State Consultations Consultations on a New Deal Compact for First draft report Government of the Republic of South Sudan Ministry of Finance, Commerce, Investment and Economic Planning Aid Coordination Department November 2013 (v2611) State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 1 Contents Reaching out to all States on how Government and partners should change the way they work

Introduction 2

Overview 3

Upper Nile 5

Lakes State 7

Western Bahr El Ghazal 9

Unity State 11

Jonglei 13

Central Equatoria 15

Eastern Equatoria 17

Northern Bahr El Ghazal 19

Warrap 21

Western Equatoria 23

List of all Compact Consultations and Events ...... 24 2 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT Introduction A New Deal Compact to accelerate progress in overcoming fragility

context As South Sudan implements the New Deal, the Vision 2040 and Over the past years, South Sudan has made significant progress the South Sudan Development Plan 2011-16 (SSDP) continue in creating the policies, institutions and systems a newly indepen- to serve as the guide and vision. Over the lifetime of the SSDP, dent country needs. While much remains to be done, the nation is the Compact will provide a framework for enhanced partnership beginning to overcome the legacy of civil war. Its natural resource between Government, civil society and development partners wealth gives South Sudan the opportunity to fast-track develop- to facilitate the implementation of the SSDP and the associ- ment through wise investments in human capital and infrastruc- ated South Sudan Development Initiative (SSDI). The New Deal ture. However, the economic, political and security challenges provides the lens through which urgent priorities are identified the country has faced after independence also demonstrate the work is sequenced to enable broader progress. complexity of nation-building. Purpose of the Compact In the years ahead, risks and shocks will continue to impact South The primary purpose of the Compact is to accelerate progress in Sudan’s journey. A renewed and strengthened framework of achieving priority peace- and state-building objectives embodied cooperation between the Government and development partners in South Sudan’s development vision, plans and initiatives. As a is therefore indispensable. At the South Sudan Economic Partners framework for enhanced partnership and mutual accountability, Forum in Washington in April 2013, Government and development the Compact matches Government commitments to address specific priorities with development partner commitments to partners agreed to develop a Compact, based on the principles enhance aid effectiveness. Drawing on the findings of inclusive of the New Deal, to create a framework for organising resources consultations, the Government and its development partners from both Government, development partners and civil society intend to prioritize a list of 15 shared goals and benchmarks, ten around priorities for peace- and state-building, and to improve the focused on peace- and state-building priorities and five focused effectiveness of aid. on aid effectiveness. As such, the Compact will set out a shared agenda and form the basis of dialogue between Government, New Deal Implementation in South Sudan development partners and civil society about issues that matter The New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States provides the most to the women, men, youth and children of South Sudan. basis for enhanced partnership. Agreed between the g7+ group of states and international partners at the High-Level Forum for consultations on the Compact Aid Effectiveness in Busan in 2011, the New Deal recognizes the Following the Washington Conference in April 2013, South Sudan importance of tackling fragility to enable progress towards more began a series of consultations with Government, civil society and ambitious targets, such as the Millennium Development Goals, development partners in , all ten states and abroad to shape which largely remain out of reach for South Sudan. the Compact and the mutual commitments. Over the course of 7 months, between May and December, more than 1,000 stake- Building on decades of lessons learned about what matters most holders came together in more than 80 events in Juba, the States in fragile states, the New Deal contains 5 peace- and statebuilding and abroad to identify and endrose shared priorities. goals (PSGs) and promotes FOCUS on nationally-driven assess- ments, plans and compacts to overcome fragility. Embodied in For the first time since the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of its TRUST principles, it also proposes new ways to deliver more 2005 and independence in 2011, the Compact process allowed transparent, timely, and empowering international assistance stakeholders from all ten States to play a key role in the design of better tailored to fragile contexts. South Sudan, as a member of a national development policy. A facilitation team from the national the g7+, volunteered to pilot the implementation of the New Deal. Government, development partners and civil society travelled to all State capitals to consult a broad range of stakeholders on To kickstart New Deal implementation, South Sudan in late 2012 what they think the Compact should contain. conducted its first country-led Fragility Assessment. More than 100 stakeholders from Government, civil society and development In total, nearly 600 people participated in the State consultations partners from all states came together in Juba to identify drivers and provided direct input on the Compact. During the consul- of fragility in the 5 PSG areas: legitimate politics, security, justice, tations, stakeholders aimed to answer a fundamental question: the economy, revenue and services. The assessment also iden- What do Government and partners need to change in the way tified priority actions for tackling such challenges. The Fragility they do business, so that South Sudan can overcome fragility? Assessment forms the analytical backdrop for the Compact. Starting with a local perspective, the answers from State Govern- ments, development partners and civil society have shaped the At the Washington Conference of April 2013, Government and goals, commitments and benchmarks at the heart of the New development partners agreed to begin development of a New Deal Compact. Deal Compact, an agreement to unite all stakeholders in their endeavour to address the country’s most pressing challenges The following report provides an overview of the State consulta- and improve the effectiveness of aid over a three-year period, tions. It illustrates the breadth of participation and the priorities between 2014 and 2016. Learning lessons from the 2009 Juba in peace- and statebuilding, as well as aid effectiveness, which Compact, the New Deal Compact is based on broad consulta- local stakeholders want to see addressed so that South Sudan tions with stakeholders across all ten . can overcome fragility. State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 3 Overview Reaching out to all States on how Government and partners should change the way they work

The New Deal Compact is the result of inclusive consultations State Participation with a wide range of stakeholders in Government, development [3] [1] partners and civil society across South Sudan. Instead of setting [1] Government 305 22% 51% priorities in the capital, the Compact is built on consultations with [2] NGOs and CSOs 157 stakeholders in all ten States. Their voices shape the Compact’s 597 [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 135 stakeholders Stakeholders goals and benchmarks. [2] Total 597 27% Consultation process

To build the Compact from the bottom up, a joint facilitation team SUDAN from the national Government, development partners and civil Map of Consultations society travelled to the States to meet with citizens. Between 31

August and 25 October, the team visited all ten State capitals. Abyei Malakal Aweil Bentiu Upper In total, nearly 600 stakeholders took part in the consultations, Nile N. Bahr Kwajok El Ghazal ranging from 36 to 92 participants per location. Around half of ETHIOPIA those participants were members of the State Governments, West. Bahr El Ghazal Jonglei with the remaining half joining from non-governmental and civil Wau Rumbek CENTRAL society organizations, legislative assemblies or development AFRICAN Bor REPUBLIC West. partners. State Ministers, Director Generals, Commissioners and Equatoria JUBA other senior Government officials came to share their views with Yambio East. Equatoria members of parliament, civil society leaders, religious leaders Centr. Equatoria women's group leaders, academics, members of the police, DEM. REPUBLIC KENYA OF CONGO UGANDA army, wildlife and prison services. In all States, Governors, Acting Map for illustrative purposes only and not implying official approval whatsoever. Governors or their Deputies opened and participated in the consultations. Schedule of Consultations In each location, the faciliation team took the opportunity to first Malakal, 31 Aug Juba, Cent. Equatoria 28 Sep provide stakeholders with background on South Sudan's role in the g7+, the New Deal process and the idea behind the Compact. Rumbek, Lakes State 9 Sep Torit, East. Equatoria 30 Sep The team also shared the results of South Sudan's first Fragility Wau, W. Bahr El Ghazal 10 Sep Aweil, N. B. El Ghazal 21 Oct Assessment with participants. Based on the national assessment Bentiu, Unity 14 Sep Kwajok, Warrap 22 Oct and local challenges, stakeholders identified key priorities that Government and partners will have to address over the coming Bor, Jonglei 17 Sep Yambio, West. Equatoria 25 Oct

Overall State Priorities: Peace- and statebuilding Overall State Priorities: Aid Effectiveness

[1] Pursue national reconciliation + 30% [1] Record aid in budget documentation 21% olitics

P [2] Complete constitutional review 19% [2] Increase Gov't role in reviewing aid proposals 17%

[3] Prepare free and fair elections (incl. census) + 15% ransparency [3] Improve aid flow and results reporting + 16% T

[1] Promote security sector reform and capacity + 27% [1] Conduct joint risk assessments (incl. fiduciary) 39%

Security [2] Protect civilians + 23% [2] Improve donor coordination and cooperation 30%

[3] Foster mechanisms for conflict resolution 11% [3] Make greater use of pooled funding 8% R isk Sharing

[1] Improve access to justice and judicial capacity + 37% [1] Jointly plan, manage and oversee projects + 40%

Justice [2] Protection human and women's rights + 16% [2] Increase use of Gov't systems in aid delivery + 26%

[3] Strengthen accountability and anti-corruption 15% [3] Move towards budget support 12% Gov. Systems Gov.

