EUROPEAN UNION EMERGENCY TRUST FUND HORN OF AFRICA WINDOW 3 rd Operational Committee, Brussels 15/12/2016
1. Approach, policy and priorities 2. 4 th pipeline of projects 3. Budget and Implementation 4. Monitoring & Learning Methodology 5. Evidence and Results
1. Approach, policy and priorities
Approach of the Horn of Africa Window Since April, action geared towards two main questions: 1. Sustainable solutions within the region, taking the intraregional nature of irregular migration and forced displacement in the Horn of Africa as a basis 2. Return, readmission and reintegration both within the region and between the Horn of Africa and other regions
Policy developments since April The Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration adopted in June 2016; The signature of a Strategic Engagement with Ethiopia in June 2016; The expansion of cooperation under the Khartoum Process, to also include return & readmission in October 2016; The High Level Summit on Migration of 19 September 2016, at which the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework was launched The EU Global Strategy of October 2016 Progress made on High Level Dialogues at bilateral level with Sudan and Ethiopia.
A strengthened EUTF Budget increase of 500 million, with 132 million indicatively allocated to the Horn of Africa window; Transfer of the EU response to the El Niño and food security crisis for the Horn of Africa to the EU Trust Fund ( 66.5 million); Agreement with IGAD to transfer the Peace and Security envelope of the Regional Indicative Programme ( 40 million) to the EU Trust Fund (still formally to be approved by the Commission).
A balanced EUTF Combining the regional dimension at the centre of our response with national components A balanced approach across the different aspects of migration Coherence between the EUTF and other programming and instruments
An evidence-based EUTF Using evidence generated by the Research and Evidence Facility and other tools to inform decision-making operationally and at policy level Better capturing operational output through a monitoring and learning mechanism
2. 4 th pipeline of projects (3 rd Operational Committee)
4th Pipeline of Projects Project Country Amount Facility on Sustainable and Dignified Return and Reintegration in support of the Khartoum Process Collaboration in Cross-Border Areas Regional Operational Centre in support of the Khartoum Process and AU- Horn of Africa Initiative Regional 25 million Regional 63.5 million Regional 5 million Monitoring and Learning System for the EUTF Horn of Africa Regional 2 million Support Programme to the Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in Northern Uganda Uganda 10 million Conflict prevention, peace and economic opportunities for youth Kenya 2 million Enhancing youths' professional skills and increasing the institutional capacity for sustainable employment in the transport-logistics-port sector Djibouti 10 million Support for the creation of employment opportunities and skills development Eritrea 13 million Implementation of the Special Measure for Sudan East Sudan (livestock) Sudan 9 million Implementation of the Special Measure for Sudan East Sudan (nutrition) Sudan 8 million Implementation of the Special Measure for Sudan Countrywide (education) Sudan 22 million
Updated distribution of funds Distribution of the support to irregular migration and forced displacement by domains Distribution of the support to peacebuilding and conflict prevention by domains
3. Budget and implementation
