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Ishaq Anis / Rumi Consultancy / World Bank Contents Executive Summary 1 Overview of Progress 1 Achievement of the Partnership’s Five Operational Commitments 2 Commitments in the UN-WB Partnership Framework for Crisis-Affected Situations 8 Progress on the Operational Commitments of the UN-WB Partnership Framework for Crisis-Affected Situations 10 Global 12 Country-level 22 Regional-level 86 Annex: Additional Reported Examples of UN-WB Collaboration 88 Signs of Return to Life in Somali Capital. Over the past twelve months, residents of Mogadishu have enjoyed the longest period of relative peace in their city for twenty years. A semblance of normal daily life is returning to the now busy streets as businesses and neighbourhoods begin to rebuild. UN Photo / Stuart Price EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In April 2017, the United Nations and World Bank and countries. The report features examples of collab- launched a joint platform to enable the two organizations oration in some 50 countries to showcase how the UN to work better together to build the resilience of the and WB achieve critical impact by using their compara- world’s most vulnerable people, reduce poverty, enhance tive advantages and diversified approaches across the food security, promote shared prosperity and sustain full spectrum of fragility, conflict, and crisis situations. peace. The platform, outlined in the United Nations- Countries covered in the present report include con- World Bank Partnership Framework for Crisis- flict-affected situations, but also countries dealing with Affected Situations, established an approach to spill-overs and conflict externalities. expanded strategic collaboration. Overview of Progress The goal of this report is to give a brief status of yearly progress made since its previous publication (June The UN and WB country teams have continued to prog- 2018). The report has been jointly developed by UN and ress in several areas, including more systematic coor- WB staff, and includes details of progress, joint actions dination on joint analyses and assessments of multi-di- and collective UN/WB engagements in all relevant areas mensional risks and fragilities, particularly through joint 1 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Risk and Resilience Assessments (RRAs) and Recovery (CDs) to discuss the prevention agenda and identify con- and Peace Building Assessments (RPBAs); coordinated crete opportunities for cooperation at country level that planning and support to address forced displacement include implementing RMR and sustaining peace. The and promote transitions from a humanitarian to a devel- discussion included opportunities for analysis, program- opment response; fostered dialogue on the prevention ming, engagement and integrated financing, based on of violent conflict; strengthened data and information comparative advantages. sharing, including with other key partners such as the EU; In Tunisia, the findings of the Risk and Resilience leveraged financing tools to increase impact. Assessment (RRA) informed engagement in programs to prevent civil unrest in at-risk areas, which led the UN to Achievement of the Partnership’s Five expand work on youth in the border communities. Joint Operational Commitments UN-WB assessments have been used as prevention 1) Identify and reduce critical multi-dimensional tools, in consultation with governments, in Zimbabwe, risk of crisis and prevent violent conflict Comoros, Cameroon and The Gambia. In partnership in relevant countries or regions within our with UNDP, a regional RRA for the Sahel is being con- mandates ducted, under the auspices of the Sahel Alliance, which will deepen the knowledge of G5 states and of the wider Under this commitment, the UN and WB support the donor community on how development assistance can implementation of the key findings and recommendations address the challenge of stabilization and prevent further of the study Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches deterioration of conflict and violence. to Preventing Violent Conflict, launched in March 2018. The study urges the international community to focus on The WBG is developing a Fragility, Conflict, and Violence a strengthened system for prevention. Operationalization (FCV) Strategy that will guide its contribution to peace of Pathways for Peace focused on the IDA-funded Risk and prosperity by addressing, from a development per- Mitigation Regime (RMR) countries: Guinea, Nepal, Niger, spective, the drivers of FCV in affected countries and and Tajikistan. A workshop held in Dakar connected UN their impact on vulnerable populations. The development Resident Coordinators (RCs) and WB Country Directors of the strategy includes extensive global consultations with 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY a wide range of partners and stakeholders, including the the resilience of host communities and refugees. The UN. IDA18 sub-window for refugees and host communities has been approved for Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Republic 2) Coordinate support to situations of protracted of Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Pakistan, Djibouti, Burundi, crisis, aligning, where possible, strategies, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, objectives and collective outcomes, in particular Rwanda, and Bangladesh. A large part of the US$ 2.2 to populations affected by forced displacement, billion sub-window for refugees and host communities based on joint analyses and assessments has been pre-allocated among the 14 eligible countries Under this commitment, the WB and UNHCR strength- with some 30 projects targeting refugee-hosting areas ened their collaboration to advance the forced displace- already approved and a healthy project pipeline. The ment agenda at both the global and country level. At the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) continues global level, the WB-UNHCR partnership focused on to support operations in Lebanon and Jordan, which are joint strategic and technical support to the countries that currently experiencing one of the world’s most acute ref- have been considered eligible under the IDA18 sub-win- ugee crises. Launched in 2016 to provide concessional dow for refugees and host communities and the Global support to middle income countries impacted by refugee Concessional Financing Facility; the adoption of the crises, the GCFF initial focus on Jordan and Lebanon has Global Compact on Refugees in December 2018 and its since expanded. In January 2019, the GCFF Steering operationalization; the implementation of the Multilateral Committee, taking into account the assessment of the Development Banks (MDB) platform on economic migra- Venezuelan crisis by UNHCR and the additional infor- tion and forced displacement; and the establishment of a mation provided by the IMF and the WB, approved the Joint Data Center on forced displacement. At the country addition of Colombia as a benefitting country. Similarly, level, the WBG and UNHCR collaborated closely on Ecuador was added as the latest benefitting country at advancing policy dialogue on refugee protection, analytics the GCFF Steering Committee meeting in September on forced displacement situations, and collaboration to 2019. Since its inception, the GCFF has received more prepare projects addressing the mid-term social and eco- than US$ 695 million in pledges from Supporting Coun- nomic dimensions of refugee situations and supporting tries and leveraged over US$ 3 billion in much-needed 3 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT concessional financing to support refugees and their host Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN and WB strong communities in Jordan, Lebanon and Colombia. collaboration supports ongoing joint response efforts by the Government and international partners. One additional key area of enhanced collaboration is the initiative between the WB and FAO, WFP, UNICEF, In addition, the close partnership between the WB, WHO, WHO and OCHA on the Famine Early Action Mecha- WFP, and UNICEF supports the operationalization of the nism (FAM). The FAM aims to use data to forecast, at DARES framework (Deliver Accelerated Results Effec- an earlier stage, when food crises threaten to turn into tively and Sustainably). The framework aims to leave no famines. These early warnings can then be linked with one behind by focusing on prevention, increasing national pre-arranged financing (US$ 4-6 billion/year) to ensure capacity to deliver life-saving services, and mounting effec- that funds are released before a crisis emerges. A FAM tive outbreak responses. DARES pilot countries include workshop jointly conducted by UN agencies and WB Yemen, Somalia, Libya, the Central African Republic, the in Juba in November 2018, solicited initial inputs from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Syria and Haiti. the development and humanitarian community on how By end 2018, the Humanitarian Development Peace Ini- to address the severe food security situation in South tiative (HDPI) had completed projects in Cameroon, the Sudan. During a mission to Somalia in June 2019, a FAM Central African Republic, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen that team consulted relevant actors, including donors, to get served to strengthen sustainable humanitarian-develop- advice on which action to prioritize and also examined ment-peace nexus mechanisms and synergies around how to advance the work on the Resilience and Recovery UN-WB jointly identified collective outcomes. The HDP Framework (RRF) launched by the Federal Government Initiative was launched in 2017 in seven pilot countries: of Somalia in July 2019. Cameroon, Pakistan, Guinea-Bissau, the Central Afri- As part of the ongoing Ebola outbreak response in Africa, can Republic, Somalia, Yemen, and Sudan. The HDPI’s the UN and WB partnered to support health clinics in bottom-up approach has helped country teams develop affected areas, while strengthening national health sys- programs more deeply rooted in country priorities and tems and investing in pandemics preparedness. In the planning frameworks. In addition, the mutual funding 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY mechanism from the UN and WB has enhanced account- In addition, the UN-WB collaboration to develop and ability on both sides. use joint analyses and tools in the area of securi- ty-development nexus focuses on combining ongoing 3) Develop joint analyses and tools where the efforts and collaboration to revise the Integrated Dis- complementarity of our mandates may enable armament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards more effective solutions (IDDRS). The cooperative development of joint analyses and coor- 4) Scale up impact, by leveraging existing dinated planning, in partnership with government coun- financing and comparative advantages, and terparts as well as other humanitarian and development continuously seek to ensure that operational actors, constitutes a key area of joint UN-WB engagement policies, frameworks and tools used by both in almost all countries covered by this report. Moreover, organisations facilitate cooperation and improve common strategies have been developed through Recov- the efficiency and complementarity between our ery and Peace Building Assessments (RPBA) in Cam- respective operations eroon and Zimbabwe, where the first needs assessment phase was conducted by the WB, the UN and AfDB. Early The UN and WB leveraged financing and comparative advantages to increase impact in selected countries. discussions are ongoing about assessments and collabo- In Yemen, US$ 1.8 billion of the IDA portfolio is being ration in Burkina Faso, Libya, Liberia, Myanmar and Yemen. implemented through UN agencies (UNICEF, WHO, In this context, the AfDB, EU, UN and WB undertook a UNDP and UNOPS) for cash transfers, employment Scoping Mission to Burkina Faso to provide advice to Gov- opportunities and health, water and sanitation ernment and its partners on development of a Prevention support, particularly as part of the cholera and famine and Peacebuilding Assessment to support conflict pre- response. vention and peacebuilding initiatives, particularly in areas most affected by instability and insecurity. In Somalia, the In Mali, WB collaborates with MINUSMA and UN agen- UN, WB and EU supported the Government of Somalia in cies to support the scaling-up of the Mali Reinsertion of developing a Recovery and Resilience Framework. Ex-combatants Project, which includes: 5 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT XX Citizen Engagement/Community Driven pro- 5) Address upcoming issues that need our grams (design of project activities through a collective engagements participatory needs assessment and mobiliza- As a result of the partnership, UN-WB collective engage- tion of local communities); ment continues to grow in crisis-affected countries. XX Social dimensions of fragility, conflict and vio- Under the Global Program on Reintegration Support, the lence (a behavioral change lens to investigate UN and the WB partner to support the joint UNDPO- the social norms and drivers of participation in WB-AU DDR Capacity Building Program, focusing on armed conflict and violence); linkages between human rights and reintegration, as well XX Support to vulnerable populations (extension of as the incorporation of human rights-based approaches support to local communities, in particular the into DDR policy and practice, including Continental Early most vulnerable); Warning Systems. XX Development of human capital and disruptive Overall, on the outcomes listed above and in upcoming innovation (diversification of the scope of jobs areas of work, the UN-WB collaboration contributes to available to beneficiaries); and strengthen the HDP nexus. Areas of focus continue to be the operationalization of conflict prevention and improve- XX Strengthening of local coordination and part- ments in understanding and responses to forced dis- nerships through a consultative platform. placement. Critical in this respect are: (i) information and In the Central African Republic, the LONDO Project, data sharing between partners, informing planning; (ii) implemented in coordination with UN entities, will benefit joint efforts for mediation and conflict prevention activi- from US$ 100 million of additional financing from the ties; (iii) joint analyses to understand multiple and complex WB to increase activities in full alignment with the Gov- drivers of volatility and conflict risks; (iv) balance between ernment’s roadmap set out in the Recovery and Peace a strengthened UN-WB partnership for prevention and Building Assessment (RPBA). peacebuilding and collaboration with other key partners. 6 Rohingya women with kids are walking to the camp with relief food. Tanvir Murad Topu / World Bank 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Commitments in the UN-WB Partnership Framework for Crisis- Affected Situations A. Objective: XX Where climate change impact and risks, disaster and disaster risks, have a bearing Build resilience of the most vulnerable people, reduce on the above situations. poverty, enhance food security, promote shared prosperity, and sustain peace. C. Operational Commitments: B. Focus: To advance the strategic focus and intent, we will work together to: XX Situations at risk of violent conflict 1) Identify and reduce critical multi-dimensional risks XX Situations of ongoing violent conflict of crisis and prevent violent conflict in relevant XX Situations with a high prevalence of countries or regions within our mandates forced displacement 2) Coordinate support to situations of protracted XX Protracted and post-crisis situations, crisis, aligning, where possible, strategies, 8 Commitments in the UN-WB PartnershipFramework for Crisis-Affected Situations objectives and collective outcomes, in particular, D. Stock taking of partnership: to populations affected by forced displacement, We agree to review the partnership periodically – both based on joint analysis and assessment globally as well as in the context of specific country 3) Develop joint analyses and tools where the experience – as needed to ensure the effectiveness of complementarity of our mandates may enable our response to crisis-affected situations. more effective solutions E. Financing: 4) Scale up impact, by leveraging existing financ- ing and comparative advantages, and continu- The partnership will provide the framework for a strate- ously seek to ensure that operational policies, gic and scaled-up collaboration, recognising the critical frameworks, and tools used by both organi- importance of aligning and leveraging financial resources, sations facilitate cooperation and improve the to do more, and jointly building, prioritizing, and financing efficiency and complementarity between our innovative, data-driven operational responses through a respective organisations transparent and consultative process. 5) Address upcoming issues that need our collec- tive engagement 9 Progress on the Operational Commitments of the UN-WB Partnership Framework for Crisis-Affected Situations 10 Syrian refugee students line up for classes at Bourjhammoud Public School #2 © Dominic Chavez/World Bank 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT 1 Identify and reduce critical multi-dimensional risks or crisis and prevent violent Core entities conflict in relevant countries or regions within our mandates A. Implementation of Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to the Preven- PBSO, UNDP, tion of Violent Conflict was launched by the President of the World Bank and the DPA, DPO, WB Global UN Secretary-General in September 2017. The report provides empirical evidence and a conceptual framework for the integration of development financing and planning into pre- ventive efforts, building on evidence from both successful cases of country and sectoral efforts at preventing violence. Niger, Guinea, Nepal, Tajikistan, have been identified by the World Bank for targeted and joint support, as part of the roll out of the Risk Mitigation Sub-Window of IDA. Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Lebanon have also been proposed as potential pilots, although not as candidates for the Risk Mitigation Sub-Window of IDA. A joint UN-WB workshop held in Dakar focused on concrete steps to operationalize part- nerships at country-level by connecting UN Resident Coordinators (RCs) and WB Country Directors (CDs) to exchange on the Prevention agenda, including Risk Mitigation Regime implementation, and Sustaining Peace. Opportunities for analysis, programming, engage- ment and integrated financing, based on comparative advantages, were discussed. In part- nership with UNDP, a regional RRA for the Sahel is being conducted, under the aegis of the Sahel Alliance, with the aim to deepen the knowledge of G5 states and of the wider donor community on how development assistance can address the challenge of stabiliza- tion and prevent further deterioration of conflict and violence. B. WBG FCV Strategy: the WBG embarked on the process of developing a Fragility, PBSO, UNDP, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) Strategy addressing the drivers of FCV in affected countries DPA, DPO, and their impact on vulnerable populations, with the end goal of contributing to peace UNICEF, and prosperity. The process of strategy development included extensive global consul- UNHCR, WB, tations with a wide range of partners and stakeholders and will conclude with the WBG OCHA Board endorsement by the end of 2019. The WBG FCV Strategy provides an opportunity 12 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK to address the drivers of fragility and longer term risks; systematize the progress made to address fragility across both low and middle income countries; develop a tailored oper- ational approach that recognizes the diversity of situations across the FCV spectrum; strengthen the joint World Bank, IFC, and MIGA approach to leverage public and private sector resources and maximize impact in FCV; position the WBG’s comparative advan- tage as a development actor in the broader strategic context in alignment with interna- tional partners and along the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. C. Populations affected by forced displacement: the strong collaboration between UNHCR, WB the WBG and UNHCR continued at both global and country levels. At the global level, the WBG-UNHCR partnership focused on jointly providing strategic and technical support to the countries that have been considered eligible under the IDA18 Sub-Window for Refu- gees and Host communities and the Global Concessional Financing Facility; the adoption of the Global Compact on Refugees in December 2018 and its operationalization; imple- menting the Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) platform on economic migration and forced displacement; and setting-up a Joint Data Center on forced displacement. At the country level, the WBG and UNHCR collaborated closely on advancing policy dialogue on refugee protection, analytics on forced displacement situations, and collaboration in preparing projects addressing the mid-term social and economic dimensions of refugee situations and supporting the resilience of host communities and refugees. 14 countries have been declared eligible for financing from the IDA 18 Sub-Window for Refugees and Host communities. A total of 29 projects have been approved for financing, with sectors covered including education, health, water and sanitation, jobs and economic inclusion, community driven development and social protection. Furthermore, UNHCR and the WBG finalized two studies during the reporting period: Informing durable solutions by micro- data: “A skills survey for refugees in Ethiopia” and “The impact of refugee presence on host populations in Tanzania”. 13 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT 2 Coordinate support to situations of protracted crisis, aligning, where possible, Core entities strategies, objectives and collective outcomes, including, to populations affected by forced displacement, based on joint analysis and assessment A. Famine Response: the WB, FAO, WFP, WHO, OCHA and other partners have commit- WB, FAO, ted to establishing a Famine Early Action Mechanism (FAM) to enable more predictable WFP, UNICEF, financing, with the ambition to leverage US$ 4–6 billion a year (likely in crisis-affected OCHA, WHO countries). The idea is to use predictable data to trigger earlier action for famine preven- tion. The past year, collaboration has focused on developing the data platform as well as country specific action plans in five pilot countries (Somalia, South Sudan, Chad, Yemen and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). A FAM workshop was jointly conducted by the WB and UN agencies in Juba in November 2018, to solicit initial inputs from the development, and humanitarian community on how to address the severe food insecurity in South Sudan. A FAM team also conducted a mission to Somalia in June 2019, to consult relevant actors, including donors, and get advice on which early action to prioritize through FAM. The FAM mission examined how to advance the work on the Resilience and Recovery Framework (RRF) launched by the Federal Government of Somalia in July 2019. B. Ebola outbreak response and pandemic preparedness: the UN and the WB WB, UNICEF partner to support health clinics in affected areas, while strengthening national health sys- tems and investing in pandemics preparedness. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the WB is the leading financial supporter of the joint response efforts by the Government and international partners, contributing over half the cost of the overall campaign since its outset, through IDA financing and the cash window of the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF), an innovative financing mechanism set up specifically to combat pandemics, created by the WBG together with Japan, Germany and Australia. 14 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK C. Conclusion of the UN-WB Humanitarian-Development-Peace Initiative (HDPI) in DPPA, WB 5 of 7 pilot countries: in 2018, the projects in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen were completed, resulting in strengthened UN-WB partnership and synergies around jointly identified collective outcomes in these countries. The HDPI ini- tiative, piloted in Cameroon, Pakistan, Guinea Bissau, the Central African Republic, Somalia, Yemen, and Sudan contributed to the identification of collective outcomes by strengthening UN-WB partnership and synergies. The bottom-up approach of the HDPI has helped country teams develop proposals that are rooted in country priorities and planning frame- works, and underscores how mutual funding from the UN and the WB has the potential to enhance accountability on both sides. This also helped WB and UN staff work better together at the strategic and operational level, aligning with the New Way of Working (NWOW). D. UN-WB partnership addressing the mid-term dimension of refugee situations: WB, OCHA, supporting countries hosting large numbers of refugees, more often than not in protracted UNDP situations, the WBG and UNHCR partnered on a number of initiatives at the global level, across Africa, in the Middle East and in Asia. Under the IDA18 Sub-Window for Refugees and Host communities, collaboration is ongoing in twelve countries in Africa and two coun- tries in Asia, in line with the Global Compact for Refugees and in the spirit of the New Way of Working. UNHCR has played an important advisory role in determining the adequacy of the refugee protection frameworks in the IDA18 RSW recipient countries and in providing strategic and technical inputs on a variety of issues ranging from refugee protection to their socio-economic inclusion. In Cameroon, for example, UNHCR has worked closely with the Government, local authorities and the WBG on the inclusion of Central African Republic refugees in WBG-supported municipal development plans by developing a joint support plan for the most affected municipalities hosting these refugees. In the Horn of Africa, the preparation of the Development Response to Displacement Impacts Projects has involved close WBG collaboration with UNHCR alongside the four governments (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda) to analyze the social, economic, and environmental situation in the refugee-hosting areas and to design appropriate projects to address these impacts. 15 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT E. The Joint Steering Committee to Advance Humanitarian and Development DCO, PBSO, Collaboration (JSC), of which the WB is an important member, held two high-level OCHA, WB, meetings in 2018 (2 May and 6 November). At the November meeting the decision was UNDP, taken to review progress on the New Way of Working in seven countries: Burkina Faso, UNHCR, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria and Somalia. A particular focus of the review UNICEF, WFP, was the status of joint analysis and the articulation and operationalization of collective out- UNFPA, DPPA, comes in-country. Results were subsequently presented to the JSC at its fourth high-level DPO, FAO, IOM, meeting (8 May 2019). Progress reports on the New Way of Working in the seven priority UN Women, countries were issued in May 2019 jointly by OCHA, UNDP, DCO and PBSO. WHO F. DARES framework: the WB, WHO, WFP and UNICEF are currently develop- WB, WHO, ing the DARES framework (Deliver Accelerated Results Effectively and Sustainably). WFP, UNICEF DARES pilot countries include Yemen, Somalia, Libya, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Syria and Haiti. The framework aims to deliver accelerated results, effectively and sustainably in fragile contexts through a greater emphasis on prevention, increasing national capacity to deliver life-saving services, and mounting effective outbreak response, with an overall view of leaving no one behind. 16 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK 3 Develop joint analysis and tools where the complementarity of our mandates Core entities may enable more effective solutions A. UN-WB collaboration to develop and utilize joint analysis and tools in the 30 UN area of security-development nexus focused on the following initiatives: agencies i. DDR standards and practice norms: UN-WB combined efforts and collaboration (UN DPO ongoing in pursuit of revisions to the Integrated DDR Standards. and UNDP ii. WB has and is preparing joint studies with UN teams and collaborates closely with co-chairs) various UN agencies on FCV topics, such as the socio-economic reintegration of and WB sit ex-combatants, forced displacement and Recovery and Peace Building Assessments on the Inter (RPBAs). Agency iii. Over the course of the last the years, the WB participated in the meetings hosted Working Group by Folke Bernadotte Academy and one final Integrated DDR Standards (IDDRS) Reintegration revision workshop hosted by the (Bonn International Center for Conversion BICC) for revision and validation of modules of the IDDRS. iv. The Global Program on Reintegration Support (GPRS), together with the UN Department for Peace Operations (DPO), continues to support efforts spear- DPO, UNHCR, headed by the African Union (AU) to strengthen the integration of human rights OHCHR into AU conflict response instruments, including DDR programming. The GPRS, and other with support from the WB Nordic Trust Fund (NTF) on human rights and in collabo- UN agencies ration with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has provided support for strengthening AU early warning methodologies through the integration of a human rights-based approach into the AU Continental Early Warning System. 17 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT B. Joint Assessments and Recovery and Peace Building Assessments (RPBA): UNDP, PBSO, during IDA18, RPBAs have been completed in Cameroon and Zimbabwe, and the DPA, WB tripartite agreement has also been deployed for early discussions about assessments (and the EU) and collaboration in Burkina Faso, Libya, Liberia, and Yemen. The completed RPBAs have had positive on-the-ground results. XX The RPBA in Cameroon facilitated a shift in the dialogue between government and development partners regarding the underlying challenges faced in the country and the priority interventions that might best address these challenges. It also facili- tated access to significant resource allocations with IDA 18 Refugees Sub-Window (RSW) developed as part of the RPBA process. The RPBA also allowed government and international partners to structure their engagement and collaboration in support of critical priority reforms and interventions. It included a draft Mutual Accountability Framework, which, when approved, will allow deepened collaboration around 10 key reform milestones. XX In Zimbabwe, the first phase of the RPBA being conducted by the WB, the UN and the AfDB features an analysis of challenges and needs across 25 sectors. This analysis has since been adopted by the government as part of their post-election Transition Stabilization Program. In Libya, a mapping of information, challenges and needs across 26 sectors has been jointly undertaken by the EU, the UN and the WBG. To mark the recent 10-year anniversary of the Joint Declaration, the EU, the UN and the WBG are in the process of renewing the commitment to collaborate in support of recovery, reconstruction and peacebuilding. It will highlight the fact that collaboration should be expanded beyond needs assessments, and towards preven- tion and upstream analytical work, data sharing, and support to national planning processes. It will also explore the formalization of the use of RPBAs to consolidate support for national transitions and turnaround reform programs. 18 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK C. Investing in human capital in FCV: collaboration is on-going between the WB, UNICEF, WB, UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, UNOPS and WFP on the preservation of human capital in active WHO, UNDP, conflict, through continued support to social basic service delivery and protection for UNOPS and resilience building and better management of future shocks. Partnership in Yemen is WFP focusing on the delivery of an Emergency Cash, Health, Nutrition and water programs, basic urban services and support for livelihood and community investments. Moving forward, and building on lessons from Yemen, discussions are on-going on how to expand the partnership in active conflict settings beyond Yemen to countries such as Syria, Libya, Iraq, but also middle-income countries (LMICs) countries such as Bangladesh, including on strengthening/safeguarding social protection mechanisms. 19 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT 4 Scale up impact, by leveraging existing financing and comparative advantages, Core entities and continuously seek to ensure that operational policies, frameworks, and tools used by both organisations facilitate cooperation and improve the efficiency and complementarity between our respective organisations Ongoing UN-WB partnership to scale-up impact focused on the following areas: A range of Forced Displacement; Countering Violent Extremism and Community Resilience; UN partners, Strategic and Operational Collaboration in African ‘hot spots’. notably UNHCR, XX Forced Displacement: the WB works more effectively with UN partners (notably UNHCR, UNDP, but also UNDP, UNICEF) on strategically bridging the humanitarian-development nexus. UNICEF This translates in the preparation of joint analyses of crisis-affected situations, including concrete approaches to gradually transition from humanitarian to development-oriented interventions (services, infrastructure, and livelihoods). XX Countering Violent Extremism and Community Resilience: building on WB engagement on DDR and youth inclusion/exclusion, there is opportunity to deepen the relationship with UN partners on how development interventions can strengthen community resilience to radicalization/recruitment by armed groups. This can begin with analysis (Mali is an example) and ultimately deepen into operational collaboration in target communities. Joint work could be highly complementary, as the UN has better access to information about security and armed-group dynamics, while the WB has better information on country client development capacities. XX Strategic and Operational Collaboration in African ‘hot spots’: the WB leads important proj- WHO, WFP, ects/engagements in Lake Chad and the Horn of Africa with other potential new engage- UNICEF, WB ments in the Sahel. Leadership-level dialogue on these ‘hot spots’ could help to structure closer and strategic operational coordination on forthcoming regional projects, such as the Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development project. 20 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK 5 Address upcoming issues that need our collective engagement Core entities UN-WB partnership under the Global Program on Reintegration Support focused DPO, OHCHR, on the following areas: UNDP XX Joint UNDPO-WB-AU DDR Capacity Building Program worked on linkages between human rights and reintegration, and the incorporation of human rights-based approaches into DDR policy and practice (including Continental Early Warning Systems) to ensure that increased attention is given to context analysis and learning in the design and implemen- tation of DDR programs. XX Looking ahead, the WB, in partnership with UN DPO and OHCHR will continue to provide WB GPRS support for DDR national and continental capacity strengthening through technical assis- (Global tance and operational guidance with a dual focus on conflict response and conflict preven- Program for tion instruments. One prime area for support will be galvanizing the capacities of African Reintegration regional centers of excellence for provision of training and expertise on conflict prevention Support) and and response across the continent. UN DPO in XX The program has increased learning on human rights-based approach (HRBA) and DDR New York and within the AU and within the DDR community of practice at the WB and associated Addis Ababa networks globally (including the UN-led DDR Inter Agency Working Group). 21 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Afghanistan (1) Multi- The WB, in collaboration with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA) dimensional risks and other development partners, including UN agencies, has convened inter-agency platforms to and prevention of share data, coordinate activities, and share the challenging and costly responses to forced dis- violent conflict placement. The collaboration seeded the current arrangements for a joint data sharing and analy- sis program, and for mobile phone card distribution to all returnees at the border. Afghanistan has Country- been selected as a first mover of the Famine Action Mechanism (FAM) initiative. The initiative, level supported by the WB, the UN, and ICRC, in coordination with private sector partners, aims to prevent and prepare for future famine risk, focusing on predictive analytics, prearranged financing, and effective implementation to mitigate risks before they turn into crises. In the area of Water Scarcity, Food Insecurity and Famine Risk, the WB, the UN and other humanitarian- development stakeholders have been supporting the GoIRA to convene an action-oriented dis- cussion on how to mitigate and address risks related to drought, water scarcity and food secu- rity. Two high level discussions have been convened. As an outcome, voluntary working groups (including government, humanitarian, development, civil society) delivered concept papers to the High Poverty Council in April 2019 on: (a) establishing a data platform to inform decisions and actions at national, local and community levels that mitigate/address these risks, (b) setting up a mechanism for early warning, early finance and early action to build the resilience of those most vulnerable to water scarcity/food insecurity/famine risk in medium term (1-3 years), and (c) supporting long-term planning (3-10 years) and address systemic issues driving these risks. The High Poverty Council has requested work continue to translate these concepts into detailed implementation plans, with the aim to reconvene in early summer 2019. (2) HDP Data-sharing and analysis agreements (DSA) between WB and UNHCR, and WB and IOM coordination, have enabled integrated analyses of UNHCR’s refugee registration, IOM’s Displacement “collective Tracking Matrix, and other data generated by humanitarian agencies, with WB and GoIRA outcomes” socioeconomic databases, particularly the Afghanistan Living Conditions Survey (ALCS). Similarly, these datasets have been analyzed in conjunction with pre-return data such as the Pakistan Population Profiling, Verification and Response (PPVR) Survey of 2011, which covers approximately one million documented and undocumented Afghan refugees. More sources of information and humanitarian datasets are being regularly shared. The analysis 22 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Afghanistan of these data has improved the understanding of the socioeconomic characteristics of the returnees, Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and their host communities. As a result, two WB operations have been prepared, including a US$ 200 million regional IDA project Eshteghal Zaiee – Karmondena Project (EZ-KAR) on job creation. On the basis of this DSA, additional resources were leveraged for new, innovative data collection on returnees. The WB, UNHCR and IOM are working together to harmonize and streamline data collection instruments. (3) Joint analysis, UN-WB collaboration in the area of forced displacement under the ‘Displacement and planning and Returnee Executive Committee’ (DiREC), comprising of representatives from government complementarity of ministries, agencies, UNAMA, UNHCR, IOM, OCHA, and the WB, supports development of a mandates policy framework and coordination of humanitarian and development efforts. In this context, a joint contribution to the development of Displacement and Returnee Executive Committee (DiREC) Strategy was delivered. In addition, a joint analytical work plan has been developed by the three agencies and is cur- rently underway. The proposed activities include analysis of living conditions and settlement decisions of recent Afghan returnees, an assessment of phone monitoring analysis, analysis of characteristics of documented returnees from Pakistan, analysis of flows of undocumented returnees from Iran, and assessments of impact of differential reintegration assistance. Addi- tionally, a cross-agency exercise will aim to assess and improve the existing data collection protocols. In the area of forced displacement, achievements include: i. Two analytical pieces are being finalized and a third is in draft. The first two build on past analysis to document and profile the pre- and post- return outcomes of Afghan returnees; the third focuses on understanding the effect of reintegration assistance on post-return outcomes; ii. WB and IOM provide joint inputs to a revised instrument for Community Based Needs Assessment, among other instruments. Similar work is expected to continue with UNHCR. 23 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Afghanistan (4) Scaling up Eshteghal Zaiee – Karmondena Project (EZ-KAR) on job creation: WB and UNCHR collabo- impact, leveraging rated in the design and implementation of the US$ 200 million regional IDA project EZ-KAR financing in relation to refugee communities, in close coordination with other development partners. Partnerships between the WB, UNCHR and IOM for data-sharing and analysis enabled a link between UNHCR’s refugee registration with the WB’s socioeconomic databases covering approximately one million documented and undocumented Afghan refugees. Bangladesh (1) Multi- In mid-2018, the WB and UNHCR assessed the adequacy of Bangladesh’s protection frame- dimensional risks work for Displaced Rohingya Population (DRP), based on practices with international refugee and prevention of standards. As a result, a set of protection-related risks and challenges were identified, such as violent conflict overcrowding of the hosting area, lack of legal refugee status, registration and documentation process, specific vulnerabilities (disabilities, needs for psychosocial support), access to services and livelihoods, secondary movement, sexual- and gender-based violence, and voluntariness of return. The Protection Note has since been updated twice while there is a continuous dialogue between the WB and UNHCR on protection-related risks, including with regard to the current and upcoming IDA18 Refugees Sub-Window (RSW) project implementation. Through the RSW, two WB projects received additional financing, namely the Reaching Out of School Children Project and the Health Sector Support Project. Additionally, with RSW funding, the WB deliv- ered a multi-sector project to respond to the immediate needs and protection concerns of the Rohingya communities. Current operations address the refugees’ needs in health, education and access to basic services, and include activities to tackle gender-based violence. Implementation arrangements entail Contract Agreements between the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and 5 UN agencies (WHO, UNFPA, IOM, UNICEF and WFP) to ensure capacity development for the government agencies. 24 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Bangladesh (2) HDP A Dhaka-based full-time WB international staff supports coordination with partners on the coordination, ground and with WB teams working in Cox’s Bazar as they respond to the Rohingya crisis. The “collective WB and the UN actively participate in existing coordination mechanisms, both those set up by outcomes” the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), such as the National Task Force, and those involving development partners, such as the Strategic Executive Group in Dhaka and the Inter Sector Coordination Group in Cox’s Bazar. (3) Joint analysis, The three projects funded by IDA18 Refugees Sub-Window and implemented by the Gov- planning and ernment of Bangladesh and UN agencies include activities to strengthen capacity within complementarity of the government agencies and systems to respond to refugee situations more efficiently, mandates with clear guidelines in place and transparent processes. These initiatives have facilitated dialogue with the Government, UN agencies, Development Partners and other stakeholders on Bangladesh’s response to the medium-term socio-economic aspects of the crisis and the maintenance of a sound protection framework. (4) Scaling up Building on the findings of the Rapid Impact, Vulnerability, and Needs Assessment, the next impact, leveraging phase of IDA18-funded follow-on operations will address the medium-term impacts of the financing crisis, with a focus on Cox’s Bazar area development.  The WB is considering additional inter- ventions in health, social protection and infrastructure investments that will benefit both refu- gees and host communities. In this context, the WBG signed a Memorandum of Understanding with WFP to carry out joint analyses on poverty, welfare, and economic impact of the Rohingya crisis. A detailed assessment is also planned to establish a baseline against which further activ- ities can be defined, as well as to better understand challenges faced by Rohingya and host communities to inform future WBG interventions. WB is also looking to ensure broad-based engagement and support for a forward-looking analytical and research agenda that would help fill knowledge gaps and bridge the humanitarian-development divide. UNHCR will be working closely with WB in this regard. 25 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Bangladesh (5) Upcoming The UN conveyed to the Government of Bangladesh the need to ensure that the relocation plan issues to Bhasan Char, proposed by the Government, follows key principles, including independent tech- nical and protection assessments of conditions on the island; consultative and inclusive process with refugees prior to relocation; free and informed decision to relocate; freedom of movement within the island and to/from the mainland; access to basic rights and services; livelihood oppor- tunities; as well as unfettered and continuous humanitarian access. However, WB financing is and will continue to be directed to the refugees located in the Cox’s Bazar district only. Benin (3) Joint analysis, UN-WB partnership focused on collaborative preparation of analytical notes on national and planning and sectoral budget analysis, including in the education, social protection, and health sectors. In complementarity of addition, UNICEF and the WB jointly support transparency initiatives (Boost for example). With mandates UN-WB joint support, an analysis of the national budget and of social sectors allocations against government objectives of poverty reduction and improvement of social indicators, in connection with international and national commitments (SDGs, National development plan, and Govern- ment action plans), was conducted. The ensuing analytical notes prepared propose recommen- dations to improve the social sectors financing. Burkina Faso (1) Multi- Potential areas for collaboration between the UN and the WB include WB advisory services dimensional risks and analytics, in close collaboration with UNDP, UNICEF, IOM, and UNDPO on mainstreaming and prevention of Citizen Engagement in all incoming and ongoing operations in Burkina Faso, with a focus on violent conflict contributing to the prevention of violent extremism and deradicalization; (2) HDP UN-WB partnership focus on collaboration in the area of Social Risk Management Work, coordination, including with UNHCR for the Refugee Scale-Up of the Social Safety Net Project and with “collective WFP for the Emergency Recurrent Cost Financing Project. outcomes” 26 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Burkina Faso (3) Joint analysis, Potential areas for collaboration between the UN and the WB include WB advisory services planning and and analytics, in partnership with IOM, UNHCR, OCHA, to improve understanding of the complementarity of situation of internal displacement and the operationalization of support to Internally Displaced mandates People (IDPs) with a focus on building community resilience (e.g. civic engagement and support for local development). (4) Scaling up Following analyses provided by the UN on the gravity of the food security crisis in Burkina, impact, leveraging 2017-2018, and based on agreed commitments to food security and nutrition outcomes, the financing WB provided financing to the government to address the Food security crisis by, amongst others, ensuring replenishment of the national security food stocks, as the national food security stock management company (Société nationale de gestion du stock de sécurité alimentaire, SONAGESS) had used its strategic reserves1. (5) Upcoming On 3 June 2019, the Government reached out to the UN to request technical support from issues the EU, UN and WBG to undertake a “Prevention and Peace Building Assessment” (PPBA). The request is part of the Government’s continued commitment to explore opportunities to promote peace and keep social cohesion in Burkina Faso, and to ensure that scaled up sup- port from international partners is well coordinated and aligned with an agreed, comprehensive and integrated strategy, linking recovery, relief, rehabilitation and development. This joint initiative will analyze the key challenges facing peacebuilding in Burkina Faso in the short, medium and long term, the government’s approach and current response, and propose the scope, approach and outcome(s) of the PPBA, along with a detailed outline of the process moving forward. The assessment will also map what is already ongoing, including available financing, to identify what can be repurposed and realigned with a new/more comprehensive strategy. which requires about US$ 16 million dollars to meet the immediate and future food and nutrition security needs of the most vulnerable   1 sections of the population. 27 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Burundi (1) Multi- A partnership between WB, WHO, UNICEF and UNDP worked on the prevention and mitiga- dimensional risks tion of the possible spread of Ebola in Burundi. WB-WHO jointly supported the implementation and prevention of of the Burundi contingency and preparedness plan, with WHO focusing on procurement of the violent conflict laboratory equipment. (2) HDP WB-UNHCR partnership included field visits to refugee camps in February 2018. Strong col- coordination, laboration between WB and UNFPA supported the country on prevention and treatment of “collective obstetrical fistula. The WB, IFAD, WFP, and FAO achieved effective collaboration in the country outcomes” through information sharing on complementary interventions in the agriculture sector. (3) Joint analysis, UN-WB partnership focused on the implementation of the WB Early Grade Learning edu- planning and cation project through WFP to expand coverage of school feeding activities in vulnerable complementarity of and food-insecure provinces of Muyinga and Kirundo, with a US$ 7 million contract sup- mandates porting ongoing school feeding program and expanding it to new schools over 3 years. UNICEF also partnered in the project to provide basic supplies for children and teachers, with a US$ 2.3 million contract target specific grades in 6 provinces. In addition, WB and UNHCR are currently working together to prepare the Refugees and Host Population Project. Finally, UNIDO is supporting the WB-financed coffee sector project to upgrade laboratories of the Agence de Regulation du Secteur café (ARFIC) for the capacity enhancement of the coffee quality control. UNIDO has expressed interest in supporting the WB “access to off grid project” under preparation. (4) Scaling up WFP and the WB organized a joint meeting, during the World Bank Spring Meetings, focused on impact, leveraging the mobilization of additional resources to finance the nutrition sector. Discussions have focused financing on WB and UNOPS partnership to improve the project implementation capacities in the country, including procurement of goods and services, capacity building of government entities, project management, construction contract management etc. In addition, the WB and UNHCR are currently working together to prepare the Refugees and Host Population Project. 28 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Burundi (5) Upcoming Close WB collaboration with WFP, UNICEF, and UNFPA on nutrition and fertility is ongoing. In issues addition, the WB Youth Skills Development project is exploring use of ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF and UNDP as Third-Party Execution (TPE) to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. Cameroon (2) HDP UNHCR-WB collaboration on forced displacement made progress with the WBG Board approval coordination, of four projects under the IDA 18 refugees and host communities sub-window. UNHCR and WBG “collective worked closely on the elaboration of the Plan de Soutien (Joint Support Plan) to support the local outcomes” development in the 17 most affected municipalities hosting refugees from the Central African Republic through: (a) the Programme National de Development Participatif (PNDP), which is a government program for community-driven development mainly financed by the WBG (managed by GSURR); and (b) with the help of a consultant funded by the WB. In addition, UNHCR supports the WBG with the assessment and monitoring of the adequacy of the refugee protection framework. As in all eligible IDA18 Refugees Sub-Window (RSW) recip- ient countries, an adequate protection framework remains a precondition for financing and an effectiveness condition throughout a project’s lifecycle. In this context, the WBG actively supports UNHCR’s advocacy efforts with the Government for the respect of refugee protection principles. This close collaboration will add leverage to ensure adequate refugee protection and represents a concrete example of mutually reinforcing comparative advantages to further collective results. In order to institutionalize synergies and facilitate the implementation of an integrated approach and to strengthen coordination between projects implemented, as well as with other human- itarian and development actors intervening in refugee-hosting areas, it was agreed to build upon the coordination structure established under the Partnership Agreement between the Government and UNHCR at central level. Key humanitarian and development actors will be part of this coordination forum which will also allow for a joint planning and monitoring of devel- opment-oriented interventions in refugee-hosting areas. 29 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Cameroon In terms of policy dialogue (based on the policy/protection commitments made by the Government in the context of IDA19 RSW), the integrated approach will help bridge frag- mentation across Government entities and enhance Government coordination with human- itarian and development actors with regard to interventions in refugee-hosting areas, and promote the allocation of resources to lagging regions, according to the presence of refugees in municipalities and vulnerability criteria across all affected populations. (4) Scaling up Potential opportunities for UN-WB partnership include scaling-up collaboration in the area of impact, leveraging gender-based violence, the context of the dedicated UNFPA-led Working Group that the WB financing participates in. Central African Republic (2) HDP UN-WB collaboration focuses on the Central African Republic Reintegration of Ex-Combatants coordination, Project and on the LONDO (“Stand-UP”) Project, strengthening collaboration along the HDP “collective nexus. In this context, the WB has worked in tandem with MINUSCA to provide technical assis- outcomes” tance to the Project Implementation Unit and counterparts within the Government to support: (i) the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Program Strategy and Document; (ii) the National DDR Commission and adjacent institutional structures; (iii) an Information, Coun- seling and Referral System, (iv) the provision of services to target beneficiaries; and (v) aspects of DDR Community Violence Reduction. In addition, partnership with IOM supports delivery of reintegration assistance to target beneficiaries and host communities. Using financing from the UN-WB Trust Fund, the WB and MINUSCA have worked together to advance the implementa- tion of the national disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation program officially launched in Paoua (Ouham Pende Prefecture) on 17 December 2018 by President Touadera. The disarmament and demobilization operations that started in Paoua on 18 December 2018 were successfully concluded on 3 June for the 3-armed groups present in the area (the two Révolution et Justice factions Sayo and Belanga and the anti-balaka); a total of 227 ex-combatants 30 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Central African Republic were demobilized. DDR operations will now continue in the West, before expanding to the Centre and the North-East of the country. The Central African Republic Reintegration of Ex-Combatants Project seeks to support socioeconomic reintegration of demobilized combat- ants and improve access to socio-economic infrastructure and economic opportunities for host communities through a community support component that addresses community members affected by the conflict in the communities of return of the demobilized combatants. MINUSCA remains responsible for their initial disarmament and demobilization. The WB will coordinate with MINUSCA’s Community Violence Reduction Program and the EU to extend similar support to youth at-risk and other vulnerable groups. In addition, the LONDO (“Stand-Up”) Project is implemented in close collaboration with national and international partners to leverage partnerships for a more rapid and agile execution. This includes partnership with MINUSCA, reinforced through a Memorandum of Understanding, collaboration with UNHAS to maintain airfields across the country, and WB-WFP co-leadership of the Central African Republic Logistics Cluster to support the humanitarian response. WFP-WB collaboration on smallholder farmers support (Purchase for Progress - P4P) and resil- ience building (livelihoods, assets creations through Food Assistance for Assets) is planned in targeted localities of the western and north-western regions of the Central African Republic. The WB project, expected to be implemented from 2019 to 2023 with a specific component related to smallholder farmers and the improvement of food security, aims to improve condi- tions for increased agricultural production (in partnership with FAO) as well as for access to social services. Joint geographical targeting has been agreed upon to allow WB/FAO synergies in support of smallholder farmers in agricultural production while WFP will focus on market access through local purchase. Reflections are ongoing to jointly (WFP-UNICEF-WB) support the government to prepare a national safety net policy and its related strategy document, as well as establishing a beneficiaries’ database. 31 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Central African Republic (3) Joint analysis, WB and WFP collaborate on vulnerability assessment and use of WFP’s food prices mon- planning and itoring system (mVAM) and knowledge to help strengthen the national capacity on food complementarity of security analysis. Food security information collected by WFP and partners over the last mandates years has been shared with WB. The national food security monitoring systemis expected to be established in partnership with the food security cluster/sectorial working group. (4) Scaling up The LONDO Project is currently in the process of being scaled up, with a WB Additional Financ- impact, leveraging ing (AF) in an amount of US$ 100 million to be approved by the WB Board. The AF will finance financing a scale-up of activities and is fully aligned with the WB Systematic Country Diagnostic and the Government’s roadmap set out in the Recovery and Peace Building Assessment (RPBA). WFP and WB collaboration in the context of the Agrobusiness development in the Central African Republic project aims to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation system of the project. The financial contribution from the WB will help extend the coverage of WFP mVAM, strengthening the national capacity initiatives and hiring more enumerators and staff for food security analysis at sub-prefecture level. Chad (1) Multi- The strong collaboration between UN agencies and the WB focuses on the determinants of dimensional risks the multidimensional nature of challenges in Chad: refugees’ inflows; violent conflict from insur- and prevention of gent movements originated either abroad or in country; structural and systemic governance violent conflict fragility; high dependency of the economy on oil prices; severe vulnerability to climate-changes including droughts. The on-going dialogue is critical to improve coordination among partners and to support the Government in a consistent way. With a view to prevent inter-community conflicts, UN-WB collaboration improved access to safe drinking water for 46,000 people, returnees and refugees from the Central African Republic and host communities. Moreover, to promote environmental protection, the UN and the WB supported the amelioration of energy consumption, equipping 5,286 households with clay stoves and reducing excessive cutting of wood. In addition, UNICEF complementary 32 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Chad interventions outside the scope of WB funding, such as the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) helped reduce risk of violent conflict related to lack of water and sanitation, providing an additional 38,676 persons with safe drinking water. (2) HDP UN-WB partnership focused in the Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development Project coordination, (Cameroon, Chad and Niger) and the SPF-funded Cross-Border Collaboration in the Lake “collective Chad Region Project (Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria). UN-WB cooperation in the con- outcomes” text of the Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development Project (under preparation; first phase includes Cameroon, Chad and Niger) brings together humanitarian and development partners to support the Region’s transition from a humanitarian to a development response in the Boko-Haram affected areas. In addition, the WB and UNDP partner around the orga- nization of the Lake Chad Governors’ forum, including the preparation of discussion papers and focused sessions, under overall leadership by the Government of Niger. Further UN-WB collaboration is likely to take place during the implementation of the project, such as coordina- tion around a shared regional knowledge platform and the implementation of activities aiming at communities’ recovery and resilience. WB-UNHCR collaboration on forced displacement made progress with the WBG Board approval of the Chad - Refugees and Host Communities Support Project for financing under the IDA18 refugees and host communities sub-window. Through this partnership on the forced displacement agenda, WB and UNHCR coordinated inputs and support to the Government on the new legislation on asylum and the establishment of high-level coordinating mechanisms. Improvements and progress on the area of “collective outcomes” have been noticeable, with a concerted effort to advance the delivery of common public goods, including a strong legal framework for the protection of refugees. UN-WB partnership supports the identification of emergency, development and peacebuilding intersectoral gaps and needs through multi-partners initial assessment with the Government. The partnership improved information sharing regarding complementary interventions, including through joint field visits conducted by the Government (Ministries in charge of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, Agriculture, Livestock) and supported by the WB and UN entities (UNICEF, FAO). 33 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Chad (3) Joint analysis, The WB, UNHCR, WFP and OCHA partner in shock-responsive programming and tools, planning and including common approaches to survey vulnerable populations by using a harmonized ques- complementarity of tionnaire. The harmonized questionnaire has been developed jointly and received support from mandates ECHO. The Government has made it mandatory to all NGOs or development partner surveying households and the data are entered into a common database which will evolve into a Social Registry. Under the new Refugees and Host Communities Support Project (PARCA), funded by a US$ 60m grant between regular IDA and IDA Refugees Sub-Window, some capacity building activities of UNHCR are now financed by IDA. The decrees of the Government to facilitate the use of a harmonized questionnaire for data collection in social protection consti- tute a strong output in this area, along with the establishment of a Government responsibility to manage the social registry. UN-WB collaboration also focused on sampling, with UNHCR providing registration data on refugee households for use in generating a sample for the national poverty survey. (4) Scaling up The US$ 10m safety nets pilot project financed by DFID and IDA has leveraged significant impact, leveraging resources to finance the PARCA project. The joint WB-UNHCR and EU-supported Développe- financing ment Inclusifs dans les Zones d’Accueil (DIZA) project underscores the coordination achieve- ments around the refugees/host communities’ agenda. (5) Upcoming XX Further cooperation between WB, UNDP and UNHCR is envisaged for the implementation issues of the Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development Project under preparation. XX Complete procedures to establish the high-level committee and to pass the law on asylum. The establishment of the high committee and advances on the law on asylum are two critical areas where strong partnership should bear results.; XX Further define the strategic complementarities between UNHCR/WB collaboration under the PARCA with the Lake Chad Regional activity; XX Move towards the additional financing of PARCA (FY2020). 34 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Comoros (3) Joint analysis, The WB and UNFPA collaboration focused on capacity building of the National Institute of Sta- planning and tistics and Economics and Demographics studies (INSEED), including technical and manage- complementarity of ment support to conduct the fourth General Census on Population and Housing (2018/2019). mandates The results of the census will be used to inform SDG-based development frameworks and decision-making at all levels. The WB and the UN partnered to conduct a Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) in November 2018. Following the disaster caused by cyclone Kenneth in April 2019, UNDP and the WB have conducted a joint analysis to prepare the national recovery plan. The plan was submitted to the government and the council of ministers for review and endorsement. Côte d’Ivoire (1) Multi- On health, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF, and the WB worked together to further dimensional risks strengthen health systems and Ebola preparedness. As a result, all the 86 Health districts and prevention of were equipped with: i) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health workers; ii) vehicles violent conflict (52 vehicles, 200 motorcycles and 26 ambulances); iii) Medical equipment/supplies and medicine. Nine emergency Response Teams composed of 30 members/team from different ministries and specialized institutes were also set up. To strengthen Ebola prevention, water, sanitation and hygiene facilities were rehabilitated to improve hygiene, and 91 health care facilities, located in 3 high-risk regions for the Ebola epidemic, were equipped with improved water and sanitation services and able to offer better quality services. The WB and UNICEF further worked jointly with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and national partners to strengthen the nutrition supply chain though the Nutrition Pilot Project focusing on severe acute malnu- trition treatment in 12 districts. As a result, the Nutrition Pilot Project facilities were equipped with Middle Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) strips for children and adults, scales and por- table baby-child measuring systems, and 246,218 children were weighed in 2018, according to the National Health System (NHS). 35 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Côte d’Ivoire On education, UNICEF and WB work together within the Donors’ Local Group for Education to har- monize donors’ interventions and have jointly piloted a preschool teacher training model to support the development of a preschool system in Côte d’Ivoire. Under the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) for Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF and the WB are contributing jointly to the implementation of the National Education Sector Plan. The interventions are focused in remote, poor and lagging areas. The WB and UNFPA collaborate to support the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend project (SWEDD). As a result of the November 2013 call for action for improvements in women’s reproductive health and girls’ education by the President of Niger, six countries; Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad jointly prepared the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend project (US$ 207m). Collaboration between several technical and financial partners, in particular the WB and UNFPA, allowed for a rapid preparation of the project, which is supporting three regional strategies to: (i) generate demand for RMNCAHN[1] commodities and services, through the promotion of social and behav- ioral change (SBCC) and the empowerment of adolescent girls through education, sexual and reproductive health and life skills education and economic empowerment; (ii) improve supply of RMNCAHN commodities and qualified personnel; and (iii) strengthen advocacy and policy dia- logue, as well as capacity for monitoring and policymaking in relation to demographic dividends. In Côte d’Ivoire, the financing of UNFPA amounts to US$ 3.9m. (2) HDP UNICEF, the WB and other partners contributed to strengthening the health system and to keep coordination, Côte d’Ivoire Ebola-free through the implementation of an effective and coordinated national “collective response and preparedness strategy. In 2018, regular WB-MoH-UNICEF and MoH-National outcomes” partners-UNICEF coordination meetings took place to facilitate the implementation of the nutrition pilot project. These meetings allowed for information exchange, monitoring and con- sultation of the stakeholders, as well as the search for solutions to the challenges met in the nutrition products’ supply chain. Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition. [1]  36 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Côte d’Ivoire Opportunities for strategic partnerships between UNHCR and the WB are being actively explored, including collaboration on ongoing WB projects linked to civil registration and social registry (Identification for Development Initiative - ID4D), health and nutrition, education and youth employment, and social safety nets. In addition, potential collaboration includes a joint UNHCR-WB knowledge exchange workshop and UNCHR-IFC engagement, particularly on IFC’s Conflict Affected States in Africa Initiative. (3) Joint analysis, The WB and the Global Financing Facility (GFF) teamed up with UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, the planning and government and other partners to launch the national platform to harmonize health financing, complementarity of and to develop a national common investment case/plan. In this context, complementarity and mandates potential joint financing of activities are being explored. (4) Scaling up The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of Côte d’Ivoire, the WB and UNICEF decided to impact, leveraging use a part of the remaining funds to improve access to water and sanitation in health centers. financing (5) Upcoming In Côte d’Ivoire, there is still an important need for increasing geographic coverage of nutrition issues interventions, particularly on the integrated management of acute malnutrition, which will con- tribute in reducing child deaths. At the request of the WB, UNICEF has planned the needs for the integration of 163 new health centers in the Nutrition Pilot Project and the extension of the Project until December 2019, targeting a total of 3,685 children of 6–59 months. Democratic Republic of the Congo (2) HDP With the WB participating in the UN Country Team and Senior Management Team and the donor coordination, working group, UN-WB collaboration across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) “collective nexus include the current Ebola responses supported by WB, through the Pandemic Emergency outcomes” Financing Facility (PEF) and the Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC), and implemented by WHO and UNICEF. In addition, the upcoming nutrition project in the Kasai and in the East, represents an additional example of WB partnership with UN agencies. 37 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Democratic Republic of the Congo (3) Joint analysis, The current country context presents an opportunity for the operationalization of the HDP planning and nexus, especially since the various strategic frameworks, such as the National Development complementarity of Plan (NDP), are being reviewed or updated with a finalization scheduled for 2019. To take mandates advantage of this opportunity, the inclusion of a nexus narrative would anchor the principles and elements of the New Way of Working (NWOW) in the following strategy documents: the National Strategic Development Plan (PNSD), the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), and the International Strategy for Support to Security and Stabilization (I4S). The inclusion of this same narrative in the WB Country Partnership Framework (CPF) could be discussed during the development process of the 2020–2024 strategy. In May 2019, a paper presenting the findings of a review on the design, delivery and outcomes of Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration efforts, supported and financed by the WB and MONUSCO in the last five years in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These efforts included the “Programme National pour le désarmement, la démobilisation et la reintegration” (PNDDRIII), the Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration, and Resettlement for foreign fighters (DDRRR), and MONUSCO’s Community Violence Reduction (CVR) programs. (5) Upcoming As hard silos across the security, humanitarian and development communities persist, a strong issues leadership effort by WB Country Director and UN DRSG is required to impart a new momentum to UN-WB cooperation beyond traditional parameters. Against this background, in an effort to ramp up engagement in North Kivu, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak that began in August 2018, the WB is increasing conflict-sensitivity of projects and risks management in implemen- tation and supervision. Implementing this strategy will require coordination between various proj- ects in the WB portfolio, as well as stronger partnerships with humanitarian, development and peacekeeping partners, including with MONUSCO Stabilization unit. In this regard, opening a WB Office in the UN grounds in Goma, Eastern Congo, should enhance collaboration. 38 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Ethiopia (1) Multi- The WB and the UN are working with Government and partners in-country to support improved dimensional risks drought early warning systems in the country. and prevention of violent conflict (2) HDP UN-WB engagement across the HDP nexus in 2018 paved the way for the Humanitarian coordination, Country Team’s agreement in 2019 to develop a multi-year strategy on the side of the annual “collective Humanitarian Response Plans. The two broad areas for engagement on collective outcomes outcomes” are Displacement (internally displaced people, refugees and migrants deported/returnees) and Food Insecurity. A joint UN-WB steering committee will supervise the work of an international consultant hired to lead the coordination of this effort, including the identification of collective outcomes and the joint planning analysis. The UN and the WB work closely with humanitarian partners, particularly on supporting increased resilience of population to shocks, and IDA funds a substantial safety net program (Productive Safety Net Program - PSNP). Examples of enhanced humanitarian-development nexus initiatives exist at project- and area-level, mostly on refugees. The Government commitment to the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) created opportunities to anchor refugee issues in the development sphere. In this regard, the WB committed US$ 202 million to provide economic opportunities for refugees and nationals through formal entrepreneurship and employment. WB-UNHCR collaboration on forced displacement made progress with the WBG Board approval of the Ethiopia Economic Opportunities Program for financing under the IDA 18 refugees and host communities sub-window. The WB and UNICEF partner in the health sector through pool funding, with UNICEF managing the technical assistance pooled fund supported by the WB. Since the 2017 drought, the WB and the UN worked, alongside development partners, on the Productive Safety Net Program to build resilience in communities. The WB and UNICEF strengthened birth registration processes to ensure all children are accounted for. As a result, the current round of Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) has increased domestic financing for sustainability, building on the previous result of 65% of health facilities having birth notification processes in place. 39 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Ethiopia (3) Joint analysis, UN-WB collaboration focused in the area of Public Expenditure and Financial Accountabil- planning and ity framework (PEFA) Assessment. The WB, UNICEF and UN Women conducted the 2018 complementarity of PEFA assessment for the Ethiopian federal government, one city and five regional states. The mandates assessment has expanded to incorporate the impact of public financial management in health and education service delivery and gender-based budgeting dimensions. The assessments will assist the government in identifying public financial management (PFM) weaknesses that may inhibit effective delivery of services to its citizens and the realization of its development objec- tives. Furthermore, the findings of the PEFA assessments will assist the government in refining the PFM Strategy that it has already developed and to provide the basis for a coherent PFM reform program that can be supported by Development Partners (DPs), as well as through the government’s own initiatives. A steering committee formed of development partners, including the WB and UN agencies, was put together and jointly supervises the work around the building of the Multi-Year Strategy. With the quick start of the Development Humanitarian Multi-Year Strategy the joint analysis will include the technical participation of the WB. The WB (and DFID) prepared a study of drivers of resilience in lowlands, including opportunities offered by a more inclusive economic growth path, investments focused on resilience-building, the potential of the livestock sector and urbanization, all in a broader context of loss of grazing areas, climate change and resource conflicts between communities. This study formed the basis of a US$ 350 million WB loan for resilience building in the lowlands, including a co-investment with IFAD. Synergies are being explored with several UN interventions on livelihoods, pastoralism, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Ethiopia is one of the five country cases selected for lessons learnt by the Grand Bargain on Needs Assessment focusing on Joint Humanitarian-Development-Peace Assessment and Analysis. Through the resilience research, development and humanitarian funds are being used jointly for sustainable planning. 40 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Ethiopia In the area of health, UNICEF and the WB implemented a project entitled “Improving Birth Registration Through Immunization Processes” in partnership with federal and regional vital events registration agencies and the Ministry/Bureau of Health. Focused in three regional states of Ethiopia (Amhara, Tigray, and Afar) to enhance a well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics system, the project supported the integration of community health structures with the civil status offices. The project improved the rate of total birth and death registration and notifications, strengthening the overall development of birth and death notification and registration systems at the community level. (4) Scaling up At the end of the WB-funded and UNICEF-executed project “Improving Birth Registration impact, leveraging Using Existing Community Structures and Immunization Processes” an end-line assessment financing found that utilization of existing community and health structures is cost effective and helps to ensure sustainability, while integrating birth registration into community structures, including health extension workers, is equally cost effective and strategic to accelerate the performance of registration at national level. (5) Upcoming Recent changes in Ethiopia mean that the WB continues to be highly engaged in broader issues structural reform issues, while UN priority continues to be given to food security, with a strong focus on rehabilitation and resilient livelihoods to minimize impacts of protracted drought and displacement situations, given the government’s returns policy of 3.2 million Internally Dis- placed People (IDPs), combined with the drought in the Horn of Africa, affecting the Somali region in particular. UNICEF and the WB will partner to support the Government of Ethiopia in the development of the national civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) strategy for the next phase. The strategy will be informed by a comprehensive national CRVS assessment, planned to be carried out before the end of 2019. The current national costed CRVS strategic plan (2013-2020) will expire in June 2020. It is critical for UNICEF and the WB to leverage resources and expertise at global, regional and country level to help ensure the comprehensive assessment and national strategic plan meet recognized principles, standards and practices. 41 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT The Gambia (1) Multi- The WB Second Additional Financing for the Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results dimensional risks Project supported UNICEF’s assistance to supply the essential urgent and non-urgent drugs. and prevention of The procurement of these drugs contributed to the improvement of health services, reducing violent conflict inequities and promoting peace. 92% of the drugs for Primary Health Care (PHC) services were procured and delivered; 100% of PHC equipment have been procured and delivered. (2) HDP In close collaboration with the EU, the joint UN-WB commitment in support of the demo- coordination, cratic transition focuses on security sector reform efforts. The UN team led the overall security “collective assessment and advisory work with the Government, while the WB provided the underpinning outcomes” data and analytics in the form of a security sector public expenditure review. The adopted approach very much suited respective institutional mandates and competencies. Achievements for the security sector outputs include: (a) Security sector needs assessment; (b) Security sector public expenditure review; (c) National security policy. Outcomes include much greater awareness of the data and financing of the security sector inherited from the previous regime. Moreover, expected outputs of a migration study include: (a) The Gambia will dispose of good, up-to-date data on international migration and return migration; (b) the Government of The Gambia will have the tools to make informed decisions related to policies which are critical for the preservation of social stability, such as reduction of (ir)regular migration, re-integration and social protection, based on a better understanding of migration; (c) the global knowledge on migration will be improved hence contributing to the monitoring of the new Global Compact on Migration, for a safe, peaceful and mutually beneficial regular migration between sending and hosting countries. 42 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK The Gambia (3) Joint analysis, The WB has launched a study on “Understanding international Migration in West Africa: the planning and case of Senegal and The Gambia” and is collaborating closely with IOM to ensure that study complementarity of design, data analysis, and key findings are aligned with a quickly shifting situation on the mandates ground. The study is also supported by DFID, EU and SDC. ILO is part of an advisory group to ensure the quality of the study. The study will produce a thorough diagnostics of the state of international migration and return migration in The Gambia, covering the determinants of international migration, its benefits (in terms of optimal allocation of labor and remittances, for instance), and costs (in terms of the specific vulnerabilities of migrants’ families and commu- nities left behind, or of returnees). Findings will support the government in its formulation of specific policies contributing to build peace and stability in the country. These policies include social protection policies to mitigate existing and emerging vulnerabilities related to migration, and reintegration policies for return migrants. As a result of the initiative, the Government will have the tools to make informed decisions related to policies which are critical for the pres- ervation of social stability, such as reduction of (ir)regular migration, re-integration and social protection, based on a better understanding of migration. In addition, the global knowledge on migration will be improved hence contributing to the monitoring of the new Global Compact on Migration, for a safe, peaceful and mutually beneficial regular migration between sending and hosting countries. The WB, WFP, UNICEF and UNDP worked closely through the Social Protection Technical working group for the preparation of the Social Safety Net project, which was approved in May 2019. (5) Upcoming The UN, including WFP, the WB, the EU and the IMF are collaborating closely to assist the issues Government with elaboration of the National Development Plan (NDP) FY2018-2021. WFP participated in the WB convened Brussels donors conference. 43 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Guinea (2) HDP The WB, UNICEF and UNCDF, through partnership conventions, jointly supported the imple- coordination, mentation of the Guinea Support to Local Governance Project and the Third Village Community “collective Support Project. In the context of the “Communes de Convergences” initiatives implemented outcomes” with ANAFIC (Agency in charge of decentralization supported by the WB), UNICEF will be able to use the local government budgeting process implemented under the ongoing WB Guinea Support to Local Governance Project. This will allow covering both small-scale child-development infrastructure (schools, health centers, etc.) and implementation of healthcare campaigns, including vaccinations. Regarding the mining communes, the WB Third Village Community Support Project (CDD) has signed a convention to pilot test, in collaboration with UNCDF, local development contract agreements between mining communities and local governments to improve cooperation and fiscal transfer. The UN and the WB partnered to support the UNICEF-implemented Primary Health Care Support Project, resulting in the delivery of essentials medicines and consumables for 106 health facilities through a quality control process, the availability and accessibility of supplies, quality in health facilities, and optimal and efficient management of limited logistic resources. UN-WB collaboration in the Ebola Emergency Response strengthened the surveillance system, sustained communication and community mobilization efforts, and improved primary health care, resulting in 54 health facilities equipped with mother and children essential materials; 40 centers for infectious diseases management equipped with solar refrigerators; provision of equipment of the national laboratory in test kits for epidemics diseases diagnosis; and the mobilization of communities around the 54 health facilities for effective services use. WB and UNICEF collab- oration in emergency, health, and water, sanitation and hygiene resulted in improved drinking water supply in 48 Health centers and reinforced government leadership. 44 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Guinea-Bissau (2) HDP The UN-WB Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus Initiative supports the Guinea Bissau coordination, government efforts towards the SDGs. UN/WB conducted a joint assessment of the Gov- “collective ernment’s planning and monitoring processes of a development country strategy and sectoral outcomes” programs to inform the formulation of a Development Partnership Framework (DPF) to improve aid coordination and set up a participatory monitoring system of development sectoral programs. The UN/WB teams also launched a dialogue with representatives of local and international NGOs implementing development programs in various service delivery sectors. A joint UN/WB report with the findings and operational recommendations will be submitted and disseminated with the following analysis: Political and macro-economic context; Planning, budgeting and Public Financial Management (PFM); Monitoring and data collec- tion; NGOs role in planning and delivering last mile basic services, their monitoring/reporting mechanisms and accountability towards beneficiaries; Donor coordination and government follow up and oversight on aid inflows at national level. The joint UN/WB team is proposing an innovative integrated approach through the Development Partnership Framework (DPF) with an incremental and adaptive process towards institutional capacity building. The DPF builds on the UN’s local economic development program (LED) and proposes a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) platform to be anchored in databases. A three-phased training program aims to increase NGOs social mobilization capacity, training on the design and implementation of citizen engagement approaches and mechanisms. The design of the training program was built on the NGO Mapping and Capacity Assessment, which was conducted by the WB and shared with UN teams. The capacity building phase of the program, focused on citizen engagement, will be extended to NGOs working on UN programs. 45 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Guinea-Bissau (3) Joint analysis, A joint UN-WB team conducted a joint rapid assessment of national planning processes and planning and institutional capacities during January-February 2019. The assessment looked at the coordina- complementarity of tion between different government institutions at the regional and local levels. It also analyzed mandates coordination between donors (who fund 95% of the government investment budget) as well as the relationship between donors and local NGOs that provide most of the last mile services. The report is currently being finalized and will be disseminated at the beginning of the next fiscal year. In 2015, a joint fragility assessment between the UN and the WBG was undertaken. This analysis set the stage for further collaboration on multiple fronts including donor coordination, and civil society engagement. The main recommendation of the assessment was the need to set up a Development Partnership Framework (DPF) to strengthen the coordination between government institutions, regional and local institutions, and development partners (including NGOs) in the planning and budgeting process. In addition to the joint UN-WB institutional assessment, the design of the DPF has been informed by ‘Terra Ranka’ the strategic develop- ment plan and the NGO assessments citizen engagement capacity building conducted by the World Bank (in 2017 and 2018) and the EU (in 2018). Given the country’s dynamic political context, the report also recommends setting up the DPF in an incremental and adaptive manner, starting with a transitory DPF (focused on donor-coordination) before moving to a comprehensive DPF after the government completes several enabling actions. The Final DPF is based on an integrated and bottom-up planning process to be led jointly with the UN team and executed in close coordination with development partners. The DPF will build on the successful bottom-up planning process already initiated by UNDP under their Local Economic Development (LED) program and will be supported by an IT platform that will help the govern- ment and donors better coordinate and monitor the different sectoral development programs under a strategic framework while increasing transparency and accountability. The joint RRA between UN and WB was used to inform the design of the WB strategy (Country Partnership Framework) and helped stimulate donor coordination. 46 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Guinea-Bissau (5) Upcoming Management of natural resources will lose one of its main donors (MAVA foundation), while issues the WB has no operations supporting the sector at this moment. Lack of funding in the sector will endanger natural resources management. UN and WB have been key donors supporting the sector in the past. The Development Partnership framework that is being designed will be proposed to the new Government and it is expected to support the improvement of National Planification system. Haiti (1) Multi- UN-WB partnership focused on strengthening the Development Partners Coordination dimensional risks Mechanisms as follows: and prevention of i) Assessment of security and conflict risks and response. violent conflict ii) Coordinated support for the Government through Thematic Working Groups on key issues. The UN Country Team and UN Security Management Team coordinated the response on secu- rity and staff safety issues. Moreover, thematic groups exchanged analysis on effects of climate change, drought, food security, education, health, water and sanitation, disaster prevention and management, issues of migration, deportation. 