[1] Improve infrastructure and roads + 35% [1] Strengthen capacity at sub-national level + 26%

[2] Strengthen agriculture and economic diversity + 21% [2] Develop long term capacity building plans 24% C apacity E conomy [3] Promote human resource development 13% [3] Strengthen statistics, monitoring and evaluation 11%

Improve public financial management + 19% [1] Increase development funding 31%

Increase budgets for services and investment 16% [2] Increase long term aid commitments + 22%

ev. / Service ev. Strengthen local service delivery + 14% [3] Speed up aid delivery 17% P redictability R Priorities marked + have been retained in the nationally endorsed list of Compact goals and associated benchmarks. 4 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT

years in politics, security, justice, the economy, public finances information on the assistance they are providing and the results and social services. Two questions were always at the heart it has achieved. More importantly, local stakeholders should be of the debate. How does Government have to change the way more engaged in decisions on aid, its management and over- it operates, and how do partners have to change the way they sight. Where possible, development partners should begin using provide assistance, so that South Sudan can overcome fragility? Government systems to deliver assistance, so that these systems Once the priorities had been debated, stakeholders then had grow stronger and can deliver more for citizens. To that end, more the opportunity to vote individually for the key issues they would attention needs to be paid to sub-national capacity development. like to see addressed in the five dimensions of peace- and state- While all stakeholders understand that Government systems building, and the five areas of TRUST and aid effectiveness. At are still fragile, Government and development partners need to the national level, the voting results from all states then formed the find better ways to understand and manage the related risks, basis for further negotiations on Compact commitments between rather than avoid them outright. Nation-building is a long-term Government, civil society and development partners. endeavour. Local stakeholders are asking development partners to provide fewer handouts and more support for long-term invest- Consultation results ments in capacity, institutions and infrastructure. The overall results illustrate the importance of reaching out to local stakeholders when designing a national policy. With regard to Overall, the State consultations on the Compact have underlined peace- and statebuilding, many of South Sudan's key challenges the commitment of Government and development partners to are local: overcoming conflicts and reconciling citizens; ensuring change the way they work. Listening to local voices and building that citizens are able to access justice at close distance and priorities from the bottom up are a first step in that direction. The limited cost; improving roads and infrastructure so that people New Deal for Fragile States complements local priorities with a and goods can travel to markets; protecting civilians and their framework for organizing Government and development part- human rights; improving the way local budgets are managed, or ners around the most pressing peace- and statebuilding chal- increasing the quantity and quality of social services. lenges. As a framework for enhanced partnership and mutual accountability, the Compact matches Government commitments The States' aid effectiveness priorities show even more clearly to address national priorities with development partner commit- that local involvement and ownership is vital for sustainable ments to provide more effective aid, so that South Sudan can results. Local citizens ask development partners to provide more overcome fragilty.

Consultation Sequence and photos

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"The key to fighting poverty is not to sell oil or distribute food, but to invest in the minds of people. "

Imprressions from the consultations in Malakal Governor of Upper Nile State, Simon Kun Puoch State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 5 Upper Nile Realizing local and national potential to overcome fragility

On Saturday 31 August, the first State consultation on the New Participation Deal Compact took place in Malakal, Upper Nile State. The [3] [1] meeting brought together 36 stakeholders, including 6 Ministers, [1] Government 19 17% 52% Directors-General and other senior Government officials, as well [2] NGOs and CSOs 11 36 as Members of Parliament. Senior staff from the Police and Prison stakeholders [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 6 Stakeholders Service also participated. Civil society was represented national [2] Total 36 NGOS, international NGOs, youth and women’s groups. The facili- 31% tation team was accompanied by a member of the National NGO Forum, and a senior representative of the UK Aid Agency, DfID. Priorities for Peace- and statebuilding Governor, Simon Kun Puoch opened the consultations. In his remarks, he recognized that South Sudan is still fragile. The expe- [1] Pursue national reconciliation 36%

rience of the first two years had shown that the next crisis is never olitics P [2] Foster freedom of expression and media 14% far away. While it is important to address emergencies, he under- lined that is equally important to work seriously and steadily on [3] Prepare free and fair elections (incl. census) 14% the long-term challenges. The Governor explained that “Govern- ments of fragile states must do a better job for their people, and [1] Protect civilians 26% donors should provide more effective assistance. As partners, we Security [2] Promote security sector reform and capacity 22% must work better together.” [3] Pursue civilian disarmament and arms control 15% In their discussions, stakeholders reflected on Upper Nile's [1] Protect human and women's rights 33% peace- and statebuilding tasks. While the State shares in many of the challenges that affect all of South Sudan, its northern border Justice [2] Improve access to justice and judicial capacity 30% with Sudan is of particular importance. The prolonged closure [3] Strengthen accountability and anti-corruption 15% of the border negatively impacted trade and increased prices. Insecurity in Sudan led to an influx of refugees that strains local [1] Improve infrastructure and roads 35%

safety nets. In that context, stakeholders regarded strengthening [2] Strengthen agriculture and economic diversity 22% the local economy through more investment in roads, agricul- E conomy ture and public financial management as key priorities. Yet, they [3] Promote human resource development 17% also attached great importance to national reconciliation, better [1] Improve local public financial management 26% protection of civilians, women and human rights. As in many of the subsequent consultations, stakeholder noted that small arms [2] Strengthen auditing 23%

control and civilian disarmament are just as vital for peace- and / Service ev. [3] Increase budgets for services and investment 13% statebuilding as the large-scale demobilization, disarmament and R reintegration of ex-combatants. Priorities for Aid Effectiveness When debating how the effectiveness of aid can be improved, [1] Increase role of State Gov't in proposal review 53% most stakeholders underlined that citizens and States Govern- ments should be more involved in the decisions that affect them. [2] Improve aid flow and results reporting 24%

Increasingly, local stakeholders should partake in decisions on ransparency [3] Record aid in budget documentation 23% T aid, have a say in its management, as well as in monitoring the achieved results. Stakeholders pointed out that development [1] Conduct joint risk assessments (incl. fiduciary) 50% partners should not shy away from the risks involved. In fragile [2] Improve donor coordination and cooperation 40% states, such risks cannot be avoided, but partners can work [3] Make greater use of pooled funding 10% with Government to find better ways of managing them. Overall, R isk Sharing participants felt that more aid should go towards realizing the [1] Jointly plan, manage and evaluate projects 56% social, economic and human potential of Upper Nile, rather than vanish in quick handouts. Redressing the imbalance of short- [2] Increase use of Gov't systems in aid delivery 33% term emergency versus long-term development funding was a [3] Use aid modalities flexibly 11% key concern for many participants. Systems Gov. [1] Develop long term capacity building plans 29% In closing the consultation, the Minister of Finance reflected on the [2] Strengthen capacity of national NGOs 24% need to enhance the partnership between Government and the C apacity international community. "Nationbuilding is a long-term struggle", [3] Strengthen capacity at sub-national level 24% he noted and requires long-term commitments, "even if we some- times have doubts about the best way forward". Seconding the [1] Increase longer term aid commitments 35% Minister, the representative from the UK thanked all stakeholders [2] Speed up aid delivery 24% for their investment in the New Deal process. "The goal is to find [3] Increase size of aid projects 18% better ways of doing business, so that South Sudan grows into a P redictability strong nation." The tables above show only the top 3 results for each priority area. 6 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT

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Deputy Governor of Lakes State, Mabor Achol Kuer Impressions from the consultation in Rumbek

"South Sudan will not succeed without roads. Roads connect communities. They bring trade, growth and security."

