which may contribute to the implementation of such solutions. The relevant census map having been draw up, several activities were organised, the impact of which will ultimately enable a better management, even final resolution of most of the conflicts identified through the census. The Programme provided full and varied support to the Local Authorities to organise inter-communal or inter-community gatherings. These large scale dialogue and consultation forums, where peace, security and local development issues were addressed, constitute valuable platforms to involve communities in conflicts management. With regard to the consolidation of security and peace in Northern Mali, the Programme's support mainly focused on Kidal region, as well as on security forces whose initiatives made it possible to ensure the security of persons, properties and investments. The impact is felt through a substantial drop of insecurity rate in the 8 th region. A particular action drew the attention of the national and international opinion: bomb disposal exercise in the Tinzawatene locality, a township located across Mali and Algeria frontiers. Occupied in 2007 by rebels and then planted with bombs and explosives, including private houses, it was subsequently deserted by its inhabitants. In October 2009, with the financial support of the Programme, the Army Engineers Corps cleared the bombs and explosives from the said township and along the surrounding road networks. The security impact was immediately felt: the populations returned to their homes, children resumed schooling activities, health centres reopened to cater for the sick, while the low-keyed economic activities of the desert area resumed. This local action was reported in a United Nations news bulletin owing to its highly positive impact on human security. This is a local action that won a resounding international acclaim thanks to the Programme support. 65