At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Outline the key elements that distinguish human security from other security
  conceptualizations;
• List the specificities of the UN definition of human security;
• Derive human security Quiz operational principles from the UN definition of human security;
• Explain the added value of human security in post- conflict peacebuilding;
• Describe needs, vulnerabilities and capacities of a targeted population in a post-conflict environment;
• Outline strategies to address needs and vulnerabilities of a targeted population, building on its capacities;
• Describe the impact of strategies in one area for other areas of importance to human security;
• Outline strategies to achieve the dual objective of protection and empowerment;
• Explain the steps of participatory implementation of a protection and empowerment strategy;
• See a post-conflict intervention through a human security lens;
• Summarize lessons learnt and best practices in mainstreaming human security in post-conflict interventions.