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Highlights #16 | May 2016 Meeting of the Groupe Technique Suivi et Monthly Bulletin Evaluation (GTS&E) on 2015-2019 UNDAF+ Trust Fund: Netherlands’ 4.1 million USD contribution for ASIFU replacement Role of the S&R Section Peacebuilding Fund: field mission of the Steering Committee and UN agencies In support to the Deputy Special Representative Through this monthly bulletin, we provide regular Kidal: social cohesion initiative and Women of the Secretary-General (DSRSG), Resident updates on stabilization & recovery developments House projects initiation (QIPs) Coordinator (RC) and Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and activities in the north of Mali. The intended Timbuktu: support to schools reopening and in her responsibilities to lead the United Nations’ audience is the section’s main partners including to 4 security institutions (QIPs) contribution to Mali’s reconstruction efforts, the MINUSMA military and civilian components, UNCT Mopti: city’s riverbanks clean-up underway (QIP) Stabilization & Recovery section (S&R) promotes and international partners. More QIPs launched in northern regions synergies between MINUSMA, the UN Country Team and other international partners. For more information: Gabriel Gelin, Information Specialist (S&R Main Figures section) - [email protected] QIPs 2015-2016: 59 projects out of which 20 completed and 39 under implementation over a total Donor Coordination and Partnerships budget of 4 million USD (168 projects since 2013) Peacebuilding Fund (PBF): 5 projects started On 5th of May, a technical committee MINUSMA, through the S&R Monitoring in 2015 over 18 months for a total budget of 1. of the CRZPC took place, extended 2. & Evaluation unit, is the co-president 10,932,168 USD to international NGOs represented by the of the Groupe Technique Suivi et Evaluation Trust Fund (TF): 12 projects completed/nearing FONGIM. The following topics were discussed: (GTS&E) on 2015-2019 UNDAF+, of which last finalization and28 projects under implementation (1) finalization of the mapping of development meeting took place on 12th of May. The Mission out of 59 projects approved for a cost of 15,979,922 interventions in the northern regions of Mali, participates actively in this forum in order to USD over a budget of 28,464,486 USD (contributions (2) the upcoming workshop on methods of support and accelerate the Group’s work, which from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, intervention and coordination of actions in post aims at producing and disseminating data and Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, conflict areas, (3) follow-up of the CSA work, information which will allow the UN System Turkey, the United Kingdom and UN DOCO) particularly the Development Subcommittee’s, in Mali to improve efficiency of interventions on finalizing various strategic documents and on and to measure the impact of its support to the important issues (specific development strategy Government, in the UNDAF+ framework. for the northern regions, the humanitarian emergency plan, Terms of Reference of the Fonds de Développement Durable, operationalization of the Agences de Développement Régional). On 30th of May, a political meeting and State Reform attended, whereas other 3. of the Commission Réhabilitation signatories (Plateforme and Coordination des des Zones Post-Conflit was held under Mouvements de l’Azawad) were absent. The the co-chairmanship of the Minister of meeting aimed at validating the Plan d’Urgence Humanitarian Action, Solidarity and et de Relèvement pour la Période Intérimaire Reconstruction in the North, France and (2015-2017). Actions envisaged under this Plan MINUSMA. The Ministers of Economy and include supports to displaced populations, school Finance, of Health and Public Hygiene, of Territorial reopening and electrification. Planning and Population, and of Decentralization Trust Fund in support for Peace and Security in Mali The Netherlands signed a contribution 1. agreement for approximately 4.1 million USD to the Trust Fund, earmarked for the development of the timely replacement of the ASIFU network (All Source Information Fusion Unit, within MINUSMA). This brings the total of contributions to 28.4 million USD out of which 16 million USD has been allocated to projects (see list on pages 7-8). Find all S&R Monthly Bulletins on MINUSMA’s website: http://bit.ly/1OIEeYj | 1 #16 | May 2016 Monthly Bulletin Timbuktu Kidal On 9th of May, MINUSMA Regional Office On 12th of May, was held in Aliou On 23rd and 24th of May, were 1. in Timbuktu, through the Civil Affairs 1. Kidal neighborhood (in Kidal City) a 2. held respective ceremonies in Division, handed over to the Académie launch ceremony of the QIP project for Kidal for the launches of projects for d’Enseignement de Tombouctou important “economic reintegration through livestock “intercommunity meeting for peace return supplies of school furniture comprised of 700 reconstitution in favor of 90 vulnerable and social cohesion” and “rehabilitation and