TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...... 1
II. STRATEGY FOR 2005...... 5
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS...... 5 B. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR 2005 ...... 7 C. GEOGRAPHICAL / REGIONAL APPROACHES ...... 7 D. MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ...... 9 E. STRUCTURE OF THE 2005 WORK PLAN...... 9 F. COORDINATION AND LEADERSHIP ...... 11
III. REVIEW OF 2004 PROGRAMME AND ANALYSIS OF FUNDING TRENDS...... 13
IV. NATIONAL PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT PEACE IMPLEMENTATION ...... 18 STRATEGY...... 18 OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR NATIONAL PROGRAMMES...... 20 PROJECTS...... 29
V. SOUTHERN SUDAN...... 44 STRATEGY...... 44 OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR SOUTHERN SUDAN ...... 49 PROJECTS...... 69
VI. DARFUR...... 98 STRATEGY...... 98 OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR DARFUR ...... 102 PROJECTS...... 119
VII. TRANSITIONAL AREAS...... 142 STRATEGY...... 142 OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR TRANSITIONAL AREAS...... 145
VIII. EASTERN SUDAN ...... 161 STRATEGY...... 161 OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR EASTERN SUDAN ...... 163
IX. OTHER AREAS IN NORTH SUDAN ...... 177 STRATEGY...... 177 OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR OTHER AREAS OF NORTH SUDAN...... 178
X. PROJECTS FOR TRANSITIONAL AREAS, EASTERN SUDAN, AND OTHER AREAS IN NORTH SUDAN ...... 190
ANNEX I: WORK PLAN PROJECTS BY AGENCY ...... 225 ANNEX II: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS...... 237
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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Sudan stands poised between peace and conflict in 2005, with the future depending on the commitment of its leaders to peace; whether this be that of the Government of Sudan (GoS), the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) or the militias and armed groups active in various parts of the country.
The response of the United Nations and its partners in 2005 will reflect this reality. The 2005 Work Plan for Sudan is a transitional plan focused on reinforcing progress towards peace, supporting the peace agreement once it has been signed, and responding to the needs of some four million people. This, by necessity, requires a complex and flexible programme providing humanitarian, protection, recovery and development activities. By elaborating this Work Plan, and ensuring that the different components support each other, the United Nations and its partners are committing their resources and skills to play a critical supportive role to the peace process, and provide life saving support to those who need it. The Work Plan will fully complement the work of the UN mission in Sudan (UNAMIS), and fall under the overall responsibility of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General.
The 2005 Work Plan outlines the strategic and operational plan of the United Nations and its partners, and presents 304 projects to be implemented by 49 agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Programmes and projects focus on southern Sudan, Transitional Areas (Abyei, Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains), Darfur, and eastern Sudan. There are also a number of national programmes in direct support of the peace process. 145 projects are classified as ‘humanitarian’, and 159 as recovery or development. To implement these projects in 2005, the United Nations and its partners require a total of US$ 1.48 billion. Of this amount, nearly US$ 720 million is required to provide and distribute food aid. While the need for food assistance is high, particularly in conflict and drought affected areas, the costs of transporting food assistance in Sudan are also substantial given the poor quality of the road, rail and river transport network.
Highlights of the 2005 Work Plan
Humanitarian Activities Recovery and Development Activities • Life saving and protection support • Support to the return and reintegration of up to 1.2 million IDPs and for 2.5 million conflict and drought refugees to southern Sudan. affected people in Darfur. • Area based recovery of war-affected communities including support • Mitigation of the 2004 crop failure to livelihoods and basic social services. in the south, west and east. • Support to the peace process through programmes for reconciliation • Mine surveying, clearance and and the promotion of good governance and the rule of law. capacity building. • Recovery/conflict prevention package in eastern Sudan, addressing • Stabilisation of other conflict chronic food insecurity and 30% child malnutrition. affected or threatened areas. • Preparation for a Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programme linked to the peace process. • Rehabilitation of transport infrastructure.
The 2005 Work Plan represents urgently required activities that the United Nations and its partners intend to implement from 1 January 2005, for a period of one year only, and has been developed in consultation with sectoral ministries/departments and the GoS and SPLM/A leadership and draws on the priorities reflected in the GoS/SPLM/A document, Urgent Needs in Sudan: October 2004-June 2005. The Work Plan has also been developed alongside the Joint Assessment Mission (JAM), which outlines strategic priorities and activities for the six year ‘interim period’. The Work Plan, in this respect, focuses on projects that must be implemented immediately, and is complementary to projects that will be developed later in the year under the JAM.
A tremendous opportunity exists in 2005 to bring a long-running conflict to an end. The devastation caused by the war and the expectations of the Sudanese people mean that peace can only work with the immediate support of the international community. This support must come now, and it must be beyond the scope of the large amount of humanitarian aid that is still required in 2005. Donors must move quickly towards recovery funding, so as to give the peace process the greatest possible chance of succeeding.
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Alongside this opportunity lies great responsibility, for all the parties of the various conflicts in Sudan, and the donors. Millions of people are at great risk, and will require an increasing amount of humanitarian assistance in the medium-term. The GoS and the various militia and armed groups must take active responsibility for ending conflict, and for protecting the rights of civilians. The GoS and donors must take active responsibility for providing humanitarian aid to the people affected by conflict, even as they turn their attention towards support for the Naivasha peace process. These are not opposing aims: rather, support for both humanitarian and recovery / development / peace support operations is the only credible course of action in Sudan.
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PROJECT SUMMARY - SUDAN OVERALL
SUMMARY BY REGION REGION TOTAL (US$) % OF TOTAL National 170,890,895 12% South 557,090,514 38% Darfur 621,350,517 42% Rest of Sudan1 134,117,934 9%
TOTAL 1,483,449,860 100%
SUMMARY BY ORGANISATION TYPE
ORGANISATION TYPE TOTAL (US$) PROJECTS United Nations 1,425,037,030 210 NGOs 58,412,830 94
TOTAL 1,483,449,860 304
SUMMARY BY PROGRAMME CATEGORY
ASSISTANCE CATEGORY TOTAL (US$) PROJECTS Humanitarian Action 1,216,779,904 145 Recovery 237,406,587 127 Development 29,263,369 32
TOTAL 1,483,449,860 304
SUMMARY BY SECTOR
SECTOR TOTAL (US$) PROJECTS Education and Training 58,199,188 25 Food Aid 720,680,384 5 Food Security and Livelihoods 89,549,145 30 Health 114,444,790 84 Mine Action 57,116,376 26 Multisector Support for Return and Reintegration 57,781,876 13 Nutrition 13,886,946 8 Protection 52,063,398 33 Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructure 61,810,404 4 Rule of Law and Governance 60,134,323 32 Shelter and Non-food Items 59,842,178 6 Water and Environmental Sanitation 82,757,230 21 Coordination and Common Services 55,183,622 17
TOTAL 1,483,449,860 304
1 East, Transitional Areas and other areas in northern Sudan
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SUMMARY BY ORGANISATION
ORGANISATION TOTAL (US$)PROJECTS ACF-USA 156,262 1 AMREF 1,682,000 2 CA 450,000 3 CCM 1,031,743 2 COOPI 2,342,059 6 EM-DH 522,360 3 EMERGENCY 1,300,000 2 FAO 61,898,000 7 FSD 3,219,641 6 HI 976,900 1 IOM 34,438,429 6 IRC 1,153,065 6 KPHF 447,970 4 MAG 5,000,000 3 Malteser 175,000 1 MDM 323,240 1 MEDAIR 5,200,000 4 Merlin 3,500,000 2 MONEC 70,242 3 NCA 141,042 1 NDO 75,005 1 NPA 4,789,785 1 NRC 981,500 3 OCHA 11,270,409 3 OHCHR 2,494,950 2 OSIL 2,764,000 1 OVCI 427,160 1 PACT 4,092,000 4 PSF_CI 1,532,998 2 RI 5,035,000 9 RPDP 70,000 1 SC - US 6,632,000 11 SC-UK 338,800 1 SDA_ADRA 905,000 1 SIMAS 1,056,000 1 SOLO 45,000 2 SSDO 302,243 1 UNA 24,815 1 UNAIDS 4,121,743 2 UNDP 41,846,680 30 UNFPA 45,011,686 30 UNHCR 79,905,418 18 UNICEF 288,903,945 73 UNIDO 8,480,000 9 UNMAS 26,739,050 5 UNSECOORD 12,190,000 3 VSF-G 1,650,000 2 WFP 796,791,761 12 WHO 10,944,959 10 TOTAL 1,483,449,860 304
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II. STRATEGY FOR 2005
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Sudan at the end of 2004 As 2004 ends, Sudan remains balanced between hopes for peace and fears over existing and potential new conflicts. The peace talks between the GoS and the SPLM/A have yet to reach agreement on the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement, necessary to bring to an end 38 years of conflict, and to rebuild Sudan. At the time of writing, conflict in Darfur continues, with an increase over the previous quarter in security incidents for aid workers, and abuses against civilians. The Darfur crisis has had a devastating impact on the people of Sudan, displacing 1.6 million people in Darfur, 200,000 refugees from Darfur sheltering in Chad, and severe hardship in the lives of several hundred thousand other conflict-affected people. Despite the large humanitarian effort to date, an average of 30% to 50% of these needy people do not yet have access to assistance.2 The continuing crisis in Darfur threatens security across the region, and could further detract from the North-South peace process. Meanwhile humanitarian needs elsewhere remain high, as a result of localised conflict, such as in the Upper Nile area, prolonged displacement and crop failure. Sudan as a whole continues to suffer from widespread poverty and inequitable development.
Planning assumptions for 2005 The United Nations is basing its 2005 Work Plan on the following broad planning assumptions, valid as of the start of November:
• Comprehensive Peace Agreement between GoS and SPLM/A: It is assumed that a comprehensive peace agreement between the GoS and the SPLM/A will be signed in early 2005 and that the parties will abide by the provisions of such an agreement, which could form the basis for the resolution of other disputes. It is assumed that broad support will be provided by the international community.
• Continuation of the Darfur Crisis: It is also assumed that talks aimed at resolving the Darfur crisis will continue. However, at the time of writing, it is realistic to assume that even with some political progress in the Abuja talks, the humanitarian and protection crisis will continue for quite some time. Other areas of the country also threaten to break into renewed conflict, and will require continued engagement and political dialogue. Failure to resolve Darfur and other crises could undermine the North-South peace agreement.
• Assistance scope: The United Nations system in Sudan and NGO partners will simultaneously provide humanitarian aid alongside support to the peace process. It is assumed that international aid will be provided to support the comprehensive peace agreement. Programmes will be developed in light of the Joint Assessment Mission (JAM), which will mark an accelerating shift from humanitarian programming. JAM programming will be subject to the signature and implementation of an overall peace agreement and a positive donor response to post-agreement recovery and development needs. It is assumed that humanitarian needs will be fully addressed by the donors, irrespective of the political situation.
• Security situation: Insecurity should be reduced in some areas by virtue of a comprehensive peace agreement and the presence of international monitors or peacekeepers. However, access to parts of the south and the west may deteriorate during 2005. Armed groups or militias may also become more active in eastern and potentially northern Sudan, and insecurity may increase in southern Blue Nile State and Upper Nile State. Scarcity of resources, particularly water, arable or grazing land, is likely to contribute to second tier, localised conflicts, which in some cases may be exacerbated by conflicts between returning populations and existing resident populations. Security in Darfur, which declined sharply for civilians and aid workers in the last quarter of 2004, is not expected to improve in the short term due to the activities of the GoS, its allied militia, and the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).
2 For more detailed data, see the Office of the UN RC/HC ‘Darfur Humanitarian Profile’, No. 7, October 2004.
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• Economic issues: With average oil prices in 2005 likely to be considerably above US$ 30 per barrel, the GoS revenues will continue to increase.3 Following an overall GoS-SPLM/A peace agreement – and with particular reference to the Wealth Sharing Protocol - these revenues are to be shared with the future Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS). Associated with this are key elements of the JAM that address disparities in public expenditure allocations both sectorally and geographically, particularly in the provision of basic social services. 4 Nationwide, the economy is expected to continue to grow, driven by increased foreign and local investment, with Gross National Product growth expected to be above 7% in 2005. The cessation of conflict and influx of international assistance should contribute towards economic growth, particularly in the south, over the next three years.