"Unless you take a stake in something, you will not care. We all want better public financial management. Let use and improve Government systems together."

Participant from USAID, Elizabeth Lee "Ellee" Walker State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 7 Lakes State Overcoming conflict and investing in development

On Monday 9 September, stakeholders from Lakes State had Participation the opportunity to feed their ideas and concerns into the devel- [3] [1] opment of the New Deal Compact. The nearly 40 participants [1] Government 21 27% 55% included the Deputy Governor, 5 Ministers, 4 Director Generals, [2] NGOs and CSOs 7 38 other senior Government officials, and members of Parliament. stakeholders [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 10 Stakeholders Civil society was represented, as were national and interna- [2] Total 38 tional NGOs. Stakeholders from the Police and Prison Service 18% participated as well. The facilitation team was accompanied by Dr. Nelson Martins of the g7+ secretariat, the former Minister of Health from Timor-Leste, as well as a representative from USAID. Priorities for Peace- and statebuilding

In opening the consultations in Rumbek, the Minister of Local [1] Pursue national reconciliation 50%

Government stressed that a New Deal Compact between the olitics P [2] Foster freedom of expression and media 29% Government and international community is vital to focus their joint efforts and provides an opportunity “to hold ourselves and [3] Complete constitutional review 21% donors to account for addressing the concerns that matter most to the people of South Sudan”. [1] Disarm, demobilize and reintegrate combatants 26%

Security [2] Promote security sector reform 13% As in all State consultations, Moses Mabior, Director of Aid [3] Protect civilians 13% Coordination, provided an overview of the New Deal for Fragile States and its implementation in South Sudan. He explained, “Two [1] Improve access to justice and judicial capacity 38% years after independence, we are still a young nation that has to overcome big challenges. The purpose of today’s workshop is to Justice [2] Strengthen accountability and anti-corruption 38% consult you on what you think needs to change in the way Govern- [3] Protect human and women's rights 14% ment and donors work, so that we can overcome fragility.” Bec George Anyak from the Ministry of Finance presented the South [1] Improve infrastructure and roads 54%

Sudan Fragility Assessment, a document that was formulated by [2] Strengthen agriculture and food security 25% more than 100 stakeholders to identify the drivers of fragility in the E conomy area of legitimate politics, security, justice, economic foundations [3] Improve the business environment 11% and revenue services. [1] Increase budgets for investment and services 29%

During the deliberations, most stakeholders agreed that national [2] Strengthen local service delivery 21%

reconciliation should be among the key priorities for South Sudan. / Service ev. [3] Improve local public financial management 18% In addition, it was recognized that there are other vital matters R that need to be addressed to build lasting peace, including security sector reform, disarmament and freedom of expression. Priorities for Aid Effectiveness Participants also emphasized that cattle raiding requires a more [1] Strengthen social accountability 38% effective response, so that local conflicts do not recur. With regard to statebuilding, stakeholders felt strongly that more resources [2] Improve aid flow and results reporting 31%

must be allocated to the local level, so that local government can ransparency [3] Record aid in budget documentation 14% T deliver efficient, effective and transparent services. Most impor- tantly, however, infrastructure and roads must be a top priority for [1] Conduct joint risk assessments (incl. fiduciary) 52% the Governments in Juba and Rumbek. [2] Improve donor coordination and cooperation 38%

[3] Make greater use of pooled funds 10% With regard to aid effectiveness, participants sent a strong R isk Sharing message to Government and development partners to jointly develop the capacity of sub-national institutions for the delivery [1] Increase use of Gov't systems in aid delivery 43% of education, health, water and sanitation services. In order to [2] Jointly plan, manage and evaluate projects 43% strengthen local institutions, development partners need to find [3] Move towards budget support 7% better ways to assess and share risk, channel more resources Systems Gov. to the local level, and provide longer term commitments. Stake- [1] Strengthen capacity for statistics 33% holders also emphasized the importance of investing more in [2] Develop long term capacity building plans 26% statistics, monitoring and evaluation. Better and more transparent C apacity data is a prerequisite for improving social accountability. [3] Strengthen capacity at sub-national level 26%

In closing, the Deputy Governor expressed his gratitude for the [1] Provide longer term aid commitments 48% Compact process and asked that the States stay involved in its [2] Speed up aid delivery 26% design and implementation. Dr. Martins from Timor-Leste congrat- [3] Increase development funding 17% ulated South Sudan for its comprehensive consultation process P redictability that will serve as a shining example to other g7+ countries. The tables above show only the top 3 results for each priority area. 8 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT

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Governor of , Rizik Zackaria Hassan Impressions from the consultation in Wau

"This country belongs to all of us, whether we are Government, farmers, traders or police men. The responsibility for nation building lies with all of us."

"The Compact consultation bring a new understanding of our challenges. Government cannot act alone. We must work jointly with civil society, development partners and friends from the g7+."

Dr. Nelson Martins, g7+ Secretariat, Timor-Leste State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 9 Western Bahr El Ghazal Striving to articulate the essence of South Sudan's challenges

On Tuesday 10 September, more than 70 citizens from Western Participation Bahr El Ghazal attended the consultation in Wau. Following the [3] [1] formation of a new Cabinet, the meeting was well attended by [1] Government 42 19% 56% new and former Ministers, as well as many Director-Generals [2] NGOs and CSOs 19 75 and other Government officials such as members of the Police, stakeholders [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 14 Stakeholders the Prison Service and SPLA. Civil society participants included [2] Total 75 representatives of NGOs, academia and local advocacy groups. 25% Women were well represented, not only among Government and civil society, but also the security sector. The facilitation team was accompanied by Dr. Nelson Martins, a former Minister of Health Priorities for Peace- and statebuilding from Timor-Leste and member of the g7+ Secretariat. [1] Pursue national reconciliation 52%

In his introductory remarks, Governor Rizik Zackaria Hassan olitics P [2] Complete constitutional review 24% emphasized that the New Deal represented the way forward in improving development and governance. He explained that “the [3] Foster freedom of expression and media 24% consultation should help articulate the essence of our challenges in South Sudan and in Western Bahr El Ghalzal, identify gaps in [1] Protection of civilians 37% Government, ensure input from civil society, and articulate how Security [2] Promote security sector reform 14% partners can best support us.” [3] Foster mechanisms for conflict resolution 14% Moses Mabior, Directorof Aid Coordination, stressed that the [1] Improve access to justice and judicial capacity 39% SSDP is the roadmap for development, accompanied by the SSDI. The Compact provides a framework for partnership between Justice [2] Strengthen human and women's rights 35% Government and the international community. Achieving all goals [3] Improve transparency and anti-corruption 13% will take time, which is why long-term partnerships are needed. “Rome was not built in one day and neither will South Sudan be”, [1] Improve infrastructure and roads 28%

the Director explained. The colleague from the g7+ clarified that [2] Strengthen natural resource management 20% the g7+ “is a group of countries prone to falling back into crisis. E conomy These countries discovered that they share many challenges and [3] Advance economic diversification & agriculture 20% can find better ways to overcome them if they work together.” [1] Strengthen local service delivery 26%

In the discussion on peace- and statebuilding, most participants [2] Improve sub-national public financial managm't 19%

emphasized the importance of legitimate politics and overwhelm- / Service ev. [3] Increase access to water and sanitation 15% ingly voted for national reconciliation as one way to build peace. R Strengthening the protection of civilians and their human rights also emerged as a key issue, which has to go hand in hand with Priorities for Aid Effectiveness improved access to justice and conflict resolution mechanisms. [1] Record aid in budget documentation 34% In that context, many pointed out that the formal and customary justice systems must be better linked. As in other States, improving [2] Improve aid flow and results reporting 26%

local public finances, revenue collection and accountability was a ransparency [3] Increase State Gov't role in proposal review 21% T priority for Western Bahr El Ghazal, so that challenges in health, water, education and infrastructure can be addressed. [1] Conduct joint risk assessments (incl. fiduciary) 63%

