REGIONAL WORKSHOP: GOVERNANCE FOR CITIZEN SECURITY IN LATIN AMERICA DEVELOPING SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION TO MANAGE KNOWLEDGE AND PROMOTE GOVERNANCE
APPROACHES TO CITIZEN SECURITY
BRASILIA, 8-9 OCTOBER 2012
Introduction
In spite of remarkable achievements in economic development as well as democracy, peace and stability in traditional terms in the last decades in the region, most Latin American countries face important challenges related to extreme socio-economic inequalities and increasing levels of internal threats to the security of their citizens. With the highest rate of homicides in the world as a region, citizen security is still currently a major issue in Latin America. Yet, this is also the region which has created the most innovative approaches to understand, monitor, and tackle security matters with a holistic vision, realizing the general failure of restrictive “mano dura” policies to develop more inclusive, participatory and governance-oriented solutions. Certain countries of the region have become leading pioneers in implementing governance approaches to citizen security, which could greatly benefit other countries of the region as well as beyond. To make the most of these rich experiences and strengthen mechanisms for knowledge sharing and South-South support in the field of citizen security, UNDP-Brazil, UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (RBLAC), the Panama Regional Centre and the Oslo Governance Centre (OGC) propose this event. It aims to provide a space for exchange of information, experiences and lessons learned, as well as joint work towards a better understanding of existing capacities and resources in the region and a sustainable SouthSouth cooperation system to optimize progress in the area.
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Agenda Day/Time
Session name
Session contents
Speakers
Welcome all participants and highlight the importance of governance approaches to citizen security, and of SouthSouth cooperation to promote them
Regina Miki, National Public Security Secretary, Ministry of Justice of Brazil
DAY 1: MONDAY 8 OCTOBER 9:00-9:30
Registration
OPENING 9:30-10:00
Opening remarks
Jorge Chediek, UN RC Brazil Claudia Melim-Mcleod, Democratic Governance Adviser, UNDP Oslo Governance Centre
SETTING THE STAGE: DEBATE ON THE VALUE OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION TO MANAGE KNOWLEDGE AND PROMOTE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO CITIZEN SECURITY Chair: Maristela Marques Baioni, UNDP Brazil 10:00-11:00
Keynote speeches: Introduction to South-South Cooperation (SCC) for Citizen Security
11:00-11:15
Coffee-break
11:15-12:30
Introduction to South-South Cooperation for Citizen Security continued
12:30-14:00
Lessons learned from Brazil’s experience in South-South cooperation (SSC)
Wófsi Yuri de Souza, Manager, General Coordination of Bilateral Technical Assistance, ABC
Innovation and systematization in the field of public management in Brazil: successes, challenges and sustainability
Jacqueline Brigagão, Lecturer and Researcher, EAESP - FGV
The UN support architecture for South-South Cooperation
Ines Tofalo, Programme Specialist, Special Unit for South-South Cooperation, UNDP
A concrete example of establishing a South-South mechanism for citizen security
Maria Nelly Rivas, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Nicaragua
Lunch
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THEME 1: IDENTIFYING AND DISSEMINATING LOCAL GOVERNANCE EXPERIENCES IN CITIZEN SECURITY Chair: Claudia Melim-McLeod, Oslo Governance Centre 14:00-15:45
Learning lessons from experiences of promoting citizen security through local governance
Local-level policy-planning of security in Colombia
Prof. Hector Riveros Serrato, exSecretary of Government of Bogota
Participatory process for integrated policy planning at the local level in Contagem, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Claudia Ocellli, Secretary Assistant of of Public Policy of Contagem Michele Silva, Fica Vivo
The Fica Vivo initiative of Minas Gerais, Brazil 15:45-16:00
Coffee-break
16:00-17:30
Learning lessons from experiences of promoting citizen security through local governance (cont.)
The experience of the disarmament of Bogotá, Colombia
Guillermo Asprilla, Secretary of Government of Bogota
The “municipios libres de armas” initiative in El Salvador
Councilor Franklin Martinez, Municipality of Santa Tecla, El Salvador
The “Papo de Responsa” initiative in Rio de Janeiro
Beto Chavez, Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro
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DAY 2: TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER THEME 2: ENSURING INCLUSIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE POLICY-MAKING IN CITIZEN SECURITY Chair: Danae Issa, Oslo Governance Centre 09:30-11:00
Innovative systems of information on citizen security at the national and regional level
11:00-11:15
Coffee break
11:15-13:00
Promoting participatory and inclusive evidence-based policy making on citizen security
13:00-14:30
CISALVA: Regional Project on Standardization of citizen security indicators
Juan Pablo Gordillo, Regional Project on Standarization of Citizen Security Indicators, CISALVA
The Mexican Centre of Excellence on Governance and Citizen Security statistics
Edgar Guerrero Centeno, General Direction of Government, Public Security and Justice Statistics, INEGI
The Brazilian citizen security information system at SINESP–SENASP
Marcello Barros, SENASP Cabinet Chief, and Rogério Carneiro, SINESP Project Coordinator
Systematization of participatory policy-development at the national level in Costa Rica
Roberto Gallardo, Minister of Planning of Costa Rica
Local Governance Indicators on Citizen Security in the Mexican States
Juan Salgado, Profesor, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
Gender-based indicators on citizen security in Quito, Ecuador
Elizabeth Arauz, UN Women Ecuador and Beatriz Jarrín, Municipality of Quito
Lunch
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THEME 3: PROMOTING INSTITUTIONAL REFORM FOR CITIZEN SECURITY Chair: Pablo Ruiz, Panama Regional Centre 14:30-15:45
15:45-16:00
Experiences on police reform and citizen monitoring of penal reform
The Nicaraguan National Police Project
General Commissioner Francisco Javier Díaz Madriz, General Sub-Director of the National Police of Nicaragua
Citizen monitoring of the Justice system in Mexico
Alejandro González Gómez, President of the Judiciary of Michoacán
Coffee break
BUILDING THE WAY FORWARD Chair: Pablo Ruiz, Panama Regional Centre 16:00-17:30
Building a South-South support mechanism on citizen security: way forward and next steps
Plenary discussion on best practices identified during the workshop and participants’ recommendations for next steps in sharing experiences and supporting initiatives based on existing and new South-South cooperation mechanisms.
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