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2019 UN-WB PARTNERSHIP MONITORING REPORT

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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

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In April 2017, the United Nations and World Bank

launched a joint platform to enable the two organizations

to work better together to build the resilience of the

world’s most vulnerable people, reduce poverty, enhance

food security, promote shared prosperity and sustain

peace. The platform, outlined in the United Nations-

World Bank Partnership Framework for Crisis-

Affected Situations, established an approach to

expanded strategic collaboration.

The goal of this report is to give a brief status of yearly

progress made since its previous publication (June

2018). The report has been jointly developed by UN and

WB staff, and includes details of progress, joint actions

and collective UN/WB engagements in all relevant areas

and countries. The report features examples of collab-

oration in some 50 countries to showcase how the UN

and WB achieve critical impact by using their compara-

tive advantages and diversified approaches across the

full spectrum of fragility, conflict, and crisis situations.

Countries covered in the present report include con-

flict-affected situations, but also countries dealing with

spill-overs and conflict externalities.

Overview of Progress

The UN and WB country teams have continued to prog-

ress in several areas, including more systematic coor-

dination on joint analyses and assessments of multi-di-

mensional risks and fragilities, particularly through joint


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Risk and Resilience Assessments (RRAs) and Recovery

and Peace Building Assessments (RPBAs); coordinated

planning and support to address forced displacement

and promote transitions from a humanitarian to a devel-

opment response; fostered dialogue on the prevention

of violent conflict; strengthened data and information

sharing, including with other key partners such as the EU;

leveraged financing tools to increase impact.

Achievement of the Partnership’s Five

Operational Commitments

1) Identify and reduce critical multi-dimensional

risk of crisis and prevent violent conflict

in relevant countries or regions within our

mandates

Under this commitment, the UN and WB support the

implementation of the key findings and recommendations

of the study Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches

to Preventing Violent Conflict, launched in March 2018.

The study urges the international community to focus on

a strengthened system for prevention. Operationalization

of Pathways for Peace focused on the IDA-funded Risk

Mitigation Regime (RMR) countries: Guinea, Nepal, Niger,

and Tajikistan. A workshop held in Dakar connected UN

Resident Coordinators (RCs) and WB Country Directors

(CDs) to discuss the prevention agenda and identify con-

crete opportunities for cooperation at country level that

include implementing RMR and sustaining peace. The

discussion included opportunities for analysis, program-

ming, engagement and integrated financing, based on

comparative advantages.

In Tunisia, the findings of the Risk and Resilience

Assessment (RRA) informed engagement in programs to

prevent civil unrest in at-risk areas, which led the UN to

expand work on youth in the border communities. Joint

UN-WB assessments have been used as prevention

tools, in consultation with governments, in Zimbabwe,

Comoros, Cameroon and The Gambia. In partnership

with UNDP, a regional RRA for the Sahel is being con-

ducted, under the auspices of the Sahel Alliance, which

will deepen the knowledge of G5 states and of the wider

donor community on how development assistance can

address the challenge of stabilization and prevent further

deterioration of conflict and violence.

The WBG is developing a Fragility, Conflict, and Violence

(FCV) Strategy that will guide its contribution to peace

and prosperity by addressing, from a development per-

spective, the drivers of FCV in affected countries and

their impact on vulnerable populations. The development

of the strategy includes extensive global consultations

with

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

a wide range of partners and stakeholders, including the

UN.

2) Coordinate support to situations of protracted

crisis, aligning, where possible, strategies,

objectives and collective outcomes, in particular

to populations affected by forced displacement,

based on joint analyses and assessments

Under this commitment, the WB and UNHCR strength-

ened their collaboration to advance the forced displace-

ment agenda at both the global and country level. At the

global level, the WB-UNHCR partnership focused on

joint strategic and technical support to the countries that

have been considered eligible under the IDA18 sub-win-

dow for refugees and host communities and the Global

Concessional Financing Facility; the adoption of the

Global Compact on Refugees in December 2018 and its

operationalization; the implementation of the Multilateral

Development Banks (MDB) platform on economic migra-

tion and forced displacement; and the establishment of 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 to

prepare projects addressing the mid-term social and eco-

nomic dimensions of refugee situations and supporting

the resilience of host communities and refugees. The

IDA18 sub-window for refugees and host communities

has been approved for Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Republic

of Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Pakistan, Djibouti, Burundi,

Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo,

Rwanda, and Bangladesh. A large part of the US$ 2.2

billion sub-window for refugees and host communities

has been pre-allocated among the 14 eligible countries

with some 30 projects targeting refugee-hosting areas

already approved and a healthy project pipeline. The

Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) continues

to support operations in Lebanon and Jordan, which are

currently experiencing one of the world’s most acute ref-

ugee crises. Launched in 2016 to provide concessional

support to middle income countries impacted by refugee

crises, the GCFF initial focus on Jordan and Lebanon has

since expanded. In January 2019, the GCFF Steering

Committee, taking into account the assessment of the

Venezuelan crisis by UNHCR and the additional infor-

mation provided by the IMF and the WB, approved the

addition of Colombia as a benefitting country. Similarly,

Ecuador was added as the latest benefitting country at

the GCFF Steering Committee meeting in September

2019. Since its inception, the GCFF has received more

than US$ 695 million in pledges from Supporting Coun-

tries and leveraged over US$ 3 billion in much-needed


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concessional financing to support refugees and their host

communities in Jordan, Lebanon and Colombia.

One additional key area of enhanced collaboration is

the initiative between the WB and FAO, WFP, UNICEF,

WHO and OCHA on the Famine Early Action Mecha-

nism (FAM). The FAM aims to use data to forecast, at

an earlier stage, when food crises threaten to turn into

famines. These early warnings can then be linked with

pre-arranged financing (US$ 4-6 billion/year) to ensure

that funds are released before a crisis emerges. A FAM

workshop jointly conducted by UN agencies and WB

in Juba in November 2018, solicited initial inputs from

the development and humanitarian community on how

to address the severe food security situation in South

Sudan. During a mission to Somalia in June 2019, a FAM

team consulted relevant actors, including donors, to get

advice on which action to prioritize and also examined

how to advance the work on the Resilience and Recovery

Framework (RRF) launched by the Federal Government

of Somalia in July 2019.

As part of the ongoing Ebola outbreak response in Africa,

the UN and WB partnered 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, UN and WB strong

collaboration supports ongoing joint response efforts by

the Government and international partners.

In addition, the close partnership between the WB, WHO,

WFP, and UNICEF supports the operationalization of the

DARES framework (Deliver Accelerated Results Effec-

tively and Sustainably). The framework aims to leave no

one behind by focusing on prevention, increasing national

capacity to deliver life-saving services, and mounting effec-

tive outbreak responses. DARES pilot countries include

Yemen, Somalia, Libya, the Central African Republic, the

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Syria and Haiti.

