United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS)

Overview

The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) was established in 1999 with the aim of promoting human security through the protection and empowerment of people and communities threatened in their livelihood, survival and dignity.

Since October 2007, UNTFHS country-level Joint Programmes (JP), for which the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is designated as the Administrative Agent (AA), have been administered by the UNDP Multi-Donor Trust (MDTF) Office. This arrangement has been formalized through the signing of a Letter of Agreement between the United Nations and the UNDP MDTF Office.

The UNTFHS finances projects carried out by organizations in the UN system, and when appropriate, in partnership with non-UN entities, to advance the operational impact of the human security concept. As with other trust funds administered by the UNDP’s MDTF Office, UN agencies wishing to receive funding for a UNTFHS-funded JP for which UNDP is the AA are required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the UNDP MDTF Office.

The UNTFHS places priority on promoting multi-sectoral and inter-agency integration based on the comparative advantage of the applying organizations and through their collaboration. Projects are distributed globally, with priority given to countries and regions where the insecurities of people are most critical and pervasive, such as the least developed countries (LDC's) and countries in conflict.

Further information about the UN Trust Fund for Human Security, including a complete list of projects support by the UNTFHS and application information and guidelines (in English, French and Spanish), is available on: http://ochaonline.un.org/humansecurity

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United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security Approved Joint Programmes with UNDP as the Administrative Agent as of 31 May 2008
Country	Approval Date	Joint Programme Project Number	Participating UN Organizations	Joint Programme Title	Total Approved Budget (USD)	Total Deposits (a)
Bhutan	16 Nov 2007	HS-BTN-001-047	UNDP, UNFPA, WFP, UNICEF	Basic education/literacy, income and employment security for vulnerable people including children and women in Bhutan	2,175,449	1,421,848
Bosnia & Herzegovina	16 Nov 2007	HS-BIH-002-048	UNDP, UNESCO	Community Reconciliation through Poverty Reduction	2,286,269	996,014
Kazakhstan	16 Nov 2007	HS-KAZ-003-044	UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP	Enhancing Human Security in the Former Nuclear Test Site of Semipalatinsk	1,978,698	859,859
Grenada	20 Nov 2007	HS-GRD-004-041	UNDP, FAO, UNICEF, UNIFEM	Restoring Livelihoods in Grenada after Hurricanes Ivan and Emily	998,740	998,740
Somalia	16 Nov 2007	HS-SOM-005-026	UNDP, UN-HABITAT, UNHCR, FAO, UNICEF	Protection, Reintegration, and Resettlement of IDPS	4,039,948	2,109,935.70
Kenya	16 Nov 2007	HS-KEN-006-050	UNDP, WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR	Lokichokio, Kakuma and Dadaab host community project	2,016,924	1,194,907
El Salvador	25 Jan 2008	HS-SLV-010-054	UNICEF, UNDP, PAHO/WHO, ILO	Strengthening Human Security by Fostering Peaceful Coexistence and Improving Citizen Security in Three Municipalities in the Department of Sensonate	2,334,960	1,,014,536
Total					15,830,989	8,595,840

a. Deposits are made in annual installments.