Evaluation of UNDP Support to Conflict-Affected Countries in Integrated Peace Operations
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
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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
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UNDP Context
Fighting poverty
Building democratic societies
Protecting the environment
Halting and reversing HIV/AIDS
Empowering women
Growing national capacity
Preventing crisis, enabling recovery
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1.
Comparative
Advantage
2.
Conflict analysis
3.
Government capacity
building
4.
Electoral systems
5.
Empowering Women
6.
Peacebuilding
partnerships
From Key Findings to Recommended Actions
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UNDP comparative advantages
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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.
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Expanding post-crisis government capacity
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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
Electoral System Reform
1.
Extensive experience
2.
Generally viewed as
effective and impartial
3.
Often difficult to
balance political
imperatives and social
contract obligations
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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.
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Recommendation
:
Increase efforts to prepare and place female staff in
conflict settings and set tighter benchmarks for country
offices to meet gender targets
Partnerships
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•
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
Thank you
Alan Fox
Evaluation Advisor
alan.fox@undp.org
http://web.undp.org/evaluation
Evaluation Office
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