[2] Improve donor coordination and cooperation 18% When debating how aid can become more effective, all speakers [3] Increase Government co-funding of projects 14% emphasized the importance of involving local stakeholders in the R isk Sharing design, management and oversight of aid projects. Transparency on aid flows must be improved. Decisions on aid are often taken [1] Increase use of Gov't systems in aid delivery 37% at national level. Ownership at the state and county level needs to [2] Jointly plan, manage and evaluate aid projects 20% be strengthened so that results can be sustained. In that context, [3] Move towards more budget support 20% developing a shared understanding of risks to success is critical. Systems Gov. [1] Design long-term capacity development plans 43% In his concluding remarks, the Minister of Information empha- [2] Strengthen capacity at sub-national level 19% sized how valuable it is that the New Deal, for the first time, brings C apacity a broad debate on South Sudan’s priorities to all ten States. [3] Strengthen support for Gov't PFM capacity 13% Listening to one another, and to other g7+ countries, is the first step in identifying South Sudan’s challenges, he explained. [1] Speed up aid delivery 35% Stronger partnerships between the National Government, State [2] Provide more long term aid commitments 25% Governments, civil society and development partners will be [3] Establish flexible funding mechanisms 21% required to build a society that works for all, and not just a few. P redictability The tables above show only the top 3 results for each priority area. 10 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT

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Deputy Governor of Unity State, Mabek Lang De Mading Impressions from the consultation in Bentiu

"The money we earn from selling our natural resources needs to benefit everyone. We need more transparency in public finances, in Juba and at home."

"Citizens must have more opportunities to hold Government and development partners to account for the results they achieve. We want social accountability."

Minister of Gender and Social Development, Mary Paul Ngundeng State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 11 Unity State Finding better ways to manage resources to create prosperity for all

On Saturday 14 September, a consultation took place in Bentiu, Participation Unity State. Stakeholders responded very actively to the invita- [3] [1] tion to share ideas on the development of a New Deal Compact. [1] Government 34 15% 45% Almost 80 stakeholders attended, including the Deputy Governor, [2] NGOs and CSOs 30 76 9 Ministers, the Secretary-General, 10 Director-Generals, Direc- stakeholders [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 12 Stakeholders tors, Chairpersons of Commissions, Members of Parliament, and [2] Total 76 Judges. Women were well represented. Participation from civil 40% society, NGOs and partners was high. The facilitation team from Juba included a representative of the UK, a member of the NGO Forum and a Professor from the University of Juba. Priorities for Peace- and statebuilding

The Deputy Governor opened the consultation and attended [1] Prepare free and fair elections (incl. census) 39%

throughout. In his introductory speech, he recognized the impor- olitics P [2] Pursue national reconciliation 15% tance of developing a New Deal Compact as a framework for leading South Sudan from fragility towards freedom, equality, [3] Complete constitutional review 13% justice, peace and prosperity for all. The Deputy Governor explained that “because of recurrent crises, we are often too busy [1] Protect civilians and their human rights 42% fighting fires. Not enough effort goes into the long-term business Security [2] Promote security sector reform 21% of nation-building. Governments and donors need to change the [3] Foster mechanisms for conflict resolution 15% way they do business, so that we find a better way out of fragility.” [1] Improve access to justice and judicial capacities 47% In Bentiu, stakeholders vigorously discussed how South Sudan can make better use of its many resources, and not rely on oil alone. Justice [2] Strengthen accountability and anti-corruption 13% A clear majority voted to diversify the economy and strengthen [3] Harmonize customary and formal justice 13% the agricultural sector. Participants also expressed their desire to see better public financial management, transparency and [1] Strengthen agriculture and food security 51%

fiscal accountability at state and county level. As an oil producing [2] Improve infrastructure and roads 16% State, these issues are of particular importance for Unity. With E conomy regard to justice, most stakeholders called for improved access, [3] Promote human resource development 16% in particular for the poorest, as well as better capacity in the [1] Improve local public financial management 32% judicial system. Many citizens explained that harmonizing formal and customary laws would be an important first step. In addition, [2] Increase budgets for investment and services 17%

participants voted that protection of civilians, as well as free and / Service ev. [3] Strengthen local service delivery 13% fair elections should be Compact priorities. Civil society members R contributed very actively to the fruitful discussions, underlining their important role in policy dialogue and formulation. Priorities for Aid Effectiveness

[1] Strengthen social accountability 48% During the discussion on aid effectiveness, participants from Unity State had strong opinions on how Government and donors could [2] Record aid in budget documentation 19%

work better together, particularly at the local level. Involving civil ransparency [3] Jointly audit of aid projects and Gov't budgets 12% T society in the monitoring and oversight of aid projects is a high priority. Explaining decisions behind aid, transparency around [1] Improve donor coordination and cooperation 32% money, and the results it achieves, is vital for local ownership [2] Plan for project sustainability 26% and trust. In order to create sustainable results, more long-term [3] Conduct joint fiduciary risk assessments 15% partnerships are required. At the moment, stakeholders felt, many R isk Sharing projects are too short-lived. Participants also asked partners to [1] Jointly plan, manage and evaluate aid projects 30% invest more in local capacity building. Social service delivery is the responsibility of local institutions, and their capacity and [2] Use aid modalities more flexibly 28% systems need to grow stronger if they are to succeed. [3] Increase use of Gov't systems in aid delivery 15% Gov. Systems Gov.

In his concluding remarks, the Deputy Governor reflected on the [1] Strengthen capacity at sub-national level 41% importance of involving local stakeholders in the formulation of [2] Strengthen civil society support 22% policies that affect all South Sudanese. The New Deal consul- C apacity tations are an important step in that direction. The Minister of [3] Strengthen capacity for statistics 14% Gender seconded the Deputy Governor and called upon women to add their voice to the national debate. Asked to provide a [1] Provide longer term aid commitments 53% partner perspective, the UK representative explained that the [2] Speed up aid delivery 22% Compact can mark the beginning of a stronger partnership, to [3] Increase development funding 11% help achieve the goals of the people of South Sudan. P redictability The tables above show only the top 3 results for each priority area. 12 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT

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Minister of Law Enforcement and Acting Governor, Gabriel Duop Lam Impressions from the consultation in Bor

"Don't develop your strategies in Washington, Brussels, Geneva or Juba. Talk to us. Share with us. Work with us."

"Security and development are two sides of the same coin. We cannot understand or achieve one without the other."

Participants from Bor during the voting exercise State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 13 Jonglei Better connecting communities with each other to create peace and prosperity

On Monday 16 September, stakeholders from Jonglei gathered to Participation discuss the key challenges for the State and advance the devel- [3] [1] opment of the Compact for South Sudan. The meeting brought [1] Government 24 22% 54% together more than 40 citizens, with 8 State Ministers, Directors- [2] NGOs and CSOs 11 45 General, Chairpersons and Members of Parliament, as well as stakeholders [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 10 Stakeholders Commissioners attending. Civil society, including NGO represen- [2] Total 45 tatives and local media, also took an active part in the delibera- 24% tions. A team from the Ministry of Finance in Juba, accompanied by the Head of the Danish Aid Office, facilitated the discussions. Priorities for Peace- and statebuilding In opening the consultations, Acting Governor Gabriel Duop Lam welcomed the development of the Compact. As a framework [1] Pursue national reconciliation 57%

for mutual accountability, it would enable Government, devel- olitics P [2] Prepare free and fair elections (incl. census) 14% opment partners and civil society to monitor progress against South Sudan’s most pressing tasks. In light of the challenges in [3] Foster mechanisms for political consensus 5% Pibor County, the Acting Governor acknowledged the vital link between security and development. He noted, “our situation is [1] Promote security sector reform and capacity 40% more complex than most people assume. Challenges in security, Security [2] Protect civilians 20% justice, economics, and politics collide. It will take a lot of hard [3] Foster mechanisms for conflict resolution 15% and joint work to tackle fragility.” [1] Improve access to justice and judicial capacity 65% While Jonglei has made significant progress over the past years, for example in managing its finances, all stakeholders acknowl- Justice [2] Strengthen the rule of law and the rule of law 15% edged that the peace- and statebuilding tasks are still enormous. [3] Protect human and women's rights 15% For most participants, the key challenge is to create opportuni- ties that help communities understand themselves as part of one [1] Improve infrastructure and roads 70%

nation, rather than competing tribes. In that context, stakeholders [2] Conduct a census 10% felt that constructing roads is as important as managing conflicts E conomy or pursuing reconciliation. Helping people get access to justice, [3] Strengthen agriculture and food security 10% so they can resolve their grievances peacefully is a related priority. [1] Strengthen local revenue collection 39% Stakeholders also called for further progress in public financial management, so that resources can be directed towards devel- [2] Improve local public financial management 33%

opment priorities in a transparent, efficient and effective manner. / Service ev. [3] Strengthen local service delivery 6% R

With regard to aid effectiveness, stakeholders called for more local involvement in decisions on aid, its management and oversight of Priorities for Aid Effectiveness aid. A long history of humanitarian aid led to limited local partici- [1] Jointly oversee and evaluate projects 40% pation, they felt. Overwhelmingly, participants asked development partners to begin using more Government systems in aid delivery. [2] Improve regulation of NGO operations 25%

Using local systems, rather than bypassing them, creates strong ransparency [3] Increase role of stakeholders in proposal review 15% T incentives for Government and partners to improve their perfor- mance. At the local level, many of these systems still need to be [1] Form consortia of implementing partners 38% built. Therefore, stakeholders asked for increased support to sub- [2] Conduct joint risk assessments (incl. fiduciary) 38% national capacity building. Making progress will take time. At the [3] Create Info points on NGO/UN operations 10% moment, most aid is too short-lived to be effective. Over time, R isk Sharing participants explained, more long-term development funding will [1] Increase use of Gov't systems in aid delivery 71% be needed to advance peace- and statebuilding. [2] Jointly plan, manage and evaluate projects 24% In closing the consultation, the Acting Governor observed that [3] Increase community role in project managem't 6% the people of Jonglei have a very clear set of priorities and are Systems Gov. striving to take their destiny into their own hands. He noted that [1] Strengthen capacity at sub-national level 65% the New Deal Compact is important for focussing the nation's [2] Support professional training and qualification 15% attention on the most pressing challenges. Moving forward, C apacity stakeholders from all States must stay involved in the implementa- [3] Develop long term capacity building plans 10% tion and monitoring of the Compact. On behalf of development partners, the Head of the Office of Denmark, Ms Karin Eriksen, [1] Increase development funding 45% thanked all stakeholders for their honest, constructive and sincere [2] Plan aid in accordance with the seasons 27% engagement in the consultations, which will help forge a better [3] Provide flexible emergency response funding 18% partnership for South Sudan. P redictability The tables above show only the top 3 results for each priority area. 14 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT

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Governor of , Impressions from the consultation in Juba

"We need to work together. In order to develop South Sudan, we need to develop its systems. If our systems are not strong enough, then help us fix them."

"The Compact will shape how we deliver our assistance in the coming years. The consultations have been incredibly valuable."

Participants from Juba during the voting exercise State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 15 Central Equatoria Strengthening the foundations for prosperity, justice and equality

On Saturday 28 September, a Compact consultation took place Participation in Juba to gather views from stakeholders in Central Equatoria. In [3] [1] total, 44 participants attended the meeting. Despite the restruc- [1] Government 21 25% 48% turing of the State Government the night before, participation [2] NGOs and CSOs 12 44 of senior Government officials was strong. Representatives of stakeholders [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 11 Stakeholders Parliament, civil society, academic, religious and women’s groups [2] Total 44 joined as well. In addition to national and international NGOs, 27% many development partners from Juba also used the opportunity to participate in a State consultation, including senior staff of the Dutch Embassy, USAID, the Germany Embassy, the Office of Priorities for Peace- and statebuilding Denmark, the World Bank and the UN. [1] Complete constitutional review 30%

Governor Clement Wani Konga emphasized in his opening olitics P [2] Prepare free and fair elections (incl. census) 26% remarks, that the responsiblity for moving South Sudan out of fragility must be shared by everyone. He underlined that "our [3] Pursue national reconciliation 26% leaders guide us, but each citizen must also contribute some- thing. In 2011, we won our independence. Let us now work to [1] Promote security sector reform and capacity 43%

realize our hopes and aspirations." The Governor asked all stake- Security [2] Protect civilians 26%

holders to be candid, honest and constructive when reflecting on [3] Address the root causes of insecurity 13% South Sudan's shortcomings and priorities. [1] Improve access to justice 30% The debate on peace- and statebuilding challenges focussed on Justice [2] Protect human rights 22% the relationships between security, peace and development. As in many other states, infrastructure and roads were seen as a top [3] Strengthen transparency and anti-corruption 22% priority. However, citizens were also conscious of the tremendous cost involved in creating an adequate road network for South [1] Improve infrastructure and roads 48% Sudan. In order to be able to invest roads, financial management, [2] Strengthen agriculture and economic diversity 39% procurement, and revenue collection need to be improved. No E conomy [3] Reform foreign exchange market 4% resources should be wasted. Participants also recognized that many structural issues in South Sudan's economy still need to [1] Strengthen local revenue collection 45% be addressed. In that context, many stakeholders pointed to problems in the parallel foreign exchange market, which enabled [2] Improve local public financial management 36%

few people to profit at the expense of the vast majority. Others / Service ev. [3] Strengthen local service delivery 9% R noted weaknesses in the management of debt, both at the state and national level. In addition, many participants stressed the Priorities for Aid Effectiveness importance of reforming the security sector, not only to free up resources for development, but also to give citizens with the secu- [1] Record aid in budget documentation 67% rity, safety and protection they deserve. [2] Strengthen social accountability 17%

ransparency [3] Improve aid flow and results reporting 13%

When discussing how aid can be more effective, stakeholders T identified two key priorities. First, citizens need better access to information on aid flows. In order to understand where aid can best [1] Conduct joint risk assessments (incl. fiduciary) 50% complement the Government's efforts, donor and Gov't budgets [2] Make greater use of pooled funding 29% need to be read side-by-side. Information on aid should not only [3] Improve donor coordination and cooperation 13% be included in the national budget, but be broken down by state R isk Sharing as well so that State Governments can plan better. Second, stake- [1] Move towards budget support 43% holders asked development partners to provide more longer-term [2] Increase use of Gov't systems in aid delivery 22% development funding that can help address the root causes of fragility, rather than just combat the symptoms. [3] Jointly plan, manage and evaluate projects 17% Gov. Systems Gov.

In his closing remarks, the Governor's Advisor noted how impor- [1] Strengthen capacity at sub-national level 30% tant it is that cooperation between Government and development [2] Strengthen capacity for statistics 22% C apacity partners goes beyond the national level, and reaches down to [3] Strengthening capacity at national levels 22% States and Counties. The representative of the Embassy of

Germany stressed that the State consultations are a vital step in [1] Increase development funding 68% making sure that partnerships improve in the years ahead. The Deputy Director of USAID added that the State consultations are [2] Provide longer term aid commitments 18% not only useful for developing the Compact, but will also help root [3] Speed up aid delivery 14% P redictability new bilateral assistance strategies in realities on the ground. The tables above show only the top 3 results for each priority area. 16 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT

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Governor of , Impressions from the consultation in Torit

"We need to move away from how things used to be done. Local beneficiaries know their priorities. We need more local leadership and oversight."

"As we move out of crisis and fragility, we need to use our resources in a more efficient manner to build a society that delivers for everyone, and not just a few."

