<p>PBF ELIGIBILITY REQUEST (IRF and PRF) TEMPLATE 1.1 </p><p>United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office/Peacebuilding Fund (PBSO/PBF)</p><p>Eligibility Request Template for countries to access the PBF1 (Length: Max. 10 pages)</p><p>Country: ______</p><p>1. Situation and Conflict Analysis * Briefly describe the relevant peacebuilding context, including key conflict drivers and dynamics in the country/region, structural and proximate causes, triggers, key stakeholders and actors, and major opportunities and champions for peace. The section should mention what analysis already exists to provide the peace and conflict situation and indicators. This section should also include a brief gender analysis in order to highlight the specific gender dynamics of conflict and analyze how women, men, girls and boys have been impacted by the conflict and/or involved in it. * Provide key peacebuilding and development indicators disaggregated by region and affected groups, if available (e.g. in the absence of current and reliable data on peacebuilding-specific indicators, please refer to other sources such as the World Bank fragile states’ list, Global Peace Index, Conflict Barometer of the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research, ODA and ODA per capita levels, main MDGs related indicators, Human Development Index).</p><p>2. Road Map for Peacebuilding * Briefly describe the current state of the peace process or the critical transition moment, any regional dynamics which may impact on peacebuilding, and the UN’s role. * Describe the commitment of the partner government in addressing peacebuilding issues and in achieving a joint peacebuilding vision. How has this been demonstrated? * Explain if peacebuilding goals are explicitly incorporated in existing national and/or UN planning frameworks in the country (e.g. UNDAF, PCNA/TRF, PRS, ISF, CAP, 1325 National Action Plan, and partner government’s development plans and strategies) and/or action plans. If they exist, briefly state what they are. * Summarize the consultative process undertaken in preparation of the eligibility request and the stakeholders involved, in particular consultations with government authorities, and other relevant stakeholders at the national level including civil society (women’s </p><p>1 Eligibility is required for accessing funds from the Peacebuilding and Recovery Facility (PRF) and the Immediate Response Facility (IRF) of the PBF when the requested funding for a country exceeds USD3 million. For more information, see PBF Guidelines (section 4). </p><p>1 organizations, young people’s organizations, others as relevant), international partners and the UN system. * Summarize the UN institutional setting and capacity in the country. Is it a peacekeeping or political mission setting? What is the size of the UN team? What is the peacebuilding expertise within the UN? Is there a Peace and Development Adviser? What has been the involvement of the UN in peacebuilding in the country? What is the perception of the UN by the Government and other partners in the area of peacebuilding and the UN’s added value in this area? What is the average annual budget of the UN in the country (regular and emergency) – please use the table below.</p><p>Table 1: Overview of UN funding in the country Un Country Team Key Source of Annual Regular Annual emergency Funding Budget in $ budget (e.g. CAP) (government, donor etc) Previous calendar year</p><p>Current calendar year</p><p>3. Mapping of existing finances and peacebuilding activities and funding gaps * Briefly identify existing peacebuilding activities by both national and international actors. Are there any major peacebuilding needs that are not being addressed? Are peacebuilding needs of traditionally discriminated or excluded groups such as women, youth, ethnic or religious minorities being addressed and how? What are the gaps and why? * What are the existing finances for peacebuilding, by government and other actors, including donors? * Briefly describe any other relevant aid related information (e.g. What is the donor response rate to PRSP, CAP, PCNA/TRF, etc? Is there an absence of MDTF’s and/or major donor programmes? Is the country in the OECD list of aid orphans?) * Summarize the existing peacebuilding finances and the funding gap in the following table:</p><p>Table 2: Mapping of Peacebuilding Activities/ Funding & Gaps Peacebuilding Area Key Source of Key Projects/ Budget in $ and Description of the Funding Activities what time period area facing a gap (government, and size of the donor etc) funding gap</p><p>4. Potential for PBF support * How would potential PBF support address the critical peacebuilding gaps, financial and otherwise? What are expected to be the priority peacebuilding areas supported with PBF funding, who are expected to be the target groups, which are expected to be geographic areas of intervention? What additional analysis is needed to be able to prepare a Priority Plan? Which UN agencies and other implementing partners are expected to be involved? * Identify the potential for PBF support to contribute to the Secretary-General’s broader peacebuilding goals in the country (through DPKO, DPA or PBC).</p><p>2 * Briefly describe the foreseen catalytic effect of PBF funding in creating the necessary changes and intermediate conditions, which, in the short and medium term, enable longer-term peacebuilding changes to occur.</p><p>3</p>