Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces - March 28, 2008 - Back to Resources Page

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In March 2008, the Center for Human Rights and Democratic Participation (SHAMS) and the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) launched the Forum ‘Delivering Security to the Palestinian People’. The aim of this Forum is to establish a sustainable dialogue on security between the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), its security organizations, and Palestinian civil society. More specifically, the Forum project seeks to:
• promote political and social inclusiveness in policy debates;
• support the development of a vision of security that is shared by civil society;
• increase transparency and accountability in security sector governance and security sector reform by promoting a culture of openness and human rights compliance;
• strengthen informal oversight capabilities through a greater involvement of civil society in security sector issues.

Between March and June 2008, DCAF and SHAMS organised Forum sessions in five governorates of the West Bank, namely in Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarem, and Salfit. A second series of sessions took place in the governorates of Hebron, Qalqiliya, Tubas, Bethlehem, Jericho and Abu Dis in late 2008 and early 2009. A third series of sessions will take place in the Gaza Strip.
This booklet presents the main findings of the first five Forum sessions. By providing a local perspective on the current security sector reform process, the publication aims to contribute to a better understanding of Palestinian security needs.

The booklet is directed at both Palestinian and international security sector reform practitioners. It contains the summary reports of the first five Forum sessions, starting from the Jenin Governorate in the northern West Bank, and ending with the Ramallah/ Al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank.

To download the full report please click below:

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Shams_for_web.pdf	2.34 MB

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Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces - March 28, 2008 - Back to Resources Page