47 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Haiti (2) HDP UN-WB partnership focused on: coordination, 1) Coordinated response on Cholera: the cholera epidemic in Haiti has affected over “collective 800,000 people and killed over 10,000 people since its outbreak in 2010. In collabora- outcomes” tion with the Government of Haiti, the WB, UNICEF, PAHO-WHO, CDC, and NGOs are combatting cholera in Haiti and working to achieve the “zero cholera cases” by 2022, as envisioned in the National Elimination Plan, as well as addressing the underlying drivers of the epidemic, including poor hygiene, water and sanitation access, and surveillance capacity. 2) Coordinated response to disaster risk management: the WB and UNOPS work together to build shelters under DRM operations. 3) Haiti Cultural Heritage Preservation and Tourism Sector Support Project: the WB partnered with UNESCO on improving the heritage sites. Achievements: XX In 2019 there were less than 20 new suspected cholera cases per week, compared to over 2,000 per week in 2011. XX No laboratory-confirmed cholera cases since February 2019, indicating that cholera transmission has been disrupted. XX Expanded civil protection measures, including the planned early warning system and shelters for emergency evacuation. The WB has provided financing and technical support, with direct financing for UNICEF cholera response. Overall, a strong collaboration between the Government, WB and the UN system is in place with a solid focus on monitoring results. In coordination with UNICEF, GAVI, WHO and the Government, the WB funding will enable the purchase of solar refrigerators under the GAVI Cold Chain Equipment Optimized Platform (CCEOP) project, where each refrigerator bought by the Government is matched with four additional refrigerators or cold chain equipment funded by donors. 48 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Haiti (3) Joint analysis, UN-WB partnership focused on: planning and i. Coordinated support for Haiti Demographic and Health Survey (2016–2017) (EMMUS). complementarity of ii. Collaboration with UNFPA and other partners for the national Census, ongoing. mandates iii. Joint Advocacy Note on Disaster to engage with the government and other stakeholders with common and unified messaging. The EMMUS survey was completed, providing comprehensive data on health, nutrition and access to services. EMMUS partners included USAID, the WB, UNFPA, UNICEF, CDC and others. The Advocacy Note has been prepared by a select committee including UNDP, Switzerland, and the WBG on behalf of Groupe des Partenaires for Disaster Risk Management. (4) Scaling up The WB has invested over US$ 60m in health-related cholera interventions since 2010 par- impact, leveraging tially implementing through UNICEF, in addition to US$ 70m for general water and sanitation financing service delivery systems in rural and small towns. UNICEF and PAHO-WHO are providing resources (financial and human) as well as technical assistance. Moreover, an additional WB US$ 55m will finance mainstreaming of all vertical tools of cholera surveillance and response into the general primary healthcare system, to support a shift from emergency response towards long term sustainable impact. As part of UNICEF Cold Chain Equipment Optimization Initiative (CCEOP), GAVI proposed to support the additional 80% pay for each acquisition of the country. As a result, the grant from the WB was extended to support the country’s contribution for the second phase of the CCEOP. This co-financing of 20% contributed to the CCEOP project for the acquisition of 193 additional solar refrigerators including the 90 refrigerators procured through World Bank support, bringing the total number of refrigerators purchased under the CCEOP to 384 for the Immunization Program (CCEOP project). With regard to cholera response, WB funding has been key to leverage other donors’ contributions to the overall UNICEF cholera response program supporting the Government ‘Long Term Cholera Elimination Plan’, in coordination with other partners (PAHO-WHO, NGOs, etc.). 49 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Haiti (5) Upcoming The decline in financing constitutes a challenge in a context of low government funding for issues health sector and recurrent natural disasters could threaten gains achieved to date. Iraq (1) Multi- Under the WB-supported Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (ESSRP), the dimensional risks Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) will be contracting UN agencies to implement and prevention of two emergency programs in the liberated areas: (i) a Cash for Work (CfW) program and (ii) a violent conflict Psychosocial Support (PSS) Program. ESSRP is addressing the root causes of fragility and violence and is hoped to contribute to decreased future radicalization. Under this project, the CfW component is expected to create more than 10-million-person workdays in the 7 areas liberated from ISIS and is expected to be implemented jointly by UNOPS and IOM. Additionally, 150,000 individuals are expected to benefit from the PSS services, to be provided jointly by UNFPA and UNICEF. UNDP is leading the Stabilization program in Iraq in the liberated areas, while the WB supports the reconstruction operations in the liberated areas through the Emergency Operations for Development Project (EODP) with US$ 350m plus US$ 400m additional financing. The WB and the UN co-chair the Development Partners’ Forum with regular meetings with the Gov- ernment. The UN supports implementation of components of the EODP, such as the Health component through UNOPS. (2) HDP Under Iraq Social Protection Support Program – Phase II (SPSP II), the WB, UNHCR and coordination, DFID have led the dialogue on the establishment of a Social Protection Forum (SPF), which “collective serves as a platform to strengthen analytical and operational work, share knowledge, and outcomes” improve coordination among humanitarian, development and government actors. The SPF includes a high representation of active UN agencies in Iraq such as WFP, UNFPA, ILO, IOM, 50 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Iraq UNICEF, UNOPS, WHO, UN Habitat, UNDP, FAO and UNESCO. With its first meeting in May, co-chaired by the Iraq Ministry of Planning (MOP) and the WB, the SPF launched the dialogue on the possible areas of collaboration based on the government’s priorities articulated by the MOP. Moving forward, the WB will continue to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing and co-lead the discussion on social protection program-specific analytical work with develop- ment partners including UN agencies. The WB and UNICEF are piloting a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program in education and health, which is supposed to be scaled-up through component 2 of the “Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience (ESSRP) operation”. In the area of forced displacement, building on the Global Compact on Refugees framework, UNHCR, IOM and the WB are seeking opportunities to further strengthen their partnership to allow for more predictable coordination and joint activity planning on analytics and on operations at the regional and country levels. This will involve building on and expanding existing collaboration in areas such as social protection, access to job opportunities, financial solutions and building human capital and transferable skills. The two organizations also work towards a common solutions-oriented regional strategy that looks at the impact of policies and programs on the welfare and resil- ience of displaced and host populations and factors impacting their mobility decisions across the region. The humanitarian community coordinated by OCHA uses the Humanitarian Needs Over- view (HNO) and Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) as primary tools to inform harmonized work, avoid gaps and duplication and ensure targeting to the most in-need, which in Iraq’s case is where the 6 million Internally Displaced People (IDPs) since 2014 are returning to. Against this background, there has been some limited engagement by the WB in humani- tarian coordination mechanisms where there are intersections of its work with humanitarian programming and the HRP. 51 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Iraq (3) Joint analysis, Under the Iraq Social Protection Support Program – Phase II (SPSP II), the WB and UNHCR planning and co-led, along with Oxfam and Mercy Corps, an assessment that sought to determine social complementarity of protection needs in light of increases in poverty and the displacement crisis in Iraq. The assess- mandates ment quantified needs and identified possible coordination mechanisms between humanitarian cash assistance and government social protection programs. Additional analytical (qualitative/ quantitative) work is needed to fully determine the robustness of the assessment, which is expected to deepen collaboration between the WB and UNHCR and possibly additional UN agencies. The WB and UNDP have supported the poverty reduction strategy (2018–2022). The WB has now begun the preparation of the Iraq Household Socio-economic Survey, which in conjunction with the planned 2020 Census will enable an update of the Iraq Poverty Map. The UN and the WB work jointly on the medium-term strategic planning for development in Iraq through thematic working groups that discuss the ongoing and planned development engagement in Iraq and explore possible areas of cooperation. WFP, the WB and UNHCR co-chair the social protection working groups in Iraq. The WB and WFP are working to design a partnership framework to ensure complementarity of their work with two key ministries in the social protection system in Iraq, namely the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Trade. There are two key aspects of where this joint work will need to concentrate efforts: (i) the creation of a robust single social registry, its linkage to the Iraqi national ID system and the development of an efficient; and (ii) the integrated social protection management information system with the capacity to be used for beneficiary prioritization, categorization, payment, management planning and decision making in a transparent manner. Further to the launch of a partnership with the Ministry of Trade to digitize the Public Distribution System, WFP prepared and submitted a draft concept note to the WB in April 2019. 52 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Iraq (4) Scaling up Through the WB project “Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience (ESSRP) impact, leveraging operation”, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is partnering with IOM and UNOPS financing and is planning on partnering with UNICEF and UNFPA. The partnership in ESSRP will benefit at least 75,000 households and provide 5-million-person workdays (of which 30% women), and 150,000 direct beneficiaries in the governorates of Ninawa, Anbar, Salahuddin, and parts of Diyala, Kirkuk, Baghdad, and Babel. Furthermore, the Kuwait reconstruction conference resulted in a US$ 30 billion pledge from multiple donors. Translating these into real projects and programs provides opportunities for UN-WB coordination and leveraging of financing, but will require greater, more consistent coop- eration through a well-defined and well-structured mechanism represented by the Iraq International Reconstruction Fund (IRRF). (5) Upcoming XX Strategy consultation: both WFP and the WB are working on 5-year strategies for the issues country. Consultations where both organizations present their priorities and identify further areas of alignment will be explored. XX Overarching WFP-WB partnership Memorandum of Understanding preparation, following the consultation and the approval of a concept note. Jordan (2) HDP WB and UNHCR collaborate in the area of the Economic Opportunities for Jordanians and coordination, Syrian Refugees Program for Results (PforR) project. UNHCR works with NGOs on supporting “collective Syrian home-based businesses registration, while the WB is working with UNICEF, WFP and outcomes” UNHCR to support the expansion and improvement of Jordan’s cash transfer program for the poor, covering 25,000 new families. Significant improvements in the program have been intro- duced, including the digitization of payments to beneficiaries. In education, the WB and the UN continued to enhance coordination under the education sector donor group, including on the 53 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Jordan alignment of all programs under the Government’s Education Sector Plan (ESP). The WB and UNICEF are working together on early childhood education (ECE), socio-emotional learning and school climate, as well as teacher professional development. As part of the Health Sector Forum led by USAID and WHO, the WB participates in monthly meetings to exchange information on the health system and coordinate efforts. In forced displace- ment, building on the Global Compact on Refugees framework, UNHCR and WB are further strengthening their partnership to allow for more predictable coordination and joint activity planning between the two institutions at the regional and country levels, on analytics and on operations. This will involve building on and expanding existing collaboration in areas such as social protection, access to job opportunities, financial solutions, and building human capital and transferable skills. The two organizations also work towards a common solutions- oriented regional strategy that looks at the impact of policies and programs on the wel- fare and resilience of displaced and host populations and factors impacting their mobility decisions across the region. Against this background, a Partnership note between WB and UNHCR is being finalized. UNHCR continued to act as an observer on the Global Conces- sional Financing Facility (GCFF) Steering Committee and worked closely with the WBG secretariat and the WBG technical teams contributing to monitoring of the GCFF programs in Jordan aimed at improving the lives of refugees and their host communities. A scop- ing mission was conducted from the WB’s energy sector management assistance program (ESMAP) to design projects at the national level, which promote efficient access to energy for refugees and surrounding host communities in Jordan. (3) Joint analysis, In the context of the Jordan Program for Results (PforR), joint WB-UNHCR-ILO labor market planning and analytics were produced, and continuous exchange of data and information is taking place. complementarity of The Government, the WB and the UN are working together on the design of the new cash mandates transfer program, complementary services for the poor, and other key areas of the new Social Protection Strategy, launched in May 2019. 54 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Jordan (4) Scaling up The support provided by the WB’ Development Policy Loan (DPL) to expand and improve the impact, leveraging cash transfer program allowed the government to access additional donor resources imple- financing mented by the WB and UN agencies. The plan to expand and improve the cash transfer pro- gram was approved in May 2018 as part of the DPL package. Partnership in this area has gathered around the government vision of social protection. Lebanon (1) Multi- The UN and the WB co-chair the Lebanon Development Forum to enhance coordina- dimensional risks tion among international partners on policies, principles and priorities, including following and prevention of up on commitments made at the Brussels Conference; the implementation of Agenda violent conflict 2030 for Sustainable Development; and addressing the impact of the Syria crisis on Lebanon, in addition to coordinated support to Lebanon for the Conférence économique pour le développement, par les réformes et avec les entreprises (CEDRE) and its reform agenda. (2) HDP UN-WB cooperation on forced displacement focused on building on the Global Compact coordination, on Refugees framework, with UNHCR and the WB seeking opportunities to further strengthen “collective their partnership to allow for more predictable coordination and joint activity planning between outcomes” the two institutions at the regional and country levels on analytics and on operations. More- over, UNHCR continued to act as an observer on the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) Steering Committee and worked closely with the WBG secretariat and the WBG technical teams contributing to monitoring of the GCFF programs in Lebanon aimed at improving the lives of refugees and their host communities. A scoping mission was conducted from the WB’s energy sector management assistance program (ESMAP) to design projects at the national level promoting efficient access to energy for refugees and surrounding host communities in Lebanon. 55 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Lebanon In education, the WB, UNICEF, UNHCR and UNESCO partnered through parallel financing and joint planning. As a result, 220,000 Syrian refugee children were enrolled into public schools, with improvement in quality of education and strengthening of national education systems. The existing advanced coordination mechanism between the WB and UN operates in full alignment with government programs. In the health sector WHO and WB are collaborat- ing with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to develop the package of primary healthcare services under the MoPH’s Universal Health Coverage program. In social protection, the WB, UNICEF, WFP and UNHCR are collaborating under the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP) on implementation of the e-card food voucher and multi-purpose cash programs for NPTP beneficiaries (extreme poor Lebanese), and Syrian refugees, hence ensuring synergies as well as transparency in implementation. (3) Joint analysis, In 2018, the UN and WB in Lebanon signed a Partnership Compact for the period 2018–2020 planning and which renews and joins the two institutions’ commitment to support Lebanon’s sustainable complementarity of development. Within this Partnership Compact, the UN and the WB will focus joint efforts mandates on data and evidence, deliver joint programmatic results and efficient financing. In 2019, the compact was extended until 2021 to match both the UN and WB cooperation frameworks and anticipating alignment with the upcoming 2030 national vision. More specifically, the WB and UN Women collaborated on strategic support and advisory ser- vices to the government on gender equality and women economic empowerment. UN Women and WB substantially contributed to the formulation of the National Action Plan on Women Eco- nomic Empowerment for Lebanon launched during the Gender Facility conference in Lebanon in January 2019, as well as the subsequent work plan detailing the activities to be conducted between May 2019 and December 2020. In the education sector, UN-WB collaboration focuses on joint annual planning under the Reach- ing All Children with Education (RACE) II program. Joint analytical work is ongoing to support Agenda 2030 for education and roadmap for SDG4. The draft 2030 vision for education was produced on the basis of analytical work and technical assistance from the WB and UN. 56 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Lebanon In the health sector, WHO, UNHCR and the WB worked jointly on generating solid evidence-based analysis to support the government develop environmental health policies and interventions that would mitigate and reduce the impact of environmental degradation on population health. On 7 March 2019, the UN and WB in collaboration with the EU organized a Workshop on Envi- ronmental Health in Lebanon with the aim to improve awareness and understanding of the major health issues correlated with the deteriorating environment and contamination of natural resources in Lebanon and to explore possible contributions of the UN, WB and EU in addressing the challenges related to environmental health in Lebanon. Further, a UN-WB workshop took place in March 2019 to share data and discuss a joint approach on institutional strengthening and collective support to the government on the devel- opment of a national environmental strategy. The WB and UNICEF continued to collaborate to improve efficiency of existing infrastructure and infrastructure planning in the water sector, building upon a 2014 jointly developed Stabilization Roadmap, which focuses on ensuring that national systems and services are strengthened to absorb the shock of the Syrian crisis, espe- cially on the most vulnerable Lebanese. The UN and WB collaborated to support the government’s anti-corruption measures. These efforts are aligned with the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (2015–2030), including under SDG 16, and they fall under the Lebanon UN-WB Compact. Building on the joint WB-UN anti-corruption workshop held in 2018, a joint team of UNDP, WB, UNODC and UNSCOL representatives has developed a joint strategic framework, along with the key advocacy messages. A joint action plan with a focus on the strategic key results and programming priorities is being prepared. In June 2019, the UN and WB agreed to engage in a joint assessment of the most important opportunities and challenges to accelerate progress towards sustainable development in Lebanon which will inform the subsequent formulation of the UN Common Country Assessment and the World Bank Systematic Country Diagnostic for Lebanon for the period 2021 and beyond. 57 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Lebanon (4) Scaling up Under the UN-WB Lebanon compact, the UN and WB have also agreed to align their principal impact, leveraging country pooled funds: the Lebanon Recovery Fund and the Lebanon Syria Crisis trust Fund, financing including for joint resource mobilization and outreach to partners with a specific focus on flag- ship joint programs and implementation of the Lebanon compact. In education, parallel financ- ing under the Reaching All Children with Education (RACE) II Program supports cooperation with UNICEF, UNHCR, UNESCO, with over US$ 218 million allocated in 2018 from WB and UN donors to the sector. (5) Upcoming The decrease in financing to the education sector, even though numbers of Syrian refugees issues needing educations services is increasing, constitutes a key challenge. Liberia (1) Multi- The WB strategically contributed to the development of the United Nations Sustainable Devel- dimensional risks opment Cooperation Framework (2020–2024) for Liberia. Moreover, UNICEF, WB and WHO and prevention of collaborated on the prevention and mitigation of any possible resurgence of Ebola in Liberia. violent conflict In 2018, the WB worked closely with humanitarian partners, including UNICEF, to support increased resilience of the population to shocks. (2) HDP The UN and the WB are integral members of the Co-operating Partner Group, chaired by the coordination, WB and the Government of Ireland in 2018–2019, where issues such as the implications for “collective the passage of the Land Rights Bill and the Local Government Act were discussed to identify outcomes” areas of collaboration. The WB and UN Women worked on the joint study “Preventing Violent Conflict: Cost-saving of Women Led Conflict Prevention Mechanisms in Liberia”, showcasing women’s contribution to sustainable peace and conflict prevention in Liberia. This comparative study was an attempt to define the cost-savings aspects of the conflict prevention work under- taken by the peace huts. 58 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Liberia The WB, UN Women, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO partner to support Liberia to strengthen its health systems and improve health services for women, children and newborns. UNICEF and WB supported the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), the Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) to ensure that coordi- nation, prevention, and preparedness mechanisms are in place to improve response during outbreaks/shocks. Joint WB-Government-UN support to the response to localized outbreaks of meningitis, Lassa fever, measles and flood proved effective during 2018. (3) Joint analysis, The Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD) launched in October 2018 planning and was the basis of UNDAF preparation for all UN agencies, where the WB led the preparation complementarity of UNDAF Pillar 2: Economy and Jobs. In addition, the “Health Sector Donor Coordination Group”, mandates where USAID is the chair and WB is the vice-chair, was established to ensure the complemen- tarity of mandates. (4) Scaling up The Liberia Multi-Partner Trust Fund (LMPTF) was launched as the vehicle for financing the impact, leveraging sustaining peace agenda and the achievement of the SDGs after the withdrawal of UNMIL. financing While the WB and the UN work together to ensure coordination under the Liberia Reconstruc- tion Trust Fund (LRTF), collaboration opportunities under the LMPTF could further strengthen the partnership. UNICEF and the WB implemented a County Health Team (CHT) to lead a Community Health Assistance (CHA) Program to build community resilience in the most remote and inaccessible counties of Liberia against any shocks. Results achieved, lessons learnt and best practices from this approach were used to influence the Government in prior- itizing a Public Health Care approach. CHT-led implementation scaled to 6 additional coun- ties in the country, with WB support. Additional resources were also mobilized from GAVI, the Global Fund and USAID for the scaling up and leveraging of the CHA Program in Liberia. UN Women submitted a concept note on strengthening social structures along road construction sites, by improving the provision of social services to the vulnerable groups with a high-risk exposure to the adverse impacts of this intervention. 59 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Liberia (5) Upcoming The weak and fragile financial situation of the country could be a major cause of political issues unrest and considerable uncertainty. UN agencies, the WB, and other development partners are supporting the Government to enhance its fiduciary management system. Libya (1) Multi- UN-WB collaboration focused on a Joint Risk Monitoring Tool. Despite its potential, the initia- dimensional risks tive has not gotten traction. The WB could benefit from the information and data the UN pos- and prevention of sesses, particularly on security and political economy, as an input to WB operations. The Joint violent conflict Country Assessment (JCA) and UN Strategic Framework (SF) were finalized, with the WB leading the Economic Recovery Stream, which coordinated and led the economic and finan- cial analysis, as well as devising an Economic Recovery Pillar of the UN Strategic Framework (SF). The EU, UN / UNSMIL, and WB continue to revise and update the Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA), including by conducting a review of all analytical and data sources on the rule of law, security and governance, which resulted in an analytical report and compendium of studies and data sources. (2) HDP Challenges were encountered in the coordinated identification of collective outcomes. coordination, Ongoing UNSMIL efforts in this area could be brought under the umbrella of the collaborative “collective phased Recovery and Peace Building Assessment (RPBA) process underpinning the definition outcomes” of collective outcomes. (3) Joint analysis, UN-WB collaboration focused on strengthening strategic alignment, as reflected in the UN planning and framework and WB Country Engagement Note developed over the last three years. The complementarity of WB also contributed significantly to the UN strategy on economic recovery. In late 2018, mandates acknowledging the critical importance of a political economy in Libya, UNSMIL established an Economic Policy Unit (EPU) in the Office of the DSRSG-Political. The EPU and the WB work closely on a number of issues including the internationally facilitated audit of the two branches of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) and the implementation of a set of economic measures 60 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Libya implemented in September 2018, which strengthened the Libyan Dinar and addressed the liquidity crisis. This collaborative approach between the WB and UNSMIL strengthens the capacity of both institutions to asses and address the complexities and implications of the political economy. WB, UNSMIL and relevant UN agencies are working collaboratively to analyze and respond to prospective water shortages in Libya caused by an erosion of the water infrastructure. A dedicated forum for joint policy development, including the UNSMIL Political Economic Dialogue forum, was established. (5) Upcoming The WB, EU, US, UNSMIL are developing consensus on key strategic messaging regarding issues the economy to harmonize advice and advocate for economic reforms. Madagascar (2) HDP In April 2018, an agreement was reached between WFP, the WB and UNICEF to coordinate coordination, cash transfer interventions and support the Government to ensure complementarity of human- “collective itarian interventions and social safety nets. This collaboration is now manifest in several areas, outcomes” notably in a pilot project in Beloha in Southern Madagascar launched in late 2018 where WFP is channeling emergency support through the cash transfer systems established by the WB supported “FIAVOTA” program run by the Ministry of Social Protection through the Social Development Fund (FID). (3) Joint analysis, The Beloha pilot relies on a coordination mechanism across the FID and UPNNC (the Social planning and Protection project’s Project Implementation Units) as well as the Ministry of Population, Social complementarity of Protection and Women Promotion, the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management, mandates UNICEF, WFP and the WB. The areas that are not covered either by resilience interventions or humanitarian ones will be prioritized. The targeting process of the beneficiaries was completed by the FID and WFP. 61 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Madagascar (4) Scaling up The intervention in Beloha is considered by stakeholders as a pilot project for the imple- impact, leveraging mentation of a social protection system adaptive to shocks in Madagascar, with potential for financing scaling up. (5) Upcoming In Beloha, WFP funds provide vertical ‘top-ups’ to the amount of the cash transfer as well as a issues horizontal expansion to new cash transfer beneficiaries. A process evaluation is underway to assess the early results of the collaboration and provide insights for improving the functioning and scale of this work, with parallel efforts to improve inter-institutional coordination between disaster risk management and social protection actors in government. Mali (3) Joint analysis, UN-WB partnership revolved around the WB Advisory Service and Analytics (ASA) on Commu- planning and nity Monitoring and Strengthening Citizen Engagement (CE) Capacities of Social Intermediaries. complementarity of The ongoing initiative aims at strengthening the participation, accountability and transparency mandates of the WB’s portfolio by: (i) building capacity of government and non-government stakeholders on CE approaches, and (ii) pilot testing an innovative ICT-based community monitoring tool in select operations. While only embryonic collaboration with UN agencies, scaling-up opportuni- ties include: (a) coordination on NGOs capacity building to enhance downward accountability through citizen engagement and participatory approaches; and (b) youth social inclusion pro- grams targeting youth at risk of extremism and violence. The WB and the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), in collaboration with the Government, facil- itated the operationalization of the National DDR Commission, and continued to work closely with the National DDR Commission to facilitate the provision of socioeconomic reintegration opportunities to demobilized ex-combatants once the DDR program starts. UN-WB collabo- ration contributed to harmonize and synchronize the two organizations’ support to the DDR process in Mali. It remains critical in preventing possible gaps in the DDR program, in particular on aspects related to the reintegration of ex-combatants. 62 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Mali (4) Scaling up The WB, MINUSMA and UN agencies jointly support the scaling-up of the Mali Reinser- impact, leveraging tion of Ex-combatants Project, which includes: (i) Citizen Engagement/Community Driven financing programming (design of project activities through a participatory needs assessment and mobilization of local communities); (ii) Social dimensions of Fragility, Conflict and Violence (a behavioral change lens to investigate the social norms and drivers of participation in armed conflict and violence); (iii) Support to vulnerable populations (extension of support to local communities, in particular the most vulnerable); (iv) Development of human cap- ital and disruptive innovation (diversification of the scope of jobs available to beneficia- ries); and (v) Strengthening of local coordination and partnerships through a consultative platform. In addition, a joint Advisory Services and Analytics with WB, UNICEF, UNDP, IOM and UN Women on Strengthening Youth Civic Engagement, Voice and Participation in Mali is being explored, to promote youth social inclusion through civic engagement, voice and participation in Mali, with the following components: (i) Conducting an analysis of the social dynamics of youth exclusion in Mali to inform youth social inclusion intervention;, (ii) piloting a youth life skills program to promote youth civic engagement and productive reintegration in their communities; and (iii) distilling and disseminating findings to further the dialogue on youth exclusion and violent extremism. Mozambique (1) Multi- The UN Joint Program (UNICEF and ILO) and the WB periodically update and share UNJP dimensional risks and WB Project Activities addressing social risks. In this context, periodic review of UNJP and and prevention of WB Program Matrices are discussed between WB/UNJP teams. violent conflict 63 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Mozambique (2) HDP The UNJP-WB meetings, which include donor partners, reassess activities against country coordination, needs. After the Idai and Kenneth cyclones hitting Mozambique in March–April 2019, these “collective conversations broadened to other UN agencies and led to the design of a coordinated social outcomes” protection response. In this regard, a “Development Partners Social Protection Response” paper was produced by UN agencies, including the UNICEF, WFP, ILO, and the WB, describ- ing the components of such response and how different Government tools supported by UN agencies could address part of the operational and financial needs. The operational focus on the emergency response was a catalyst for partners’ coordination. (3) Joint analysis, WB and UNJP conversations with the Government regarding social protection response, planning and increasingly coordinated at the operational level, have the potential to lead to co-financing of a complementarity of children-focused social protection response in the Cabo Delgado Province, hit by the Kenneth mandates cyclone. As such, a proposal under development focuses on joint technical and financial support from UNJP and WB to a children-focused intervention, leveraging the WB comparative advan- tage in district prioritization, UNICEF technical design of the instrument, and WFP linkages to humanitarian support. Moreover, a technical working group was established documenting the transfer of Emergency Registries from WFP to Government registries, supported by the WB and WFP. UNFPA and the WB coordinated technical support to Mozambique’s National Statistical Office for the 2017 Population and Housing Census, including data collection, processing and launch. The excellent UN-WB partnership, in addition to ensuring coordinated support to the census, offered a platform for wider donor coordination on statistics among several development partners. (4) Scaling up Future dialogue on the use of the WB Multi-donor Trust Fund (MDTF) to provide a broader impact, leveraging support to the social protection agenda is envisaged. financing 64 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Mozambique (5) Upcoming XX Implement and document the data transfer from WFP to Government. issues XX Finalize design and implementation of children-focused Social Protection (SP) response in Cabo Delgado. The data from Nhamantanda has been transferred to INAS (Government SP agency). Finalization expected by July 2019. XX Children-focused SP response designed, and under implementation. Myanmar (1) Multi- Working-level exchanges between the Peace Development Advisor and WB Conflict Advisor dimensional risks on a range of issues related to political transition, Rakhine crisis, and peace process resulted and prevention of in enhanced understanding of the complex programmatic environment as well as activities and violent conflict policies of the WB and UN. (2) HDP With the WB a regular participant in UN Country Team meetings, understanding among WB coordination, and UNCT about the HDP nexus approach to challenges in Myanmar is strengthened. “collective outcomes” (3) Joint analysis, The WB participation in the UNDAF discussions (currently finalized), facilitated joint analysis and planning and planning, while also supporting complementary approaches. UNDP-WB partner to support the complementarity of Central Statistical Organization in surveying and data analysis to produce quality socio-economic mandates and poverty data that underlie key government planning instruments and economic indicators (Consumer Price Index and poverty data for budget allocation). As a result, under the Support to Effective and Responsive Institutions Program (SERIP) 2018–2019, the following products were realized: Support to 2017 Myanmar Living Conditions Survey (MLCS) and resulting Key Indicator Report (2018), Poverty Report (2019, forthcoming), Socio-economic Report (2019, forthcoming). 65 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Myanmar The WB and UNDP partnered to deliver the Myanmar Living Conditions Survey, a comprehen- sive assessment of the people wellbeing in Myanmar. The survey provides reliable, accurate, and up-to-date data that can be used to inform policies for the future development of the country, to establish the baseline of Myanmar’s Sustainable Development Plan, and to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals within the context of the 2030 Agenda. Work is ongoing on the second in a series of three planned reports drawing from the MLCS that will be published jointly by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO), the WB, and UNDP. Nepal (1) Multi- A Multi Development Partner Federalism Working Group, jointly chaired by Swedish Devel- dimensional risks opment Cooperation and the WB, brings together key development partners, including UN and prevention of Agencies and international NGOs, to share knowledge and experience, and agree on com- violent conflict mon messages and advice to the Government with regard to operationalizing the National Federalism agenda. The WB and UNDP partnered to carry out the Federalism Capacity Needs Assessment on the request of the Government to identify capacity gaps to help prepare the Road Map for implementation of federalism agenda. A baseline study was conducted by the WB with UNOPS in the aftermath of the 2015 Earthquake, serving as the basis for all projects responding to Earthquake Reconstruction. (2) HDP A Kathmandu-based full-time WB international staff has been appointed to coordinate with coordination, partners on the ground and with WB teams working on federalism agenda. Coordination on “collective the ground between WB/UNDP/DFID and other development partners with the Government outcomes” of Nepal on federalism has been strengthened. 66 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Nepal (3) Joint analysis, Specific International Development Partner Group (IDPG) thematic working groups are coordi- planning and nating in education, health, federalism, disaster risk management amongst others to ensure (i) complementarity of minimum overlap of work; (ii) concerted efforts to work with Ministry of Home Affairs on Disaster mandates Risk Management; and (iii) a joint development partners’ voice on policy recommendations to the Government. The intended outcome is to strengthen the Government’s ability to respond in a timely manner to recommendations from these thematic groups and improve overall efficiency. (4) Scaling up Regarding continued support to earthquake housing reconstruction, additional financing is being impact, leveraging envisaged in FY20. The Pilot Technical Assistance on Structural Infrastructure Damage Assess- financing ment (SIDA), embedded in the form of a Local Government Platform, assessed the damages in 14 public schools affected by the 2015 earthquake, providing information on prioritized investment plans (PIP), gender disaggregated data on students and other education management related factors. WB and UNICEF will collaborate to address key non-structural aspects of the Disaster Risk Management through the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project (EHRP) project. This initiative will be scaled up to address seismic vulnerability of public schools, select private schools and Health infrastructures all over Nepal under the EHRP. (5) Upcoming Following the finalization of the Federalism Capacity Needs Assessment (FCNA), the key chal- issues lenges now include translating the FCNA’s recommendations into an implementable roadmap to facilitate the transition to federalism, and mobilizing envisaged resources to support an effective roll-out of the roadmap. Niger (2) HDP UNHCR-WB collaboration on forced displacement made progress with the WBG Board coordination, approval of the Niger Refugees and Host Communities Support Project for financing under “collective the IDA 18 refugees and host communities sub-window. outcomes” 67 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Niger (3) Joint analysis, The WB and UNHCR collaboration focused on the implementation of household surveys, planning and including coverage of refugees and internally displaced people. In this context, the questionnaire complementarity of design, the enumerator training, and sampling were completed. UNHCR provided enumerator mandates trainings to the National Statistical Office. Nigeria (2) HDP In the context of the Government and UN-led New Way of Working (NWOW) process to coordination, agree on collective outcomes as a focus for multi-year humanitarian-development planning “collective in conflict-affected North-East (since 2018), UN led efforts to develop a Returns Strategy outcomes” for Borno state to ensure that future IDP return initiatives comply with Kampala Convention principles and are based on coordinated multi-partner planning. The WB participated in this process, which covers: food security & nutrition; durable solutions for displaced people; basic social services & local governance; livelihoods; and social cohesion, peace & reconciliation. The WB financed activities in Borno state to ensure compliance with the strategy, strengthening government engagement and implementation process. The WB, UN Women and UNFPA are holding consultations with donor partners on disability inclusion and Gender-Based Violence (GBV), part of an analytical study on Social Inclusion in Africa, which uses Nigeria as a case study. Based on these consultations, a clear picture of the institutional landscape on GBV and disability inclusion will be achieved, and gaps identified for future programming. Under the project “Support for the LCB Governors’ Forum for Regional Cooperation on Sta- bilization, Peacebuilding and Sustainable Development”, activities supported Humanitarian- Development-Peace (HDP) coordination and planning in 11 states in the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) region affected by Boko Haram conflicts, by developing a concrete mechanism to operationalize LCB regional policy dialogue process of the Governors’ forum. Project activities focused on: XX Consultation meetings with a wide range of stakeholders in four LCB countries (Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon) to develop a concept for the Secretariat of the LCB Governors’ Forum and an operationalization plan. 68 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Nigeria XX A Round Table Workshop with the government representatives at the Federal and State levels in LCB countries and other key stakeholders. A consensus and commitment were confirmed to realize the concept of the Secretariat, along with an operationalization plan. XX Formulation, through a wide range of participatory discussions, of the outlines of the Sec- retariat of the LCB Governors’ Forum and of a draft operational plan for LCB Governors’ Forum process. This partnership project contributed to formulate an IDA regional Lake Chad Basin Recovery project slated for the WB Board approval in mid-2019, as well as the Regional Stabilization Strategy formulated by AU and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) in 2018. (3) Joint analysis, As part of the response to the Lassa fever outbreak in 2018 the WB, through its Regional planning and Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) project, provided a grant of complementarity of USD 565,000 to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with UNICEF procuring mandates supplies and implementing social mobilization activities. UNICEF managed procurement, distribution and transportation of the supplies to the 21 states and 6 Federal Medical Centers in Ebonyi, Edo, Lagos, Nassarawa, Ondo, Plateau, and Taraba States. Social mobi- lization activities were conducted, including hosting a weekly health program on the radio; publishing Lassa Fever advisories in three national dailies on a weekly basis; producing and airing Lassa Fever jingles on TV (in English and Pidgin), and on the radio (in English, Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, and Pidgin). (5) Upcoming WB collaboration with OCHA is being explored on a proposed WB-led study on urban, social issues and economic dynamics, and implications of large IDP presence and humanitarian spending in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. In addition, future partnerships on disability and GBV pro- gramming in Nigeria are also being explored. 69 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Pakistan (2) HDP Coordination structures like the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) - now referred to coordination, as Newly Merged Areas, after FATA was merged with the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in “collective May 2018 - Transition Task Force has become a steering committee led by the Government, outcomes” the UN and the WB. Coordination improvements were achieved, namely with the establishment of a multi stake- holder FATA Transition Task force led by the UN and WB which included the government and Development Partners. The participation of the government, however, was variable due to frequent changing in leadership at the FATA Secretariat. At the local level, a coordination mechanism was also established and led by the UN in agencies of FATA, effectively support- ing the implementation of ongoing programs. The Humanitarian Development Peace Initiative (HDPI) has financed both UN and WB analyt- ical work, including a FATA vulnerability assessment using household survey and Institutional Vulnerability Assessment. Based on the quantitative and qualitative information obtained, the Transition Framework was developed around “collective outcomes” focusing on four priority areas, namely Livelihood, Governance, Basic Services, and Resilience. (3) Joint analysis, An HDP Initiative supports the identification of collective outcomes and supported (1) analyti- planning and cal work to support FATA reforms; (2) coordinated support for FATA transition and development complementarity of of Ten Years Socio-Economic Plan (now called Tribal Decade); and (3) enhanced UN presence mandates in FATA agencies that could be leveraged for WB operations. (4) Scaling up The FATA Transition Plan and Ten-Year Plan will drive the development work in FATA with a impact, leveraging multi-billion US$ estimated budget. financing 70 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK The Philippines (1) Multi- The WB and WFP collaborated on the implementation of a census (registration) of internally dimensional risks displaced people (IDP) affected by the Marawi conflict. WFP implements the registration and and prevention of the vetting of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) originating in Marawi city. The registration violent conflict process has enhanced the transparency of the process of supporting the IDPs and created a foundation for the transparent administration of assistance to vulnerable groups. (4) Scaling up The WB has been recently designated to host and administer the Bangsamoro Normaliza- impact, leveraging tion Trust Fund, a funding and coordination mechanism envisioned in the peace agreements financing between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Conversa- tions are ongoing between the WB and the UN Resident Coordinator to find effective ways of facilitating possible participation of the UN System agencies, programs and funds to the implementation of the Bangsamoro Normalization Trust Fund. Rwanda (2) HDP WB and UNHCR partnered in the context of the WB-led Social Economic Inclusion of Ref- coordination, ugees and Host Communities Project (SEIRHCP), an initiative in response to the refugee “collective influxes from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi. In the target areas outcomes” of Rwanda, the project seeks to improve access to basic services and economic opportunities for refugees and host communities and support environmental management. The project aims to contribute to the ongoing shift in the way refugees are supported in Rwanda from a humani- tarian to a long-term, government-led developmental response that includes host communities. Sierra Leone (3) Joint analysis, The WB and UNICEF coordinated the sampling of the Sierra Leone Integrated Household planning and Survey (SLIHS), conducted from January to December 2018, and the Multiple Indicator complementarity of Cluster Surveys-6 (conducted in 2017) in order to allow for some households to be covered mandates by both surveys. Close collaboration enabled effective sequencing. The MICS team did their own calculations to determine the number of Enumeration Areas (EAs) per strata (district and 71 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Sierra Leone urban/rural) that would be optimal for their purposes, and then selected their EAs to maximize the overlap. The SLIHS team participated in the MICS training. Before the start of fieldwork, the SLIHS team received basic demographic information on all household members of house- holds covered by the MICS. From this, households for the SLIHS team to target were randomly chosen, and basic information on the households provided to the SLIHS field teams to allow for the linking of data at the individual level. Overall, 506 of the 684 SLIHS EAs have been covered by both surveys. Somalia (1) Multi- A partnership between the WB, FAO and ICRC underpinned the delivery of the Somalia dimensional risks Emergency and Drought Resilience Project. In addition, a successful joint preparation and and prevention of delivery of a US$ 50 million Drought mitigation operation was achieved. The UN and the WB violent conflict continued to assist the government and humanitarian partners in carrying out other analy- ses and coming up with strategies that focus on inclusion and equity, due to the ongoing conflict and climatic shocks, such as of marginalized groups and Internally Displaced People (IDPs). They have also advocated and provided resources for service provision in hard-to- reach areas. The Somalia Inclusive Community Resilience and Gender-Based Violence Pilot is currently ongoing. (2) HDP Four consecutive inadequate rainy seasons in 2016 and 2017 left Somalia with over half coordination, of the population in need of assistance, more than one million newly displaced people and “collective emergency-level malnutrition rates. The efforts of the Somali authorities and of the inter- outcomes” national community – which provided nearly US$ 1.3 billion in humanitarian assistance – averted famine. Building on the results of the Drought Impact Needs Assessment (mentioned below), the UN, WBG, and European Union (EU) provided coordinated, strategic support to the Federal Government of Somalia to develop a Recovery and Resilience Framework (RRF) in 2018. 72 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Somalia (3) Joint analysis, In August 2017, the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) initiated a joint exercise, with the planning and support of the UN, the WBG and the EU, to assess the losses and damages arising from the complementarity of drought and to develop a strategy for immediate recovery and longer-term resilience-building. mandates The result was the Somalia Drought Impact and Needs Assessment (DINA) – a comprehen- sive effort that mobilized over 180 national and international experts – to assess and quantify drought recovery and resilience-building needs across 18 sectors. Moreover, the UN and the WB provided coordinated support to the Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development (MoPIED) for the 2018 aid mapping exercise and drafting of a 2019 analytical report. This was the 5th aid flow analysis report produced by the FGS with analytical support from the UN and the WB. (4) Scaling up Three funds established under the Somalia Development and Reconstruction Facility (SDRF) impact, leveraging continue to operate under a common governance structure and operational procedures: the financing WB Multi Partner Fund (MPF), the UN Multi Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) and the African Devel- opment Bank Somalia Infrastructure Fund (SIF). Trust fund administrators meet regularly to discuss portfolio coordination and pipeline development. For country Public Financial Man- agement (PFM) systems, the procedures for the UN National Window have been aligned with those used for WB recipient-executed projects. (5) Upcoming The WB, UNDP and the EU are providing coordinated support for the development of the next issues National Development Plan 2020–2024 (NDP9). The substantive development of the plan is entirely government-led. The external support being provided is for consultants selected by government and reporting directly to the coordinating team in MoPIED. The World Bank and UNDP are also providing co-financing of the first round of consultations the FGS is leading with sub-federal entities. 73 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT South Sudan (1) Multi- South Sudan has been selected as a first mover of the Famine Action Mechanism (FAM) initia- dimensional risks tive. The initiative, supported by the WB, the UN, and ICRC, in coordination with private sector and prevention of partners, aims to prevent and prepare for future famine risk, focusing on predictive analytics, violent conflict prearranged financing, and effective implementation to mitigate risks before they turn into cri- ses. A FAM workshop was jointly conducted by the WB and UN agencies in Juba in November 2018, to solicit initial inputs from the development and humanitarian community on how to address the severe food insecurity in South Sudan. The WB and UN agencies have continued to share analytical reports on South Sudan economic, humanitarian and governance issues. The FAM workshop brought together the skills of developmental and humanitarian actors to discuss ways of developing a more comprehensive approach to mitigating famine risks and build resilience at the country-level through an area-based approach that reflects the different conditions across the country. During the workshop, WB and WFP strengthened collaboration building on existing Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) capacity and data available. The FAM initiative in South Sudan is part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen social coherence and to work more closely across the humanitarian-development nexus to not only meet the needs of today, but also reduce the needs of tomorrow. UN-WB partnership underpinned the use of UNICEF social and environmental risk assess- ments findings to inform the WB’s preparation of the South Sudan Provision of Essential Health Services Project (PEHSP), which incorporates the identified environmental and social safeguard measures, especially in relation to Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), medical waste management, clinical management of rape and basic psychosocial sup- port to Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) survivors, and conflict-sensitive community engagement and grievance redress mechanisms. 74 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK South Sudan (2) HDP The WB became an active member of the Steering Committee of the Partnership for Recovery coordination, and Resilience in South Sudan (PfRR), chaired by the UN Resident Coordinator. A learning “collective event was organized in Juba in November 2018 with more than 150 participants to discuss outcomes” the status of vulnerability and resilience in South Sudan and to learn what has worked and not worked to reduce vulnerability and enhance coping capacity. Finally, the WB joined one of the four PfRR joint high-level visits in 2018 to local areas with conditions for building resilience. The 2018 PfRR learning event was an opportunity for the WB and UN agencies to learn, adapt and improve collective outcomes through joint programming to reduce vulnerability and build resilience in South Sudan. In line with the “New Way of Working”, PfRR promotes a compre- hensive and localized approach that brings together collective efforts to address peacebuilding, development, humanitarian and security challenges. WB collaboration with the UN-led PfRR, realized synergies with WB programs across the country, resulting in a greater impact in the Candidate Partnership Areas (CPAs) due to collective effort especially in the Agriculture sector. Under the WB-funded Emergency Food and Nutrition Security Project (EFNSP), in partner- ship with WFP and FAO, UNICEF implemented activities related to prevention and treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); disease prevention and treatment; and protection of vulnerable children and women. As a result, 540,000 women and children received both preventive and curative health and nutrition services. In addition, the ben- eficiaries gained access to safe water supply and provided lifesaving critical child protection and gender-based violence services. In July 2018, the Ministry of Health appointed UNICEF to work as Coordination and Service Delivery Organization (CSDO) of the Rapid Result Health Program (RRHP) funded by the WB, to be responsible at state level (Jonglei and Upper Nile) to coordi- nate service delivery and strengthen the capacity of local health authorities. As a result, a total of 9,216 children received three doses of pentavalent vaccine (Penta 3) while 10,324 received measles vaccination. Routine Vitamin A supplementation was provided to 14,179 children aged six–59 months. A total of 230,957 children under five years were also reached with curative con- sultations through static health facilities and outreach activities, with malaria accounting for 45% (103,145) of the consultations among children under five years. 11,614 pregnant women received a first Ante-natal care visit and 2,444 women delivered at the UNICEF supported health facilities. 75 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT South Sudan (3) Joint analysis, The WB and UNICEF collaborated on sharing data for the development of a Project Target- planning and ing Index that can be used by project teams to choose locations based on a combination of complementarity of needs and feasibility. WB shared data on poverty and poor populations at the county level with mandates UNICEF, while site-specific data collected by UNICEF was shared with the WB. Given the difficulties of operating in this environment, both UNICEF and the WB have approached the challenges associated with geographic targeting in a spirit of collaboration. Formalization of this ongoing work could be envisaged for the future. The WB conducted a validation event for the South Sudan Poverty Assessment report with UN agencies and bilateral donors. The WB Country Manager participates in UNCT meetings and weekly Senior Management Group meetings of the UN and was involved in the consul- tations on the new UN Cooperation Framework that was launched in 2019. The WB and IOM partnered to provide Third Party Monitoring (results verification) for the local governance and health projects in remote and hard to reach areas in South Sudan. The WB continues to engage experts in various UN agencies in the planning and delivery of its analytical work including the study on equitable beneficiary targeting, analysis of the education sector and other conflict sensitivity assessments informing programming and projects’ implementation. In this regard, the Poverty Assessment event presented an opportunity for a discussion on welfare and livelihoods conditions across different regions of South Sudan from 2011 to 2017 and on complementarity of mandates. The WB and UNICEF partner for the delivery of the South Sudan Provision of Essential Health Services Project (PEHSP) which became effective on February 27, 2019, through a direct WB IDA grant to UNICEF (and ICRC). Under the partnership, a more efficient health service deliv- ery including distribution of pharmaceuticals in two of the most conflict-affected and remote states in South Sudan is envisaged via facility and community-based approaches to vulnerable populations living in Jonglei and Upper Nile. The direct financing of UNICEF is expected to improve accountability over IDA resources channeled to the project and increase project out- comes impact. This project was developed in close collaboration with the Health Pooled Fund (HPF), HPF donors, WHO, ICRC and GAVI. 76 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK South Sudan (4) Scaling up The WB has identified UNOPS as a strategic partner of a proposed project to provide temporary impact, leveraging income support for beneficiaries participating in labor intensive public works that would enable financing households to adapt to shocks, including those from the conflict and climate change. UNICEF and WB are partnering to increase the delivery of life-saving health services in Upper Nile and Jonglei, two most conflict-affected states in South Sudan. This arrangement will support the delivery of high impact essential health services to approximately 1.8 million. This includes about 85,000 pregnant women; 82,000 children under one; and 382,000 children under five. UN-WB partnership in South Sudan is critical for protecting basic service delivery and quickly responding to multi-dimensional needs in a conflict environment. In particular, the WB, WFP, UNICEF and FAO collaboration in the implementation of the South Sudan Emergency Food Nutrition Secu- rity Project facilitated the delivery of the emergency response project following the July 2016 conflict. In this regard, WB and UNOPS worked together for the delivery of the South Sudan Safety Net and Skills Development Project (SSSNSDP) to upscale the cash transfer program from 4,865 households in two locations to 36,000 households across 6 locations, including two of the most conflict-affected locations. The partnership also enhanced social cohesion among the participating communities, thereby reducing tensions and the potential for conflict. A total of 236 community assets were rehabilitated under the project. The Emergency Food and Nutrition Project for South Sudan (EFSNP) received WB Board approval in April 2017 with the following objectives: (a) to provide food and nutrition support for the protection of lives and human capital of eligible beneficiaries; and (b) to help farmers a re-engage in agricultural production in selected drought affected areas in South Sudan. Implemen- tation focused on two main areas of support: (i) providing emergency support for immediate food and nutrition security requirements, and (ii) assisting farmers to re-engage in crop and livestock. The WB and WFP worked together through the EFSNP USD 26 million contribution in 2017, where WFP delivered approximately 12,000 mt of food commodities to 350,000 people. This met people’s emergency food needs in remote areas experience severe levels of food insecurity (IPC phase 3 and higher). Funds were also channeled through UNICEF and FAO for the same project. 77 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT South Sudan (5) Upcoming As conditions in many local areas have improved following the revitalized peace agreement issues in September 2018, opportunities for stronger WB-UN collaboration to support recovery and resilience through localized and partnership-based approaches are opening. A growing number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees are preparing to return and will need basic services and livelihood opportunities to resume normal lives and both the Bank and UN agen- cies will be expected to play a bigger role. While the peace process at the national level continues to pose challenges, there may also be growing opportunities to strengthen institutional governance, Public Financial Management (PFM), and aid architecture, depending on progress in the formation of the new transitional government. IOM and UNHCR are strengthening their collection and analysis of population movement data to prepare the ground for targeted support for service delivery and livelihoods in host communities. UNFPA is preparing a census through an approach to data collection based on geo-spatial data combined with sample-based surveys on the ground. WHO is com- pleting a mapping of the status of health facilities across the country. There are significant opportunities for synergies between UN and WB analytical work to provide a stronger basis for better targeted assistance during the upcoming transition. Joint preparations are ongoing for renewed development planning when a new transitional government is in place, and for a pledging conference according to the revitalized peace agreement. A WB-UNOPS partnership for the delivery of the South Sudan Safety Net Project (SSSNP), is currently in the pipeline. SSSNP is a follow-on project to the Safety Net and Skills Development Project (SNSDP) and will be delivered through Direct IDA Grant to UNOPS. Under the partner- ship, the cash transfer program will be expanded to target a total of 65,000 new households not initially covered by the earlier project. Direct IDA Grant to UNOPS is also expected to enhance accountability over IDA resources channeled to the project. The SNSDP, which focuses on 78 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK South Sudan access to income opportunities and temporary employment to the poor and vulnerable, is starting a second phase in 2019, with WB, UNOPS and WFP partnering for its imple- mentation and coordination. Following the agreement on social protection initiatives with the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, WFP, the WB, UNICEF and nine govern- ment line ministries revitalized monthly meetings to coordinate the activities outlined in the 2015 National Social Protection Policy framework. WFP, UNICEF and the WB are regular co-chairs of these meetings coordinating ongoing and upcoming national and subnational social protection initiatives, including cash-based programming, biometrics and management information systems. Finally, plans are in the pipeline for potential UN-WB collaboration in the implementation of WB programs, as follows: a. Direct IDA grants to UNFPA for the implementation of the South Sudan Statistical Capac- ity Building Project, expected to enhance the capacity of producers and users of official statistics in South Sudan; b. WB-IOM partnership for the implementation of the proposed South Sudan Enhancing Com- munity Resilience and Local Governance Project through direct IDA grants. Leveraging IOM’s local footprint and capacity, the partnership is expected to enhance the capacity of the local communities to recover from the shocks of past armed conflict; c. WB-FAO partnership for the implementation of the proposed South Sudan Resilient Agri- cultural Livelihoods Project. Under this partnership, FAO is expected to take the lead in supporting revival of agricultural activity among the conflict-affected communities, including for distribution of seeds and farm inputs, and training of farmers. 