• Humanitarian needs: Humanitarian assistance needs will remain high and will increase above 2004 levels unless there are sustained improvements in security in Darfur and elsewhere. Insecurity and outbreaks of fighting will cause localised deterioration in humanitarian conditions in Darfur and some areas of southern Sudan, and possibly in other parts of the country. Deterioration will be characterised by food and shelter shortages, inadequate access to safe water, and increased disease risk; resulting in increased mortality rates. The crop failure in 2004/5 will increase pressure on the most vulnerable, and increase the need for humanitarian assistance. IDPs and refugees attempting to return home will continue to be exposed to risk unless protection is provided. In the absence of effective peace agreements, and sufficient basic services in return areas, it is assumed that the numbers of IDPs and refugees attempting to return home will remain in the hundreds of thousands, rather than in the millions.
• Low implementation capacity: The limited capacity of the GoS, SPLM/A, NGOs (international and national) and the United Nations system will impact on the support to, and implementation of, the comprehensive peace agreement. Increasing the capacity of the SPLM/A will be a critical component of the peace process, to allow for the provision of basic services, and to properly manage the inflow of Sudanese and international responses. Government of Sudan capacity building will also be required, particularly in areas such as demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration, IDP returns, social services and oil funds management, and more generally in the provinces. NGOs and United Nations agencies have considerable scope to compensate for shortcomings in Sudanese capacity, but must prioritise activities (as per this Work Plan) and actively contribute to the building of Sudanese capacity.
• UNAMIS mission: The United Nations effort in Sudan will be led by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG). The United Nations Advance Mission in Sudan (UNAMIS), which currently exists to prepare for a mission likely to be formed after the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement, will work alongside the United Nations agencies in support of the peace process. Depending on the terms of the comprehensive peace agreement, and the relevant Security Council resolutions, the United Nations mission may carry out activities such as peacekeeping, civil affairs, electoral assistance, police, rule of law, human rights, protection, DDR, Good Offices and political support. The SRSG has overall responsibility for all UN activities in Sudan, and is supported by two Deputy Special Representatives of the Secretary General (DSRSG), one of whom also serves as Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC). The United Nations will act in a unified manner in 2005, mobilising the comparative advantages of the funds, agencies and programmes along with those of the United Nations mission itself, to address the complex issues posed to the international community throughout 2005.
Should the core planning assumption of this Work Plan—that a comprehensive peace agreement between the north and south will be signed in early 2005—prove premature, then United Nations assistance will shift ever more towards life-saving activities and relief, and the humanitarian action projects in this Work Plan (marked HA) will be the priority. Donors would still be encouraged to support some recovery focused operations under such a scenario; in areas such as food security and livelihoods, increasing access to basic services, rehabilitating transport infrastructure and supporting
3 As of November, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), for example, was forecasting that the average oil price in 2005 would be US$ 37.50, compared with an average of US$ 39.35 in 2004. See ‘Global Outlook’, EIU, November 2004. 4 According to the Bank of Sudan, gross oil export earnings in 2003 were around US$ 1.958 bn; currently about half of gross revenues accrue to the GoS, while the remainder go to foreign oil companies (the exact share depends on cost recovery rates and contract terms, and may vary over time). The average oil price in 2004 is expected to be around 36% higher than the average in 2003, and Sudan’s average output is expected to have increased by about 13%. For sources, see report in Al-Anbaa, 25 December 2003, and ‘Global Outlook’, EIU, November 2004, and ‘Sudan: Country Report’, EIU, 2004 passim.
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B. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR 2005 In view of the above planning assumptions and analysis of the situation in Sudan at the end of 2004, and after discussions with partners, the United Nations agencies and programmes will focus in 2005 on the following five strategic priorities:
1. Promote and support the protection and stabilisation of populations in areas of conflict and natural disasters, through the provision of humanitarian assistance.
2. Support the search for, and implementation of, a comprehensive peace agreement for Sudan, including through the promotion of reconciliation, confidence building and support for good governance.
3. Increase the access of host communities and deprived populations to basic services and sustainable livelihood opportunities; to reduce dependency on humanitarian aid and the likelihood of conflict over resources.
4. Support the promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law.
5. Support the return and reintegration of refugees and the displaced, including by providing protection along routes of return and supporting livelihood recovery.
In view of the above priorities, the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) will support the parties in promoting peace by creating an environment for sustainable solutions. Whereas programmes in this Work Plan continue to ameliorate the effects of protracted war, especially on vulnerable groups, at the same time they are laying the foundation for effectively addressing some of the key protection, reintegration and recovery issues.
A large proportion of the financial requirements in this Work Plan (some US$ 720 million) is for the provision and delivery of food aid. While the need for food assistance is high, particularly in conflict and drought affected areas, the costs of transporting and distributing food assistance are also substantial given the poor quality of the road, rail and river networks. Therefore, the United Nations, through the World Food Programme (WFP), will invest in emergency infrastructure repairs in 2005. While the central aim of this programme is to facilitate the return of IDPs and refugees and increase the populations’ access to services and markets, the repairs will also contribute to reducing transport costs of food and other forms of aid by up to 70%.
C. GEOGRAPHICAL / REGIONAL APPROACHES In 2005, the United Nations will address the above priorities throughout Sudan, with a regional focus on Darfur, southern Sudan, eastern Sudan, and the three disputed or ‘transitional’ areas, Abyei, Blue Nile state and South Kordofan / Nuba Mountains. 5 In addition, the United Nations has several important nationwide programmes in direct support of peace implementation, which are in line with priorities identified by the GoS and SPLM/A in their Urgent Needs document. The United Nations also plans to carry out select programmes in other parts of the country not mentioned above, such as North Kordofan and Khartoum.
5 In May 2004 the GoS and the SPLM/A agreed two protocols on resolving conflict in Abyei, Blue Nile state and Nuba Mountains. The three areas are collectively referred to as ‘transitional areas’ in this Work Plan.
