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TYPE OF MEETING: DATE & LOCATION CHAIR PERSON: NOTE TAKER:

Food Security & Agriculture Cluster meeting Tuesday 8th January, 2013 at WFP Mazar Area Office WFP Mohammad Masoud Saqib WFP Programme Officer [email protected]

WFP, FAO, UNOCHA, WHO, UNICEF, IOM, Islamic Relief, ICRC, JOHANNITER, PIN, NRC, SC, ACTED, DACAAR, Aschiana, SHA, ADEO, MAAO, SORA, ASAARO

ATTENDEES:

MEETING AGENDA

Organization
Agenda item presenting

1. Introduction and adoption of previous FSAC meeting 2. FAO Vegetable seeds and hand tools distribution

3. Emergency response capacity (Timeframe) 3 months (Jan – Mar) Projection 4. Inter-agency Winter contingency Plan, WG on People with Special Winter
Assistance Need and CERF update
WFP FAO WFP

UNOCHA

  • 5. Seasonal Livelihood Programming SLP workshop
  • WFP

WFP WFP
6. FSAC Kabul update (3rd IPC Analysis workshop update, 3Ws 3rd Quarter 7. AOB (Input for FSAC newsletter and Partners attendance on FSAC monthly

MEETING Action points

MIN
RESPONSIBL
E PARTY

  • ACTION ITEM
  • TIMELINE

WFP to calculate the questioner format to the partners and partners to response with their food stock availability in the region.

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  • WFP
  • Jan

FAO to liaise with their country office to see their position in CERF funding application.

WFP to send the draft SLP report with the calendar to the FSAC partners for their input
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FAO WFP
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NEXT MEETING

  • DATE
  • LOCATION

Islamic Relief Office, Mazar-I-Sharif Afghanistan
Monday, 4th February 2013

MEETING MINUTES

MINUTE NO: 1
AGENDA:

Introduction and adoption of previous FSAC meeting

FACILITATOR:

WFP Mazar
DISCUSSION POINTS:
The meeting was chaired by WFP Mazar Area Office. The participants were welcomed and followed by a short introduction. The action points from the last meeting and it’s result were highlighted:

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OCHA to send the update list of humanitarian actors working in NR (contact details, focal point and location)
Result: It has been received and circulated to the partners.

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FSAC to send the 3Ws new format to Johanniter International & FAO Mazar,
Result: Johanniter has already received the format and responded back to the National FSAC.

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Afghan Aid to prepare special article for FSAC Quarterly Newsletter concerning the women group activities in CFW under its winterization program in Samangan.
Result: Not achieved.

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Integration of DRR activities into Livelihood program.
Result: FSAC – DRR working group has been established which Afghan aid and FOCUS are leading the process. The main objective of the FSAC-DRR is as follow: Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a major priority in Afghanistan. The country is affected by multiple cyclical natural disasters including floods, drought, earthquakes, landslides and extreme winter. It is evident that previous developments efforts have failed to address underlying causes of many of these natural disasters, mitigate the risk and impact of such natural disasters, nor improve the communities’ resilience and ability to manage such disasters. Provide a clearer understanding of DRR in emergency food security and agriculture work; To share and promote best practice amongst FSAC partners in Afghanistan, that would contribute to more effective DRR; To identify how the cluster can assist in specific areas. Preliminary Concept An initial meeting was held between WFP, Afghan aid and FOCUS in order to discuss the possibility of setting up such a group and the potential outputs of such a group. The main deliverables that were identified that would contribute to the objectives above were as follows: The development of common definitions of key concepts (DRR, Early recovery, resilience, livelihoods) and their implications for emergency food security and agriculture interventions; A summary of ongoing FSAC and DRR activities, so that partners are aware of DRR options that are available – and mapping what is being done where to better identify gaps

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3,500 families are displaced due to Amu River bank erosion. OCHA to brief us concerning the response preparation to those affected families.
Result: OCHA has conducted a number of working group meetings on this issue and the details are under agenda point number 4.

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WFP to facilitate the Seasonal Livelihood Workshop to FSAC members, NGOs, government line departments, CDCs, women groups, farmers and UN agencies.
The workshop has already been conducted at the mentioned dates and the details are under agenda point number 5 of the minutes.

  • CONCLUSIONS:
  • The minutes of the previous meeting held on 4th December 2012 were discussed

and then approved. There were no any specific matters arising.

