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UNICEF 2014 Annual Consolidated Report PEACEBUILDING, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED CONTEXTS PROGRAMME UNICEF 2014 Annual Consolidated Report June 2015 Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................... 1 ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................... 2 CONTRIBUTION SUMMARY ............................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 4 1. PROGRAMME OVERVIEW........................................................................................... 7 2. STRATEGIC CONTEXT .............................................................................................. 11 Global context .............................................................................................................. 11 Regional and country contexts ..................................................................................... 11 Strategic engagement in crises-affected and fragile contexts ....................................... 13 UNICEF action ............................................................................................................. 13 3. CONFLICT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................ 14 Role of conflict analysis and findings ............................................................................ 14 Impact of conflict analysis on programming .................................................................. 16 4. RESULTS .................................................................................................................... 17 Outcome 1 – Policy integration..................................................................................... 18 Outcome 2 – Building institutional capacities................................................................ 21 Outcome 3 – Developing community and individual capacities..................................... 26 Outcome 4 – Increasing access to conflict-sensitive education .................................... 31 Outcome 5 – Generating evidence and knowledge ...................................................... 33 5. GENDER ..................................................................................................................... 40 6. PARTNERSHIPS ......................................................................................................... 44 Leveraging Partners’ Reach and Influence ................................................................... 44 Scaling Up Effectiveness through Inter-Sectoral Engagement and United Nations Coordination................................................................................................................. 45 7. PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT .................................................................................. 46 Programme Management and Accountability ............................................................... 46 Financial Management and Leveraging of Funds ......................................................... 47 8. CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED ............................................................... 49 Implementing Peacebuilding Initiatives in Conflict-Affected Contexts ........................... 49 Measuring and Capturing Social Transformation .......................................................... 50 Sustaining the Promising Strategies and Results ......................................................... 51 9. WAYS FORWARD: 2016 AND BEYOND .................................................................... 51 Cover Photo: ©UNICEF South Sudan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The ‘2014 Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy in Conflict-Affected Contexts (PBEA) Programme Consolidated Annual Report’ drew information from documents prepared by UNICEF country and regional offices, as well as headquarters and partner reports. UNICEF would like to acknowledge the contribution of its partners at all levels for programme implementation and documentation efforts over the course of the year. This includes numerous government representatives and partner organizations in the 14 countries and territories and regions where the programme operates. The consolidation benefited from insight and analysis provided by members of the Programme Management Team, UNICEF’s Public Partnership Division, the Technical Working Group and the Strategic Programme Advisory Group, along with several other technical advisers and experts. The report team would like to thank everyone who contributed his or her time and expertise. A special word of thanks is reserved for the Government of the Netherlands, whose vision and commitment not only helped support changes in the field of education and peacebuilding, but also positively impacted the lives of millions of children in conflict-affected contexts. One final “thank you” is extended to the children, women and men living in conflict-affected zones who took part in programme initiatives and helped define and carry out activities aimed at strengthening resilience, social cohesion and resilience in their communities. Their participation and feedback contributed significantly to progress made in 2014, and their belief in the work carried out under the programme has inspired UNICEF and its partners to continue striving to uphold the rights of children around the world, and stand resilient in the face of ever-changing, ever-complex and ever-variable contexts. 1 ACRONYMS C4D Communication for Development CEAL Commission Episcopale Pour l’ Apostolat Des Laics CESR Comprehensive Education Sector Review CFS child-friendly schools CSOs civil society organizations CSZ Central South Zone in Somalia EAPRO East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office ECD early childhood development EMIS education management information system EVD Ebola Virus Disease GPE Global Partnership for Education IIEP United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s International Institute for Educational Planning ILO International Labour Organization INEE Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies JNVs Junior National Volunteers KAP knowledge, attitude and perception M&E monitoring and evaluation MDGs Millennium Development Goals MLE multilingual education MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys NGO non-governmental organization NVs National Volunteers NYSP National Youth Service Programme PBEA Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy programme PBF United Nations Peacebuilding Fund PFGD Participatory Focus Group Discussions SDGs Sustainable Development Goals UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees WCARO West and Central Africa Regional Office YSC Pakistan Youth Social Cohesion 2 CONTRIBUTION SUMMARY Donor Government of the Netherlands Total contribution US$150,000,000 Total funds received as of 31 US$146,250,000* December 2014 Total funds allocated as of 31 US$106,326,014 December 2014 Funds utilized as of 31 US$85,681,031 December 2014 Duration of contribution 1 December 2011 – 30 June 2016 Report type Annual Consolidated Donor Report Period covered by report 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2014 Report submitted on 30 June 2015 Ms. Josephine Bourne Associate Director, Education Section Programme Division UNICEF Tel.: +1 (212) 824-6619 UNICEF contacts E-mail: <[email protected]> Mr. Friedrich W. Affolter Education Specialist Programme Manager, Education Section Programme Division UNICEF Tel.: +1 (212) 326-7433 E-mail: <[email protected] > *US$40 million received on 10 October 2014 was allocated in January 2015. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Key messages from the Learning for Peace programme • The greater the educational inequality, the greater the probability of conflict in society. Increased access to quality, equitable and relevant education and learning opportunities helps to protect children from multiple risks and contributes to social cohesion and resilience. • Demonstrating how social services, and education in particular, can contribute to peacebuilding requires long-term commitment, the development of innovative programming, and investment in the capacity building of partners and staff across sectors. • By utilizing new information communication technologies and methodologies, in a participatory process, it is possible to measure social cohesion and resilience while also advocating for improved peacebuilding interventions. More than 230 million children currently live in regions and countries affected by violent conflict. By 2018, it is estimated that half the world’s poor and the vast majority of out-of- school children will live in fragile conflict- affected contexts. 1 In the past five years, at least 15 conflicts have erupted or reignited, while the cost of violence around the world reached a staggering US$14.3 trillion in 2014. 2 Crises in the Central African Republic, Mali, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Sudan, the State of Palestine, Syria and, lately, Ebola-affected countries such as Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have resulted in complex and diverse challenges that are unprecedented in scale and scope. The discussions around the post-2015 agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have stressed the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies. 3 There is now growing recognition that the provision of social services such as education can contribute to addressing the underlying
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