By end 2018, the Humanitarian Development Peace Ini-

tiative (HDPI) had completed projects in Cameroon, the

Central African Republic, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen that

served to strengthen sustainable humanitarian-develop-

ment-peace nexus mechanisms and synergies around

UN-WB jointly identified collective outcomes. The HDP

Initiative was launched in 2017 in seven pilot countries:

Cameroon, Pakistan, Guinea-Bissau, the Central Afri-

can Republic, Somalia, Yemen, and Sudan. The HDPI’s

bottom-up approach has helped country teams develop

programs more deeply rooted in country priorities and

planning frameworks. In addition, the mutual funding

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mechanism from the UN and WB has enhanced account-

ability on both sides.

3) Develop joint analyses and tools where the

complementarity of our mandates may enable

more effective solutions

The cooperative development of joint analyses and coor-

dinated planning, in partnership with government coun-

terparts as well as other humanitarian and development

actors, constitutes a key area of joint UN-WB engagement

in almost all countries covered by this report. Moreover,

common strategies have been developed through Recov-

ery and Peace Building Assessments (RPBA) in Cam-

eroon and Zimbabwe, where the first needs assessment

phase was conducted by the WB, the UN and AfDB. Early

discussions are ongoing about assessments and collabo-

ration in Burkina Faso, Libya, Liberia, Myanmar and Yemen.

In this context, the AfDB, EU, UN and WB undertook a

Scoping Mission to Burkina Faso to provide advice to Gov-

ernment and its partners on development of a Prevention

and Peacebuilding Assessment to support conflict pre-

vention and peacebuilding initiatives, particularly in areas

most affected by instability and insecurity. In Somalia, the

UN, WB and EU supported the Government of Somalia in

developing a Recovery and Resilience Framework.

In addition, the UN-WB collaboration to develop and

use joint analyses and tools in the area of securi-

ty-development nexus focuses on combining ongoing

efforts and collaboration to revise the Integrated Dis-

armament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards

(IDDRS).

4) Scale up impact, by leveraging existing

financing and comparative advantages, 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 operations

The UN and WB leveraged financing and comparative

advantages to increase impact in selected countries.

In Yemen, US$ 1.8 billion of the IDA portfolio is being

implemented through UN agencies (UNICEF, WHO,

UNDP and UNOPS) for cash transfers, employment

opportunities and health, water and sanitation

support, particularly as part of the cholera and famine

response.

In Mali, WB collaborates with MINUSMA and UN agen-

cies to support the scaling-up of the Mali Reinsertion of

Ex-combatants Project, which includes:


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XX Citizen Engagement/Community Driven pro-

grams (design of project activities through a

participatory needs assessment and mobiliza-

tion of local communities);

XX Social dimensions of fragility, conflict and vio-

lence (a behavioral change lens to investigate

the social norms and drivers of participation in

armed conflict and violence);

XX Support to vulnerable populations (extension of

support to local communities, in particular the

most vulnerable);

XX Development of human capital and disruptive

innovation (diversification of the scope of jobs

available to beneficiaries); and

XX Strengthening of local coordination and part-

nerships through a consultative platform.

In the Central African Republic, the LONDO Project,

implemented in coordination with UN entities, will benefit

from US$ 100 million of additional financing from the

WB to increase activities in full alignment with the Gov-

ernment’s roadmap set out in the Recovery and Peace

Building Assessment (RPBA).

5) Address upcoming issues that need our

collective engagements

As a result of the partnership, UN-WB collective engage-

ment continues to grow in crisis-affected countries.

Under the Global Program on Reintegration Support, the

UN and the WB partner to support the joint UNDPO-

WB-AU DDR Capacity Building Program, focusing on

linkages between human rights and reintegration, as well

as the incorporation of human rights-based approaches

into DDR policy and practice, including Continental Early

Warning Systems.

Overall, on the outcomes listed above and in upcoming

areas of work, the UN-WB collaboration contributes to

strengthen the HDP nexus. Areas of focus continue to be

the operationalization of conflict prevention and improve-

ments in understanding and responses to forced dis-

placement. Critical in this respect are: (i) information and

data sharing between partners, informing planning; (ii)

joint efforts for mediation and conflict prevention activi-

ties; (iii) joint analyses to understand multiple and complex

drivers of volatility and conflict risks; (iv) balance between

a strengthened UN-WB partnership for prevention and

peacebuilding and collaboration with other key partners.

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Commitments in the UN-WB Partnership Framework for Crisis- Affected SituationsA. Objective:

Build resilience of the most vulnerable people, reduce

poverty, enhance food security, promote shared

prosperity, and sustain peace.

B. Focus:

XX Situations at risk of violent conflict

XX Situations of ongoing violent conflict

XX Situations with a high prevalence of

forced displacement

XX Protracted and post-crisis situations,

XX Where climate change impact and risks,

disaster and disaster risks, have a bearing

on the above situations.

C. Operational Commitments:

To advance the strategic focus and intent, we will work

together to:

1) Identify and reduce critical multi-dimensional risks

of crisis and prevent violent conflict in relevant

countries or regions within our mandates

2) Coordinate support to situations of protracted

crisis, aligning, where possible, strategies,

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CommITmenTS In The Un-WB ParTnerShIPFrameWork For CrISIS-aFFeCTed SITUaTIonS

objectives and collective outcomes, in particular,

to populations affected by forced displacement,

based on joint analysis and assessment

3) develop joint analyses and tools where the

complementarity of our mandates may enable

more effective solutions

4) Scale up impact, by leveraging existing financ-

ing and comparative advantages, and continu-

ously seek to ensure that operational policies,

frameworks, and tools used by both organi-

sations facilitate cooperation and improve the

efficiency and complementarity between our

respective organisations

5) address upcoming issues that need our collec-

tive engagement

D. Stock taking of partnership:

We agree to review the partnership periodically – both

globally as well as in the context of specific country

experience – as needed to ensure the effectiveness of

our response to crisis-affected situations.

E. Financing:

The partnership will provide the framework for a strate-

gic and scaled-up collaboration, recognising the critical

importance of aligning and leveraging financial resources,

to do more, and jointly building, prioritizing, and financing

innovative, data-driven operational responses through a

transparent and consultative process.

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Progress on the Operational Commitments of the UN-WB Partnership Framework for Crisis-Affected Situations

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1 Identify and reduce critical multi-dimensional risks or crisis and prevent violent

conflict in relevant countries or regions within our mandates

Core entities

A. Implementation of Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to the Preven-

tion of Violent Conflict was launched by the President of the World Bank and the

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.

PBSO, UNDP,

DPA, DPO, WB

B. WBG FCV Strategy: the WBG embarked on the process of developing a Fragility,

Conflict, and Violence (FCV) Strategy addressing the drivers of FCV in affected countries

and their impact on vulnerable populations, with the end goal of contributing to peace

and prosperity. The process of strategy development included extensive global consul-

tations with a wide range of partners and stakeholders and will conclude with the WBG

Board endorsement by the end of 2019. The WBG FCV Strategy provides an opportunity

PBSO, UNDP,

DPA, DPO,

UNICEF,

UNHCR, WB,

OCHA

Global

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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

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”.