UN Resident Development and Humanitarian Coordinator, Toby Lanzer State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 17 Eastern Equatoria Building a national agenda on the basis of local priorities

On Tuesday 20 September, stakeholders from Eastern Equatoria Participation came together in Torit to help shape the Compact for South Sudan. [3] [1] More than 90 stakeholders attended the consultation, including [1] Government 46 27% 50% the Governor, the Deputy Governor, 7 State Ministers, the Secre- [2] NGOs and CSOs 21 92 tary General, Directors General, members of Parliament, County stakeholders [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 25 Stakeholders Commissioners and representatives of the police, correction and [2] Total 92 fire brigade. More than 20 civil society and NGO representatives 23% participated in the discussions as well. In a sign of the strong international engagement, many development partners joined the discussions, including colleagues from Denmark, Japan, the Priorities for Peace- and statebuilding Netherlands, Norway, the US, the EU and the UN. [1] Strengthen decentralization 65%

In his opening remarks, Governor Louis Lobong Lojore underlined olitics P [2] Conduct free and fair elections 8% how valuable it is that citizens from all States help develop the Compact from the very beginning. He stressed that South Sudan [3] Pursue national reconciliation 8% is only starting to build a nation and has to overcome the legacy of conflict. As the country moves forward, Government and donors [1] Work with bordering countries on disarmament 55%

need to change the way they do business. The Compact can Security [2] Foster conflict resolution mechanisms 26%

ensure that limited Government and donor resources are spent [3] Protect civilians 10% more effectively. Over the past years, the people of Eastern Equa- toria have established a clear set of priorities, and are working to [1] Strengthen the rule of law and prison system 51% achieve them. The Governor emphasized that the consultations Justice [2] Strengthen trational justice systems 18% would be a way to ensure that “these local priorities become a greater part of the national agenda.” [3] Improve access to justice 15%

The discussions and voting on benchmark areas illustrated that [1] Invest in human resource development 40% stakeholders from Eastern Equatoria want States to take more [2] Improve women access to business & education 36% responsibility in addressing South Sudan’s key challenges. In E conomy [3] Strengthen cross-border trade and customs 14% the area of politics, participants overwhelmingly voted for more decentralization. Given Eastern Equatoria’s border with Ethiopia, [1] Improve transparency and accountability in PFM 38% Kenya and Uganda, they also stressed that improved security and control of small arms requires cooperation between neighbours. [2] Accelerate civil service reform 27%

Stakeholders strongly emphasized that the respect for the law is / Service ev. [3] Strengthen local revenue collection 13% R fundamental to peace- and statebuilding. In order to respond to citizen’s high expectations for better social services, the reform of Priorities for Aid Effectiveness public financial management and the civil services must go hand in hand. In their votes, Eastern Equatorians recognize importance [1] Conduct external and internal project audits 51% of economic diversification including enhancing women’s contri- [2] Increase stakeholder role in proposal review 38% bution to the economy through improved access to education and

ransparency [3] Improve aid flow and results reporting 10%

business opportunities. T

When reflecting on how donors can better contribute to South [1] Improve donor coordination and cooperation 49% Sudan’s development, stakeholders in Eastern Equatoria – as [2] Design fora to discuss implementation problems 24% in all other States – called for more joint planning, management [3] Conduct joint risk assessments (incl. fiduciary) 22% and monitoring of aid. More information about aid and more local R isk Sharing involvement in decision-making are critical for sustainable results. [1] Jointly plan, manage and evaluate aid projects 75% Participants also believed that the time has come to direct more [2] Increase support for national systems 19% funding towards local priorities. Aid must enable South Sudanese to take more responsibility and be equal partners, rather than [3] Comply with national regulations 4% Gov. Systems Gov. foster dependency and parallel systems. [1] Increase scholarship opportunities 40%

In closing the meeting, the Governor emphasized that the [2] Design long-term capacity development plans 29% C apacity Compact will mark the beginning of an enhanced partnership that [3] Strengthen capacity at sub-national level 18% is built on local preferences. On behalf of development partners,

the UN Deputy Special Representative, Toby Lanzer, expressed [1] Increase funding at sub-national level 49% his gratitude for the “chance to listen and learn from the people of Eastern Equatoria how Government and partners can be of better [2] Increase development funding 30% service to the people of South Sudan.” [3] Speed up aid delivery 16% P redictability The tables above show only the top 3 results for each priority area. 18 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT

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Governor of , Anei Impressions from the consultation in Aweil

"States and Counties matter. If you want to move South Sudan forward, work here. We need more local partnerships."

"We need change. We need progress. We ask you to stay at our side, even if the road is sometimes bumpy."

Ass. Prof. Asha Abdelfarag, Head of the Economics Dep't, Juba University State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 19 Northern Bahr El Ghazal Anchoring Compact commitments in local priorities

On Monday 21 October, stakeholders from Northern Bahr El Participation Ghazal were invited to a Compact consultation to share their [3] [1] views on how Government and partners could change the way [1] Government 22 17% 60% they work, so that South Sudan can tackle crises and fragility. [2] NGOs and CSOs 15 59 The consultation enjoyed broad government participation, with stakeholders [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 22 Stakeholders 8 Ministers and 6 Directors-General, as well as representatives [2] Total 59 from the security sector, in attendance. The nearly 60 partici- 23% pants also included representatives from civil society, Parliament, NGOs, and advocacy groups. Many women attended the consul- tation, including the Minister of Gender and Chairperson of the Priorities for Peace- and statebuilding parliamentary committee for gender. The facilitation team was accompanied by a representative of the UK Aid Agency DfID, a [1] Prepare free and fair national & state elections 23%

representative of the National Committee for Reconciliation, and olitics P [2] Complete constitutional review 19% a Professor from Juba University. [3] Pursue national reconciliation 17% Governor Paul Malong Awan Anei opened the consultations. He explained that many of Northern Bahr el Ghazal’s priorities [1] Protect civilians 38%

fall squarely within the core areas of the New Deal, including Security [2] Promote security sector reform and capacity 27%

security, infrastructure, agriculture and capacity development. [3] Engage women and youth in conflict resolution 16% The Governor stressed that the challenges which emerged after independence have demonstrated to everyone that South Sudan [1] Strengthen accountability and anti-corruption 33% needs strong partnerships that hold through good and difficult Justice [2] Improve access to justice 22% times. He underlined that “we want to work hand in hand with the international community for continuous change that benefits the [3] Strengthen capacity of judicial actors 18% people of South Sudan.” [1] Strengthen agriculture and economic diversity 27%

With regard to peace- and statebuilding, stakeholders focussed [2] Strengthen professional and vocational training 21% on the protection of civilians. Participants recognized that an E conomy [3] Implement land policy and review land act 15% effective, responsive and well-trained security sector is critical for the safety, security and protection of citizens. They also iden- [1] Strengthen local revenue collection 36% tified increased engagement of women as a priority in conflict resolution. In addition, stakeholders emphasize the importance of [2] Increase budgets for services and investment 28%

transparency, accountability and anti-corruption in the manage- / Service ev. [3] Strengthen local service delivery 19% R ment of Government resources. Only if resources are managed responsible, will more funds be available for investment, social Priorities for Aid Effectiveness services and growth. [1] Increase consultations with donors at state level 35% In the debate on aid effectiveness, stakeholders echoed calls [2] Strengthen role of civil society in aid oversight 35% from other states for more local involvement in aid decision

ransparency [3] Improve aid flow and results reporting 29%

making, management and oversight. Participants asked for more T development funding to help build State and County institutions that can deliver Government and partner funds in a transparent, [1] Conduct joint risk assessments (incl. fiduciary) 43% efficient and effective manner. When assessing project risks, in [2] Improve donor coordination and cooperation 17% particular fiduciary risks, stakeholders asked development part- [3] Manage state emergency response funds 17% ners to involve them in reviews and share the results widely, so R isk Sharing that Government understands its weaknesses better and can take [1] Move towards budget support 38% measures to address them. In that context, participants asked [2] Jointly plan, manage and evaluate projects 35% development partners to provide more capacity-building assis- tance, both at national and sub-national level. [3] Increase role of civil society in aid delivery 15% Gov. Systems Gov.

