Evaluation of UNDP Support to Conflict-Affected Countries in Integrated Peace Operations
This evaluation conducted by the Evaluation Office of UNDP in May 2013 assesses how UNDP's programming supports peacebuilding in conflict-affected countries. It focuses on UNDP's role in transitioning countries from immediate post-conflict to development stages and evaluates the effectiveness of response mechanisms during transition periods. The report highlights areas for improvement such as conflict analysis, government capacity building, and empowering women.
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EVALUATION OF UNDP SUPPORT TO CONFLICT AFFECTED COUNTRIES IN THE CONTEXT OF INTEGRATED PEACE OPERATIONS Evaluation Office of UNDP May 2013
Objectives Assess how UNDP programming and policies support peacebuilding within the framework of large international operations, and how UNDP supports a country s transition from immediate post-conflict to development Evaluate how UNDP response mechanisms function at headquarters and operational levels during periods of transition in conflict-affected countries Evaluation Office
Peacebuilding Context Integrated missions introduced in 1997, and further defined in the 2000 Brahimi report Since 2000 there has been a steady rise in the use of Security Council-mandated UN political, peacekeeping and/or peacebuilding missions with multidimensional mandates Evaluation Office
UNDP Context Fighting poverty Building democratic societies Protecting the environment Halting and reversing HIV/AIDS Empowering women Growing national capacity Preventing crisis, enabling recovery Evaluation Office
From Key Findings to Recommended Actions 1.Comparative Advantage 2.Conflict analysis 3.Government capacity building 4.Electoral systems 5.Empowering Women 6.Peacebuilding partnerships Evaluation Office
UNDP comparative advantages Ad hoc and overly ambitious support programmes on the ground presence close partner to government humanitarian, peacebuilding and development bridge Slow delivery Reputational risk Governance and institutional change agent Evaluation Office
Conflict Analysis UNDP is often caught off guard and unprepared when conflict erupts, despite its in-country position and close contacts with government and civil society. Even though UNDP recognizes the importance of conflict analysis and has developed its own conflict analysis tools, the organization has no standard operating procedure for when and how to conduct conflict analysis. As a result, the conduct of such analysis in both substantive and procedural terms remains varied across UNDP. Evaluation Office
Expanding post-crisis government capacity The sustainability of UNDP support to conflict-affected countries depends not only on how national capacities are developed but also on the organization s ability to advocate for and maintain international support for longer term peacebuilding activities once the initial crisis has passed Evaluation Office
Electoral System Reform Extensive experience Generally viewed as effective and impartial Often difficult to balance political imperatives and social contract obligations 1. 2. 3. Evaluation Office
Empowering Women in Conflict Settings UNDP has supported opportunities for women to participate more fully in the emerging political and legal landscape of post- conflict countries. Recommendation: Increase efforts to prepare and place female staff in conflict settings and set tighter benchmarks for country offices to meet gender targets Evaluation Office
Partnerships Further UNDP engagement is needed with DPKO, DPA, OCHA and other participants at the start of integrated missions in order to smooth the transition to peacebuilding Evaluation Office
Thank you Alan Fox Evaluation Advisor alan.fox@undp.org http://web.undp.org/evaluation Evaluation Office