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2 Coordinate support to situations of protracted crisis, aligning, where possible,

strategies, objectives and collective outcomes, including, to populations affected

by forced displacement, based on joint analysis and assessment

Core entities

A. Famine Response: the WB, FAO, WFP, WHO, OCHA and other partners have commit-

ted to establishing a Famine Early Action Mechanism (FAM) to enable more predictable

financing, with the ambition to leverage US$ 4–6 billion a year (likely in crisis-affected

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.

WB, FAO,

WFP, UNICEF,

OCHA, WHO

B. Ebola outbreak response and pandemic preparedness: the UN and the WB

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.

WB, UNICEF

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C. Conclusion of the UN-WB Humanitarian-Development-Peace Initiative (HDPI) in

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).

DPPA, WB

D. UN-WB partnership addressing the mid-term dimension of refugee situations:

supporting countries hosting large numbers of refugees, more often than not in protracted

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.

WB, OCHA,

UNDP


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E. The Joint Steering Committee to Advance Humanitarian and Development

Collaboration (JSC), of which the WB is an important member, held two high-level

meetings in 2018 (2 May and 6 November). At the November meeting the decision was

taken to review progress on the New Way of Working in seven countries: Burkina Faso,

Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria and Somalia. A particular focus of the review

was the status of joint analysis and the articulation and operationalization of collective out-

comes in-country. Results were subsequently presented to the JSC at its fourth high-level

meeting (8 May 2019). Progress reports on the New Way of Working in the seven priority

countries were issued in May 2019 jointly by OCHA, UNDP, DCO and PBSO.

DCO, PBSO,

OCHA, WB,

UNDP,

UNHCR,

UNICEF, WFP,

UNFPA, DPPA,

DPO, FAO, IOM,

UN Women,

WHO

F. DARES framework: the WB, WHO, WFP and UNICEF are currently develop-

ing the DARES framework (Deliver Accelerated Results Effectively and Sustainably).

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.

WB, WHO,

WFP, UNICEF

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3 Develop joint analysis and tools where the complementarity of our mandates

may enable more effective solutions

Core entities

A. UN-WB collaboration to develop and utilize joint analysis and tools in the

area of security-development nexus focused on the following initiatives:

i. DDR standards and practice norms: UN-WB combined efforts and collaboration

ongoing in pursuit of revisions to the Integrated DDR Standards.

ii. WB has and is preparing joint studies with UN teams and collaborates closely with

various UN agencies on FCV topics, such as the socio-economic reintegration of

ex-combatants, forced displacement and Recovery and Peace Building Assessments

(RPBAs).

iii. Over the course of the last the years, the WB participated in the meetings hosted

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-

headed by the African Union (AU) to strengthen the integration of human rights

into AU conflict response instruments, including DDR programming. The GPRS,

with support from the WB Nordic Trust Fund (NTF) on human rights and in collabo-

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.

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B. Joint Assessments and Recovery and Peace Building Assessments (RPBA):

during IDA18, RPBAs have been completed in Cameroon and Zimbabwe, and the

tripartite agreement has also been deployed for early discussions about assessments

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.

UNDP, PBSO,

DPA, WB

(and the EU)

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C. Investing in human capital in FCV: collaboration is on-going between the WB,

UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, UNOPS and WFP on the preservation of human capital in active

conflict, through continued support to social basic service delivery and protection for

resilience building and better management of future shocks. Partnership in Yemen is

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.

UNICEF, WB,

WHO, UNDP,

UNOPS and

WFP


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4 Scale up impact, by leveraging existing financing and comparative advantages,

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

Core entities

Ongoing UN-WB partnership to scale-up impact focused on the following areas:

Forced Displacement; Countering Violent Extremism and Community Resilience;

Strategic and Operational Collaboration in African ‘hot spots’.

XX Forced Displacement: the WB works more effectively with UN partners (notably UNHCR,

but also UNDP, UNICEF) on strategically bridging the humanitarian-development nexus.

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-

ects/engagements in Lake Chad and the Horn of Africa with other potential new engage-

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.

A range of

UN partners,

notably

UNHCR,

UNDP,

UNICEF

WHO, WFP,

UNICEF, WB

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5 Address upcoming issues that need our collective engagement Core entities

UN-WB partnership under the Global Program on Reintegration Support focused

on the following areas: 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

support for DDR national and continental capacity strengthening through technical assis-

tance and operational guidance with a dual focus on conflict response and conflict preven-

tion instruments. One prime area for support will be galvanizing the capacities of African

regional centers of excellence for provision of training and expertise on conflict prevention

and response across the continent. XX The program has increased learning on human rights-based approach (HRBA) and DDR

within the AU and within the DDR community of practice at the WB and associated

networks globally (including the UN-led DDR Inter Agency Working Group).

DPO, OHCHR,

UNDP

WB GPRS

(Global

Program for

Reintegration

Support) and

UN DPO in

New York and

Addis Ababa


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Afghanistan

(1) Multi-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

The WB, in collaboration with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA)

and other development partners, including UN agencies, has convened inter-agency platforms to

share data, coordinate activities, and share the challenging and costly responses to forced dis-

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

been selected as a first mover of the Famine Action Mechanism (FAM) initiative. The initiative,

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

Data-sharing and analysis agreements (DSA) between WB and UNHCR, and WB and IOM

have enabled integrated analyses of UNHCR’s refugee registration, IOM’s Displacement

Tracking Matrix, and other data generated by humanitarian agencies, with WB and GoIRA

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

Country-

level

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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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

UN-WB collaboration in the area of forced displacement under the ‘Displacement and

Returnee Executive Committee’ (DiREC), comprising of representatives from government

ministries, agencies, UNAMA, UNHCR, IOM, OCHA, and the WB, supports development of a

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.


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Afghanistan

(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

Eshteghal Zaiee – Karmondena Project (EZ-KAR) on job creation: WB and UNCHR collabo-

rated in the design and implementation of the US$ 200 million regional IDA project EZ-KAR

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

In mid-2018, the WB and UNHCR assessed the adequacy of Bangladesh’s protection frame-

work for Displaced Rohingya Population (DRP), based on practices with international refugee

standards. As a result, a set of protection-related risks and challenges were identified, such as

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.

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Bangladesh

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

A Dhaka-based full-time WB international staff supports coordination with partners on the

ground and with WB teams working in Cox’s Bazar as they respond to the Rohingya crisis. The

WB and the UN actively participate in existing coordination mechanisms, both those set up by

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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The three projects funded by IDA18 Refugees Sub-Window and implemented by the Gov-

ernment of Bangladesh and UN agencies include activities to strengthen capacity within

the government agencies and systems to respond to refugee situations more efficiently,

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

impact, leveraging

financing

Building on the findings of the Rapid Impact, Vulnerability, and Needs Assessment, the next

phase of IDA18-funded follow-on operations will address the medium-term impacts of the

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.


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Bangladesh

(5) Upcoming

issues

The UN conveyed to the Government of Bangladesh the need to ensure that the relocation plan

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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

UN-WB partnership focused on collaborative preparation of analytical notes on national and

sectoral budget analysis, including in the education, social protection, and health sectors. In

addition, UNICEF and the WB jointly support transparency initiatives (Boost for example). With

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

Potential areas for collaboration between the UN and the WB include WB advisory services

and analytics, in close collaboration with UNDP, UNICEF, IOM, and UNDPO on mainstreaming

Citizen Engagement in all incoming and ongoing operations in Burkina Faso, with a focus on

contributing to the prevention of violent extremism and deradicalization;

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

UN-WB partnership focus on collaboration in the area of Social Risk Management Work,

including with UNHCR for the Refugee Scale-Up of the Social Safety Net Project and with

WFP for the Emergency Recurrent Cost Financing Project.

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Burkina Faso

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

Potential areas for collaboration between the UN and the WB include WB advisory services

and analytics, in partnership with IOM, UNHCR, OCHA, to improve understanding of the

situation of internal displacement and the operationalization of support to Internally Displaced

People (IDPs) with a focus on building community resilience (e.g. civic engagement and

support for local development).

(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

Following analyses provided by the UN on the gravity of the food security crisis in Burkina,

2017-2018, and based on agreed commitments to food security and nutrition outcomes, the

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

issues

On 3 June 2019, the Government reached out to the UN to request technical support from

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.

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Burundi

(1) Multi-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

A partnership between WB, WHO, UNICEF and UNDP worked on the prevention and mitiga-

tion of the possible spread of Ebola in Burundi. WB-WHO jointly supported the implementation

of the Burundi contingency and preparedness plan, with WHO focusing on procurement of the

laboratory equipment.

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

WB-UNHCR partnership included field visits to refugee camps in February 2018. Strong col-

laboration between WB and UNFPA supported the country on prevention and treatment of

obstetrical fistula. The WB, IFAD, WFP, and FAO achieved effective collaboration in the country

through information sharing on complementary interventions in the agriculture sector.

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

UN-WB partnership focused on the implementation of the WB Early Grade Learning edu-

cation project through WFP to expand coverage of school feeding activities in vulnerable

and food-insecure provinces of Muyinga and Kirundo, with a US$ 7 million contract sup-

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

impact, leveraging

financing

WFP and the WB organized a joint meeting, during the World Bank Spring Meetings, focused on

the mobilization of additional resources to finance the nutrition sector. Discussions have focused

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.

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Burundi

(5) Upcoming

issues

Close WB collaboration with WFP, UNICEF, and UNFPA on nutrition and fertility is ongoing. In

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

UNHCR-WB collaboration on forced displacement made progress with the WBG Board approval

of four projects under the IDA 18 refugees and host communities sub-window. UNHCR and WBG

worked closely on the elaboration of the Plan de Soutien (Joint Support Plan) to support the local

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-

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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

impact, leveraging

financing

Potential opportunities for UN-WB partnership include scaling-up collaboration in the area of

gender-based violence, the context of the dedicated UNFPA-led Working Group that the WB

participates in.

Central African Republic

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

UN-WB collaboration focuses on the Central African Republic Reintegration of Ex-Combatants

Project and on the LONDO (“Stand-UP”) Project, strengthening collaboration along the HDP

nexus. In this context, the WB has worked in tandem with MINUSCA to provide technical assis-

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

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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.


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(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

WB and WFP collaborate on vulnerability assessment and use of WFP’s food prices mon-

itoring system (mVAM) and knowledge to help strengthen the national capacity on food

security analysis. Food security information collected by WFP and partners over the last

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

impact, leveraging

financing

The LONDO Project is currently in the process of being scaled up, with a WB Additional Financ-

ing (AF) in an amount of US$ 100 million to be approved by the WB Board. The AF will finance

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

The strong collaboration between UN agencies and the WB focuses on the determinants of

the multidimensional nature of challenges in Chad: refugees’ inflows; violent conflict from insur-

gent movements originated either abroad or in country; structural and systemic governance

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

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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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

UN-WB partnership focused in the Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development Project

(Cameroon, Chad and Niger) and the SPF-funded Cross-Border Collaboration in the Lake

Chad Region Project (Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria). UN-WB cooperation in the con-

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).


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Chad

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The WB, UNHCR, WFP and OCHA partner in shock-responsive programming and tools,

including common approaches to survey vulnerable populations by using a harmonized ques-

tionnaire. The harmonized questionnaire has been developed jointly and received support from

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

impact, leveraging

financing

The US$ 10m safety nets pilot project financed by DFID and IDA has leveraged significant

resources to finance the PARCA project. The joint WB-UNHCR and EU-supported Développe-

ment Inclusifs dans les Zones d’Accueil (DIZA) project underscores the coordination achieve-

ments around the refugees/host communities’ agenda.

(5) Upcoming

issues

XX Further cooperation between WB, UNDP and UNHCR is envisaged for the implementation

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).

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Comoros

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The WB and UNFPA collaboration focused on capacity building of the National Institute of Sta-

tistics and Economics and Demographics studies (INSEED), including technical and manage-

ment support to conduct the fourth General Census on Population and Housing (2018/2019).

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

On health, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF, and the WB worked together to further

strengthen health systems and Ebola preparedness. As a result, all the 86 Health districts

were equipped with: i) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health workers; ii) vehicles

(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).


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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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

UNICEF, the WB and other partners contributed to strengthening the health system and to keep

Côte d’Ivoire Ebola-free through the implementation of an effective and coordinated national

response and preparedness strategy. In 2018, regular WB-MoH-UNICEF and MoH-National

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.

[1] Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition.

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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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The WB and the Global Financing Facility (GFF) teamed up with UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, the

government and other partners to launch the national platform to harmonize health financing,

and to develop a national common investment case/plan. In this context, complementarity and

potential joint financing of activities are being explored.

(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of Côte d’Ivoire, the WB and UNICEF decided to

use a part of the remaining funds to improve access to water and sanitation in health centers.

(5) Upcoming

issues

In Côte d’Ivoire, there is still an important need for increasing geographic coverage of nutrition

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

With the WB participating in the UN Country Team and Senior Management Team and the donor

working group, UN-WB collaboration across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP)

nexus include the current Ebola responses supported by WB, through the Pandemic Emergency

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.


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Democratic Republic of the Congo

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The current country context presents an opportunity for the operationalization of the HDP

nexus, especially since the various strategic frameworks, such as the National Development

Plan (NDP), are being reviewed or updated with a finalization scheduled for 2019. To take

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

issues

As hard silos across the security, humanitarian and development communities persist, a strong

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.

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Ethiopia

(1) Multi-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

The WB and the UN are working with Government and partners in-country to support improved

drought early warning systems in the country.

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

UN-WB engagement across the HDP nexus in 2018 paved the way for the Humanitarian

Country Team’s agreement in 2019 to develop a multi-year strategy on the side of the annual

Humanitarian Response Plans. The two broad areas for engagement on collective 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.