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Regional and nationwide plans are found in the following sections of the document, and are summarised below:
Nationwide programmes: Given the assumption that a peace agreement will be signed in early 2005, preparing for large-scale return and assuring sustainable sources of livelihoods both for returnees and host communities are high priorities. Four areas will be particularly important in 2005 and will be a major part of the United Nations nationwide programme for Sudan: (a) build the capacity of national authorities and communities to support peace implementation, including for DDR, the national census, improved aid coordination and dealing with mines and explosive remnants of war; (b) rehabilitate key segments of the road, rail and river network to support return movements, increase access to services and markets, and reduce the cost of aid delivery; (c) conduct emergency surveys, marking and clearance of mines and explosive remnants of war to support livelihoods and returns; and (d) facilitate return and reintegration through various support services such as information to internally displaced persons (IDPs), movement tracking, and provision of security.
Southern Sudan: There are two broad areas of planned support for southern Sudan in 2005. First, the continued provision of humanitarian aid wherever it is needed. Second, support to the implementation of a comprehensive peace agreement. This will include support to the return and reintegration of displaced Sudanese into their communities and capacity building of the civil administration and civil society to establish the basic conditions for good governance and the rule of law.
As soon as a Peace Agreement is signed, many decades of almost exclusive humanitarian assistance by the international community will make place for an approach towards recovery and reconstruction, based on realistic and accountable empowerment of communities and authorities. This document sets out strategies, as well as programmes that are the translation of this shift, in which the safe and dignified return of displaced populations and combatants, as well as the search for sustainable livelihoods for both the returnees and the host communities play a central role.
Darfur: Some 2.5 million people are expected to need humanitarian assistance in Darfur in 2005. This number includes people displaced from their homes by conflict; host communities whose coping mechanisms, resources and basic services are under extreme stress, and those whose crops have failed during the latest planting season. While the operating environment in Darfur continues to present formidable challenges, it is felt that with initial capacity and logistics more or less in place, the humanitarian community in 2005 should focus more on improving the quality and targeting of assistance and expanding its presence to currently under-served areas. Protection of civilians will remain a serious concern and efforts are already underway to institute a more robust protection framework, which includes the implementation of an agreed inter-agency protection strategy, restructuring the inter-agency Protection Working Group in Khartoum, and strengthening the protection working groups in the field by deploying qualified staff. The protection strategy, summarised in the Darfur section of this Work Plan, will be rolled out shortly.
Transitional Areas (Abyei, Blue Nile state and Nuba Mountains): The main development in 2004 was the agreement by the GoS and the SPLM/A in May on two protocols covering the areas. The extension of the cease-fire arrangements covering the areas also facilitated humanitarian and development assistance work. The United Nations will aim to contribute to peace and confidence building in and between the GoS- and SPLM/A-controlled areas in the transitional areas, using humanitarian and development assistance to help meet immediate and recovery needs. Where possible, the UNCT will use multi-agency initiatives, such as the Nuba Mountains Programme for Advancing Conflict Transformation.
Eastern Sudan: In 2004 increased political tensions marked eastern Sudan. Economic issues, in particular the combination of severe poverty in some areas and the growing possibility of oil extraction, may have a bearing on regional developments. In view of this, the UNCT will prepare a coordinated contingency plan for the region, monitor the situation, and respond quickly to changes. At the same time the United Nations will increase its presence in the east and gain a better understanding of the root causes of food insecurity and malnutrition. This will lead to a more comprehensive approach to addressing long-term food security issues in the region. In the meantime, the United Nations will provide assistance within the overall strategic priorities of support to livelihoods, increased access to basic services, and the provision of humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations.
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D. MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS The conflict in Sudan has had a serious impact on the country’s progress in attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The high levels of poverty, manifested by low incomes, lack of opportunities and high rates of malnutrition are a product of decades of marginalisation, insecurity and lack of access to basic social services. Primary school enrolment rates are as low as 23% in the South and under 30% in parts of the North, including South Darfur, thus depriving the majority of children in these areas from access to education. And for those who do attend school, the quality of the education they receive is compromised by deficiencies in the learning environment. More worrying, however, is the risk that Sudan faces in bringing up a generation of illiterate youth if education is not urgently made accessible to those who missed out because of the war. Of particular importance are girls and young women who are continually marginalised when it comes to education opportunities because of cultural biases.
The levels of mortality and morbidity in large parts of Sudan, and most notably in southern Sudan, are symptomatic of an inadequate health infrastructure and low health service coverage in the region. This is illustrated by the fact that in the south one out every four children will die before the age of five and that one in nine women die in pregnancy or childbirth. The abysmally low ratio of skilled health personnel to population (e.g. one physician to 100,000 people), the virtual absence of obstaetric emergency care and the shortage of drugs and primary health facilities are glaring indictments of the health system. The fact that safe water is available to less than a third of the population, along with poor hygiene and sanitation practices, means that efforts to prevent or control diseases remains an uphill task.
There is a general lack of reliable and up to date data for tracking performance against the MDGs. Monitoring capacities are weak across the board, and require urgent strengthening. This is especially crucial in the development of Sudan specific indicators and tracking of progress towards the attainment of the MDGs.
The expected signature of the comprehensive peace agreement provides an opportunity to redress disparities in access to social services and reduce levels of poverty in Sudan. The commitment shown by the SPLM/A and the GoS to the development of a pro-poor development strategy, as articulated in the joint concept note on “A National Poverty Eradication Strategy” 6 provides an important starting point for improving human development outcomes in the nation and accelerating progress towards the MDGs. Most of the objectives outlined in this Work Plan directly or indirectly support progress towards the MDGs.
E. STRUCTURE OF THE 2005 WORK PLAN The 2005 Work Plan is an integrated relief, recovery and development action plan for 2005. It outlines what the United Nations believes are the most urgent needs that can and must be addressed by the United Nations system and its partners within a one-year timeframe. The UNCT has prepared the 2005 Work Plan drawing on consultations with the GoS, the SPLM/A, NGOs and donors. Main elements of the plan were developed through a UNCT retreat in September, sectoral-level consultations with the GoS, the SPLM/A and NGOs through September and October, and workshops on the draft of this document with the GoS and the SPLM/A (8 November), the UNCT (9-10 November) and donors (11 November).
