Croatia: Closing the Chapter: Social Inclusion and Conflict Transformation in War-Affected Areas of Croatia
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $3,000,000
Delivery Rate
Main Achievements
- Technical support is being provided to the Vice Prime Minister’s Office on regional development and peace building in areas of special state concern.
- Support to the Court Offices for Support to Witnesses and Victims which has provided services to 882 witnesses and victims of national conflict.
- Violence prevention workshops held in 11 elementary schools in 6 counties with a total of 4.553 participants (4.168 pupils, 354 teachers, and 31 school experts).
Contact Hans Risser, hans.risser@undp.org
The EU Accession offers Croatia opportunities to overcome the social exclusion and economic deprivation still characteristic of war-affected areas, if the mechanisms and funds available are articulated to, and complemented by, an integrated approach to reconciliation and recovery.
The UN in Croatia has come together to design a model that other Middle Income Countries with post-conflict dynamics in the region can replicate. The Programme employs a root cause methodology that pioneers the integration of a community decision-making methodology into socio-economic recovery of war-affected areas through shared needs/interest projects. This will introduce peace building into existing local structures that provide social services, education, community policing, justice, and job creation to address a conflict prevention agenda. Nationally owned at all levels, coordination will be institutionalized by the Deputy Prime Ministers offices responsible for return, security and regional development.