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Ethiopia

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

UN-WB collaboration focused in the area of Public Expenditure and Financial Accountabil-

ity framework (PEFA) Assessment. The WB, UNICEF and UN Women conducted the 2018

PEFA assessment for the Ethiopian federal government, one city and five regional states. The

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.

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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

impact, leveraging

financing

At the end of the WB-funded and UNICEF-executed project “Improving Birth Registration

Using Existing Community Structures and Immunization Processes” an end-line assessment

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

issues

Recent changes in Ethiopia mean that the WB continues to be highly engaged in broader

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.


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The Gambia

(1) Multi-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

The WB Second Additional Financing for the Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results

Project supported UNICEF’s assistance to supply the essential urgent and non-urgent drugs.

The procurement of these drugs contributed to the improvement of health services, reducing

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

In close collaboration with the EU, the joint UN-WB commitment in support of the demo-

cratic transition focuses on security sector reform efforts. The UN team led the overall security

assessment and advisory work with the Government, while the WB provided the underpinning

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.

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The Gambia

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The WB has launched a study on “Understanding international Migration in West Africa: the

case of Senegal and The Gambia” and is collaborating closely with IOM to ensure that study

design, data analysis, and key findings are aligned with a quickly shifting situation on the

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

issues

The UN, including WFP, the WB, the EU and the IMF are collaborating closely to assist the

Government with elaboration of the National Development Plan (NDP) FY2018-2021. WFP

participated in the WB convened Brussels donors conference.


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Guinea

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

The WB, UNICEF and UNCDF, through partnership conventions, jointly supported the imple-

mentation of the Guinea Support to Local Governance Project and the Third Village Community

Support Project. In the context of the “Communes de Convergences” initiatives implemented

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.

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Guinea-Bissau

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

The UN-WB Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus Initiative supports the Guinea Bissau

government efforts towards the SDGs. UN/WB conducted a joint assessment of the Gov-

ernment’s planning and monitoring processes of a development country strategy and sectoral

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.


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Guinea-Bissau

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

A joint UN-WB team conducted a joint rapid assessment of national planning processes and

institutional capacities during January-February 2019. The assessment looked at the coordina-

tion between different government institutions at the regional and local levels. It also analyzed

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.

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Guinea-Bissau

(5) Upcoming

issues

Management of natural resources will lose one of its main donors (MAVA foundation), while

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

UN-WB partnership focused on strengthening the Development Partners Coordination

Mechanisms as follows:

i) Assessment of security and conflict risks and response.

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.


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Haiti

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

UN-WB partnership focused on:

1) Coordinated response on Cholera: the cholera epidemic in Haiti has affected over

800,000 people and killed over 10,000 people since its outbreak in 2010. In collabora-

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.

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Haiti

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

UN-WB partnership focused on:

i. Coordinated support for Haiti Demographic and Health Survey (2016–2017) (EMMUS).

ii. Collaboration with UNFPA and other partners for the national Census, ongoing.

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

impact, leveraging

financing

The WB has invested over US$ 60m in health-related cholera interventions since 2010 par-

tially implementing through UNICEF, in addition to US$ 70m for general water and sanitation

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.).


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Haiti

(5) Upcoming

issues

The decline in financing constitutes a challenge in a context of low government funding for

health sector and recurrent natural disasters could threaten gains achieved to date.

Iraq

(1) Multi-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

Under the WB-supported Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (ESSRP), the

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) will be contracting UN agencies to implement

two emergency programs in the liberated areas: (i) a Cash for Work (CfW) program and (ii) a

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

Under Iraq Social Protection Support Program – Phase II (SPSP II), the WB, UNHCR and

DFID have led the dialogue on the establishment of a Social Protection Forum (SPF), which

serves as a platform to strengthen analytical and operational work, share knowledge, and

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,

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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.


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(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

Under the Iraq Social Protection Support Program – Phase II (SPSP II), the WB and UNHCR

co-led, along with Oxfam and Mercy Corps, an assessment that sought to determine social

protection needs in light of increases in poverty and the displacement crisis in Iraq. The assess-

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.

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(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

Through the WB project “Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience (ESSRP)

operation”, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is partnering with IOM and UNOPS

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

issues

XX Strategy consultation: both WFP and the WB are working on 5-year strategies for the

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

WB and UNHCR collaborate in the area of the Economic Opportunities for Jordanians and

Syrian Refugees Program for Results (PforR) project. UNHCR works with NGOs on supporting

Syrian home-based businesses registration, while the WB is working with UNICEF, WFP and

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


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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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

In the context of the Jordan Program for Results (PforR), joint WB-UNHCR-ILO labor market

analytics were produced, and continuous exchange of data and information is taking place.

The Government, the WB and the UN are working together on the design of the new cash

transfer program, complementary services for the poor, and other key areas of the new Social

Protection Strategy, launched in May 2019.

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(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

The support provided by the WB’ Development Policy Loan (DPL) to expand and improve the

cash transfer program allowed the government to access additional donor resources imple-

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

The UN and the WB co-chair the Lebanon Development Forum to enhance coordina-

tion among international partners on policies, principles and priorities, including following

up on commitments made at the Brussels Conference; the implementation of Agenda

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

UN-WB cooperation on forced displacement focused on building on the Global Compact

on Refugees framework, with UNHCR and the WB seeking opportunities to further strengthen

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. 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.


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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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

In 2018, the UN and WB in Lebanon signed a Partnership Compact for the period 2018–2020

which renews and joins the two institutions’ commitment to support Lebanon’s sustainable

development. Within this Partnership Compact, the UN and the WB will focus joint efforts

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.

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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.


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Lebanon

(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

Under the UN-WB Lebanon compact, the UN and WB have also agreed to align their principal

country pooled funds: the Lebanon Recovery Fund and the Lebanon Syria Crisis trust Fund,

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

issues

The decrease in financing to the education sector, even though numbers of Syrian refugees

needing educations services is increasing, constitutes a key challenge.

Liberia

(1) Multi-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

The WB strategically contributed to the development of the United Nations Sustainable Devel-

opment Cooperation Framework (2020–2024) for Liberia. Moreover, UNICEF, WB and WHO

collaborated on the prevention and mitigation of any possible resurgence of Ebola in Liberia.

In 2018, the WB worked closely with humanitarian partners, including UNICEF, to support

increased resilience of the population to shocks.

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

The UN and the WB are integral members of the Co-operating Partner Group, chaired by the

WB and the Government of Ireland in 2018–2019, where issues such as the implications for

the passage of the Land Rights Bill and the Local Government Act were discussed to identify

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.

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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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD) launched in October 2018

was the basis of UNDAF preparation for all UN agencies, where the WB led the preparation

UNDAF Pillar 2: Economy and Jobs. In addition, the “Health Sector Donor Coordination Group”,

where USAID is the chair and WB is the vice-chair, was established to ensure the complemen-

tarity of mandates.

(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

The Liberia Multi-Partner Trust Fund (LMPTF) was launched as the vehicle for financing the

sustaining peace agenda and the achievement of the SDGs after the withdrawal of UNMIL.

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.