79 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Sudan (2) HDP The WB and WFP partner in discussions on the HDP nexus and on the Sudan social impact coordination, mitigation fund. “collective outcomes” (3) Joint analysis, The development of the recertification tool, to identify the beneficiaries for the government planning and cash transfer program, was implemented by WB and the Ministry of Security and Social complementarity of Development (MOSSD), in collaboration with WFP providing support to a specific state as a mandates complementary activity. (5) Upcoming The Government of Sudan is not eligible for IFI engagement. Until the potential de-listing takes issues place, scope for partnership between the WB and the UN remains limited. Tajikistan (1) Multi- The WB and UNICEF have worked closely on the design of a component for “Youth- dimensional risks inclusive services” under the Socio-Economic Resilience Project (SERSP), one of three and prevention of Investment Project Financing prepared under the umbrella of a Resilience Strengthening violent conflict Program with IDA-18 RMR financing. In this context, UNICEF provided key modules for youth empowerment building on the successful UNICEF UPSHIFT program, to be implemented and scaled up under the SERSP. UNICEF expertise proved very relevant to advance the project design and collaboration was exemplary. Further collaboration is envisaged in the form of UNICEF providing technical assistance to the Project Implementing Agency, subject to resources (other than IDA) being available. (3) Joint analysis, Informal information sharing is taking place between the WB and UN agencies working on planning and fragility, conflict, and violence challenges in Tajikistan, and ideas for collaboration are being complementarity of developed. mandates 80 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Tajikistan (5) Upcoming As the WB is considering a regional RRA for the areas with highest levels of poverty and fra- issues gility, conflict, and violence risks, e.g., the Tajik-Afghan border areas, partnership opportunities with the UN will be explored. Tanzania (3) Joint analysis, In 2018, the WB and UNHCR jointly led a mapping of humanitarian and development planning and responses to the refugee-hosting regions. complementarity of The mapping resulted in a report capturing the humanitarian and development responses in mandates refugee-hosting regions across various sectors, including work being conducted by 34 imple- menting agencies and 16 donors. In addition, a desk study was undertaken on the impact of refugees on host populations, considering impacts on labor, prices, environment etc., with les- sons learned and policy and practice options. The findings of the publications were presented in various multi-stakeholder fora. Tunisia (1) Multi- UN-WB partnership focused on the implementation of Pathways for Peace: WB/UN have dimensional risks incorporated the findings of the RRA in key WB projects in areas vulnerable to civil unrest and and prevention of have used citizen engagement methods in those communities to plan investment addressing violent conflict their specific needs. Moreover, the UN is interested in expanding work in the border communi- ties where youth are vulnerable to militias and there is a lack of viable alternatives. Uganda (2) HDP UNHCR-WB collaboration on forced displacement made progress with the WBG Board coordination, approval of the Uganda Refugees and Hovst Communities Support Project for financing under “collective the IDA 18 refugees and host communities sub-window. outcomes” 81 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Uganda (3) Joint analysis, In partnership with UNHCR, the WB is leading an impact evaluation for building the evidence on planning and protracted forced displacement. The evaluation is designed to experimentally test the effect of complementarity of refugee-aid allocation on host community attitudes towards refugees. The target population is mandates micro-entrepreneurs – a large demographic of refugees and hosts, male and female – who may be in direct competition and are therefore relevant to target for social cohesion interventions. With technical advice provided by UNHCR, initial focus group discussions have been held with host and a variety of refugee communities, as part of the process of establishing a baseline. Quantitative data will be collected in the coming months. Yemen (1) Multi- UNICEF, WHO, and the WB have worked jointly to identify likely/high risks and mitigation dimensional risks measures, which are reviewed and updated at least twice per year. The three partners are and prevention of working to improve shared ownership of risks and joint problem-solving when a risk develops violent conflict to a point where it impacts implementation. UNDP and UNICEF periodically update and share Project Risk Matrices with the WB team to inform joint action and review in the currently uncertain situation. Risk matrices are reviewed during and outside of technical review missions. While risk assessment matrices and approaches vary between UN agencies and across project, the joint engagement has helped identify opportunities for collaboration between multiple UN agencies and the WB. In this context, the WB provided funds to UNICEF and WHO for implementing eligible project activities. (2) HDP The HDP nexus is very much an integral part of the design and implementation of the coordination, WB-funded Emergency Health and Nutrition Project (EHNP). Two years into implementation “collective and with at least two years to go with the signing of the third WB additional financing, the outcomes” focus of the project is noticeably shifting from emergency response and system preservation (preventing collapse) to system strengthening and longer-term objectives. Ongoing Social 82 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Yemen Protection and Jobs (SPJ) interventions focusing on nutrition-sensitive conditional cash trans- fers (CCTs) are highly complementary to the WB’s health and nutrition interventions conducted in partnership with UN agencies. Local level coordination between SPJ and health sector engagements is enhancing the achievement of collective human development (HD) outcomes. The WBG and UNOPS are partnering on the implementation of the US$ 150 million Yemen Integrated Urban Services Emergency Project which is currently supporting the restoration of critical urban services in nine Yemeni cities. (3) Joint analysis, The WB, UNICEF and UNDP jointly reviewed available evidence from M&E and IE activities for planning and joint planning and enhanced implementation. Collaboration in this area has a growing poten- complementarity of tial, despite the need for improvements on reporting and flow of information. Data sharing mandates between and outside UN agencies remaining a challenge, with the WB often unable to access data it cannot directly collect because of the lack of direct presence in country. Operational Deep Dives are carried out twice a year with the aim of assessing the WB-UN operational partnership, lessons learned, risks, challenges and opportunities. WB and UN partner agencies leverage Third-Party Monitoring Mechanism to supervise implementation and monitor potential risks. Both WB and UN teams conduct joint risk assessments, monitoring and reporting using joint risk monitoring matrices as a regular tool. On data analysis and knowledge management, UN agencies and the WB collaboration focuses on access to WB data analysis capacity for implementation planning of public health programs and on the publication of results of the projects. As a result, in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), the assessment of the urban WASH cities for project prioritization contributed to the update of sector needs, while offering an opportunity for updating the national sector multi-year investment plan. (4) Scaling up UN-WB partnership made possible the implementation of US$ 1.8 billion of the IDA portfolio impact, leveraging through UN agencies (UNICEF, WHO, UNDP and UNOPS) for cash transfers, employment financing opportunities and health, water and sanitation support, particularly as part of the cholera and famine response. 83 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Yemen (5) Upcoming Continuation of UN-WB support to the people in need in Yemen will focus on the humanitarian- issues development nexus and on advancing the work possible in the context of active conflict and humanitarian crisis. There is a need to strengthen internal controls and Financial Management (FM), monitoring and supervision, as well as to improve reporting and sharing of information to improve UN-WB collaboration. In this regard, UN agencies take on primary fiduciary responsi- bility when implementing projects on behalf of IDA recipients. The WB own FM policies, systems and procedures are applicable for second-level fiduciary oversight, subject to data gathered from the UN and third parties, such as Third-Party Monitoring (TPM), internal and external audi- tors, given the impossibility for the WB to be on the ground due to the security situation. Zimbabwe (1) Multi- The WB, WFP, and the government conducted a forward-looking exercise to formulate a vision dimensional risks for the agriculture sector in the context of a potential WB re-engagement with the government. and prevention of Collaboration on agriculture and risks continued with WFP peer-reviewing a WB think-piece violent conflict on the topic. In the context of the visioning exercise, ongoing WB-WFP partnership focuses on the formulation of the food security and nutrition outlook. (3) Joint analysis, In the area of poverty and SDG monitoring, the WB, UNDP, UNICEF, and UNFPA conducted planning and a household expenditure survey. The WB and UNICEF produced a poverty mapping and, in complementarity of collaboration with WFP, the tracking of the social impact of the economic crisis, including on mandates food price inflation. UN-WB partnership resulted in well-coordinated financial and technical support to the household expenditure survey, the poverty mapping and statistical development. The policy dialogue with ZimStat, e.g. on micro-data sharing, was well coordinated. Sharing of data and information on impact of crisis on vulnerable groups has prevented overlap and inefficiencies. Technical expertise, staff time and available funds proved key to sustain collabo- ration enabling engagement in technical matters and the policy dialogue (WB-UNICEF), while funding constraints challenged field work for the poverty survey (WB-UNDP). 84 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Zimbabwe WFP, UNICEF, UNDP and the WB (with support from DFID) are collectively working with the Zimbabwe Ministry of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare to support national social pro- tection systems reforms. Efforts are building on phase one of the WB-AFDB-UN Joint Needs Assessment of 2018 and on the currently ongoing social protection sector review, led by WB, Government, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, ILO, DFID with support from Oxford Policy Management (OPM). The sector review has a deliberate focus on livelihoods, shock-responsiveness and resilience. In addition, WFP and the WB are partnering on analytical work to ensure that the country is ready for when the WB will launch a needs assessment and to link with the govern- ment needs to rehabilitate and build better. In this regard, UNICEF is a ready partner on Social Protection, with a view to implement multi-wallet social assistance cash transfers. UNDP, UNICEF and the WB developed a joint public sector reform initiative proposal in Zimbabwe to deliver technical assistance to the Government trifecta (Office of the President and Council of Ministers, Public Service Commission, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development) with the first phase of the Public Service Reform design to be piloted with the Ministry of Education, with support from DFID (USD 5 million for phase I). While in its initial stages, the joint initiative concept has been designed and work is progressing, including UNDP technical assistance to the Public Service Commission, with support from DFID, engaging relevant partners and government counterparts. (5) Upcoming Opportunities for collaboration between WFP and the WB in supporting the post-cyclone issues Idai early recovery are being explored. Complementarities between the WB work and WFP Phase III cyclone response (Recovery and Resilience) include safety net development; needs and livelihoods assessments; Seasonal Livelihood Planning (SLP), using WFP risk profiles of Chimanimani and Chipinge; the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative; and a lessons learned exercise. 85 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda) (2) HDP Close collaboration between the WB and UNHCR supported the design and implementation coordination, of the Regional Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP). In this con- “collective text, to respond to the social, economic and environmental impacts of forced displacement, the outcomes” WB approved the DRDIP in 2016, in partnership with the governments of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda (first phase), Kenya (2017, second phase) with Additional Financing for Kenya (Danish Regional- Trust Fund, 2018) and Uganda (Grant from IDA18 Refugees Sub-Window – RSW in 2019). DRDIP is among the first WB-supported operations on developmental interventions rather level than just a humanitarian and security response to forced displacement and is complementary to the work of traditional humanitarian agencies. UNHCR and the WBG collaborate in Kenya on a series of socio-economic surveys attached to UNHCR registration and verification exer- cises. A first experience with this approach took place in the Kalobeyei settlement and will be expanded in 2019 to include the Kakuma villages. (4) Scaling up Additional Financing under DRDIP was mobilized for Kenya (Danish Trust Fund, 2018) and impact, leveraging Uganda (Grant from IDA18 Refugees Sub-Window – RSW in 2019) providing another oppor- financing tunity to scale-up the WB-UNHCR cooperation. 86 PROGRESS ON THE OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS OF THE UN-WB PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK Lake Chad Region (Cameroon, Chad, Niger And Nigeria) (2) HDP Ongoing UN-WB collaboration in the Lake Chad Region spans across the humanitarian- coordination, development-peace nexus in the context of the Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development “collective Project (Cameroon, Chad and Niger) and the SPF-funded Cross-Border Collaboration in the outcomes” Lake Chad Region Project (Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria). A UN-WB Partnership Trust Fund grant is being implemented in support of the future institutional form and next steps for the Lake Chad Governors’ Forum (UNDP executed). In the second half of 2018, the WB and UNDP jointly directed consultants who undertook consultations in all four Lake Chad Basin (LCB) countries, organized a stakeholder workshop in Chad, and produced a report of final agreed proposals for the future form and function of the Forum, which has the potential to become a useful platform for discussion, communication and coordination by sub-national authorities, communities and partners on shared regional challenges and on joint approaches towards these. The Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development Project collaborates closely with human- itarian and development partners to support the Region’s transition from a humanitarian to a development response in the Boko-Haram affected areas. Initiatives include: XX Further cooperation between WB and UNDP on the Lake Chad Governors’ Forum: under the SPF grant, the WB is set to provide support for the next full Forum meeting and pre- events in 2019, including discussion papers and focused sessions, under overall UNDP coordination and leadership by the Government of Niger. XX Further cooperation between the WB, UNDP and UNHCR is likely to take place during the implementation of the project, including on coordination around a shared regional knowl- edge platform and the implementation of activities aiming at communities’ recovery and resilience. 87 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Annex: Additional Reported Examples of UN-WB Collaboration Cape Verde between the WB and the UN system. Overall, the strong collaboration achieved is underpinned by the WB taking the UN-WB collaboration focused on poverty monitoring technical lead and UN providing funding, for instance with and support to the national development plan’s results UN RC office agreeing to fund high-quality WB-selected monitoring (UN RC Office). In addition, information consultants working under WB technical supervision. sharing with the UN system (UNDP, FAO, UN RC Office) supported preparation of the WB Systematic Country Cyprus Diagnostics. Finally, a diaspora study was produced in partnership with the UN RC Office and IOM, while joint Following an intensive and accelerated program of sup- support to a donor conference in Paris included preparation port between 2015 and 2017 - which was coordinated of background notes. The partnership resulted in a well- by the UN OSASG-Cyprus, upon request from the Greek coordinated financial and technical support to the strength- Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, and involved the WB, ening of national results monitoring systems of the budget IMF, European Commission, ECB, EBRD and other finan- and plan. The policy dialogue with the statistical office (INE), cial entities - cooperation addressing political sensitivities e.g. on micro-data sharing, was effectively coordinated in the dialogue with both communities has continued 88 ANNEX: ADDITIONAL REPORTED EXAMPLES OF UN-WB COLLABORATION between the WB and OSASG-Cyprus in support of the perceptions towards reconciliation both horizontally and peace process. Concrete technical assistance and analysis vertically across all levels of society. This joint work results in on a range of economic aspects of the peace settlement a shared narrative and coordinated approach and has been talks were prepared and delivered over the course of incorporated in the UN’s reporting to the Security Council 2015-2017 and the data and advice remain relevant on Cyprus. As part of this initiative, work is ongoing on the to the present day. The UN’s longstanding presence in conduct of the gender-sensitive socio-economic impact Cyprus along with the WB’s work over the years from assessment and is expected to continue into late 2019. 2004 to 2019 created high levels of trust with the two The use of internal resources of the WB and UN OSASG- communities. The strategic and operational collaboration Cyprus during the past year, as well as the UN-WB between the UN and WB in Cyprus has been successful. Partnership Trust Fund in 2015-2017, has enabled the The WB and the European Union are producing a quarterly continued financial viability of collaborative work. series of knowledge products prepared through the ‘Pulse of Reunification’ polling in support of the economic conver- The continued hiatus in the peace negotiations could gence of the Turkish Cypriot community and as part of the further erode trust between the two communities and reunification process efforts in Cyprus. The UN Security complicate the ongoing work in support of the peace Council, in its resolution 2543 (2019), called upon the process. The UN OSASG-Cyprus and WB will continue UN to take forward the Secretary-General’s proposal to to explore opportunities for partnerships and support to conduct a gender-sensitive socio-economic impact assess- the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities both ment and to share its outcome with both communities. UN in the absence of talks and in the event of a possible OSASG-Cyprus is spearheading this effort, in cooperation resumption of the negotiations and a return to intensive with UNFICYP and in partnership with the WB and other work on economic aspects of a settlement agreement. relevant actors to provide analytical inputs and engage with Redoubled efforts by the UN and WB in Cyprus to the two communities. The WB and UN OSAG-Cyprus engage the two communities should facilitate buy-in regularly consult on the knowledge products prepared from both sides to activities to be carried out by these through the ‘Pulse of Reunification’ polling and share organizations in support to the peace process and help the information and data on differences in attitudes and prevent and alleviate political sensitivities. 89 2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT Egypt target the institutional support under the WB-administered Active Labor Market Programs (ALMP) project with UNDP and the WB are currently planning a joint public ISKUR. UNDP and WB have regular meetings to discuss sector reform initiative to deliver technical assistance to progress with their respective projects on socio-economic the Central Authority for Organization and Administration integration of Syrian refugees funded by the EU Facility (CAOA)/Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Administra- for Refugees (FRIT). The WB is exploring the use of the tive Reform (MoPMAR), in line with recommendations Turkish language training facilities that UNDP is from the Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support re-furbishing for project beneficiaries, either partly under (MAPS) engagement on SDG implementation. UNDP the Employment Support Project, or under the follow-on Crisis Bureau Core Government Functions team initiated project under preparation. Additional recent technical the partnership-based proposal upon request by the collaboration between the WB and the UN include: Government. The joint initiative is in its planning phase, and the first joint mission is planned in July 2019. In the framework of the Education and Migration (i)  multi-stakeholder working group, collaboration Ghana between the WB, UNHCR, UNICEF, KfW, GiZ, the US State Department Bureau of Population, The WB and UNICEF partnered on human capital Refugees, and Migration (PRM), ECHO, and the development analysis and dissemination. The WB has EU Delegation focuses on coordination of respective supported UNICEF to revise the methodology of gen- support to the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) erating “District League Table”, assessing the level of and on sharing lessons learned. In partnership with development across districts, by ranking all 216 Districts UNHCR, UNICEF and GiZ, the WB held the Round- in Ghana in several dimensions. table on Turkey’s Migration and Emergency Education Model, informing the preparation of an information Turkey pamphlet on education options for Syrian children and The WB expects to use the outputs of an institutional youth living in Turkey (prepared by the WB and GIZ). assessment that UNDP is financing for the Turkish In the area of Social Assistance and Refugees, (ii)  Employment Agency (ISKUR) as an input to better partnership between the WB and WFP focuses on 90 ANNEX: ADDITIONAL REPORTED EXAMPLES OF UN-WB COLLABORATION technical cooperation for the monitoring and evalu- to be complemented by the SPF in-kind support to ation of the impacts of the Emergency Social Safety refugees; peer review of the WB-led SPF project by Net (ESSN). Under this collaborative arrangement, UNHCR focal point on harmonization. the WB produced analysis, presentations and reports that feedback into ESSN stakeholders for decision Uzbekistan making and improvement of the program. The WB, UNICEF and ILO collaborate (including cost On Refugees and Migration Management, partner- (iii)  sharing) in the preparation of the CODI (Core Diagnostic ship between the WB, IOM, and UNHCR focuses Instrument) report, one of the tools of the Inter-Agency on harmonization and support to the Directorate Social Protection Assessments (iSPA). Moreover, the WB General for Migration Management, including the and UNDP collaborated on assisting the Government in preparation of a WB-led project for a new State producing a pension reform concept note and assessing and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF)-funded initiative to options. The work included review of international and support camp-to-city transition for refugees. With regional experiences, collection and preparation of data regard to the SPF project, coordination with UNCHR for the analysis, and discussion of reform options. is under discussion on the following aspects: WB par- ticipation in the alternatives to camps working group; Zambia WB project implementation in coordination with the proposed cash assistance UNHCR is planning to Joint WB-UNFPA collaboration to provide coordinated provide to refugees who depart as an incentive / technical support to Zambia’s Central Statistical Office support to help them resettle in communities, for the 2020 Census is being explored. 91 Sudan’s MultiDonor Trust Fund in action — Kids inside the remains of their class room, Al Awamrah, North Kordofan. Salahaldeen Nadir / World Bank