centre also offers a crisis management simulation and an integrated maritime enforcement exercise in addition to links for other centre's of learning, government departments and organizations. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:17 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20582 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20582 Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, national membership organization and a nonpartisan center for scholars dedicated to producing and disseminating ideas so that individual and corporate members, as well as policymakers, journalists, students, and interested citizens in the United States and other countries, can better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments. The Council, which is headquartered in New York with an office in Washington, DC, does this by: Convening meetings in New York, Washington, DC, and in other select American cities where senior government officials, global leaders, and prominent thinkers come together with Council members to debate and discuss the major foreign policy issues of our time; conducting a wide-ranging Studies Program where Council fellows produce articles and books that analyze foreign policy issues and make concrete policy recommendations; publishing Foreign Affairs, the preeminent journal covering international affairs and U.S. foreign policy; maintaining a diverse membership, including special programs to foster interest and expertise in the next generation of foreign policy leaders; sponsoring Independent Task Forces whose reports help set the public foreign policy agenda and providing up-to-date information about the world and U.S. foreign policy on the Council's website, www.cfr.org. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:17 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20591 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20591 The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies is the largest research institution in Germany and one of Europe's biggest think tanks for research on Asia, the Near and Middle East, Africa and Latin America as well as on North-South relations. It examines the most important political, economic and social challenges posed to these regions. In an increasingly tight-knit network of international think tanks GIGA plays a key role in further developing comparative area studies. Research at GIGA focuses on the analysis of country and area specific contexts in order to explain the motivation, relevance and the reproducibility of given policies. It is here where the decisive strengths of area studies and comparative area studies exist. In general terms, the research questions of GIGA are: Why do institutions and actors in given local, national or regional settings produce different results in terms of economic and political transformation and with regard to providing security? To what degree are successful policy patterns transferable to other contexts? What impact do global processes have on regional, national and local developments in the regions covered by GIGA (and vice versa)? How do transformation processes in the regions covered by GIGA impact on OECD countries (in particular Europe and Germany)? On one hand, research on these questions aims to generate new, fundamental knowledge - in cooperation with other institutions on a national as well as international level and integrated in the current theoretical debate and in the state of research in the academic disciplines. On the other hand, policy analysis in crucial fields enables us to contribute to an orientation of policies. In this context, the last research question implies an immediate practical relevance for policies in the OECD countries. The institute's research projects are theory-guided and theory-testing yet they can also be theory-generating. GIGA's empirical work is based on on-site field studies and on important sources, many of which are only available in the countries under examination and in the languages of these countries. Area studies, however, is not an end in itself but rather a precondition for extending knowledge about regions that cannot be sufficiently explained by only using a single model based on western experience. At present, the work of GIGA concentrates on three Research Programmes: Legitimacy and Efficiency of Political Systems, Dynamics of Violence and Security Cooperation and Transformation in the Process of Globalisation. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:17 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20592 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20592 The Elcano Royal Institute is a private entity, independent of both the public administration and the companies which provide most of its funding. It was established, under the honorary presidency of HRH the Prince of Asturias, on 27 December 2001 for the purpose of conducting an exhaustive study of the interests of Spain and of Spanish people in international affairs and to place its findings before the public at large. From its inception the Elcano considers itself a non-partisan -but not neutral- institution that seeks to promote the values by which it was inspired and which, by means of multidisciplinary analysis of existing and, especially, forward developments, aims to establish a global strategy resulting in political proposals having a practical application. The public activities of the Institute began on 12 February 2002 with a talk given in the Casa de América by Michael H. Armacost, president of the Brookings Institution. One month later the Institute's first analysis report (ARI) was published. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:17 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20593 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20593 The European Policy Centre (EPC) is an independent, not-for-profit think tank, committed to making European integration work. The EPC works at the 'cutting edge' of European and global policy-making providing its members and the wider public with rapid, high-quality information and analysis on the EU and global policy agenda. It aims to promote a balanced dialogue between the different constituencies of its membership, spanning all aspects of economic and social life. In line with its multi-constituency approach, members of the EPC comprise companies, professional and business federations, trade unions, diplomatic missions, regional and local bodies, as well as NGOs representing a broad range of civil society interests, foundations, international and religious organisations. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:11 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20438 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20438 Promoting a U.S. foreign policy based on international cooperation, demilitarization and respect for basic human rights SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:11 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20439 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20439 Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) campaigns with the people of Southern Africa as they strive to build a better future. Working for peace, democracy and development across the region, ACTSA is the successor organisation to the Anti-Apartheid Movement. ACTSA influences decision-makers in Britain and Europe on policies that affect Southern Africa. It keeps the region in the public and political spotlight through lobbying, publication of reports and briefings and media work. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:11 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20440 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20440 Actiongroup Landmine.de calls for a ban on all landmines and cluster munitions and a sustainable support of all victims of these weapon. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:11 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20476 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20476 The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories was established in 1989 by a group of prominent academics, attorneys, journalists, and Knesset members. It endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial prevalent among the Israeli public, and help create a human rights culture in Israel. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:11 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20481 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20481 The century-old Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was established by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, concluded at The Hague in 1899 during the first Hague Peace Conference. The Conference was convened at the initiative of Czar Nicolas II of Russia "with the object of seeking the most objective means of ensuring to all peoples the benefits of a real and lasting peace, and above all, of limiting the progressive development of existing armaments." The most concrete (and therefore important) achievement of the Conference was the establishment of the PCA: the first global mechanism for the settlement of inter-state disputes. The 1899 Convention, which provided the legal basis for the PCA, was revised at the second Hague Peace Conference in 1907. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:11 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20543 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20543 The Liu Institute pursues interdisciplinary and policy-related research and advocacy on global public policy issues related to human security. Its research agenda embraces international relations, human security, peace and disarmament, global public opinion and democratization, the environment, conflict and development, and global health and international justice issues. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:11 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20556 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20556 Plowshares Institute is a catalyst for social change that has been addressing social risks and conflicts for nearly 25 years. In partnership with an international advisory council and collaborative agencies on five continents, the Institute staff designs and implements projects that identify and address emerging social needs in order to build a more just and peaceful world community. In the last decade many of these programs have provided skills in mediation and conflict transformation, and have empowered civic, religious, and political leaders to work together to deal constructively with emerging conflicts. These programs led to Plowshares' recent nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize by members of the South African parliament, with endorsement by leaders in China and Indonesia and members of the U.S. Congress. A deliberately small organization, Plowshares is able to make a valuable and sustainable impact by leveraging: its expertise in innovative core methodologies; its deep history of international experience and learning; its commitment to both thought and action; and its mutually beneficial partnerships with change agents around the world. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:09 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20397 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20397 The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will develop strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies that promote and protect American interests and values. Building on the deep expertise and broad experience of its staff and advisors, CNAS will engage policymakers, experts and the public with innovative fact-based research, ideas and analysis to shape and elevate the national security debate. As an independent and nonpartisan research institution, CNAS will lead efforts to help inform and prepare the national security leaders of today and tomorrow. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:09 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20398 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20398 TRC has been charged with the responsibility of investigating the root causes of the conflict in Liberia, amplifying historical truths and thereby undermining falsehoods that have overtime assume the status of historical truths. The TRC is also to establish an independent and accurate record of the rights violations and abuses occasioned by the conflict and set the basis for justice and reconciliation that will foster national repentance, strike the delicate balance between accountability and forgiveness in orde#r to heal the land and unite the people. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:03 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20285 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20285 Hrinfo depends on the internet to free the activities of human rights organizations from the restrictions they now face. We hope to give these organizations a megaphone to magnify their voices in country and in the region. Hrinfo collects the publications, campaigns, reports, and statements of the various human rights organizations, so that the da#ily product of those organizations will is available in one place, updated daily. SOURCE: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:48:03 -0700 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20346 http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/showRecord.php?RecordId=20346 In 2001 the Cambodian National Assembly passed a law to create a court to try serious crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime 1975-1979. This court is called the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the Prosecution of Crimes Committed during the Period of Democratic Kampuchea (Extraordinary Chambers or ECCC). SOURCE: