The Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (2015-2016)
Highlights
Nathalie Bouché, Poverty Team Leader RC Cairo, Learning Session, 1/10/2014
The 3RP: WHY?
As the crisis enters its fourth year, more than 3 million Syrian refugees (mostly women and children) * have sought protection in the region…
* 400,000 refugees are accommodated in refugee camps
18.09.2014
The 3RP: WHY?
The Humanitarian Response (Regional Response Plan – RRPs)remains underfunded/falls short of needs
Service delivery systems at national/subnational are under increased pressureSee RRP6 Mid Year Update: http://www.unhcr.org/syriarrp6/midyear
Competition over resources and opportunities in impacted communities in becoming fiercer
23/09/2014
Reduced effectiveness/unsustainability of humanitarian assistance…
Threats to development gains, social cohesion and stability
RRP6 (2014) Revised Appeal: $3,740,654,701
AT THE SAME TIME…
3 RP – WHAT?
A broad based regional partnership strategy A platform for coordinated planning, advocacy, fundraising, information
management and monitoring A coherent, country-driven Regional Response Strategy cum Regional
Appeal Aligns with and supports the development/implementation of national response plans [e.g Lebanon – Stabilization road map, Jordan –
NRP/JRP]To operationalize the necessary shift FROM Emergency/Humanitarian TO Resilience – based Development assistance FOR greater Effectiveness and Sustainability
Brings together more than 150 UN,
NGO and government
participants in 5 countries
A Mid-Term Planning Framework (2015-2016) that integrates two components
3 RP – WHAT?
REFUGEE COMPONENTTo address Protection and assistance needs of refugees living in camps, settlements and local communities in all sectors, as well as vulnerable members of impacted communities.
To strengthen community-based protection by identifying and responding to immediate support needs of communal services in impacted communities.
‘RESILIENCE’ COMPONENTTo enhance opportunities for self-reliance (Refugees, vulnerable members of impacted communities)
To build the capacities of affected populations, communities, local and national systems, and provide the strategic, technical, and policy support to advance national responses.
Multi-Sector/Inter-Agency Planning Process co-led by UNHCR and UNDP
3 RP – HOW ?
NATIONAL RESPONSE LEVEL:
Country level planning (Refugee and Resilience Components) through Sector Working Groups (SWGs) representing seven sectors (and possibly more) incl. protection, health, education, food/food security, WASH, basic needs and livelihood/social cohesion
REGIONAL RESPONSE (3RP) LEVEL:
Regional Steering Committee (UN agencies, IOM, and the Syria International NGO Regional Forum)
Guidance (3RP format, consistency),
quality assurance
and support,
(via Regional Technical
Committee)
Guidance Notes (Planning, drafting,
budgeting, M&E Gender
Marker, etc..)
MoU signed between
UNDP and UNHCR on regional
cooperation on Syria and
Iraq
Country Plans
tailored to national needs
/response plans and
implementation capacities
3 RP COUNTRY - SECTOR PLANS(underway)
Common (Refugee/Resilience) Objective
BUT Distinct Outputs/Activities and INDICATORS for
the Refugee Component and the Resilience Component
Gender Marker
applied to all country
sector plans
3 RP – HOW ?
3RP HOW?
Challenges… Time: 3RP launching scheduled for early DecemberAlignment of Country Planning processes with 3RP timelines and ‘Format’
For UNDP: Building-up the 3RP ‘Resilience component’: There are still different interpretations of ‘resilience-building support’ among 3RP stakeholders– To which extent will the 3RP differ from the RRP6 ?
A ‘RESILIENCE MARKER’
‘Resilience Marker’
STEP 1: CATEGORIZATION
STEP2: SCORING
OUTREACH
LINKAGES WITH
NATIONAL PRIORITIES
AND SYSTEMS
IMPACT SUSTAINABILITY
3RPOUTPUT/
ACTIVITIES Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
YES-NO YES-NO YES-NOYES-NO
YES-NO
YES NO
YES-NO
YES/NO
YES-NO
YES-NO
Final Score
Final Decision
Rationale/Explanation
Output or Activity 1
Alignment with
Resilience Component goals
Balance between needs
of refugee and ‘host
populations’ ?
Lasting benefits? Response to roots cause of vulnerability? Spillover effects? Responsiveness
to social cohesion issues?
Alignment with existing national/sectoral plans? Implementation: Role of/Capacity
development of national/local institutions? Reliance on national resources?
Thank You