Human Security Program in South-Eastern Europe 2010-2012

• Research unit: PHRD
• Project number: 536135

Short description (English)

The evaluation of the Swiss Peace Policy Strategy 2010 – 2012, structured in the thematic areas of Dealing with the Past, power sharing, confidence building, and mine action was conducted in spring 2013 by Dr. Anna Matveeva. The Strategy forms a unique portfolio aimed at engagement with elites to facilitate change and influencing society to create momentum for such change. Kosovo and BiH are the priority countries, supplemented by a regional approach. The Strategy adequately responds to the conflict context and reflects a Swiss foreign policy imperative of engagement in its European neighbourhood, despite the risks of armed violence being low. Mine action enhances human security for the affected populations. Gender has been successfully incorporated into the project design and the country-level interventions. Switzerland acts as a political donor, while HSD peacebuilding expertise, sense of partnership and readiness to tackle sensitive issues are responsible for the Strategy success.

Public policy examined (English)

Human Security Program in South-Eastern Europe 2010-2012

Legal basis for the evaluation (German)

Evaluationsklausel Art. 5, Bundesgesetz vom 19. Dezember 2003 über Massnahmen zur zivilen Friedensförderung und Stärkung der Menschenrechte (SR 193.9)
Botschaft über die Weiterführung von Massnahmen zur Förderung des Friedens und der menschlichen Sicherheit (07.045)

Executive summary/ Recommendation (English)

Related documents

• Evaluation Report [PDF] 1'247 kB
• Managementresponse [PDF] 73 kB

Publication language (English)

englisch