on crisis prevention and recovery jpo workshop, sarajevo october 2004
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Losses from conflict / natural disasters exceed development gains
24 of 50 LDCs face high levels of disaster risk and are affected by major natural disasters every year.
20-25 million internally displaced persons worldwide.
Long-term consequences: new landmine victims in 69 countries.
Relapse into Conflict / Recurrence of Natural Disaster
Development programming with a CPR lens
Crisis Prevention and Recovery is one of UNDP’s 5 practice areas because:
Civil War in 1997-2001 andHuman Development Index
Countries classified with high development: 2%
Medium development: 30%
Low development: 56%
? ? ? Who wouldn’t agree ? ? ?
Reverse misunderstanding that development agencies have no/minor role in crisis and that CPR activities lie outside of our mainstream work
Africa
Angola, Burundi, CAR, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, DRC, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Guinea- Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, ROC, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe etc.
Sub-regional: Great Lakes, Southern Africa, West Africa, Horn of Africa
Asia and the Pacific
Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka
Central America and the Caribbean
Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras
CPR in the World
• CPR is a rapidly growing practice area for UNDP worldwide:
Eastern and Central Europe
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Tajikistan
Arab States
Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen
The Bureau for Crisis Prevention & Recovery (BCPR) is UNDP's in-house support mechanism driving development response to crisis and post-conflict situations through strengthening UNDP Country Offices operating in special development situations.
About BCPR
BCPR supports UNDP to work effectively before, during and after crisis. We do this by:
Linking relief & development by working closely with our humanitarian partners.
Bringing together UN peace-building and development efforts through close collaboration with UN Secretariat.
Strategy
Strengthening CO capacity (i.e. programme design, temporary staff, financial resources)
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Degree of need for CPR activities Identification of entry points Potential for valued added,
impact, results Interest of CO and Regional
Bureau Potential for strong partnerships Collaboration with authorities Timing - window of opportunity
Selection criteria for CPR support
1. Conflict Prevention & Peace-building
2. Recovery
3. Security Sector Reform and Transitional Justice
4. Small Arms Reduction, Disarmament and Demobilization
5. Mine Action
6. Natural Disaster Reduction
7. Special Initiatives for Countries in Transition
What to do?
Working in over 78 countries, we provide a range of support services including :
Transitional Recovery
Assessment of transition needs and design of early recovery frameworks
Reintegration
UNDP CPR Service Lines
Natural Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Disaster risk reduction as part of regional/ national development programming
Disaster Management Training Sub-regional Knowledge Networks Vulnerability Index
UNDP CPR Service Lines
Mine Action
Developing national capacities for mine action Prioritizing mine action based on impact assessment Mainstreaming mine action in development planning
Justice and Security Sector Reform
Accountability and civilian oversight (police, judicial, correction, and military).
Access, effectiveness and efficiency, representation Transitional Justice
Special Initiatives for Countries in Transition
Support to Interim Authorities (Afghanistan) Preventative Transition Initiatives (Guinea Bissau) Cooperation with Political Arm of UN and IFIs
Conflict Prevention & Peace-building strategies
Sustainable peace-building as part of development programming, conflict assessment tools
Tools: policy advice, technical assistance, conflict assessment tools, conflict prevention as part of CCA/UNDAF
UNDP CPR Service Lines
Small Arms Reduction, Disarmament and Demobilization
Reducing proliferation of small arms/light weapons Disarmament of Ex-Combatants and Civilians Building capacities for collection, destruction &
control of illicit flow of weapons
Thematic Trust Fund CPRNon-core resources, US$ 128 in 2003Growth in un-earmarked CPR contributions (from $8.2 mil (2001) to $22.8 mil (2002) to $35.26 mil (2003)Still: Majority of funding earmarked ($93.53 in 2003)CNN Factor
TRAC 1.1.3 2002-04: Raised from 5% to 7.2% UNDP core budgetVarious categories including “sudden response”
UNDP Resources
for CPR
Total Resources spent by UNDP on CPR Multi-Year Funding Framework (MYFF 2000-2002):
US$ 817 million spent on CPR programmes
Knowledge
NetworkRegional CPR Practice Workshops with RBx, COs and SURFs
Knowledge Networking: The CPRP-Net
CPR Workspace
• Contribute to CO capacities and mainstreaming
• High quality discussions and inputs best practices and lessons learned
• Regular information around CPR issues
CPRR-netOne of UNDP’s largest networks, 650 members from all regions, 70% from COs.
BCPR in the world
New York HQ:
• Directorate
• Strategic Planning
• Operations Support
• Conflict Prevention & Peace-building
• Security Sector Reform/Trans. Justice
• Mine Action
Geneva Office:
• Deputy Director
• Operations Support
• Natural Disaster Reduction
• Recovery
• Small Arms and Demobilization
Worldwide:
• Regional Advisors (e.g. Natural Disaster, Peace and Development),
• Temps, UNVs on all continents