Highlights #15 | April 2016 CRZPC: enlarged session with donors and Monthly Bulletin some iNGOs Trust Fund: new equipment for the MOC HQ in Gao Role of the S&R Section Peacebuilding Fund: UNDP & UNIDO support income generating activities In support to the Deputy Special Representative Through this monthly bulletin, we provide regular Timbuktu: support to the Préfecture and of the Secretary-General (DSRSG), Resident updates on stabilization & recovery developments women associations (QIPs) Coordinator (RC) and Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and activities in the north of Mali. The intended Mopti: gardening in Sévaré prison (QIP video) in her responsibilities to lead the United Nations’ audience is the section’s main partners including Bamako: “MINUSMA in front of youths” contribution to Mali’s reconstruction efforts, the MINUSMA military and civilian components, UNCT awareness-raising day 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: 58 projects with 15 completed and 43 under implementation over a total budget Donor Coordination and Partnerships of 4 million USD (167 projects since 2013) Peacebuilding Fund (PBF): 5 projects started On 8th of April, donors and some epidemics, (3) support to medicine provision in 2015 over 18 months for a total budget of 1. international NGOs met for the and (4) strengthening of the health information 10,932,168 USD monthly enlarged session of the Commission system. Partners in presence recommended that Trust Fund (TF): 13 projects completed/nearing Réhabilitation des Zones Post-Conflit (CRZPC). the difficulties inventoried be relayed to other foras finalization and19 projects under implementation OCHA presented the mapping of development of discussion between international actors and the out of 57 projects approved for a cost of projects in post-conflict areas, elaborated through national counterpart. Lastly, MINUSMA gave an 14,980,441 USD over a budget of 24,438,625 data gathering made after 11th of February update on the progress made in the DDR process and USD (contributions from Australia, Canada, Denmark, CRZPC meeting. Participants agreed to refine the its roadblocks. Donors requested an assessment of Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, matrix which this mapping is based on with more the funding of the whole DDR process and funding Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and contributions from donors, and to add up elements needs from United Nations and the World Bank. UN DOCO) related to the impact of projects. The Health Cluster presented issues in the health sector in the S&R facilitated meetings between the (SSR/DDR), Rule of Law sections and Joint Mission northern regions, with 4 main axis of intervention: 2. African Development Bank (AfDB) and Analysis Centre (JMAC) on 26th of April. The (1) improvement of health access, (2) improvement MINUSMA, through their respective gender overall objective was to collect information and of the monitoring, preparation and response to specialist and Gender section on 22nd of April, share experience and good practices in view of and between other AfDB representatives and future possible collaboration between AfDB and Civil Affairs Division, Security Sector Reform/ the Mission. Disarmament-Demobilization-Reintegration Mopti Sévaré detention center hosts an average 1. of 180 detainees, more than 50% of the total inmate population in the region. This prison presents nowadays favorable opportunities for gardening production to men, women and children who occupy it, as the region is known for its extensive breeding and agriculture. In order to better understand this support from MINUSMA through a QIP, the Direction régionale de l’administration pénitentiaire de Mopti opened the doors of this custodial institution to the Mission’s Video Unit. Watch the video (in French): https://youtu.be/cibTA7GnPa4 Find all S&R Monthly Bulletins on MINUSMA’s website: http://bit.ly/1OIEeYj | 1 #15 | April 2016 Monthly Bulletin Timbuktu Gao On 18th of April, the handover ceremony On 23rd and 24th of April, were held the On the 7th of April, in Gao, MINUSMA Force 1. of the QIP for the provision of 2. launch ceremonies of the projects 1. Commander, Major General Michael equipment to the Timbuktu Préfecture for “the construction of a local products Lollesgaard chaired a donation ceremony to (25,000 USD budget) took place under the transformation and conservation unit for the the Mécanisme Opérationnel de Coordination chairmanship of the Préfet, in the presence of Wafakoye network of women in Niafunké” (MOC), which is one of the entity in charge of MINUSMA Head of Regional Office ad interim and and “the rehabilitation