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MINUTE NO: 2
AGENDA:

FAO Vegetable seeds and hand tools distribution

FACILITATOR:

FAO

FAO is planning to distribute the following improved variety vegetable seeds mostly for women under kitchen gardening programme. 22,630 vulnerable women will be covered under this programme in the north and north east region. The beneficiaries will be also given the agriculture tool and the verities are very much adaptable in Afghanistan climate. Meanwhile currently FAO is implementing three project ………

DISCUSSION POINTS:

  • Action point
  • No Action Point

  • MINUTE NO:
  • AGENDA:
  • FACILITATOR:

Emergency response capacity (Timeframe) 3 months (Jan – Mar) Projection

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WFP

WFP would like to map the respective agencies/NGOs Emergency response capacity and projection in the next 3 months’ timeframe Jan – March this is going to be updated ever FSAC meeting and will map it out. Agencies /NGOs who can update please let us know or an e-mail would be circulated for your respective feedback

DISCUSSION POINTS:

WFP to calculate the questioner format to the partners and partners to response with their food stock availability in the region.
Action points

MINUTE NO: 4

  • AGENDA:
  • FACILIATOR:

Inter-agency Winter contingency Plan, WG on People with Special Winter Assistance Need and CERF update
UNOCHA

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Contingency Plan: UNOCHA stated that the region has two contingency plans one is for winter and the other one is for summer drought, flood and etc. This is the part where the organizations are conducting food prepositioning for winter and about the projections which is included in the contingency plan, assuming that has been done through the implementing partners NGOs, CDCs in the area. The contingency plans also identify the vulnerability areas which are coming out of the interagency exercise. Regarding the government they do have provincial disaster management plan and this is also countrywide Afghan National disaster management plan.
DISCUSSION POINTS:

FAO recommended to priorities the NGOs than the CDC for the implementation of the programme, since, the NGOs are very well experience in reporting, implementation and programming while the CDC are expert in diverting of the resources to their own benefit. Working Group: There is a working group meeting established to see the vulnerable people with special winter assistance need for north and north

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eastern region including marginalized group and those who identified as most vulnerable. OCHA also highlighted the female prisoners, Jogies and the largest one is the informal settlements, the working group starting with Amu Darya erosion, the original planning figure is 943 families in Qarqin, Kaldar and Shortepa districts. Mostly the caseloads received onetime assistance but WFP and Action aid is planning to conduct re-verification assessment of two pending caseloads in Kaldar and Shortepa districts to verify food and NFI winter assistance needs of extremely vulnerable IDPs.

Street Children: According to Aschiana, a national NGO, about 12,000 street children live in Mazar-e-Sharif. Aschiana started work with Mazar street children in 2004 and currently implements a European Commission funded education and protection project for street children. The project lasts until spring 2013. The main objective is to reintegrate children into the formal education system Street children live with their families, but under extreme poverty conditions. An estimated 40% of street children are deprived of education. Of those street children who have made it into government schools, about 1/3 drops out. A main reason is their parents’ extreme poverty which forces the children to return to streets in order to earn through bagging an income for their families. Several street children are disabled. Recently three disabled children were taken to the ICRC orthopedic center. In December it was eight children. Aschiana maintains outreach centres on the outskirts of Mazar city, in proximity to the new settlement areas. Street children are part of the rural to urban migration pattern. Strong migration is reported in the west of Mazar, in particular in Nahri Shahi and Dihdadi districts. Baba Kuna is a new migration area where 100 IDP families from Pashtun Kot, Faryab reportedly have settled and 98 families from Alburz, Chimtal district live now 10 km away from Sherabad village, Dihdadi district. Nashrah Abad township is another startup settlement area. The settlement areas are so new, they don’t even have mosques, or schools or provide access to social services. Education is a key need and this was raised with Balkh Dept. of Education. There is a need for accelerated learning methods. Aschiana previously submitted a food-for education proposal to WFP, but the project had been turned down. Aschiana currently supports 270 highly vulnerable street children. This is done on the basis of an assessment. The Working Group agreed to use 270 children as a planning figure. Winter assistance needs include food, warm clothes and heating. OCHA and Aschiana requested to support these families with food assistance. Aschiana Mazar has a list of 93 extremely vulnerable street working children. The list is going to be shared with Save the Children so they can check and see if some of the listed families are included in Save the Children winter relief assistance in Balkh province. For the remaining caseload, UNICEF can provide winter NFI assistance. Food assistance for 93 extremely vulnerable Mazar street children are raised in any FSAC partners could support like ARCS, WFP, ANDMA.

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Informal settlement is highlighted as the largest caseloads by OCHA and PIN has recently conducted a survey and analysis as reported in the attached Annex 1.

