Peacebuilding Fund
Update
November 2013
2013: An increased focus on assisting country
programme design
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For 2013, the PBF focused on a more proactive approach to
aiding the design of country programmes for financing. This
includes
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Taking into account country-level demand and a country ‘scanning’,
identifying priority countries for every 6 – 9 month period
Early financial support for preparatory activities (pre-secretariat
structures, conflict analysis)
Technical assistance by the PBF staff and mobilizing partnerships
(InterPeace, PeaceNexus, former PBF Advisory Group members)
In 2013 priority countries were: Guinea, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia,
Niger, Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen
September 2013 to early 2014 priority countries: Burundi, Cote
d’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, Yemen
The PBF programme team benefits from assistance from UNHCR
Strengthened M&E unit is
focusing on quality
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All PBF countries now have a programme officer and an M&E support officer
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Increased field missions offering direct support for development of Theories
of Change and Results Frameworks (Kyrgyzstan, Yemen, Guatemala)
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Organization of first regional workshop and of another revision of Guidelines
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Quality assurance on periodic reporting on results (i.e. new Joint Steering
Committee Annual Reports, feedback on project-level 6 monthly reports)
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Management and co-management of PRF and IRF evaluations, respectively
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Collaboration with Policy Branch on PBF-related thematic reviews
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Oversight of global PBF 2013 Review
The M&E unit benefits from assistance from Australia and UNDP
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Reporting and Planning
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Global 2013 PBF Review report (January 2014). Analysis and recommendations
from the six-month independent investigation into PBF’s achievements and challenges as against
its 2010-2013 Business Plan, including the functioning of country-based systems.
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Secretary General’s Report on the Peacebuilding Fund (March 2014). A
country-by-country annual examination of PBF’s investments and results.
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Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office’s Report on the PBF (May 2014). Financial and
results reporting according to PBF thematic areas, with special attention to RUNO lessons
learned and achievements.
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Stakeholders meeting and presentation of next Business Plan (June 2014).
Based on the 2013 Review, development of next three-year Business Plan. The Stakeholders
Meeting will be timed during the same week as PBC event.
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Evaluation Coverage
Completed evaluations by end of 2013:
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2010 (2): Burundi, Liberia
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2011 (6): The Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Nepal, Sierra-Leone, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste
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2012 (4): Kyrgyzstan, Central African Republic, Guinea, Uganda,
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2013 (4): Burundi, DRC, Lebanon, Liberia
Beginning in 2014, the PBF M&E Unit will manage all evaluations of PRF
portfolios to ensure quality, timeliness, and a specific substantive focus on
assessing the higher-level peacebuilding contribution of the Fund’s investments.
Active Country Portfolio
Active: Peacebuilding & Recovery Facility (PRF)**
1. Burundi*
2. CAR*
4. Côte d'Ivoire
5. DRC
7. Guinea*
8. Guinea Bissau*
10. Liberia*
11. Nepal
13. Sierra Leone*
14. South Sudan
3. Comoros
6. Guatemala
9. Kyrgyzstan**
12. Papua New Guinea
15. Yemen
Active: Immediate Reponse Facility (IRF) - only
16. Chad**
17. Lebanon** 18. Myanmar **
19. Niger
20. Somalia
21. Bosnia Herzegovina
Closing: Countries closing 2014
Uganda (Northern - GPI) Sudan
Libya
UN country teams preparing proposals for PBF:
Colombia, Mali, Philippines
* = Peacebuilding Commission
** = Declared Eligible by the Secretary-General
List of Peacebuilding Fund Funding & Eligibility Decisions done in 2013
Date
Country
Programme/project
Feb-13
South Sudan
Priority Plan
10.0
Feb-13
Myanmar
IRF - Support to Myanmar Peace Center
0.5
Apr-13
Niger
IRF - Reconciliation Project
3.0
Apr-13
PNG
Eligibility
n/a
May-13
Kyrgyzstan
Surge Support – Pre Secretariat Capacity