The UNCT, in collaboration with its partners, jointly developed the five strategic priorities for 2005 (see page 7). These are to be implemented through regional operational plans, divided by sectors. The operational plans provide clearly laid out objectives, baseline information (where available), activities and indicators for humanitarian action, recovery and development. Based on these operational plans, 304 projects have been developed. Each project is linked to one or more operational objectives and to the strategic priorities for 2005. The list of projects, with their links to the strategic priorities, make up the financial requirements of the United Nations system and many partners, and as such, constitutes the UNCT’s common appeal for funds for Sudan for 2005.
6 Sudan Joint Assessment Mission, 2004. A National Poverty Eradication Strategy Concept Note, available at www.unsudanig.org/JAM.
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Operational plans are divided into sectors, 7 developed in consultation with GoS and SPLM/A technical counterparts, and with NGOs. Each sector plan is integrated to include, as appropriate, humanitarian action, recovery and development objectives and activities. An effort has been made to clearly identify and categorise “humanitarian action,” “recovery” and “development” objectives and activities. While recognising that the boundaries between, for example, humanitarian and recovery can be difficult to define, and are often contingent upon the context in which an activity is taking place, the categories nevertheless present a useful guide to partners. These sectoral plans are now being integrated into the JAM findings.
A 2005 Work Plan Logical Framework Database was developed to supplement this document and is available upon request from the Office of the UN RC/HC (through [email protected]) or online at www.unsudanig.org. The database links every project in this document to one or more sector objectives, and each objective to one of the five strategic priorities, thereby creating a clear logical framework for the 2005 programme. The database will facilitate monitoring of indicators and will enable greater accountability and more robust reporting on the part of the United Nations to both internal and external stakeholders.
The Work Plan process will continue in 2005, allowing donors and other partners to track the progress of the Work Plan throughout the year, to understand changes made in the planned reviews in May and September, and to evaluate the programme’s effectiveness.
2005 Work Plan for Sudan
United Nations Strategic Priorities for the Sudan in 2005
National Programmes Supporting Projects Operational Plan Page 29 Page 18
Southern Sudan Supporting Projects Operational Plan Page 69 Page 44
Darfur Supporting Projects Operational Plan Page 119 Page 98
Transitional Areas Operational Plan Page 142 RegionalStrategies for Sudan Eastern Sudan Supporting Projects Operational Plan Page 190 Page 161
Other Areas in North Sudan Operational Plan Page 177
Annex I Work Plan Projects by Agency Page 225
7 Sectors include: Education and training; Food aid; Food security and livelihoods; Health; Mine action; Multisector services to support return and reintegration (which includes activities such as registration, transport, and camp management), Nutrition; Protection; Rehabilitation of transport infrastructure; Rule of law and good governance; Shelter and non-food items; Water and environmental sanitation; and Coordination and common services.
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Links with immediate post-peace and longer-term needs assessments In preparing the Work Plan, the UNCT has sought to ensure that it complements the likely responses to immediate post-peace and longer-term needs assessments. The Work Plan therefore draws on:
• The GoS-SPLM/A joint document Urgent Needs in Sudan, October 2004-June 2005: Facilitated by the Core Coordination Group, the executive body of the JAM, this paper focuses on activities considered by the GoS and the SPLM/A to be critical to the success of the anticipated overall peace agreement. There is widespread concern that without some immediate and visible assistance prior to the Interim Period, the momentum and expectations raised by recent peace agreements will be undermined, and further localised conflicts may result. The paper sets out four areas of urgent needs: return and reintegration, peace building, capacity building, and peace agreement implementation. Projects in the Work Plan address these areas as far as is possible in advance of an overall peace agreement.
• The Joint Assessment Mission (JAM): It is expected that the final report of the JAM will be completed by the end of 2004 and that following the signature of an overall GoS-SPLM/A peace agreement, an international donors conference will be held and pledges made against specific recovery and development programmes. The JAM report will identify the funding gaps of the six- year Interim Period, with more details provided for the first two years.
• The 2005 Work Plan is complementary with the JAM in the two following ways. First, the JAM does not directly respond to humanitarian needs. This function is carried out by the Work Plan for 2005. Second, it is anticipated that large-scale recovery and development needs of the Sudan, to which the United Nations and its partners will respond after the peace agreement is signed, will be identified under the JAM process, and be funded by donors bilaterally or through the Multi-Donor Trust Fund. Recovery and development projects in the Work Plan draw on findings from the JAM that were available at the time of writing, and initiate key preparatory activities necessary to ensure the timely implementation of initiatives identified in the JAM. They also address the pressing needs for maintaining peace in the period until flow of JAM related funds start, with the beginning of the interim period.
Provisional Calendar of Work Plan Reviews and Complimentary Planning Processes in 2005 As a result of timeframe constraints, the preparation of the Work Plan could not include all of the programmes that are still under preparation, some of which will be finalised following the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement. The UNCT, therefore, intends to continue consultations through a process of reviews of the Work Plan during 2005. These reviews will allow updating or revision of the Work Plan in light of new developments, and further alignment of the plan with other needs assessments as appropriate (see provisional calendar of Work Plan reviews and of related plans and reviews expected during 2005 below).