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Liberia

(5) Upcoming

issues

The weak and fragile financial situation of the country could be a major cause of political

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

UN-WB collaboration focused on a Joint Risk Monitoring Tool. Despite its potential, the initia-

tive has not gotten traction. The WB could benefit from the information and data the UN pos-

sesses, particularly on security and political economy, as an input to WB operations. The Joint

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

Challenges were encountered in the coordinated identification of collective outcomes.

Ongoing UNSMIL efforts in this area could be brought under the umbrella of the collaborative

phased Recovery and Peace Building Assessment (RPBA) process underpinning the definition

of collective outcomes.

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

UN-WB collaboration focused on strengthening strategic alignment, as reflected in the UN

framework and WB Country Engagement Note developed over the last three years. The

WB also contributed significantly to the UN strategy on economic recovery. In late 2018,

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

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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

issues

The WB, EU, US, UNSMIL are developing consensus on key strategic messaging regarding

the economy to harmonize advice and advocate for economic reforms.

Madagascar

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

In April 2018, an agreement was reached between WFP, the WB and UNICEF to coordinate

cash transfer interventions and support the Government to ensure complementarity of human-

itarian interventions and social safety nets. This collaboration is now manifest in several areas,

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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The Beloha pilot relies on a coordination mechanism across the FID and UPNNC (the Social

Protection project’s Project Implementation Units) as well as the Ministry of Population, Social

Protection and Women Promotion, the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management,

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.


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(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

The intervention in Beloha is considered by stakeholders as a pilot project for the imple-

mentation of a social protection system adaptive to shocks in Madagascar, with potential for

scaling up.

(5) Upcoming

issues

In Beloha, WFP funds provide vertical ‘top-ups’ to the amount of the cash transfer as well as a

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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

UN-WB partnership revolved around the WB Advisory Service and Analytics (ASA) on Commu-

nity Monitoring and Strengthening Citizen Engagement (CE) Capacities of Social Intermediaries.

The ongoing initiative aims at strengthening the participation, accountability and transparency

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.

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(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

The WB, MINUSMA and UN agencies jointly support the scaling-up of the Mali Reinser-

tion of Ex-combatants Project, which includes: (i) Citizen Engagement/Community Driven

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

The UN Joint Program (UNICEF and ILO) and the WB periodically update and share UNJP

and WB Project Activities addressing social risks. In this context, periodic review of UNJP and

WB Program Matrices are discussed between WB/UNJP teams.


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(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

The UNJP-WB meetings, which include donor partners, reassess activities against country

needs. After the Idai and Kenneth cyclones hitting Mozambique in March–April 2019, these

conversations broadened to other UN agencies and led to the design of a coordinated social

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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

WB and UNJP conversations with the Government regarding social protection response,

increasingly coordinated at the operational level, have the potential to lead to co-financing of a

children-focused social protection response in the Cabo Delgado Province, hit by the Kenneth

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

impact, leveraging

financing

Future dialogue on the use of the WB Multi-donor Trust Fund (MDTF) to provide a broader

support to the social protection agenda is envisaged.

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(5) Upcoming

issues

XX Implement and document the data transfer from WFP to Government.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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

Working-level exchanges between the Peace Development Advisor and WB Conflict Advisor

on a range of issues related to political transition, Rakhine crisis, and peace process resulted

in enhanced understanding of the complex programmatic environment as well as activities and

policies of the WB and UN.

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

With the WB a regular participant in UN Country Team meetings, understanding among WB

and UNCT about the HDP nexus approach to challenges in Myanmar is strengthened.

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The WB participation in the UNDAF discussions (currently finalized), facilitated joint analysis and

planning, while also supporting complementary approaches. UNDP-WB partner to support the

Central Statistical Organization in surveying and data analysis to produce quality socio-economic

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).


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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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

A Multi Development Partner Federalism Working Group, jointly chaired by Swedish Devel-

opment Cooperation and the WB, brings together key development partners, including UN

Agencies and international NGOs, to share knowledge and experience, and agree on com-

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

A Kathmandu-based full-time WB international staff has been appointed to coordinate with

partners on the ground and with WB teams working on federalism agenda. Coordination on

the ground between WB/UNDP/DFID and other development partners with the Government

of Nepal on federalism has been strengthened.

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(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

Specific International Development Partner Group (IDPG) thematic working groups are coordi-

nating in education, health, federalism, disaster risk management amongst others to ensure (i)

minimum overlap of work; (ii) concerted efforts to work with Ministry of Home Affairs on Disaster

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

impact, leveraging

financing

Regarding continued support to earthquake housing reconstruction, additional financing is being

envisaged in FY20. The Pilot Technical Assistance on Structural Infrastructure Damage Assess-

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

issues

Following the finalization of the Federalism Capacity Needs Assessment (FCNA), the key chal-

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

UNHCR-WB collaboration on forced displacement made progress with the WBG Board

approval of the Niger Refugees and Host Communities Support Project for financing under

the IDA 18 refugees and host communities sub-window.


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(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The WB and UNHCR collaboration focused on the implementation of household surveys,

including coverage of refugees and internally displaced people. In this context, the questionnaire

design, the enumerator training, and sampling were completed. UNHCR provided enumerator

trainings to the National Statistical Office.

Nigeria

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

In the context of the Government and UN-led New Way of Working (NWOW) process to

agree on collective outcomes as a focus for multi-year humanitarian-development planning

in conflict-affected North-East (since 2018), UN led efforts to develop a Returns Strategy

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.

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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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

As part of the response to the Lassa fever outbreak in 2018 the WB, through its Regional

Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) project, provided a grant of

USD 565,000 to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with UNICEF procuring

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

issues

WB collaboration with OCHA is being explored on a proposed WB-led study on urban, social

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.


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Pakistan

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

Coordination structures like the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) - now referred to

as Newly Merged Areas, after FATA was merged with the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in

May 2018 - Transition Task Force has become a steering committee led by the Government,

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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

An HDP Initiative supports the identification of collective outcomes and supported (1) analyti-

cal work to support FATA reforms; (2) coordinated support for FATA transition and development

of Ten Years Socio-Economic Plan (now called Tribal Decade); and (3) enhanced UN presence

in FATA agencies that could be leveraged for WB operations.

(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

The FATA Transition Plan and Ten-Year Plan will drive the development work in FATA with a

multi-billion US$ estimated budget.

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The Philippines

(1) Multi-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

The WB and WFP collaborated on the implementation of a census (registration) of internally

displaced people (IDP) affected by the Marawi conflict. WFP implements the registration and

the vetting of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) originating in Marawi city. The registration

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

impact, leveraging

financing

The WB has been recently designated to host and administer the Bangsamoro Normaliza-

tion Trust Fund, a funding and coordination mechanism envisioned in the peace agreements

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

WB and UNHCR partnered in the context of the WB-led Social Economic Inclusion of Ref-

ugees and Host Communities Project (SEIRHCP), an initiative in response to the refugee

influxes from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi. In the target areas

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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The WB and UNICEF coordinated the sampling of the Sierra Leone Integrated Household

Survey (SLIHS), conducted from January to December 2018, and the Multiple Indicator

Cluster Surveys-6 (conducted in 2017) in order to allow for some households to be covered

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


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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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

A partnership between the WB, FAO and ICRC underpinned the delivery of the Somalia

Emergency and Drought Resilience Project. In addition, a successful joint preparation and

delivery of a US$ 50 million Drought mitigation operation was achieved. The UN and the WB

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

Four consecutive inadequate rainy seasons in 2016 and 2017 left Somalia with over half

of the population in need of assistance, more than one million newly displaced people and

emergency-level malnutrition rates. The efforts of the Somali authorities and of the inter-

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.

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(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

In August 2017, the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) initiated a joint exercise, with the

support of the UN, the WBG and the EU, to assess the losses and damages arising from the

drought and to develop a strategy for immediate recovery and longer-term resilience-building.

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

impact, leveraging

financing

Three funds established under the Somalia Development and Reconstruction Facility (SDRF)

continue to operate under a common governance structure and operational procedures: the

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

issues

The WB, UNDP and the EU are providing coordinated support for the development of the next

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.


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South Sudan

(1) Multi-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

South Sudan has been selected as a first mover of the Famine Action Mechanism (FAM) initia-

tive. The initiative, 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 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.

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(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

The WB became an active member of the Steering Committee of the Partnership for Recovery

and Resilience in South Sudan (PfRR), chaired by the UN Resident Coordinator. A learning

event was organized in Juba in November 2018 with more than 150 participants to discuss

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.


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South Sudan

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The WB and UNICEF collaborated on sharing data for the development of a Project Target-

ing Index that can be used by project teams to choose locations based on a combination of

needs and feasibility. WB shared data on poverty and poor populations at the county level with

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.

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(4) Scaling up

impact, leveraging

financing

The WB has identified UNOPS as a strategic partner of a proposed project to provide temporary

income support for beneficiaries participating in labor intensive public works that would enable

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.


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South Sudan

(5) Upcoming

issues

As conditions in many local areas have improved following the revitalized peace agreement

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

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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.


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Sudan

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

The WB and WFP partner in discussions on the HDP nexus and on the Sudan social impact

mitigation fund.

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The development of the recertification tool, to identify the beneficiaries for the government

cash transfer program, was implemented by WB and the Ministry of Security and Social

Development (MOSSD), in collaboration with WFP providing support to a specific state as a

complementary activity.

(5) Upcoming

issues

The Government of Sudan is not eligible for IFI engagement. Until the potential de-listing takes

place, scope for partnership between the WB and the UN remains limited.

Tajikistan

(1) Multi-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

The WB and UNICEF have worked closely on the design of a component for “Youth-

inclusive services” under the Socio-Economic Resilience Project (SERSP), one of three

Investment Project Financing prepared under the umbrella of a Resilience Strengthening

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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

Informal information sharing is taking place between the WB and UN agencies working on

fragility, conflict, and violence challenges in Tajikistan, and ideas for collaboration are being

developed.

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Tajikistan

(5) Upcoming

issues

As the WB is considering a regional RRA for the areas with highest levels of poverty and fra-

gility, conflict, and violence risks, e.g., the Tajik-Afghan border areas, partnership opportunities

with the UN will be explored.

Tanzania

(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

In 2018, the WB and UNHCR jointly led a mapping of humanitarian and development

responses to the refugee-hosting regions.

The mapping resulted in a report capturing the humanitarian and development responses in

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

UN-WB partnership focused on the implementation of Pathways for Peace: WB/UN have

incorporated the findings of the RRA in key WB projects in areas vulnerable to civil unrest and

have used citizen engagement methods in those communities to plan investment addressing

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

UNHCR-WB collaboration on forced displacement made progress with the WBG Board

approval of the Uganda Refugees and Hovst Communities Support Project for financing under

the IDA 18 refugees and host communities sub-window.


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(3) Joint analysis,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

In partnership with UNHCR, the WB is leading an impact evaluation for building the evidence on

protracted forced displacement. The evaluation is designed to experimentally test the effect of

refugee-aid allocation on host community attitudes towards refugees. The target population is

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

UNICEF, WHO, and the WB have worked jointly to identify likely/high risks and mitigation

measures, which are reviewed and updated at least twice per year. The three partners are

working to improve shared ownership of risks and joint problem-solving when a risk develops

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

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

The HDP nexus is very much an integral part of the design and implementation of the

WB-funded Emergency Health and Nutrition Project (EHNP). Two years into implementation

and with at least two years to go with the signing of the third WB additional financing, the

focus of the project is noticeably shifting from emergency response and system preservation

(preventing collapse) to system strengthening and longer-term objectives. Ongoing Social

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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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

The WB, UNICEF and UNDP jointly reviewed available evidence from M&E and IE activities for

joint planning and enhanced implementation. Collaboration in this area has a growing poten-

tial, despite the need for improvements on reporting and flow of information. Data sharing

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

impact, leveraging

financing

UN-WB partnership made possible the implementation of US$ 1.8 billion of the IDA portfolio

through UN agencies (UNICEF, WHO, UNDP and UNOPS) for cash transfers, employment

opportunities and health, water and sanitation support, particularly as part of the cholera and

famine response.


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(5) Upcoming

issues

Continuation of UN-WB support to the people in need in Yemen will focus on the humanitarian-

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-

dimensional risks

and prevention of

violent conflict

The WB, WFP, and the government conducted a forward-looking exercise to formulate a vision

for the agriculture sector in the context of a potential WB re-engagement with the government.

Collaboration on agriculture and risks continued with WFP peer-reviewing a WB think-piece

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,

planning and

complementarity of

mandates

In the area of poverty and SDG monitoring, the WB, UNDP, UNICEF, and UNFPA conducted

a household expenditure survey. The WB and UNICEF produced a poverty mapping and, in

collaboration with WFP, the tracking of the social impact of the economic crisis, including on

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).

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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

issues

Opportunities for collaboration between WFP and the WB in supporting the post-cyclone

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.


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Horn of Africa

(Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda)

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

Close collaboration between the WB and UNHCR supported the design and implementation

of the Regional Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP). In this con-

text, to respond to the social, economic and environmental impacts of forced displacement, the

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

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

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

impact, leveraging

financing

Additional Financing under DRDIP was mobilized for Kenya (Danish Trust Fund, 2018) and

Uganda (Grant from IDA18 Refugees Sub-Window – RSW in 2019) providing another oppor-

tunity to scale-up the WB-UNHCR cooperation.

Regional-

level

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Lake Chad Region

(Cameroon, Chad, Niger And Nigeria)

(2) HDP

coordination,

“collective

outcomes”

Ongoing UN-WB collaboration in the Lake Chad Region spans across the humanitarian-

development-peace nexus in the context of the Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development

Project (Cameroon, Chad and Niger) and the SPF-funded Cross-Border Collaboration in the

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.