0.1
May-13
Comoros
2nd Priority Plan
2.5
May-13
Yemen
IRF - Outside Mediation
0.5
May-13
UN Secretariat
PBF Review Project
0.2
Jun-13
2nd Amendment of the Priority Plan
5.2
Jun-13
IRF - Dialogue/Mediation for SRSG Djinnit
1.3
3rd Amendment of the Priority Plan (Elections Support)
3.5
Sep-13
Guinea
Amount (US$m)
Jun-13
Myanmar
Eligibility
n/a
Jun-13
Guinea Bissau
IRF - High Level Commission
0.5
Aug-13
Myanmar
IRF - Peace Dividends in the South-East
1.6
Sep-13
Kyrgyzstan
Priority Plan
15.0
Sep-13
Yemen
IRF - Women and Youth
1.0
Sep-13
Yemen
IRF - South
1.0
Oct-13
Liberia
Priority Plan
15.0
Oct-13
Sierra Leone
IRF - Constitutional Review
0.3
Oct-13
Bosnia Herzegovina Promoting Co-Existence and Diversity in Bosnia Herzegovina
Oct-13
PNG
2.0
Surge Support – Pre Secretariat Capacity
0.2
Total
63.4
2013 Country Highlights (1)
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Guinea –
Two strategies in 2013:
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First: Address political crisis around legislative elections
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Second: Organize phase 2 of Priority Plan 2013 – 2015
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Total amount $5.5 million using both IRF and PRF
Electoral support through dialogue, election monitoring, support to the
mediator (SRSG Djinnit) , political dialogue, youth employment)
Total amount requested $15.3 million
Areas of work include: political dialogue (central, community), national
reconciliation, women & youth employment, parliamentary support.
Liberia –
Core strategy for 2013: developing phase 2 of Priority Plan 2013 – 2015
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$15m approved in September, 2013
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Centered on supporting the National Roadmap for Reconciliation: land
commission, national human rights commission, “palaya” huts, national youth
programme extension, national resource management in collaboration with
the World Bank, women’s economic empowerment
Positioning of Joint Steering Committee and Priority Plan more closely aligned
with the Government’s Agenda for Transformation (overall national plan)
2013 Country Highlights (2)
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Kyrgyzstan – $15m Priority Plan approved in September focusing on:
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a) the rule of law and human rights promotion; b) improving local
governanace capacity to manage conflict and reduce tensions in
collaboration with civil society and community efforts; c) promotion of
policies to deal with ethnic relations, national unity and language policy.
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JSC established in early 2013 co-chaired by the Presidents Office and
UNRC and comprising of members of the UN team, government, donors,
Civil society. JSC supported the process of preparing conflict analysis,
priority plan.
Individual projects expected to be approved by the JSC before the end of
the year.
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Mali – Strategic focus: helping quickly
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Cantonment project in Kidal expected before the end of the year (IRF $3m)
Working closely with MINUSMA – through them government has officially
expressed interest in being eligible for PBF
PBSO has been organizing meetings across UN system to have coordinated
approach with MINUSMA on peacebuilding
2013 Country Highlights (3)
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Yemen – Strategic focus: supporting national dialogue and scaling-up UN
Country Team support outside of Sa’ana
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justice, local governance and local peace dividends
Niger – Strategic focus: supporting Government’s peace consolidation plan
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Approval of 2 IRF’s in support of national dialogue (participation of women
and youth, and focus on the south).
Eligibility declared in February 2013; Joint Steering Committee established,
chaired by the Prime Minister
Priority Plan under development in areas of political dialogue, transitional
Eligibility requested formally in November, 2013
$3m IRF programme for youth engagement in border areas started
Possible follow-up issues: strengthening security sector, youth employment,
women’s empowerment, extractive industries
South Sudan – Strategic focus: UNMISS Peacebuilding Support Plan
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$10m PRF approved February 2013
Decentralized youth engagement & peace dividends (water access)
2013 Country Highlights (4)
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Burundi – Strategic focus: 3rd Priority Plan for period before next election
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Burundi has developed a new Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), which
integrates peacebuilding issues, particularly in governance pillar.
