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Acknowledgements
This publication is a product of many people, ideas and organisations coming together through
the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), a global network of
peacebuilding organisations and practitioners. The idea about taking the discussion on human
security to the constituencies of peacebuilding organisations working ‘on the ground’ emerged
from a Human Security Working Group meeting in 2012.

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The meeting contributed to the following objectives:
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•  o promote and stimulate discussion about the human security approach as related
to conflict issues, raising awareness both in the policy and public domains;
•  o channel voices from conflict-affected communities about what human security
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means to those most needing it – and how it is defined by them;
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•  o provide civil society recommendations on the implementation of a human security
approach.

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The participating organisations from six GPPAC regional networks formed an editorial
board, which was coordinated by Jenny Aulin and Gabriëlla Vogelaar at the network’s
Global Secretariat, together principle editor Kristen Wall. Based on a flexible approach to
each organisation collecting the information in their respective countries, we produced
the articles together through peer review, discussion and ample input from our colleagues
within the network.

Editors Kristen Wall, Jenny Aulin, Gabriëlla Vogelaar
Design Pol&Pronk Ontwerp - www.polenpronkontwerp.nl
Printed Drukkerij All Print, Utrecht, The Netherlands

The editors would like to thank the authors and their respective organisations for making
this publication happen, including all those involved in interviewing people or hosting
focus groups, and for placing them into context for us.
The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed
Conflict (GPPAC) is a network of civil society
organisations working on conflict prevention and
peacebuilding world-wide. Together, GPPAC members
work to inform policy, improve practice and facilitate
collaboration and action to prevent conflict and build
sustainable peace. GPPAC is composed civil society
networks in fifteen regions, and brings together
members from across the world in thematic working
groups and projects. This allows us to link national,
regional and global levels of action and learning.

We would like to express our gratitude to Alexandra Minsk, who made an invaluable
contribution to the editing process and supported our team through its final stages,
and Ingrid Peroti and the other GPPAC colleagues for diligent support in the
proofreading and copy-editing process. A special thank you to Annelies Pol and her
graphic design team at Pol & Pronk Ontwerp for their patience and enthusiasm and, most
importantly, for their great work on the design.
Last but not least, we want to acknowledge all the people who agreed to talk
to the authors and their colleagues, and were willing share their concerns, opinions
and expectations concerning human security. We hope that this publication will
contribute to bringing the debate closer to their realities.

The diverse views expressed in this publication
are those of the respective authors and their
organisations.

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