On Crisis Prevention and

Recovery

JPO Workshop, Sarajevo

October 2004

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%

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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

GROUP EXERCISE: THE CONFLICT CYCLE

When should a development organization do CPR work?

Excerpt from UN Staff College Prevention Training Manual

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

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