OCHA has briefed the partners that Afghanistan is receiving USD $17 million from the under-funded emergencies window of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). UN agencies including IOM at the national level can submit project proposals. Ms Valerie Amos, has directed that the CERF allocation should be clearly focused in support of the highest priority life-saving projects developed based on the 2013 Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) Afghanistan The regional FSAC cluster WFP and FAO was advised to apply for this funding. But WFP stated that “At this moment in time WFP food pipeline look healthy and would not compete with other UN agencies but since UNHAS is a common humanitarian service and which will run out of money in Jan 13 would apply for CERF. Common humanitarian services and coordination has a section in CHAP and would apply trough this to CERF”

FAO stated that they are going to liaise with their Country Office and will seek advice from them regarding CERF.

OCHA is considering that 92% in FSAC is the highest in terms of needs and it is not easily understood why the FSAC is not submitting proposal to CERF?

In a recent report on New York Times, they have said that last week in December a three-year old child died due to the cold weather in Kabul Informal Settlement.

For the FSAC to know who is conducting what type of activity and what are the future plans. I need to have statistics about winterization plans.

I would appreciate your help to tell us in your regions who are working with the informal settlements and IDP camps.

If I can have a list of organizations involved in the food security domain would be great. In our regions National FSAC could only think of FSAC NR for the north as the focal points since we know the area and the domain very well.

  • Action points
  • FAO to liaise with their country office to see their position in CERF funding

application.

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MINUTE NO: 5

  • AGENDA:
  • FACILIATOR:

WFP
Seasonal Livelihood Programming SLP workshop

The Seasonal Livelihood Programming (SLP) is a 5-day consultative process that is currently being conducted in Afghanistan though the FSAC to link country level strategy with community level implementation – that is, it is an operational framework that helps to align what programmes and projects can be done when, where, and by whom, to best support key livelihood issues. It finds complementary programme opportunities amongst partners by aligning and sequencing programmes to livelihoods across multiple sectors, and is ultimately a tool for locallevel coordination and capacity building of government staff, whose role is one of ensuring implementation through coordination of partners.

This approach is centred on three main elements: communities inform the group of the seasonal drivers that affect their livelihoods in both typical and bad (shock) years

field-based partners determine what programmes are being implemented when and where and how these can best support or address identified seasonal drivers of livelihoods

Local authorities and government identify the gaps and determine what coordination measures would be required to ensure maximum programming harmonization.
DISCUSSION POINTS:

The strength of the approach is that the programme harmonization and identification of opportunities and partnerships is done as a group, leaving the participants with a common understanding of how to programme in an area to best support the needs of people and communities.

WFP present the find draft report and calendar for the Northern Region Seasonal Livelihoods Programming (SLP) consultation conducted in Mazar (looking at the 3 Provinces of Balkh, Samangan and Sari-Pul) in December 2012.

Led jointly by WFP and FSAC, the report summarizes the findings of a joint consultation between community representatives from Balkh, Sari-Pul and Samangan Provinces; District Authorities of Balkh, Sari-Pul and Samangan Provinces; FSAC, WFP, FAO, WHO, UNHCR, OCHA, AfghanAid, MAAO, SOFAR, GIZ, Johanniter, AGC, Save the Children, Islamic Relief, World Vision, Global Partners and Action Aid.

The calendar was produced from the information provided by farmers and community members from the three Provinces, and represents the seasonal drivers that affect their livelihoods in a typical year for their community. From this,

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programme entry points were identified by community members, through their analysis of how shocks can be mitigated at different times of the year.

From here, agencies, government and community determined which programmes could best support or address identified seasonal drivers of livelihoods, when these should be implemented, and who was currently implementing them in the three provinces. Participants also identified gaps and opportunities in these programmes. Although the consultation had good representation from the three Provinces, its completion is contingent on inputs from FSAC members and other development and humanitarian actors.

Given that, WFP asked FSAC partners to review the calendar, and provide their agency’s inputs to the two sheets “Existing Activities” and “Activities-Gaps” by the following:

1. Add your organization’s name if you are implementing activities in the
Provinces covered in the consultation in the “Existing Activities” worksheet.

2. Review the “Activities –Gaps” worksheet and inform us if your organization is implementing the identified activities in the Provinces covered – and therefore they are not gaps.

3. Inform us if you think there are key activities that your organization implements in the Provinces covered that are missing from the list.