Month in 2005 Provisional date Date contingent January Contingency planning (UNCT) JAM report (for review at international donor conference March Return and Reintegration Strategy following conclusion of an overall April DDR strategy GoS-SPLM/A peace agreement)
May Work Plan 1st review (UNCT/OCHA) National protection strategy September Work Plan 2nd review (UNCT/OCHA) (preparation over 3 months) November Finalisation of UN 2006 Work Plan (UNCT/OCHA)8
F. COORDINATION AND LEADERSHIP The United Nations will implement the Work Plan, along with its partners, on the basis of the coordination and leadership of the UN RC/HC; who, as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, comes under the overall authority of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General. A transition plan of this nature, with considerable resource requirements, requires a strong coordination structure. In carrying out this work, the UN RC/HC will continue to lead the UNCT in its responsibilities to properly plan for, and implement, this Work Plan. A tremendous challenge remains
8 Format, scope to be decided in consultation with GoS, GoSS.
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Bearing in mind this challenge, and the need to shift rapidly in many areas from relief to recovery and development programming, the UN RC/HC will be assisted by two deputies. The UN RC/HC has a Deputy RC/HC for southern Sudan, based out of Rumbek and Nairobi. The Deputy RC/HC (South) has day-to-day responsibility for managing and coordinating the assistance effort in southern Sudan, and to liaise with the SPLM/A and new civil administration. It is also envisaged that the United Nations will continue to employ a Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in the north of Sudan, focusing on the Darfur crisis.
In both Khartoum and southern Sudan, sectoral committees will steer the implementation of the Work Plan under the guidance of the UN RC/HC, and the Deputy RC/HC, respectively; and in cooperation with the local authorities. The two reviews of the Work Plan will be done jointly between the north and south so as to measure progress to date, adjust the strategy to reflect changing circumstances, and to add or remove projects.
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III. REVIEW OF 2004 PROGRAMME AND ANALYSIS OF FUNDING TRENDS
The objectives for 2004 of the United Nations agencies in Sudan were initially set out in the Appeal for the Sudan Assistance Programme for 2004, prepared in late 2003. The appeal envisaged that assistance to Sudan in 2004 would be concentrated in the areas of humanitarian action and – in the expectation of an end to the country’s civil war – transitional recovery. Within the latter area, agencies planned a number of peace-impact and capacity-building initiatives, intended to support the implementation of an overall peace agreement and new governance arrangements. The programme was also framed around Sudan’s standing relative to the Millenium Development Goalss.
Darfur Important achievements and results in Darfur in 2004 included:
• Prevention of an extremely large loss of life: While tens of thousands are estimated to have died between January and August 2004, representing a tremendous human tragedy, the provision of humanitarian assistance by the United Nations and NGOs, in partnership with international donors, prevented the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives.
• Scaling up of assistance: Substantial progress was made during the year to reduce the gap between needs and support provided. Following a mid-year review of the Sudan Assistance Programme, the UNCT published the 90-day Humanitarian Action Plan for Darfur in June. In the principal life-saving sectors, United Nations agencies achieved the majority of their targets under this plan, which were aimed at responding to the needs of at least 90% of the then IDP population. The actual number of displaced and affected people has risen due to continued insecurity. At the same time, increased access by humanitarian aid workers has led to more people being assisted. By October, relief was being delivered to between 50% and 70% of the conflict-affected population.9 However, as of September, the security situation for aid workers has deteriorated and is affecting the provision of aid.
It should be noted that a small part of the increase in the number of beneficiaries could be ascribed to a 'pull factor', linked to the availability of certain life-sustaining goods and services such as food or water. Darfur residents who have become vulnerable because of the crisis were unable to sustain themselves, and therefore went in search of support. Insecurity and the lack of resources meant that agencies were unable to provide significant resources in many areas of origin. In 2005, humanitarian agencies hope to expand support to areas other than those with concentrations of IDPs, depending again on security and availability of resources. In the case of voluntarily returning IDPs and refugees, the United Nations and its partners will provide support, where appropriate, to returned IDPs and their communities.
• Increased mobilisation of financial and human resources: In March 2004, in response to the rapidly worsening humanitarian situation in Darfur, the UNCT revised its 2004 appeal, and mobilised considerable human and financial resources for Darfur. Reflecting this, by the third quarter of 2004 a total of more than 60 NGOs and around 5,000 national and 700 international staff were working in Darfur; and, as of early November, the financial requirements for Darfur were nearly 80% met.
• Partially improved access: Advocacy by the international community in Khartoum, coupled with growing international support, played a major role in encouraging the GoS to increase access to Darfur in general and to conflict-affected populations in particular. As a result, during the year access improved both to areas held by the GoS and to areas held by the SLM/A and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), and constraints on the movement and use of vehicles and materials were also reduced. As mentioned above, access is once again being constrained by heightened insecurity and is affecting the provision of life-saving aid.
9 For example, by 1 October food relief was being distributed to 70% of the conflict-affected population, compared with 57% at the start of September, while shelter and non-food items were being delivered to around 52% of the target population. See UN RC/HC ‘Darfur Humanitarian Profile’, No. 7, October 2004.
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Cooperation with the GoS and the SPLM/A Through a number of consultative and preparatory initiatives during 2004, the United Nations system in Sudan strengthened its cooperation with the GoS and the SPLM/A, with positive implications for cross-line work, return and re-integration, and peace-building. United Nations agencies and the World Bank worked closely with the GoS and the SPLM/A on the JAM. The JAM is intended to assess rehabilitation and recovery needs for the six-year interim period that is proposed to follow the signature of an overall peace agreement between the GoS and the SPLM/A. The JAM has played an important role in systematically addressing post conflict and transition needs. Assessments for all sectors will be completed by the end of 2004, and will form the basis for the planned Oslo donor conference, once a peace agreement has been signed.
The JAM has made substantial progress on four key objectives: • Shared vision: Informed by an agreed framework for a longer-term joint Poverty Eradication Strategy (PES) that has been committed to by the parties, the JAM is a ‘visioning’ exercise that sets developmental priorities for the six-year Interim Period.
• Ownership and alignment of policies and programmes: The crisis orientation of aid over the past decade of war is gradually being complemented, and hopefully eventually replaced, by a strategic recovery and development plan owned and directed by national authorities.
• Results oriented and mutual accountability: The JAM will present agreed baseline data matched by a monitored series of targets for the Interim Period. Informed by the MDGs, these targets will be at least annualised for the first two years, and will relate to actions by the parties as well as commitments needed by international partners.
• Identification of financial gaps: Since national capacity, implementation and budgetary constraints will be severe in the immediate post-war phase the JAM will lay out requests for international donors to respond to needs not covered by national resources.
