Highlights #4 | May 2015 New DSRSG/RC/HC on board Monthly Bulletin Strong attendance of the CRZPC by development partners Donors talk coordination of interventions Role of the S&R Section with Malian Ministries and PM In touch with S&R: CADRI, UK, Handicap In support to the Deputy Special Representative Through this monthly bulletin, we provide regular International, French Cour des Comptes of the Secretary-General (DSRSG), Resident updates on stabilization & recovery developments Mopti: exploring ways to empower youth Coordinator (RC) and Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) in the north of Mali. The intended audience is the Timbuktu: MINUSMA supports rehabilitation in her responsibilities to lead the United Nations’ section’s main partners including MINUSMA military off l’Hégire institute, unique training centre of contribution to Mali’s reconstruction efforts, the and civilian components, UNCT and international Arabic professional teachers in Mali Stabilization & Recovery section (S&R) promotes partners. More QIPs launched in northern regions and synergies between MINUSMA, the UN Country Team Bamako as 2014-15 fiscal year ends and other international partners. For more information: Gabriel Gelin, Information Specialist (S&R Main Figures section) - [email protected] QIPs: 71 projects completed (21) and under implementation (50) Peacebuilding Fund (PBF): 5 projects started Donor Coordination and Partnerships in 2015 for a total budget of USD 10,932,168 Trust Fund (TF): 4 projects completed/nearing On 5th of May, S&R together with UNPOL On 13th of May, S&R section contributed to finalization and 6 projects under implementation 1. exchanged with a visiting CADRI mission 3. theGEC(Groupe Exécutif de Coordination out of 13 projectss approved for a cost of USD (Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction Initiative) on des Partenaires Techniques et Financiers) 8,825,881 over a budget of USD 12,074,433 MINUSMA’s response capacity in terms of Disaster discussions around donors’ support to GoM for the (contributions from Australia, Canada, Germany, Risk Reduction and the type of response MINUSMA implementation of the Algiers’ inter-Malian Peace Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United provided during the Ebola crisis. This multi-agency Agreement. Kingdom and the World Bank) mission objective is to elaborate a National Action Plan on DRR for Mali. Talking points also included the increased PM / extended Troïka meeting took More information on CADRI: www.cadri.net coordination of donors with Humanitarian 6. place as planned on 28th of May. The two Clusters and OCHA and lastly, the review of the main subjects discussed encompassed: (i) As co-lead, MINUSMA (via S&R) participated planned international budgetary support to Mali. Implementation of the Algiers Agreement 2. in meetings of the CRZPC (Commission in its aspects related to the North’s reconstruction de Réhabilitation des Zones Post Conflit) on This was the occasion to debrief donors of the funding strategy, emergency measures, the 7th and 27th of May with a large representation last CRZPC meeting (see 2), and define the key organization of a fundraising conference and the of donors: Germany, European Union-ECHO, messages of the upcoming meeting between the institutional architecture for the monitoring of Switzerland, France and Agence Française Prime Minister (PM) and the extended Troïka (see the agreement. In addition, discussions around de Développementt (AFD), Sweden, Belgium, th 6) planned on 28 of May. the decentralization process also took place with Luxembourg, Denmark; and international the African Development Bank and the EU; and organizations: OCHA, UNHCR, UNDP, WFP, UNICEF, On 14th of May, S&R discussed with (ii) Education: One of the current issues consists IOM, FAO, World Bank, African Development Bank, 4. the visiting UK delegation current in conducting audits and assessment to evaluate Action contre la Faim, Handicap International, stabilization efforts, ongoing partnerships the sector performance. LuxDev, USAID and Solidarités International. building with other stakeholders and challenges ahead. The delegation was interested in issues The overall discussion related to the capacity related to military capabilities, support to the New DSRSG/RC/HC on building initiative of France towards the MSAHRN local police and gendarmerie, and stabilization in board (Ministère de la Solidarité, de l’Aide Humanitaire et de light of the upcoming Mission mandate renewal. la Réconciliation Nationale) and to the preparation S&R would like to In preparation to the upcoming PM / of the high-level political meeting with 4 ministries welcome Mrs. Mbaranga 5. extended Troïka meeting (see 6), the S&R of GoM. It was agreed that there is a need for better GASARABWE, as new section presented on 19th of May MINUSMA coordination between the Government and the DSRSG/RC/HC for Mali. regional stabilization plans to the PM Adviser, different actors involved in the aid, recovery and Prior to this, she Mr. Alhassane BAH, and the Secrétaire