4. General feedback on the calendar and report is also welcome.
Please send your inputs to Emma Conlan ([email protected] and Javed Yousifi ([email protected]) by 31 January 2013. This information will be used to complete the consultation report and calendar, and a final version presented at the NR FSAC meeting in February. The calendar and report are being translated into Dari and will be presented to consultation participants (community, government and organizations), national level government authorities and humanitarian and development fora at the national level – as a tool for coordination. The FSAC and individual organizations can also use the results to inform programme planning and coordination.

  • Action point
  • WFP to send the draft SLP report with the calendar to the FSAC partners for their input

MINUTE NO: 6

  • AGENDA:
  • FACILIATOR:

FSAC Kabul update (3rd IPC Analysis

WFP

workshop update, 3Ws 3rd Quarter

DISCUSSION POINTS:

3rd IPC analysis workshop took place on 23, 24, 26 December 2012 following by IPC Strategy workshop on 27 December 2012 at Park Star Hotel, Kabul. The purpose of the workshop was to produce an acute IPC map for Afghanistan reflecting the projected situation (end December 2011 to end-April 2013) through a consensus-based approach involving multi-sectoral experts and endorsement by key

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stakeholders. The objectives of the analysis workshop are as follow:

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to train analysts on Scenario Building;

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to develop a national acute IPC projected map based on the meta-data analysis;

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to carry out a peer review of phase classifications; to subsequently obtain endorsement of the IPC map by a panel of key stakeholders; and

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to inform follow up activities envisaged that will support next IPC analyses (this part will run into the IPC Strategy one-day workshop).

Approximately 25 members from different (inter) national NGOs, UN agencies and programmes; government departments and technical agencies participated in the analysis workshop. Special attention paid to regional participants, therefore, 2-3 members were drawn from each regional FSAC clusters to support analysis process and be as key informants during analysis. On first day FEWS-NET deliberated scenario building training to workshop participants and explained how to make most-likely scenarios for an area and livelihood group, so participants will be available to take them into account while making projection until end winter 2013 during the analysis process. 26 provinces were analyzed based on data/information availability. Updated information form Emergency Food Security & Livelihood survey (EFSLS) 2012 were used and supported by other recent assessments and surveys. IPC map and brief report finalization is under process and will make public when finalized. On the last day, 27 December 2012, IPC strategy and vision made clear for the next year, 2013. Key points were; to make IPC process more reliable and acceptable to decision makers and IPC trainings should be given in regions so they should be more useful during next IPC analysis workshops.

  • Action point
  • Responsible party

MINUTE NO: 7
AGENDA:

AOB (Input for FSAC newsletter and Partners attendance on FSAC monthly

FACILIATOR:

WFP
DISCUSSION POINTS:
WFP call the partners to provide some inputs for FSAC newsletter as soon as possible and would be published in the newsletter moreover WFP called Afghan Aid to send their input as it was agreed in the last meeting to provide their input to the newsletter \.

a) FSAC requests from partners active participation and they attend, as much as possible, regional FSAC meetings. Since the agency has not attended FSAC regional coordination meetings for at least the past three months, FSAC think that the agency would feel more comfortable being an observer. As a reminder, an observer determinates itself whenever to attend meetings and contribute to cluster activities. As an observer the agency will continue receiving invitations and minutes of regional FSAC coordination meetings. FSAC need to regularly clean its member list and ensure that listed agencies are still committed and interested with food security cluster activities.

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    SIOC – Afghanistan: UNITED NATIONS CONFIDENTIAL UN Department of Safety and Security, Afghanistan Security Situation Report, Week 38, 17- 23 September 2010 JOINT SECURITY ANALYSIS The number of security incidents experienced a dramatic increase over the previous week. This increase included primarily armed clashes, IED incidents and stand-off attacks, and was witnessed in all regions. At a close look, the massive increase is due to an unprecedented peak of security incidents recorded on Election Day 18 September, with incidents falling back to the September average of 65 per day afterwards. Incidents were more widely spread than compared to last year’s Election Day on 20 August 2009, but remained within the year-on-year growth span predicted by UNDSS-A. As last year, no spectacular attacks were recorded on 18 September, as the insurgents primarily targeted the population in order to achieve a low voter turn-out. Kunduz recorded the highest numbers in the NER on Election Day, while Baghlan has emerged as the AGE centre of focus afterwards. In the NR, Faryab accounted for the majority of incidents, followed by Balkh; Badghis recorded the bulk of the security incidents in the WR. The south to east belt accounted for the majority of the overall incidents, with a slight change to the regional dynamics with the SER recording nearly double the number of incidents as the SR, followed by the ER. Kandahar and Uruzgan accounted for the majority of incidents in the SR, while lack of visibility and under-reporting from Hilmand Province continues to result in many of the incidents in the SR remaining unaccounted for.
  • UNAMA NEWS Kabul, Afghanistan