Other examples of cooperation included:
• Establishment of a common approach to return and reintegration: To assist the GoS and the SPLM/A prepare for the voluntary and safe return of Sudanese refugees and IDPs, an inter- agency Sustainable Returns Team was established. This led to the agreement of common principles on and a common approach to the return and reintegration process. The UNCT has also agreed with the GoS and the SPLM/A on a joint mechanism for tracking return movements and work has begun on its implementation. Much remains to be done, however, in properly resourcing, planning and supporting the return process.
• Establishment of a Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration Unit: Following the advancement of the peace talks between the GoS and the SPLM/A, the United Nations in collaboration with GoS and SPLM/A counterparts is developing a National DDR programme for the Sudan. Since January 2004, the UNDP DDR Preparatory Assistance Programme for the Sudan has been providing technical expertise to the Peace Talks on DDR, and developing a coordinated approach to DDR in the Sudan.
• Formulation of a common mine action policy framework: The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) worked with the GoS and the SPLM/A to agree a common Mine Action Policy Framework, covering mine clearance priorities and mine risk education.
• Agreement of coordination mechanism for the return of IDPS in Darfur: Following an agreement between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the GoS, the UNCT has supported the establishment of a coordination mechanism to oversee the return of IDPs in Darfur, according to transparent procedures covering readiness and other aspects affecting the decision to return. IOM will take a lead role in overseeing the mechanism in North and South Darfur, and UNHCR will take the lead in West Darfur.
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• Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS): UN agencies and NGOs continued support in response to the humanitarian crisis, including spontaneous returns. However, resource limitations resulted in sharp cuts in assistance to the population. It is anticipated that, following the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement, most or all of the key provisions and mechanisms of the OLS will continue, albeit following consultations with the SPLM/A.
• Support to the SPLM/A in their planning for the interim period, including the development, by the SPLM/A commissions, of strategic plans for key services, such as health and education, and for civil administration and the rule of law.
International funding towards assistance in Sudan in 2004 As of late November 2004, total donor contributions towards assistance activities in Sudan in 2004 amounted to US$ 839 million10. This total covers funding to assistance activities throughout Sudan, including humanitarian assistance in Darfur but not including funding towards assistance for Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad, which is covered under programmes for Chad. US$ 515 million or 61% of the total recorded funding was channelled through the United Nations system in Sudan, US$ 219 million (26%) through international NGOs, and US$ 50 million (6%) through Red Cross organisations.
Recipient type Amount in US$ % of total UN agencies 514,996,457 61% International NGOs 218,813,572 26% Red Cross 50,024,737 6% Other/unspecified11 56,106,294 7% TOTAL in US$ 839,941,060 100%
Total donor contributions to Sudan up to November 2004 were close to three times the total recorded for the whole of year year 2003 (US$ 313 million), an increase that was largely driven by the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
As of November, the largest donors for Sudan in 2004 were the United States, the European Commission and the United Kingdom, which respectively accounted for 43%, 12% and 11% of total contributions. The largest Arab donor country was Saudi Arabia who is recorded as being the seventh largest donor towards the Sudan, with Arab League countries providing a total of US$ 32 million of recorded humanitarian assistance, equivalent to 4% of total assistance towards Sudan in 2004. The great majority of Arab League contributions were humanitarian assistance towards the crisis in Darfur and were mainly in the form of direct in-kind humanitarian aid.
10 Funding channelled through United Nations, NGOs, Red Cross and bilateral as reported to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking System (FTS) as per 21 November 2004. Un-earmarked or broadly earmarked core funding for NGOs and the Red Cross that internally has been allocated to activities in Sudan may not be reflected in these funding figures. 11 Includes bilateral funding as well as contributions for which the type of recipient organisation has not been specified.
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The 2004 Appeal for the Sudan Assistance Programme The 2004 Appeal for the Sudan Assistance Programme by the United Nations system and its partners underwent a series of revisions, principally in response to developments in Darfur. These were intended to respond, as best as was possible, to the urgent needs of various populations in Sudan. The sequence of these revisions is illustrated in the timeline below:
01/11/2003 01/04/2004 2004 Consolidated Appeal for the Revised ASAP 2004 30/11/2004 Sudan Assistance Programme (ASAP) Darfur Crisis Update 2005 UN Workplan for Sudan
01/01/2004 01/04/2004 01/07/2004 01/10/2004
01/11/2003 01/01/2005
01/06/2004 20/08/2004 ASAP 2004 Mid-Year Review Remaining Humanitarian Requirements for Sudan Until 31 December 2004
Remaining humanitarian requirements for Sudan until 31 December 2004 In August, with the emergency in Darfur still growing and in the absence of a final peace agreement between the GoS and the SPLM/A, the UNCT decided to re-focus the appeal to address only the most urgent needs for the remaining months of 2004. The United Nations, therefore, published a revised appeal, titled Remaining humanitarian requirements for Sudan until 31 December 2004, which outlined urgent priorities for the remaining months of 2004 within the areas of: (a) United Nations humanitarian assistance in Darfur; (b) return and reintegration in southern Sudan; and, (c) other urgent priorities for 2004.
With the exclusion of some 126 less-urgent projects, totalling US$ 141 million, the revised appeal in August for the remainder of 2004 amounted to US$ 720 million. Funding requirements for Darfur alone constituted 51% of this total, or US$ 369 million, a sharp increase from their level in the mid-year review of the appeal.
The following table shows the funding requirements for the period 20 August-31 December 2004, by priority area, and the available resources and unmet requirements as of 21 November 2004:
Available Unmet Priority area Requirements % covered resources12 requirements UN humanitarian assistance in Darfur 368,747,563 283,904,116 155,856,927 77% Return and reintegration in southern Sudan 147,694,338 51,873,596 123,198,474 35% Other urgent priorities for 2004 203,392,409 154,510,702 91,273,031 76% TOTAL in US$ 719,834,310 493,834,44113 225,999,869 69%
By November almost 70% of the total funding requirement had been met, with unmet requirements totalling US$ 226 million. In comparison with other appeals, this represented a relatively strong donor response. However, the unmet requirements are still enormous. In addition, it is important to note that while the coverage of requirements in Darfur and in the category of other urgent priorities were respectively 77% and 76%, the coverage of funding requirements for return and reintegration work was only 35%, despite the importance of this area of need.
