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DGO Transition Workshop. RCO coordination challenges in transition settings Cairo, 3-8 March 2008. RCO operating context:. Crisis countries: Relief recovery development Peace keeping peace building Weak Gvt capacity Actors other than the UN agencies: DPA / DPKO OCHA
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DGO Transition Workshop RCO coordination challenges in transition settingsCairo, 3-8 March 2008
RCO operating context: • Crisis countries: • Relief recovery development • Peace keeping peace building • Weak Gvt capacity • Actors other than the UN agencies: • DPA / DPKO • OCHA • WB and/or other multi-bilateral donors
RCO operating context: • Transition planning : • Timeline: shortened programme cycle • Contingency (flexibility) • Special programming tools • “Joint programnme” opportunities (i.e. DDR) • Resource mobilization: • Inflow of donor funding • Special funding mechanisms • Donor coordination
Core Functions • OCHA fully deployed: • Humanitarian coordination • UN Contingency Plan • Linkages with the Integrated mission • Resource mobilization • OCHA phasing out: • OCHA hand –over • Planning the transition from relief to recovery • No OCHA presence: • Humanitarian coordination • UN Contingency plan • Resource mobilization 1. Humanitarian
Core Functions • Big picture: • Post-conflict needs assessments (Sudan) • UN Transition strategies (Burundi) • UNDAF (Lebanon) • Joint Programmes: • DDR (Cote d’Ivoire) • Refugees (Lebanon) • Joint M&E (Iraq) • Advocacy / communications • Donor coordination (Haiti) 2. Transition planning / programming
Core Functions • Special funding mechanism: • Multi Donor Trust Funds (MDTF - Iraq) • Peace Building Fund (PBF - Burundi) • Donor Conference (Haiti) • Flash Appeals / CERF applications (Lebanon) 3. Financing
Challenges (some of them): • RCO capacity: staff & skills & money • HQ support: timeliness / quality / quantity • Integrated missions: • Mapping out coordination support (who/what/where) • SRSG role VS DSRSG role • Enhanced coordination on strategies, programmes and operations • UNCT capacity • UNDP lead role in recovery interventions • Other UN agencies • System buy-in: • How do we apply what we preach?