    UNAMA NEWS Kabul, Afghanistan

    _____________________________________________________________________ Compiled by the Strategic Communication and Spokespersons Unit UNAMA NEWS Kabul, Afghanistan United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan 3 - 10 June 2010 Website: http://unama.unmissions.org ____________________________________________________________ UN lauds Afghan forum as important step towards achieving peace 4 June 2010 - The United Nations today congratulated the Government and people of Afghanistan as they concluded a three-day dialogue aimed at achieving peace in the country, calling it an important step in efforts to end conflict and restore stability. The Consultative Peace Jirga, which began in Kabul on 2 June, brought together some 1,600 participants, including 300 women, to chart the way forward in the country’s peace process. “This is a significant step toward reaching out to all Afghan people to promote an inclusive dialogue aimed at achieving stability and peace in Afghanistan,” Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said in a statement issued by his spokesperson. “The United Nations supports these national efforts to end conflict in Afghanistan, and remains fully committed to working with the Afghan authorities and people as they strive for a peaceful life,” the statement added. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Both Mr Ban and the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on the Peace Jirga in Kabul (UNAMA) congratulated the Government and participants on the “process and outcomes” of the gathering. 4 June 2010 - The Secretary-General congratulates the Government of Afghanistan and the participants of the Consultative Peace Jirga on the “The participants of the Consultative Peace Jirga have process and outcomes of this important three-day dialogue.
  • Daily Situation Report 10 November 2010 Safety and Security Issues Relevant to Sssi Personnel and Clients

    Daily Situation Report 10 November 2010 Safety and Security Issues Relevant to Sssi Personnel and Clients

    Strategic SSI - Afghanistan DAILY SITUATION REPORT 10 NOVEMBER 2010 SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES RELEVANT TO SSSI PERSONNEL AND CLIENTS STANDING THREAT ASSESSMENT (KABUL): Threat reports continue to indicate that insurgents aspire to conduct coordinated attacks in Kabul City, as such the threat remains extant. Recent threat reporting has also indicated likely reconnaissance of areas and businesses frequented by members of the international community. Although no significant attacks were carried out in Kabul during the recent parliamentary election, or indeed after the event, the recent reduction in physical security in the city may provide insurgents with exploitable opportunities to carry out attacks. Suicide and complex attacks remain the preferred choice for insurgents in order to gain maximum casualties figures and the associated high degree of media attention. It remains possible that insurgents will still seek to undermine the democratic process by conducting high profile attacks when the final results are announced. It remains prudent for international agencies in the Kabul area to maintain a high degree of security vigilance. Sporadic IDF attacks in the city centre are to be expected. Any attacks are likely to consist of between one and four 107 mm rockets launched towards the city centre. Incidents of intimidation, executions by insurgents and targeting of government officials are increasing throughout the country. It seems to be a form of revenge by insurgents as they have lost more than 300 insurgent commanders over the past
  • The Political Economy of Education and Health Service Delivery in Afghanistan

    The Political Economy of Education and Health Service Delivery in Afghanistan

    The Political Economy Of Education and Health Service Delivery In Afghanistan January 2016 Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit Issues Paper The Political Economy Of Education and Health Service Delivery In Afghanistan AREU January 2016 ISBN: 978-9936-8044-5-6 (ebook) Editing: Victoria Grace Cover photos (Top to bottom): Child receives polio drops as part of the campaign to immunise children under the age of five. Girls and boys playing in school playground. Students checking their result sheets. Doctors from the orthopaedic section of Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital visiting the patients. (Photos by Gulbudding Elham) AREU Publication Code: 1517E This publication may be quoted, cited, or reproduced only for non-commercial purposes and provided that the source is acknowledged. The opinions expessed in this publication are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the World Bank or Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. Where this publication is reproduced, stored, or transmitted electronically, a link to AREU’s website (www.areu.org.af) should be provided. Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit 2016 About the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is an independent research institute based in Kabul. AREU’s mission is to inform and influence policy and practice by conducting high-quality, policy-relevant research and actively disseminating the results, and by promoting a culture of research and learning. To achieve its mission AREU engages with policymakers, civil society, researchers and students to promote their use of AREU’s research and its library, to strengthen their research capacity, and to create opportunities for analysis, reflection, and debate.