Human Security in the United Nations—Tokyo Workshop

February 27–28, 2004
Tokyo

In the autumn of 2003, JCIE was commissioned by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to conduct an assessment of several projects funded by the Trust Fund on Human Security (TFHS), with a focus on how the human security concept has been incorporated and applied in TFHS-funded projects from the conception phase through the design and implementation processes. As part of the project, JCIE held a workshop in Tokyo on February 27 and 28, 2004, to discuss the preliminary findings and their implications with the projects’ UN field officers and partner organizations as well as Japanese politicians and government officials, UN representatives, and other experts on human security.

 

February 27

Introduction to Project and Workshop
Tadashi Yamamoto, President, Japan Center for International Exchange

Session 1: Human Security in Action—Cases of Projects Funded by the Trust Fund for Human Security

Project Presentations
Ainaro and Manatuto Community Activation Project (AMCAP) in East Timor
Estanislau Salsinha Martins, Project Coordinator, AMCAP

Development of Social Safety Nets for Health in Laos and Vietnam
Laos: Filip de Loop, WHO, Laos
Vietnam: Nguyen Thi Kim Phuong, Public Health Officer, WHO, Ha Noi

The Human Dignity Initiative
Jorge Carrillo-Rodriquez, Human Settlements Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Prevention of Trafficking in Children and Women at a Community Level in Cambodia and Vietnam
Mitsuko Horiuchi, Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in Japan

Tobelo-Galela Area Recovery Initiative in Indonesia
Kristanto Sinandang, Senior Programme Officer, UNDP, Jakarta

Presentation on Common Elements of the Projects:
Susan Hubbard, Program Director for East Asia, Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia University
Tomoko Suzuki, Program Officer, JCIE

Session 2: Exploring Essential Requirements for Successful Human Security Projects

Moderator: Tadashi Yamamoto

Session 3: Effective Partnership for Implementing Human Security Projects


February 28

Overview of Day 1 and Introduction to Day 2
Tadashi Yamamoto, President, Japan Center for International Exchange

Session 1: Challenges for Management of the Trust Fund for Human Security

Presentation on Common Threads in Utilization of Trust Fund for Human Security
Susan Hubbard, Program Director for East Asia, Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia University

Session 2: Planning for the Next Steps

Amjad ABBASHAR

Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Jorge CARRILLO-RODRIGUEZ

Human Settlements Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Filip DE LOOF

Officer, World Health Organization (WHO), Vientiane

Yasumitsu DOKEN

Programme Manager, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Office in Tokyo

Bernard DOYLE

eCentre Coordinator, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Regional Office for Japan and the Republic of Korea

François FOUINAT

Executive Director, the Advisory Board for Human Security

Mitsuko HORIUCHI

Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in Japan

Susan HUBBARD

Program Director for East Asia, the Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia University

Yasushi KATSUMA

Programme Coordinator, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Office in Japan

Hideko KATSUMATA

Managing Director and Executive Secretary, Japan Center for International Exchange

Jacobus KOEN

Program Manager for the North Maluku Rehabilitation Project, World Vision Indonesia

Hiroshi MINAMI

Director, United Nations Administration Division, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mehrnaz MOSTAFAVI

Programme Officer, the Advisory Board for Human Security

NGUYEN THI KIM Phuong

Public Health Officer, World Health Organization (WHO), Representative Office in Ha Noi

Estanislau SALSINHA MARTINS

Project Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Office for Project Services (UNDP/UNOPS), East Timor

Shoji SATO

Senior Assistant, United Nations Administration Division, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kristanto SINANDANG

Senior Programme Officer, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Jakarta

Tomoko SUZUKI

Program Officer, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)

Kazuo TASE

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations

Yoshiteru URAMOTO

Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Office in Japan

Tadashi YAMAMOTO

President, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)