On Crisis Prevention and Recovery

1. On Crisis Prevention and Recovery JPO Workshop, Sarajevo October 2004

2. Crisis Prevention and Recovery is one of UNDP’s 5 practice areas because: • 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

3. Civil War in 1997-2001 and Human 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

4. 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 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 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

5. About BCPR 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.

6. ? Strategy BCPR supports UNDP to work effectively before, during and after crisis. We do this by: • Strengthening CO capacity (i.e. programme design, temporary staff, financial resources) • Bringing together UN peace-building and development efforts through close collaboration with UN Secretariat. • Linking relief & development by working closely with our humanitarian partners.

7. Selection criteria for CPR support • 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

8. GROUP EXERCISE: THE CONFLICT CYCLE When should a development organization do CPR work?

9. Excerpt from UN Staff College Prevention Training Manual

10. What to do? • Conflict Prevention & Peace-building • Recovery • Security Sector Reform and Transitional Justice • Small Arms Reduction, Disarmament and Demobilization • Mine Action • Natural Disaster Reduction • Special Initiatives for Countries in Transition

11. UNDP CPR Service Lines 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 • Natural Disaster Reduction and Recovery • Disaster risk reduction as part of regional/ national development programming • Disaster Management Training • Sub-regional Knowledge Networks • Vulnerability Index

12. 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

13. 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 • 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

14. UNDP Resources for CPR • TRAC 1.1.3 • 2002-04: Raised from 5% to 7.2% UNDP core budget • Various categories including “sudden response” • Thematic Trust Fund CPR • Non-core resources, US$ 128 in 2003 • Growth 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 ($93.53 in 2003) • CNN Factor • Total Resources spent by UNDP on CPR • Multi-Year Funding Framework (MYFF 2000-2002): • US$ 817 million spent on CPR programmes

15. Knowledge Network • Regional 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-net One of UNDP’s largest networks, 650 members from all regions, 70% from COs.

16. BCPR in the world • Geneva Office: • Deputy Director • Operations Support • Natural Disaster Reduction • Recovery • Small Arms and Demobilization • New York HQ: • Directorate • Strategic Planning • Operations Support • Conflict Prevention & Peace-building • Security Sector Reform/Trans. Justice • Mine Action • Worldwide: • Regional Advisors (e.g. Natural Disaster, Peace and Development), • Temps, UNVs on all continents

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