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Following on the October 2012 Conference organized in Switzerland in
collaboration with the PBC, the Fund aims to build momentum for issues aligned
to the PRSP.
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A Priority Plan has been drafted; conflict analysis is being discussed by the
Burundi government and the UN, prior to PBSO submission. The approach was
agreed also by the PBC. Expected areas of support are: social cohesion/national
dialogue, youth participation, human rights, and resolution of land disputes.
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Meanwhile, 2013 results of the closing year of the 2nd Priority Plan (2011-2013)
include: strengthening of government's capacity to coordinate and plan activities
in the area of reintegration; reduction of tensions and increase of social cohesion;
peaceful resolution of 305 land conflicts; access to revenue for 540 vulnerable
persons through community work; finalization of construction of 202 houses for
reintegration; equipment of 3 youth centers; training of returnees and excombatants in entrepreneurship.
2013 Country highlights (5)
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Myanmar – strategic focus: helping UN respond to rapidly evolving
peace processes
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Myanmar declared eligible in mid-2013
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In 2013, peace dividends in south-east ($1.6m) and support for
Myanmar Peace Centre ($0.5m); another peace dividends project in
southern Shan State under development
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Collaboration with the World Bank on a small grants facility to
accompany the Joint Peacebuilding Needs Assessment
Sierra Leone – strategic focus: maintaining UN peacebuilding focus
as UNIPSIL transitions to a UN Country Team with PBC
accompaniment
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Package of IRF proposals being supported: conflict prevention; security
sector reform; constitutional review; human rights
2013 Country Highlights (6)
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CAR – strategic focus: use IRF to support BINUCA efforts so facilitate exit
from crisis
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PBF suspended all programmes in April 2013.
In September 2013 – in collaboration with PBC and, on the ground, with EU –
agreed to support civilian police / gendarmerie re-start
In November 2013 – agreed to explore support human rights work through
OHCHR
Guinea Bissau – strategic focus: use IRF to support UNIOGBIS efforts to
advance the transition
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Agreed to $5m package of IRFs to assist transition, including:
• support high level planning commission, joint with DPA; political dialogue,
fight against drug trafficking, women’s programme, symbolic (catalytic)
elections support
The full (suspended) PRF portfolio postponed after elections take place
ASG Cheng-Hopkins and PBC Config Chair to visit in early 2014
2013 Country Highlights (7)
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Papua New Guinea – Strategic focus: peacebuilding activities in the
Autonomous Region of Bougainville as it prepares for its referendum on
possible independence (due between 2015 and 2020).
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Eligibility declared in mid-2013
Possible areas of support include : youth issues, referendum process, women’s
participation, arms disposal, peace process management capacity, relationship
between national and autonomous authorities, and rule of law/transitional justice.
Joint Steering Committee will include Bougainville and national government
Conflict analysis being undertaken in collaboration with InterPeace
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Strategic focus: building on Presidential
initiative to counter concerning trends on ethnic relations
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Support for Presidentially endorsed dialogue platform
Support for media / cultural initiatives and outreach into youth and education
environments to create space for discussion of ethnic relations
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Collaborating with IFI’s
Specific efforts to collaborate with the World Bank/ AfDB
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Liberia – The PBF is working with the World Bank to undertake a study on
natural resource management that may lead into future funding.
Myanmar - The PBF is working with the World Bank to design a small grants
facility to accompany the Joint Peacebuilding Needs Assessment
Somalia – PBSO mission (Nov 2013) to Somalia meeting with AfDB and the
World Bank to review how conflict-related financing instruments can best be
aligned
Central African Republic – Discussion of how conflict analysis / needs
assessment can be jointly undertaken
Looking Forward
In addition to actions that follow directly on the country
highlights listed in the previous slides, some additional
activities foreseen in 2014 include:
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Colombia – IRF proposal for peace campaign under preparation
Cote d’Ivoire – Expression of interest for a second phase of PBF support.