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Cape Verde

UN-WB collaboration focused on poverty monitoring

and support to the national development plan’s results

monitoring (UN RC Office). In addition, information

sharing with the UN system (UNDP, FAO, UN RC Office)

supported preparation of the WB Systematic Country

Diagnostics. Finally, a diaspora study was produced in

partnership with the UN RC Office and IOM, while joint

support to a donor conference in Paris included preparation

of background notes. The partnership resulted in a well-

coordinated financial and technical support to the strength-

ening of national results monitoring systems of the budget

and plan. The policy dialogue with the statistical office (INE),

e.g. on micro-data sharing, was effectively coordinated

between the WB and the UN system. Overall, the strong

collaboration achieved is underpinned by the WB taking the

technical lead and UN providing funding, for instance with

UN RC office agreeing to fund high-quality WB-selected

consultants working under WB technical supervision.

Cyprus

Following an intensive and accelerated program of sup-

port between 2015 and 2017 - which was coordinated

by the UN OSASG-Cyprus, upon request from the Greek

Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, and involved the WB,

IMF, European Commission, ECB, EBRD and other finan-

cial entities - cooperation addressing political sensitivities

in the dialogue with both communities has continued

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between the WB and OSASG-Cyprus in support of the

peace process. Concrete technical assistance and analysis

on a range of economic aspects of the peace settlement

talks were prepared and delivered over the course of

2015-2017 and the data and advice remain relevant

to the present day. The UN’s longstanding presence in

Cyprus along with the WB’s work over the years from

2004 to 2019 created high levels of trust with the two

communities. The strategic and operational collaboration

between the UN and WB in Cyprus has been successful.

The WB and the European Union are producing a quarterly

series of knowledge products prepared through the ‘Pulse

of Reunification’ polling in support of the economic conver-

gence of the Turkish Cypriot community and as part of the

reunification process efforts in Cyprus. The UN Security

Council, in its resolution 2543 (2019), called upon the

UN to take forward the Secretary-General’s proposal to

conduct a gender-sensitive socio-economic impact assess-

ment and to share its outcome with both communities. UN

OSASG-Cyprus is spearheading this effort, in cooperation

with UNFICYP and in partnership with the WB and other

relevant actors to provide analytical inputs and engage with

the two communities. The WB and UN OSAG-Cyprus

regularly consult on the knowledge products prepared

through the ‘Pulse of Reunification’ polling and share

the information and data on differences in attitudes and

perceptions towards reconciliation both horizontally and

vertically across all levels of society. This joint work results in

a shared narrative and coordinated approach and has been

incorporated in the UN’s reporting to the Security Council

on Cyprus. As part of this initiative, work is ongoing on the

conduct of the gender-sensitive socio-economic impact

assessment and is expected to continue into late 2019.

The use of internal resources of the WB and UN OSASG-

Cyprus during the past year, as well as the UN-WB

Partnership Trust Fund in 2015-2017, has enabled the

continued financial viability of collaborative work.

The continued hiatus in the peace negotiations could

further erode trust between the two communities and

complicate the ongoing work in support of the peace

process. The UN OSASG-Cyprus and WB will continue

to explore opportunities for partnerships and support to

the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities both

in the absence of talks and in the event of a possible

resumption of the negotiations and a return to intensive

work on economic aspects of a settlement agreement.

Redoubled efforts by the UN and WB in Cyprus to

engage the two communities should facilitate buy-in

from both sides to activities to be carried out by these

organizations in support to the peace process and help

prevent and alleviate political sensitivities.


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Egypt

UNDP and the WB are currently planning a joint public

sector reform initiative to deliver technical assistance to

the Central Authority for Organization and Administration

(CAOA)/Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Administra-

tive Reform (MoPMAR), in line with recommendations

from the Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support

(MAPS) engagement on SDG implementation. UNDP

Crisis Bureau Core Government Functions team initiated

the partnership-based proposal upon request by the

Government. The joint initiative is in its planning phase,

and the first joint mission is planned in July 2019.

Ghana

The WB and UNICEF partnered on human capital

development analysis and dissemination. The WB has

supported UNICEF to revise the methodology of gen-

erating “District League Table”, assessing the level of

development across districts, by ranking all 216 Districts

in Ghana in several dimensions.

Turkey

The WB expects to use the outputs of an institutional

assessment that UNDP is financing for the Turkish

Employment Agency (ISKUR) as an input to better

target the institutional support under the WB-administered

Active Labor Market Programs (ALMP) project with

ISKUR. UNDP and WB have regular meetings to discuss

progress with their respective projects on socio-economic

integration of Syrian refugees funded by the EU Facility

for Refugees (FRIT). The WB is exploring the use of the

Turkish language training facilities that UNDP is

re-furbishing for project beneficiaries, either partly under

the Employment Support Project, or under the follow-on

project under preparation. Additional recent technical

collaboration between the WB and the UN include:

(i) In the framework of the Education and Migration

multi-stakeholder working group, collaboration

between the WB, UNHCR, UNICEF, KfW, GiZ,

the US State Department Bureau of Population,

Refugees, and Migration (PRM), ECHO, and the

EU Delegation focuses on coordination of respective

support to the Ministry of National Education (MoNE)

and on sharing lessons learned. In partnership with

UNHCR, UNICEF and GiZ, the WB held the Round-

table on Turkey’s Migration and Emergency Education

Model, informing the preparation of an information

pamphlet on education options for Syrian children and

youth living in Turkey (prepared by the WB and GIZ).

(ii) In the area of Social Assistance and Refugees,

partnership between the WB and WFP focuses on

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technical cooperation for the monitoring and evalu-

ation of the impacts of the Emergency Social Safety

Net (ESSN). Under this collaborative arrangement,

the WB produced analysis, presentations and reports

that feedback into ESSN stakeholders for decision

making and improvement of the program.

(iii) On Refugees and Migration Management, partner-

ship between the WB, IOM, and UNHCR focuses

on harmonization and support to the Directorate

General for Migration Management, including the

preparation of a WB-led project for a new State

and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF)-funded initiative to

support camp-to-city transition for refugees. With

regard to the SPF project, coordination with UNCHR

is under discussion on the following aspects: WB par-

ticipation in the alternatives to camps working group;

WB project implementation in coordination with the

proposed cash assistance UNHCR is planning to

provide to refugees who depart as an incentive /

support to help them resettle in communities,

to be complemented by the SPF in-kind support to

refugees; peer review of the WB-led SPF project by

UNHCR focal point on harmonization.

Uzbekistan

The WB, UNICEF and ILO collaborate (including cost

sharing) in the preparation of the CODI (Core Diagnostic

Instrument) report, one of the tools of the Inter-Agency

Social Protection Assessments (iSPA). Moreover, the WB

and UNDP collaborated on assisting the Government in

producing a pension reform concept note and assessing

options. The work included review of international and

regional experiences, collection and preparation of data

for the analysis, and discussion of reform options.

Zambia

Joint WB-UNFPA collaboration to provide coordinated

technical support to Zambia’s Central Statistical Office

for the 2020 Census is being explored.

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