pupils desks, 42 teachers desks, 42 chairs and 21 households of Aliou”, under the chairmanship of equipment of the Women House”. mobile blackboards. Funded for 49,500 USD, this MINUSMA Kidal Head of Office and in the presence The first of the two ceremonies took place on 23rd Quick Impact Project aims at encouraging of local and traditional authorities, members of May at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce schools reopening and teachers’ of the implementing partner association EHEL of Kidal, in the presence of the Coordination des redeployment in conflict-affected DATASS, MINUSMA sections and an important Chefs de fractions, executing partner ASSAHSSAL areas. Read more (in French): local crowd. With a total budget of 40,950.30 USD, NGO, women and youths associations and several http://bit.ly/245PbdU the main objective of this initiative is to reinforce MINUSMA sections. With a global cost of 25,700 resilience of 90 households of the neighborhood USD and sponsored by MINUSMA Civil Affairs affected by the crisis, each receiving 5 goats (for a Division, the “intercommunity meeting for peace total of 450 animals donated). return and social cohesion in Kidal” QIP project aims at organizing peace caravans. These will include the participation of the highest levels of fractions chiefs, traditional and religious leaders as well as women and youths associations and civil society organizations of the Kidal region. Read more (in French): http://bit.ly/1X0aCOW United Nations Police in Timbuktu, UNPOL/ The second ceremony was held on 24th of May 2. MINUSMA, organised from 23rd to 26th of in the presence of implementing partner AFORD May, a mission to Goundam, Tonka and Diré, NGO, Kidal women association and MINUSMA. for the inauguration of 4 infrastructures The event concerns a project realized in two rehabilitated and built by MINUSMA via parts that are the rehabilitation and equipment QIPs, for the benefit of Malian Security of the Women House in Kidal. The rehabilitation Forces in these localities. is funded for approx. 100,000 USD through the Read more (in French): http://bit.ly/1O7utsw Community Violence Reduction programme (CVR) administered by MINUSMA DDR Section (Disarmament-Demobilization-Reintegration). Mopti The equipment with furniture and office items is funded by a Quick Impact Project for 26,000 USD The QIP project for the clean-up of the Bani sponsored by MINUSMA Kidal Regional Office. 1. riverbanks and the east embankment Supporting those projects, the Mission creates of Mopti urban commune is currently under for women of the region a space encouraging implementation by Actions Mopti NGO in exchanges and capacity-building, in view of peace Gao partnership with Mopti town hall. promotion and social cohesion actions. For a budget amounting above 41,000 USD, this Situated 60km from Ansongo, Fafa is the project sponsored by MINUSMA DDR Section seeks 1. biggest village of the commune of Ouatagouna. to improve the life of local communities. 2.6km of It benefitted in 2015 from a funding of 30,000 river banks will be sanitized and roughly 2000 m3 USD by MINUSMA to implement its QIP project of waste will be evacuated to the waste dump-site related to gardening and perimeter fencing. located in Sévaré via trucks provided by the Mopti Since then, communities organized to take care of the urban commune. 120 temporary jobs and 50 long- 6 acres, provided with moto-pumps, seeds, fertilizers term positions have already been created around the and a perimeter fence to protect it from animals. project. Read more (in French): http://bit.ly/1THvWYA Read more (in French): http://bit.ly/25jUeNJ | 2 #16 | May 2016 Monthly Bulletin Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) From 16th to 20th of May, the Steering Field visits related to the project led by The delegation also headed to Abaradjou 1. Committee of the PBF programme and 3. UN Women, UNFPA and MINUSMA 4. neighborhood in Timbuktu in one of the 150 UN agencies implementing projects funded highlighted initiatives put in place by the women speed school centers put in place in the context of through this Fund carried out a field mission of the Case de Paix in Gao in partnership with the education project for peacebuilding overseen in Gao and Timbuktu. The objective was to take GREFFA NGO and Gao regional hospital in taking by UNICEF. Meetings were held with the main stock of progress of indicators and results on the care of gender-based violence victims. Mrs. beneficiaries of the project, children mainly ground for all PBF projects (see list on page 9), Touré, President of the Case de Paix, described of displaced and returned people, members in the context of the PBF quarterly review. The the operations of the entity created in 2013 of the School Management Committee (SMC) delegation paid courtesy visits to both Governors, in collaboration with UN Women: “this space for the center and one of the teachers. A SMC held 10 field visits and was delighted to observe accounts today for 55 women association.
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