Positive response relying on findings of the evaluation (first phase)
Somalia – Eligibility request likely; support to UNSOM for newly
recovered areas, including governance, youth engagement, dialogue,
peace dividends
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Democratic Republic of Congo – 2009 grant was evaluated in 2013;
possible 2nd grant in 2014, focused on 2nd generation ISSSS and ‘Islands of
Stability’ approach
Agency funding in $
90,000,000
DPKO
UNCDF
80,000,000
UNRWA
UNODC
70,000,000
UNIDO
UN-HABITAT
60,000,000
UNESCO
WFP
US$
50,000,000
ILO
40,000,000
OHCHR
UNWOMEN
30,000,000
UNDPA
FAO
20,000,000
IOM
UNFPA
10,000,000
UNHCR
UNOPS
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
UNICEF
UNDP
Agency recipients of PBF funding
100%
WHO
90%
DPKO
UNCDF
80%
UNRWA
UNODC
70%
UNIDO
UN-HABITAT
60%
UNESCO
WFP
50%
ILO
OHCHR
40%
UNWOMEN
UNDPA
30%
FAO
20%
IOM
UNFPA
10%
UNHCR
UNOPS
0%
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
UNICEF
UNDP
TRANSFERS TO RECIPIENT ORGANISATIONS as of 15 November 2013
2007 - 2011 year by year and cumulative
2007
UNDP
38,030,816
UNICEF
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Total 2007 2013
2013
Agency
proportion
29,626,262
22,536,652
40,245,780
35,996,320
18,565,492
18,328,669
203,329,992
53.2%
189,390
4,100,000
10,417,611
6,082,068
5,132,745
5,674,078
31,595,892
8.3%
8,601,784
30,516,828
8.0%
0
18,253,168
4.8%
UNOPS
788,644
1,905,000
2,930,696
12,391,350
3,899,354
UNHCR
700,000
2,100,010
1,480,696
4,574,742
8,678,295
UNFPA
4,000,000
200,005
3,368,959
4,699,300
1,635,360
946,036
936,138
15,785,798
4.1%
4,610,933
1,605,602
3,460,103
1,426,225
3,192,785
1,515,167
15,810,815
4.1%
804,215
4,278,200
4,285,158
1,176,795
0
10,544,368
2.8%
6,271,887
2,305,566
768,326
9,345,779
2.4%
513,108
1,068,691
2,318,714
2,277,894
9,896,850
2.6%
IOM
FAO
UNDPA
UNWOMEN
3,000,000
718,443
719,425
OHCHR
1,999,830
948,942
2,470,453
600,000
374,580
6,393,805
1.7%
ILO
1,851,785
1,000,000
702,193
3,474,663
650,000
7,678,641
2.0%
2,949,440
2,410,200
0
5,359,640
1.4%
1,149,922
617,800
2,041,826
5,759,548
1.5%
921,761
2,000,000
481,500
4,444,836
1.2%
1,050,000
900,000
0
1,950,000
0.5%
744,630
921,309
2,565,939
0.7%
1,418,499
0
1,418,499
0.4%
0
760,000
0.2%
294,464
844,464
0.2%
WFP
UNESCO
900,000
UN-HABITAT
1,050,000
750,000
UNIDO
UNODC
900,000
UNRWA
UNCDF
291,575
760,000
DPKO
550,000
WHO
65,869
---------------46,519,460
---------------41,150,043
---------------42,478,435
---------------89,360,259
---------------80,607,133
---------------39,273,796
---------------42,865,735 382,254,862
100.0%
PBF Cumulative allocations by status of UN presence, 2007 – 2013 (Sept)
Kyrgyzstan
Sri Lanka Myanmar
Niger
Comoros Chad Yemen Kenya
Burundi
Uganda
Sierra Leone
Nepal
Guinea
CAR
Guatemala
Timor Leste
Haiti
Guinea-Bissau
Sudan
South Sudan
Cote d'Ivoire
DRC
38% - In country with Special Political Missions ($163m)
29% - In country with Peace-Keeping Operations ($122m)
33% - UN Country Team ("non-mission" settings) ($141m)
Liberia
Lebanon
LibyaSomalia