In closing the meeting, the Minister of Local Government empha- [1] Strengthen capacity building at all levels 33% sized that the New Deal will set a stronger foundation for the joint [2] Strengthen capacity at sub-national level 31% C apacity work of Government, development partners and civil society. [3] Development capacity development plans 22% He called both on the national Government and development

partners to create the enabling conditions for better local owner- [1] Increase development funding 44% ship, capacity and services. On behalf of development partners, the UK representatives committed to ensure that the Compact [2] Find joint ways for commitment oversight 22% reflects local priorities that address people's daily concerns. [3] Provide pooled funds for civil society support 20% P redictability The tables above show only the top 3 results for each priority area. 20 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT

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Minister of Local Government, Victor Atem Atem Impressions from the consultation in Kwajok

"Just like a tree in the ground, the Compact must be deeply rooted in local issues that matter to our citizens."

"The Compact will not be the end, but the beginning of a shared journey towards a stronger South Sudan."

Deputy Head of UK Aid DfID, Rurik Marsden State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 21 Warrap Moving beyond business as usual to accelerate peace- and statebuidling

On Tuesday 22 October, 55 stakeholders from Warrap State came Participation together in Kwajok to add their voice to the development of the [3] [1] New Deal Compact for South Sudan. Participants included 6 [1] Government 30 22% 54% Ministers, many Directors-General, Directors, Parliamentarians, [2] NGOs and CSOs 13 55 as well as members of the security sector. Civil society was repre- stakeholders [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 12 Stakeholders sented both by local and international NGOs, women and youth [2] Total 55 groups. The facilitation team from Juba was accompanied by a 24% representative of the UK Aid Agency DfID, a representative of the National Committee for Reconciliation, and a Professor from Juba University. Priorities for Peace- and statebuilding

The Minister of Local Government opened the consultation. In his [1] Prepare free and fair elections 34%

introductory remarks, he acknowledged that the New Deal is a key olitics P [2] Hold party primary elections 17% initiative to help address the specific challenges of fragile states such as South Sudan. However, in order to succeed, the process [3] Conduct a national census 17% must be led by the countries themselves. “The Compact is about focusing our efforts on the key issues that prevent us from reaping [1] Expand security road network 44%

the rewards of peace”, the Acting Governor underlined. Moses Security [2] Improve community policing 15%

Mabior, Director of Aid Coordination, stressed in his presentation [3] Establish security committee secretariats 13% that representatives from Juba came to Warrap to consult citizens on how the work of Government and partners needs to change. [1] Enforce the rule of law 47% "It should not be business as usual. That is history. We need to Justice [2] Improve access to justice and judicial capacity 28% change, and the change needs to come from all of us: Govern- ment, civil society and development partners”, he said. [3] Reduce domestic violence 9%

During the discussion the participants clearly identified improving [1] Promote private sector development 31% public finances and services as a key priority for Warrap. Partici- [2] Accelerate poverty reduction 23% pants called for a fair and equitable distribution of national E conomy [3] Promote micro-finance and micro-credit 13% resources between states. Stakeholders also underlined the importance of transforming resources into equitable access to [1] Improve transparency and accountability in PFM 46% services that benefit all, from Juba to the States, Counties and Payams. In that context, the Minister Gender, Child and Social [2] Increase budgets for investment and services 20%

Welfare drew participants' attention to the specific needs of / Service ev. [3] Achieve equitable distribution of services 15% R vulnerable groups, including women and children, and called for gender-sensitive benchmarks in the New Deal Compact. Stake- Priorities for Aid Effectiveness holders also underlined the importance of fostering the private sector in order to grow a sustainable economy that does not rely [1] Promote equitable distribution of aid 68% on oil alone and creates jobs for more people. If citizens are to [2] Increase stakeholder role in aid oversight 16% invest, they need to have confidence in the rule of law. Strength-

ransparency [3] Record aid on budget 11%

ening the rule of law and access to justice must therefore be a T priority, in Warrap and South Sudan as a whole. [1] Conduct joint risk assessments (incl. fiduciary) 41%

With regard to aid effectiveness, stakeholder repeated their call [2] Improve donor coordination and cooperation 28% for equitable and needs-based allocation of resources. Inter- [3] Promote transparency and joint accountability 24% national partners should also find a better balance between R isk Sharing humanitarian and development funding. The number one goal [1] Develop legal framework for aid coordination 43% should be to develop the capacity of local institutions, and the [2] Jointly plan, manage and evaluate projects 33% professional qualifications of citizens, so they can harness the natural resources of Warrap and South Sudan more effectively. At [3] Increase community role in aid delivery 14% Gov. Systems Gov. the moment, not enough funding is directed towards sub-national capacity building. [1] Strengthen capacity at sub-national level 64% [2] Support professional training and qualification 17% C apacity In his closing remarks, the Minister reiterated that "building a [3] Strengthen capacity at national level 9% nation is a joint effort that needs to be done from the bottom up

and not the other way around." Development partners and the [1] Increase development funding 63% national Government should build on State priorities and listen to local concerns. On behalf of development partners, the UK [2] Speed up aid delivery 23% representative assured the participants that the Compact will be [3] Increase project size 9% P redictability the beginning of a shared journey towards a strong South Sudan. The tables above show only the top 3 results for each priority area. 22 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT

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Minister of Youth and Sports and Acting Governor, Gibson Bullen Wande Impressions from the consultation in Yambio

"We cannot sit and wait for others to solve our problems. The direction is clear. We need to take initiative, lead our people and implement our plans."

"The way South Sudan is implementing the New Deal should be an inspiration for other nations who are striving to tackle fragility."

Minister of Finance, John Russie Waribari State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 23 Focussing on the key challenges for counties, state and country

On Friday 25 October, the tenth and last State consultation took Participation place in Yambio, Western Equatoria. Almost 80 stakeholders came [3] [1] together to share their views and ideas on how Government and [1] Government 46 17% 60% partners should change the way they do business. Participants [2] NGOs and CSOs 18 77 included 8 Ministers, the Secretary-General, 9 Director-Generals, stakeholders [3] Others (incl. Assembly) 13 Stakeholders several County Commissioners, Committee Chairpersons and [2] Total 77 Members of Parliament, as well as senior representatives of the 23% security sector. Civil society was represented by local and inter- national NGO representatives, religious leaders, women groups and journalists. The facilitation team from Juba was accompanied Priorities for Peace- and statebuilding by the representatives of the NGO Forum, the Committee for National Reconciliation, Juba University and the UK's Interna- [1] Complete constitutional review 53%

tional Aid Department DfID. olitics P [2] Promote good governance 31%

Acting Governor Gibson Bullen Wande stressed in his opening [3] Prepare free and fair elections (incl. census) 10% remarks how important it is that local stakeholders shape the Compact process. “We, the citizens of Western Equatoria, must [1] Promote security sector reform and capacity 85%

add our voice to the national debate. Our insights on security, Security [2] Protection of civilians 8%

justice, economics and public finance matter”, he explained. The [3] Strengthen conflict resolution mechanisms 3% Acting Governor also underscored that identifying challenges is not enough. “Many of our challenges are obvious and well known. [1] Improve access to justice and judicial capacity 54% What matters now is to tackle them. We need to move from plan- Justice [2] Protect human and women's rights 24% ning to implementation.” [3] Recruit more judges 14% Stakeholders from Western Equatoria identified the key chal- lenges very clearly. Reforming the large security sector is vital, [1] Improve infrastructure and roads 75% both for keeping citizens safe and to free up resources for other [2] Strengthen agriculture and economic diversity 7% development priorities. Constructing roads is one such priority, E conomy [3] Strengthen natural resource management 5% so that farmers from Western Equatoria can better reach markets in South Sudan and abroad. Once the road network improves, it [1] Distribute national revenues equitably 57% will also become easier to manage Western Equatoria’s natural resources effectively, including timber and minerals. For now, the [2] Strengthen local revenue collection 17%

State – like all others – is highly dependent on transfers from the / Service ev. [3] Increase budgets for services and investments 8% R national Government. Making sure that these fiscal transfers are equitably distributed is a key concern. At the moment, funds are Priorities for Aid Effectiveness not sufficient to perform many core functions of Government, they explained. For example, only two judges are available to adjudi- [1] Develop capacity oversight mechanisms 86% cate cases across the entire state. [2] Promote equitable distribution of aid 8%

ransparency [3] Disclose information on procurement 4%

Transparency, accountability and joint oversight emerged as T key themes in the discussions on aid effectiveness. Participants stressed that increased transparency on donor funding needs to [1] Improve donor coordination and cooperation 56% be matched with similar openness on the part of Government. [2] Strengthen national involvement audits 31% More needs to be done to build the capacity of stakeholders to [3] Conduct joint risk assessments (incl. fiduciary) 12% provide meaningful oversight on budgets and activities. Almost R isk Sharing unanimously, participants called for greater involvement in the [1] Jointly plan, manage and evaluate projects 92% planning, management and evaluation of aid projects. Too many [2] Increase use of Gov't systems in aid delivery 3% decisions are taken in Juba, leaving local stakeholders struggling to understand, support or own project activities. The Minister of [3] Give Gov't a management role in projects 3% Gov. Systems Gov. Finance underlined that investment in capacity building needs to become more systematic, so that it enables local stakeholders to [1] Develop long term capacity building plans 77% take more responsibility in the management of their own affairs. [2] Strengthen statistics, monitoring and evaluation 13% C apacity [3] Provide scholarships for academic degrees 4% Echoing his colleagues in previous consultations, the Acting

Governor, on behalf of all participants, expressed his gratitude [1] Provide more needs-based assistance 39% for the opportunity to shape a key national policy. In closing, Ms Elizabeth Carriere, Head of UK Aid DfID in South Sudan, congrat- [2] Share workplans and proposals early on 21% ulated the citizens of Western Equatoria on their dynamic, frank [3] Strengthen sustainability of results 18% P redictability and constructive engagement in the Compact process. The tables above show only the top 3 results for each priority area. 24 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT All Consultations & Events List of all events and consultations on the New Deal Compact for South Sudan up to 8 November 2013

Date Event Participants 1 Mon, 13 May Steering Committee to kick-off New Deal Compact development 20 2 Fri, 17 May Technical Committee constituted 8 3 Tue, 11 Jun Technical Committee meeting 8 4 Wed, 3 Jul Steering Committee meeting 20 5 Wed, 10 Jul Council of Ministers update on New Deal Compact 40 6 Fri, 12 Jul Inter-Donor Coordination Forum discussion on the New Deal Compact 40 7 Fri, 19 Jul Technical Committee meeting 8 8 Thu, 25 Jul Development partner workshop on New Deal Compact priorities 15 9 Sat, 27 Jul Ministry of Finance update on Compact for National NGO Forum 25 10 Wed, 31 Jul Development partner workshop on New Deal Compact priorities 25 11 Thu, 1 Aug Ministry of Finance update on Compact for international NGO Directors 35 12 Fri, 2 Aug Civil society workshop on the New Deal Compact 25 13 Sat, 3 Aug Technical Committee meeting 7 14 6-15 Aug Ministry of Finance bilateral briefings for development partners (7) 10 15 Tue, 13 Aug Ministry of Finance update on Compact for nat’l and int’l NGOs 40 16 Wed, 14 Aug Government workshop on New Deal Compact priorities 20 17 Fri, 16 Aug Technical Committee meeting 6 18 Thu, 22 Aug NGO/CSO workshop on New Deal Compact priorities 60 19 Fri, 23 Aug Ministry of Finance Compact update for Inter-Donor Coordination Forum 40 20 Thu, 29 Aug Evening event on New Deal Compact with non-traditional development partners 10 21 Sat, 31 Aug Upper Nile State consultations with Government, civil society and partners 35 22 Mon, 9 Sep Lakes State consultations with Government, civil society and partners 40 23 Tue, 10 Sep Western Bahr El Ghazal state consultations with Gov’t, CSOs and partners 65 24 Tue, 10 Sep Consultations between Ministry of Finance, Cabinet Affairs and UN 5 25 Sat, 14 Sep Unity state consultations with Government, civil society and partners 75 26 Tue, 17 Sep consultations with Government, civil society and partners 40 27 Fri, 20 Sep Technical Committee meeting 8 28 Mon, 23 Sep UN General Assembly event on g7+ and global New Deal implementation 29 Mon, 23 Sep New York consultation with key partners on RSS New Deal Compact 30 30 Thu, 26 Sep Development partner workshop on the New Deal Compact 25 31 Fri, 27 Sep Central Equatoria state consultations with Government, CSOs and partners 35 32 Fri, 27 Sep Technical Committee meeting 6 33 Mon, 30 Sep Eastern Equatoria state consultations with Government, CSOs and partners 90 34 Tue, 1 Oct Meeting with key partners, Ministers of Finance, Cabinet Affairs, and Defence 35 35 Wed, 3 Oct Technical Committee meeting 8 36 Fri, 4 Oct Council of Ministers review of New Deal Compact priorities 40 37 Sat, 5 Oct Meeting of Gov’t Chairs and Donor Co-Chairs of Benchmark Working Groups 35 38 Tue, 8 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Public Financial Management 8 39 Tue, 8 Oct Benchmark Working Group on TRUST and Aid Effectiveness 6 State consultations on the nEW DEAL COMPACT 25

Date Event Participants 40 9-14 Oct Briefings for partners on RSS and Compact at IMF/WB Annual Meetings (30) 120 41 Wed, 9 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Agriculture and Economic Diversification 15 42 Wed, 9 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Infrastructure 15 43 Thu, 10 Oct Panel Discussion on Fragility and New Deal at George Washington University 100 44 Thu, 10 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Local Service Delivery 20 45 Thu, 10 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Accountability and Anti-Corruption 15 46 Thu, 10 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Security Sector Capacity and Reform 15 47 Thu, 10 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Protection of Human Rights and Civilians 15 48 Fri, 11 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Agriculture and Economic Diversification 15 49 Fri, 11 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Elections 15 50 Wed, 16 Oct Benchmark Working Group on National Reconciliation 15 51 Thu, 17 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Agriculture and Economic Diversification 15 52 Thu, 17 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Accountability and Anti-Corruption 15 53 Thu, 17 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Infrastructure 15 54 Thu, 17 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Protection of Human Rights and Civilians 15 55 Fri, 18 Oct Ministry of Finance update on New Deal Compact for Ambassadors 35 56 Fri, 18 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Public Financial Management 12 57 Fri, 18 Oct Benchmark Working Group on TRUST and Aid Effectiveness 25 58 Fri, 18 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Local Service Delivery 20 59 Fri, 18 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Security Sector Capacity and Reform 15 60 Fri, 18 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Elections 15 61 Sat, 19 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Justice 20 62 Sat, 19 Oct Technical Committee meeting 6 63 Mon, 21 Oct Benchmark Working Group on Justice 15 64 Mon, 21 Oct Northern Bahr El Ghazal state consultations with Gov’t, CSOs, partners 60 65 Tue, 22 Oct Warrap state consultations with Government, civil society and partners 50 66 Wed, 23 Oct Ministry of Finance update on Compact for ACORD workshop 25 67 Wed, 23 Oct Technical Committee meeting 7 68 Fri, 25 Oct Western Equatoria state consultations with Government, CSOs and partners 70 69 Wed, 30 Oct Development partner meeting 70 Wed, 30 Oct Ministry of Finance update on Compact at Ministry of Gender workshop 30 71 Thu, 31 Oct Gov’t, Donor, civil society workshop on proposed Compact benchmarks 110 72 Fri, 1 Nov Technical Committee meeting 10 73 Fri, 8 Nov Inter-Donor Coordination Forum discussion on the New Deal Compact 40 74 Fri, 8 Nov Ebony Centre Forum on Fragility, the New Deal and the Compact 65

Acknowledgement: The State consultations and Compact development in South Sudan have been carried out with generous support from Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United Nations, the g7+ Secretariat and many others.