1 st and 2 nd Pipelines: Contracted Projects Project Country Amount Better Migration Management Regional 40 million Research and Evidence Facility Regional 4.1 million Strengthening IGAD's ability to promote resilience Regional 3.8 million Free movement of persons and livestock Regional 10 million Stemming Irregular Migration in Northern & Central Ethiopia Ethiopia 20 million RESET II Ethiopia 47 million Conflict prevention, peace, and economic opportunities for youth Kenya 12 million Regional Development and Protection Programme Kenya 15 million RE-INTEG Somalia 10 million Health Pooled Fund South Sudan 20 million Stabilisation (Public Financial Management) South Sudan 1 million Strengthening resilience for refugees, IDPs and host communities Sudan (West Darfur) 7 million Social Cohesion in urban slums of Kampala Uganda 4.3 million Regional Development and Protection Programme Uganda 10 million
1 st and 2 nd Pipelines: Contracting Projections Project Country Amount Status Strengthening IGAD's ability to promote resilience Regional 1.2 million Q2 2017 Regional Development and Protection Programme Ethiopia 30 million December RE-INTEG Somalia 33 million December RE-INTEG Somalia 7 million Q1 2017 Promoting a culture of tolerance & dialogue Somalia 5 million Q1 2017 Stabilisation (PFM) South Sudan 11 million 2017 IMPACT Education South Sudan 45.6 million Q1 2017 Regional Development and Protection Programme Strengthening resilience for refugees, IDPs and host communities Greater stability through more informed decisionmaking in food security Sudan 2 million December 13 million Q1/Q2 2017 Sudan (East) 12 million December Sudan 6 million Q1 2017
Contracting Status of 1 st and 2 nd Pipelines Committed Contracted Contracted by end 2016 Contracted by end 2017 370 mln 204.2 mln 281.2 mln 370 mln N/A 55% 76% 100% 15
3rd Pipeline: El Niño Emergency Response Project Amount Status Building Resilience to Impacts of El Niño through Integrated Complementary Actions to the EU Resilience Building Programme in Ethiopia (RESET Plus) RESTORE Building Resilience in Northern Somalia Mitigate the effect of El Niño for the host and IDP population in Red Sea, White Nile and North Darfur, Sudan Strengthening the Livelihoods Resilience of Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Communities in South Sudan s cross-border areas with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda 22.5 million Quarter 2 2017 8 million Quarter 2 2017 8 million Quarter 2 2017 28 million Quarter 2 2017
Current overview of financing resources Overall budget of 878.8 million 1 st Pipeline 2 nd Pipeline 3 rd Pipeline Available funds 253 million 117 million 66.5 million 442.3 million 4 th Pipeline 169.5 million Remaining funds after the 4 th pipeline would be 272.8 million: Fresh financing: 96 million Allocated funding: 176.8 million
4. Monitoring and learning methodology
1. Horn of Africa Monitoring and Learning Framework Objectives: a) Monitor outcomes against selected aggregate indicators directly linked to the four strategic objectives of the EUTF, as well as to the priorities of the Horn of Africa window Operational Framework; b) Perform in-depth analysis of individual projects or groups of projects to assess whether, how and why they have been successful (or if not the reasons for this), and to disseminate the learning outcomes to improve policy, programming and practice. This comes in addition to the regular monitoring of each project against its logical framework.
Methodology: At strategic level: (a) to link the findings emerging from project monitoring with the research work, in a way that they feed one another, hence ensuring operationallyfocused research; (b) to use the findings and results to test the intervention logic and assumptions of the Operational Framework for the Horn of Africa window. At project level: to improve the impact of the activities, to use recommendations for future initiatives, to develop case studies, as a platform for exchange of best practices and lessons learned.