and equipment for the coordination of mixed patrols between the Civil Affairs Division, sponsor of this project. the Centre Multifonctionnel des Femmes de FAMa, CMA and Plateforme as agreed upon in the Goundam” under the chairmanship of the Préfets Peace Agreement. The MOC plays a key role in the of Goundam and Niafunké. Mayors, technical securisation of the cantonment sites - which are services and notabilities of both localities, as well currently under construction - and of surrounding as beneficiary women associations and several communities. Electronic equipment and office MINUSMA sections were in attendance. Those 2 equipment were handed over to operationalize the QIP projects of a global cost of nearly 86,000 USD MOC’s headquarters in Gao. The lack of equipment and sponsored by the Civil Affairs Division aim at was a key barrier to the proper functioning of the promoting regional products, contributing to food MOC’s activities. This donation is made possible security and creating revenue opportunities for thanks to 43,000 USD funding from Luxembourg’s beneficiary women. contribution to the Trust Fund in Support for Peace In one hand, the Wafakoye network of women and Security in Mali. Government of Mali also made in Niafunké gathers 88 women associations a vital donation of vehicles to the MOC on the next (2,200 members) coming from all ethnic groups, day in Bamako. covers the whole Cercle of Niafunké and self- Read more (in French): http://bit.ly/21fx8lJ manages its resources. These women have a 20 years’ experience in the agri-food products transformation but lack of the necessary equipment to achieve good yield in their activity. Concerning Goundam, the Centre Multifonctionnel des Femmes had been vandalized, looted and occupied by armed groups in 2012. All the 127 women who were working there in various On 15th of April, S&R section met with the sectors such as agri-food transformation, tanning 2. Inspector of the Ministère de la Solidarité, and sewing found themselves unemployed since de l’Action Humanitaire et de la Reconstruction then. du Nord, in charge of assisting Gao Regional Direction in the return of displaced persons, a topic on which discussions focused on. Mentioned sites of Wodu-Cherif 7km from Gao and Taguilout in Anderamboucane (Ménaka) present important humanitarian needs, such Trust Fund in support for as rehabilitations of school, community health centers Peace and Security in Mali and water drillings. MINUSMA funding mechanisms were introduced to the Inspector and another enlarged End of April, S&R was informed that the meeting is planned after consultation of humanitarian 1. Mission has received the following actors. contributions to the Trust Fund, coming from former AFISMA funds: 2,584,061 USD from Denmark and 498,087 USD from Turkey. This brings the total of contributions to 24,438,625 USD. | 2 #15 | April 2016 Monthly Bulletin Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) On 11th of April, in the context of the joint On 15th of April in Timbuktu and on 20th of On 19th of April, was held in Bamako 1.project “Solutions for a sustainable and 2. April in Gao, S&R facilitated the meetings 3. a training on gender and gender peaceful reintegration of internally displaced between the AE2C consultancy team, in charge of mainstreaming initiated through the people (IDPs) and repatriated refugees in Gao monitoring and evaluation of the Peacebuilding PBF project implemented by UNWOMEN, and Timbuktu regions” implemented by IOM and Fund projects (PBF), the Disarmament- UNFPA and the Mission. Were represented UNHCR, a ceremony was organized to hand Demobilization-Reintegration (DDR) section and the Joint Steering Committee (JSC - through over funds for income generating activities. UNOPS staff which execute the PBF project in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), coordinators The event involved 104 refugees among which support of the cantonment process. Discussions of the other 4 PBF projects (see list on page 9), 78 women targeted in Gao commune and 53 allowed to take stock on the progress made in the implementing UN agencies and MINUSMA recipients in Bara commune (Gao region). An the construction of the cantonment sites in S&R, UNPOL, Gender, Women’s Protection and amount of 350,000 FCFA per household aims at Likkrakar (Timbuktu Region), Fafa and Innegar DDR components. It was an opportunity to share strengthening social cohesion and peacebuilding (Gao Region) and assess the involvement of local experience and good practices, review projects activities in recovering communities. communities. through the gender perspective and advocate for its integration through all the projects’