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Coordination Challenges in Transition Settings: Insights from the Cairo Workshop

The DGO Transition Workshop held in Cairo from March 3-8, 2008, focused on the complexities of coordinating transitions in crisis-affected countries. The workshop covered critical aspects such as relief, recovery, and development, highlighting the role of weak government capacities and various actors beyond UN agencies. Participants discussed transition planning, resource mobilization, and the importance of joint programming, including peace-building and DDR initiatives. The event aimed to refine strategies for effective humanitarian coordination and ensure smoother transitions from relief to recovery.

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Coordination Challenges in Transition Settings: Insights from the Cairo Workshop

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  1. DGO Transition Workshop RCO coordination challenges in transition settingsCairo, 3-8 March 2008

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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?

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