12 Funding figures based on OCHA Financial Tracking System (FTS) as of 21November 2004. 13 Amount also includes unattributed funding of US$ 3,546,027.
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IV. NATIONAL PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT PEACE IMPLEMENTATION
STRATEGY The basic assumption of this Work Plan is that the GoS and the SPLM/A will sign a comprehensive peace agreement by early 2005. In preparation for the signing of the agreement and to support its implementation, the parties have identified a number of priority areas where specific, targeted support by the international community could significantly strengthen prospects for success. These are:
• Capacity building to strengthen rule of law, governance, aid coordination and community participation; • Rehabilitation of road, rail and river transport networks; • Addressing problems associated with mines and explosive remnants of war; • Preparations for demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration (DDR); • Preparations for a national census; and, • Logistics and other support to facilitate IDP and refugee return and reintegration.
This section of the Work Plan outlines the United Nations contribution in these areas, where it is felt that the mandates and expertise of certain United Nations agencies and international organisations can add value. Detailed operational plans are included in the following pages. To summarise, the United Nations plans to:
Build capacity of national authorities and communities to support peace implementation, including for DDR, the national census, improved aid coordination and mine action. Current governance systems and structures are suffering from decades of conflict, unequal development (regional imbalances, wealth distribution, secondary conflicts), unresponsive governance (militarised, unaccountable, low development and administrative capacities, weak civil society, marginalisation of women in decision- making processes), low access to justice and continued insecurity (weak justice and civilian policing systems, small arms, mines, ex-combatants). Effectively addressing these issues is critical for sustaining peace;
Rehabilitate key segments of the road, rail and river network. The transport network in Sudan is in severe disrepair, making transport of people, goods, equipment and aid dangerous, costly, and time- consuming, and sometimes impossible during the rainy season. The problem of road transport is exacerbated by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs). With the expectation of between 460,000 and 1.2 million returns in 2005, emergency repairs in the transport sector are critical. Rehabilitation will focus on repairing north-south routes, improving access to basic facilities by connecting Sudan to neighbouring countries, the river Nile to roads, the rail to roads and internal markets to market links, thereby reducing the cost of food production as well as increasing access to food, trade and transport. The programme is expected to reduce the cost of aid delivery by 25-70%;
Conduct emergency mine risk education, surveys, marking and clearance. Little is known of the extent of explosive remnants of war contamination and it’s impact on livelihoods and returns. Very few potential returnees have benefited from mine risk education and currently, there is no dangerous area marking in Sudan. In some areas of the country, more than 80% of routes are currently not used due to actual or perceived threat from mines. The inter-agency programmes to support mine action include mainly emergency activities, with a component to build the capacity of the national mine action office in Khartoum and a New Sudan Mine Action Directorate (NSMAD) in the South;
Facilitate return and reintegration through various support services: A variety of multi-sector activities are required to manage the “mechanics” of return, and ensure that they are conducted on a voluntary basis in safety and dignity. As such, many of the activities in this programme complement sector- based operational objectives. Activities include, information campaigns to help IDPs and refugees make informed decisions to return to their place of origin or choose resettlement elsewhere; transportation assistance, particularly for the elderly, disabled and single parent households; escorts to support protection of returnees; registration and documentation; and movement tracking to improve preparedness and planning.
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PROJECT SUMMARY – NATIONAL
SUMMARY BY PROGRAMME CATEGORY
ASSISTANCE CATEGORY TOTAL (US$) PROJECTS Humanitarian Action 82,847,876 29 Recovery 81,729,804 10 Development 6,313,215 6
TOTAL 170,890,895 45
SUMMARY BY SECTOR
SECTOR TOTAL (US$) PROJECTS Mine Action 57,116,376 26 Multisector Support for Return and Reintegration 10,653,500 3 Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructure 61,810,404 4 Rule of Law and Governance 41,310,615 12
TOTAL 170,890,895 45
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OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR NATIONAL PROGRAMMES The programmes outlined below are to be implemented throughout Sudan. Programmes in the following sectors that take place in only one area of the country (e.g. Darfur) can be found in the respective section of this Work Plan.
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United Nations Strategic Priorities for the Sudan in 2005
Guide to Navigating the 1. Promote and support the protection and stabilisation of populations in areas of conflict and natural disasters, through the provision of humanitarian assistance; 2005 Work Plan for Sudan 2. Support the search for, and implementation of, a comprehensive peace agreement for Sudan, including through the promotion of reconciliation, confidence building and support for good governance;
3. Increase the access of host communities and deprived populations to basic services and sustainable livelihood FOOD AID SECTOR PLAN FOR SOUTHERN SUDAN opportunities; to reduce dependency on humanitarian aid and the likelihood of conflict over resources;
4. Support the promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law;
Objective Current Situation Strategy 5. Support the Supportingreturn and reintegration Projects of refugees and the displaced, includingSuccess by providing Indicators protection along routes of return and supporting livelihood recovery.
Support the return and It is estimated that in 2005 about Provision of transit and return package, followed WFP - EMOP 10048.03 ''Food Assistance to Population Achieved planned monthly beneficiary reintegration of about 640,000 640,000 (IDPs and Refugees) by community-based recovery programmes. Affected by War and Drought'' (SUD-05/F02) (S, R targets for each assistance modality people (IDPs and Refugees) will return to South Sudan. Food For Recovery/Assets for reconstruction [e,ta,oa]) Provided timely, full and balanced expected to return to their places Support efforts to ensure smooth return and monthly rations. of origin or choice after the The returnees will require reintegration of IDPs and refugees UNHCR - Repatriation and Reintegration of Sudanese Increased participation of women in comprehensive peace agreement support in their efforts to re- Community-based approach and promotion of local relief committees
OBJECTIVE 2 OBJECTIVE Refugees (SUD-05/F01) (S, R [ta,oa]) is signed between North and establish themselves and their women’s participation in the re-integration South Sudan. livelihoods. process
Strategic Priority: Return and Reintegration Assistance Category: Humanitarian Action Assistance Categories (AC)