2. Overall EUTF On-line Reporting An IT platform has been selected to collect project information and updates for the three windows of the EUTF, including reporting on results and objectives; This platform will be used for projects to report individually on their logical frameworks, and will allow aggregation of their data It will be publicly accessible for the benefit of all interested stakeholders, and will include regular updates from the field in the form of stories, photos and videos
Each approved action under the EUTF, and each contracted project, has its own on-line page containing background information and progress updates which will be public information part from sensitive projects
Reporting on results and objectives will be done through this platform at individual project level
5. Research and evidence
Research and Evidence Facility Priorities and work done so far Desk review of existing literature on patterns of mobility and instability in the Horn of Africa region; Cross-border analysis in 4 geographical clusters: Ethiopia- Somalia-Kenya; Eritrea-Northwest Ethiopia-Eastern Sudan; Northwest Kenya-Southwest Ethiopia; and Eastern-Sudan- Western Ethiopia; Identification of gaps through the desk review and proposal of a Research Programme based on five main areas of research Website, Blog Series launched: https://www.soas.ac.uk/refhornresearch/; social media presence begun (@REFHorn) Briefings & stakeholder meetings in Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Brussels, London 25
Cross-Cutting Themes 1. Rural and urban linkages and mobility 2. Challenges of return, the diaspora and origin communities 3. Links between development and mobility choices 4. Dynamics of cross-border economies and livelihood systems 5. Impacts and influences on the migration management system(s)
Theme 1: Rural and urban linkages and mobility Experience of urban migrants, refugees and IDPs, examining the viability of employment, education and access to services Links to rural communities Impacts on local governance systems Significance of demographic trends and the increasing proportion of youth as well as general population in the areas of study Extent to which migration is caused or accelerated by dynamics associated with climate change Proposed sites in: Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia
Theme 2: Experiences and impacts of voluntary, involuntary and diasporic return to Somalia Experiences of those who have already returned Existing property/kinship ties that people are likely to be able to call upon Opportunities for productive & sustainable livelihoods for returnees Management systems in place to facilitate the return of different groups Impact that skills and vocational training (leading to positive livelihood outcomes) may have on migration decisions
Theme 3: Impacts of development changes on people s movement choices & patterns of mobility and on levels of conflict Focus on employment and vocational training: Effectiveness of employment generation& training schemes (particularly targeted at youth) Links between migration and development and/or underdevelopment, or conversely between staying put and development Proposed areas: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda
Theme 4: Dynamics of cross-border economies Proposed areas: Selected border areas up to 8 (including the 4 already studied + border areas in Uganda/South Sudan, Djibouti/Ethiopia ) Key zones affected by migration, displacement, refugee hosting and conflict Identify opportunities and challenges to developing more diversified economic activities, improved conflict management practices Social interactions and ties operating within these zones that may support development of supply chains or diversified economic activities And also: Analysis of drivers of migration within and through Darfur, focusing on livelihoods, decision-making, networks of movement
Theme 5: Migration/conflict management systems and their impacts on mobility/conflict patterns In all EUTF countries: Approaches of governments in the region towards migration and conflict Conceptualisation of the different forms of migration and conflict Attitudes and/or views seeking to discourage or encourage them And also: Study of migration through Somalia and Djibouti towards (and from) Yemen drivers, networks, conditions of passage, management approaches
How evidence is underpinning 4 th pipeline Project Facility on Sustainable and Dignified Return and Reintegration Collaboration in Cross-Border Areas Regional Operational Centre in support of the Khartoum Process and AU-Horn of Africa Initiative Support Programme to the Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in Northern Uganda Enhancing youths' professional skills and increasing the institutional capacity for sustainable employment in the transport-logistics-port sector in Djibouti Support for the creation of employment opportunities and skills development in Eritrea Conflict prevention, peace and economic opportunities for youth in Kenya Research conducted November 2015 Study on the results and impact of EU development cooperation funded projects in the area of voluntary return and reintegration, REF Theme 2 REF Cross Border Analysis Summary and Cluster papers: available online at: https://www.soas.ac.uk/refhornresearch/research-papers/ + REF Theme 4 REF Desk Review Chapter 8: Migration management practices + REF Theme 5 GSDRC Fragility and migration assessments for Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea REF Desk Review Chapter 6: Dynamics of conflict and displacement + REF Themes 1 & 5 Feasibility study conducted by AFD, REF Theme 3 February 2016 Fragility and migration assessment conducted by GSDRC, REF Theme 3 Based on successful experience of SlovakAid, REF Theme 3
Priorities to pursue after the 4 th pipeline Delivering on the Ethiopia Migration Compact and the Jobs Compact Continued support to High Level Dialogues on Migration at regional and national level Contribution to the implementation of Comprehensive Refugee Response Plans to support sustainable solutions for refugees and host communities in Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda Support stabilisation efforts in Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan Enhanced support to better manage selected cross-border areas across major migratory routes Continued efforts to counter violent extremism 33
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