This report aims to bridge knowledge gaps concerning what matters in People-centred security (PCS) and how to address its challenges. PCS is the security and safety of all individuals across all gender, socioeconomic, and cultural groups. By exploring core themes for PCS programming, outlining ideas of what could be done to address them, and flagging specific projects that faced (and addressed) challenges appropriately, this report intends to inform advocacy for more responsive, effective, and people-centred security sector policies and support.
The report identifies and analyses six key themes for PCS: the relevance of local ownership and inclusion of women and youth across the project cycle; the benefits of engaging state and non-state actors and how to ensure net positive results from their collaboration; the importance of placing relationship building at the forefront of PCS programming and of disseminating success stories; the need for flexibility in terms of resource allocation, project activities, and timelines; and the advantages attached to coordination across different stakeholders to ensure coherence in PCS.
The report concludes with a short overview of key findings, offering additional recommendations on how to move forward with PCS programming.
The analysis is grounded in practical examples from diverse contexts: This includes a focus on the six countries of the Just Future programme: Afghanistan, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger, and South Sudan. However, the report also draws on examples from different countries and regions to broaden its scope. At the end of the report, as Annexes, four case studies are discussed individually to offer more detail about PCS programmes, their challenges and successes.
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