The UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF)

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1 The UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) Donor Update Briefing 15 January 2009 Financing for Peacebuilding Branch (FPB) - Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) Overview of Presentation I. Financial Update Key Portfolio Indicators Approvals, Disbursements & Expenditures II. Projects III. Programmatic Issues Evaluation: Conclusions & Emerging Recommendations Review of PBF Terms of Reference PBSO Reconfiguration and Services 1

2 I. Financial Update Key Portfolio Indicators Total Pledges: New Pledges: Commitments: Deposits: Number of Donors: US$ 278 million US$ 6.8 million US$ 271 million (more than initial target) US$ 248 million (95.4% of commitments) 44 (8 donors account for 80% of Pledges) 2 PBF Portfolio (US$ million) PBF Overview (in US$ millions, as of Dec. 2008) (As of 30 December 2008) $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 Sep-07 Mar-08 Jun-08 Sep-08 Dec-08 $50 $0 Pledges Deposits Commitments Allocations Approvals 3 Fund activities

3 Peacebuilding Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Resource Utilization Indicators Progress over past 12 months - indicative Jan Jan Countries receiving PBF funding : 8 W I: 2 W II: 2 WIII: 4 11 W I: 4 W II: 5 WIII: 7 Funds Allocated: (per approved PP) $73 million 37% of total deposits $122 million 50 % of total deposits Approved Projects (as per NSC s) $47 million 24% of total deposits $99 million 40% of deposits 80% of country allocations Approved projects: 26 WI: 22 WII: - WIII: 4 WI: 46 WII: 16 WIII: Combined delivery 5 70 II. Projects PBF Countries. Allocation by Window Haiti $800,000 Guinea $963,284 Guinea $TBD Nepal $10 million Guinea-Bissau $6 million Kenya $ 1 million Sierra Leone $35 million CAR $10 million CAR $801,975 Liberia $788,644 Cote d Ivoired $1 million Liberia $15 million Côte d Ivoire d $5 million Window I Window II Window III Burundi $35 million Comoros $TBD Burundi $1 million 5

4 Window I Summary Country # of projects PBF Funding Envelope Value Approved Estimated Delivery of approved Remarks Burundi 17 35,000,000 32,836,315 53% Implementation underway Sierra Leone 14 35,000,000 32,669,828 61% Implementation underway Guinea Bissau 4 6,000,000 5,686,889 CAR 11 10,000,000 6,039,060 1 at 100% others starting All newly approved 4 projects approved based on Interim Priority Plan & 1 st trance allocation. Election project completed PBC agenda country now, Priority Plan approved with 1 st tranche allocation. Project formulation and approval now underway. Total W I 46 86,000,000 77,232,092 6 Window II Summary Country # projects PBF Funding Envelope Value Approved Liberia 14 15,000,000 10,300,000 Côte d Ivoire 2 5,000,000 5,000,000 Estimated Delivery (% of approved) 2 at 100%. Others starting 1 at 59%. Other n/a Remarks Includes Dec approvals by JSC Economic reintegration project at 59%, dialogue recently initiated.. Nepal n/a 10,000, Priority Plan approved 29 July. Plans to channel PBF through common Fund being considered. Guinea n/a n/a n/a n/a Declared eligible in June Priority Plan preparations underway. Comoros n/a n/a n/a n/a Declared eligible in June Priority Plan submitted late December 2008 for PBSO approval. Total WII 16 30,000,000 15,300,000 n/a 7

5 Window III (Emergency) Summary Country Type of projects Value Approved Estimated Delivery (% of approved) Remarks Burundi Peace agreement support 1,000,000 30% Initial allocation topped up with US$ 493,000 Dec CAR Inclusive Political Dialogue 801,975 75% CAR now on PBC agenda (WI). Final political dialogue held in December. Côte d Ivoire Guinea Kenya Haiti Liberia TOTAL Support to Direct Dialogue in Ouagadougou National dialogue Emergency Volunteer Scheme Enhancing Civil prison security Reconciliation / dialogue in Nimba County 1,000, ,284 1,000, , ,644 6,353,903 Est. 50% 100% 75% 25% 100% Project completed. Continued support to dialogue from WII. Initial dialogue completed; new political reality requires review of needs to allot balance. Training of UNVs completed, community project running Design phase completed, implementation delayed to relocate the neighborhood Completed Oct Review of pilot reconciliation model done 8 III. Programmatic Issues PBF Evaluation Conclusions & Emerging Recommendations 9

6 Evaluation: Conclusions & Emerging Recommendations Conclusions Clear role / niche for Peacebuilding exists Inherent tensions in operations need to be recognized Fund management challenges more remains to be done Need for more focus on strategic results at all levels Catalytic role of the Fund to realized Project Implementation challenges pace of expenditure Despite challenges notable early results on the ground 10 Recommendations Clarify PBSO s role with partners Strategic internal resource assessment for PBSO Improved tools, guideline and procedures Strengthen Fund accountability Address delays in project implementation Systematic lessons across countries, in office, with partners 11

7 PBF Terms of Reference Review May Oct. 2008: Independent evaluation of the PBF. [completed] Oct. 2008: PBSO consults with PBF Advisory Group on findings / recommendations. Secretary-General reviews PBF progress with AG [done] Nov. 2008: PBSO presents issues paper on the revision of TORs to OC [done] Dec. 2008: OIOS submits final evaluation report to PBSO [done] Nov.08 -Jan. 09: Consultations with stakeholders on PBF review process initiated, firstly with beneficiaries & PBC. [ongoing] Jan. 2009: PBSO Management Response letter [near completion] Jan.-Feb. 2009: Second phase of consultations initiated [ongoing] March 2009: Submission of SG Report on the revision of TOR [pending] May 2009: SG submits revised TOR to the GA [pending] 12 PBSO Functional Structure 13

8 Financing for Peacebuilding Branch Functional areas / tasks Products and Services (some examples) Guidance on PBF programme design. Oversee allocations and reporting (with MDTF office). Programmatic & financial PBF stewardship Monitor, evaluate and report on PBF Leverage new funds & mobilize resources Manage Donor relations Analyse funding gaps & track financing for PB Links to academic institutions / best practices. Helping the UN learn conflict transformation. Set up in-country M&E systems, focus on impact of fund. Work with UNCT s identifying in-country interest / possible resources: eg. Worldbank. Joint programme support. Donor Briefings, Appeals Support to incountry Appeals Mapping Resources & Gaps for Peacebuilding. Support UNCT sto manage information, analysis 14 Thank you Any questions? PBSO Contacts: Patrice Chiwota FPB Peacebuilding Programmes chiwota@un.org Jonathan Andrews FPB Partnerships / Donor Relations andrews2@un.org Ihab Moustafa PBC Support Branch, Member States moustafai@un.org