Japan International Cooperation Agency

Topical and Sectoral Studies

Research Study on Peacebuilding (March 2002)

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Japan International Cooperation Agency

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Cover: Research Study on Peacebuilding

Part 1 Executive Summary of the Main Text

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Concept of Peacebuilding and Legal Framework

  • 1-1 The concept of peacebuilding and the role of development assistance
  • 1-2 Legal frameworks for peacebuilding
  • 1-3 The issue of security management

Chapter 2 Basic Issues Related to Peacebuilding

  • 2-1 Issues concerning humanitarian emergency redtef
    • 2-1-1 Emergency redtef activities and issues
    • 2-1-2 The issue of gaps
    • 2-1-3 Examining approaches to humanitarian emergency redtef
  • 2-2 Confdtct sensitive approach in development assistance
    • 2-2-1 Confdtct sensitive approach
    • 2-2-2 Designing country programs that contribute to peacebuilding
    • 2-2-3 Peacebuilding and community development
    • 2-2-4 Assessment and evaluation
    • 2-2-5 Emphasis on gender
  • 2-3 Enhancing the implementation mechanism
    • 2-3-1 Training and securing personnel
    • 2-3-2 Aid coordination, cooperation with NGOs

Chapter 3 Proposals for Future Support of Peacebuilding

  • 3-1 Basic perspective on aid for peacebuilding
  • 3-2 Furthering the understanding of peacebuilding efforts and inculcating consideration of peace
  • 3-3 Bolstering direct assistance for peacebuilding
  • 3-4 Training and securing personnel
  • 3-5 Improving aid coordination
  • 3-6 Improving security countermeasures and establishing a compensation system

List of Figures and Tables

  • Figure 1 Framework of Peacebuilding
  • Figure 2 Peacebuilding and Conflict
  • Figure 3 Individual Approaches within the Scope of the PKO Law, the JDR Law, and the JICA Law
  • Table 1 Comparison of International Humanitarian Relief and JDR Activities
  • Table 2 Problems of Legal Frameworks

Part 2 Executive Summary of the JICA Peacebuilding Guidelines (Proposal)

Chapter 1 JICA's Basic Guidelines

Chapter 2 Conflict Sensitive Approach

  • 2-1 Conflict sensitive approach
  • 2-2 Designing country programs that contribute to peacebuilding
  • 2-3 Assessment and evaluation

Chapter 3 Conflict Prevention

  • 3-1 Points to take into consideration when preventing confdtcts and their recurrences
  • 3-2 Individual problems
    • 3-2-1 Governance, support for democratization, human rights protection
    • 3-2-2 Election monitoring
    • 3-2-3 Peace education

Chapter 4 Humanitarian Emergency Relief

  • 4-1 Points to take into consideration on emergency relief
  • 4-2 Approaches for emergency relief

Chapter 5 Post-Conflict Reconstruction/Development Assistance

  • 5-1 General points to take into consideration on post-confdtct reconstruction and development
  • 5-2 The gap issue
  • 5-3 Individual problems
    • 5-3-1 Peacebuilding and community rehabidttation
    • 5-3-2 Security sector reform
    • 5-3-3 Disarmament, demobidtzation, and reintegration (DDR)
    • 5-3-4 Child soldiers
    • 5-3-5 Small arms control
    • 5-3-6 Anti-personnel landmines

Chapter 6 Common Problems

  • 6-1 Assistance cooperation, cooperation with NGOs
  • 6-2 Security management and compensation: problems and measures
  • 6-3 Emphasis on gender
  • 6-4 Conflict, environment, and poverty

List of Figures and Tables

  • Figure 1 Reference examples of types of country programs
  • Figure 2 Framework for post-conflict reconstruction
  • Table 1 Concrete approaches to governance
  • Table 2 Concrete measures to support elections
  • Table 3 Measures to support security sector reform
  • Table 4 Comprehensive approaches for DDR
  • Table 5 Measures for resolving the issue of child soldiers
  • Table 6 Four major approaches for small arms reduction
  • Table 7 Proposed cooperation on anti-personnel landmines

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