development assistance to Mali and for clarifying worked as the Assistant Général of the MSAHRN, Mr. Samba BABY. the institutional positioning of donors in reference Secretary-General for the Both described the initiative as very important to Annex 3 of the Peace Agreement. Department of Safety and Security in New York, and showed their support to the plans. managing issues of safety and security for UN offices More information on the donor community in around the world. Ms. GASARABWE already served Mali (in French): www.maliapd.org in Mali as Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative. | 1 #4 | May 2015 Monthly Bulletin Gao th of May, S&R attended a meeting On 8th of May, S&R and Head of Office of Gao On 19th of May, a representative of the 1. of the CROCSAD (Comité Régional 2. got together with the Deputy Director 3. French Cour des Comptes, accompanied d’Orientation, de Coordination et de Suivi – Programme of Handicap International by a French diplomat from the Embassy in des Actions de Développement), opened by (HI - Bamako) on mission to the region. S&R Bamako visited Gao. The visit was part of a the Governor, with the President of the Conseil presented the section’s mandate and activities, report to the French Parliament on Government Régionall and Directors of Services Techniques in including QIPs, and encouraged HI to support the contributions to UN peacekeeping. This was also an attendance. Gao boarding school for blind people that is in dire occasion to meet 20 civil society representatives of need of assistance. Gao to assess the impact of MINUSMA’s support to During the meeting, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) the population and visit the MINUSMA integrated presented a project recently developed to re-launch Handicap International informed about their 4 projects camp, including Barkhane. economic activities in Gao and Timbuktu regions. in the region on (i) Social cohesion, (ii) Education th It aims at supporting professional training and so and awareness on explosive remnants (financed by On 26 of May, the Regional Commander far 1727 projects have been selected on the two UNICEF), (iii) Assistance to victims of explosive remnants 4. of UN Police and a Gao Governor’s Chef du regions. Read more about DRC in Mali: (financed by UNMAS) and (iv) SGBV. HI & S&R explored Cabinett proceeded to the official launch of http://drc.dk/relief-work/where-we-work/west- possibilities to collaborate on QIPs projects. the rehabilitation of the Garde Nationale africa/mali building, financed through a QIP, «a new Read more about Handicap International in Mali: initiative from MINUSMA complementing others Mopti http://www.handicap-international.org.uk/ already realized by the UN Mission in the city», where_we_work/africa/mali said the Governor’s representative. On early days of May, S&R explored with Read more (in French): http://bit.ly/1HOl6qu 1. the Secretary General of the Conseil Régional des Jeunes how to design stabilization Timbuktu and recovery projects involving local youth. One week later, S&R Mopti presented a local youth On 20th of May, a QIP project was officially organization from Youwarou QIPs procedures and launched in Timbuktu in presence of encouraged the association to submit a project representatives of the Conseil Régionall and proposal in support of the young community. the Académie de l’Enseignementt, for the rehabilitation of a dormitory in l’Hégire On 8th of May, MINUSMA’s ASIFU (All Sources institute. The Académie representative thanked Kidal 2. Information Fusion Unit) presented its services MINUSMA for its support to the only centre in Mali within the mission to the S&R Mopti team. The dedicated to the training of Arabic professional In Bamako on 20th of May, the Kidal Regional latter stressed the importance of ASIFU covering teachers, a project which will improve living Director for Water and Sanitation was briefed the Mopti region as an important means to address conditions for trainees coming from every part of on the QIPs in the area. He was pleased to know stabilization needs in an informed manner based on the country and revitalize the training activities in about the support of MINUSMA to the population conflict and intelligence analysis. The ASIFU gathers the region. of Kidal and will provide information on community information on the Political, Military, Economic, needs for future QIP projects. Social, Infrastructure and Information domain, Bamako tailored to the needs of a multi-dimensional mission On 27th of May, the launch of rehabilitation as MINUSMA. The collected information is fused, works of three different security analyzed and transformed into an intelligence infrastructures took place: the Brigade product that meets the requirements of the Mission. d’Investigations Judiciaires (BIJ), the Centre S&R Mopti consulted the Economic and d’Instruction de la Garde Nationale (CIGN) and the 3. Finance Advisor of the Governorr in view of Centre Opérationnel de la Gendarmerie identifying a pilot project which could be submitted Nationale (COG).