The Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (2015-2016)

Highlights

Nathalie Bouché, Poverty Team Leader RC Cairo, Learning Session, 1/10/2014

The 3RP: WHY?

As the crisis enters its fourth year, more than 3 million Syrian refugees (mostly women and children) * have sought protection in the region…

* 400,000 refugees are accommodated in refugee camps

18.09.2014

The 3RP: WHY?

The Humanitarian Response (Regional Response Plan – RRPs)remains underfunded/falls short of needs

Service delivery systems at national/subnational are under increased pressureSee RRP6 Mid Year Update: http://www.unhcr.org/syriarrp6/midyear

Competition over resources and opportunities in impacted communities in becoming fiercer

23/09/2014

Reduced effectiveness/unsustainability of humanitarian assistance…

Threats to development gains, social cohesion and stability

RRP6 (2014) Revised Appeal: $3,740,654,701

AT THE SAME TIME…

3 RP – WHAT?

A broad based regional partnership strategy A platform for coordinated planning, advocacy, fundraising, information

management and monitoring A coherent, country-driven Regional Response Strategy cum Regional

Appeal Aligns with and supports the development/implementation of national response plans [e.g Lebanon – Stabilization road map, Jordan –

NRP/JRP]To operationalize the necessary shift FROM Emergency/Humanitarian TO Resilience – based Development assistance FOR greater Effectiveness and Sustainability

Brings together more than 150 UN,

NGO and government

participants in 5 countries

A Mid-Term Planning Framework (2015-2016) that integrates two components

3 RP – WHAT?

REFUGEE COMPONENTTo address Protection and assistance needs of refugees living in camps, settlements and local communities in all sectors, as well as vulnerable members of impacted communities. 

To strengthen community-based protection by identifying and responding to immediate support needs of communal services in impacted communities.

‘RESILIENCE’ COMPONENTTo enhance opportunities for self-reliance (Refugees, vulnerable members of impacted communities)

To build the capacities of affected populations, communities, local and national systems, and provide the strategic, technical, and policy support to advance national responses.

Multi-Sector/Inter-Agency Planning Process co-led by UNHCR and UNDP

3 RP – HOW ?

NATIONAL RESPONSE LEVEL:

Country level planning (Refugee and Resilience Components) through Sector Working Groups (SWGs) representing seven sectors (and possibly more) incl. protection, health, education, food/food security, WASH, basic needs and livelihood/social cohesion

REGIONAL RESPONSE (3RP) LEVEL:

Regional Steering Committee (UN agencies, IOM, and the Syria International NGO Regional Forum)

Guidance (3RP format, consistency),

quality assurance

and support,

(via Regional Technical

Committee)

Guidance Notes (Planning, drafting,

budgeting, M&E Gender

Marker, etc..)

MoU signed between

UNDP and UNHCR on regional

cooperation on Syria and

Iraq

Country Plans

tailored to national needs

/response plans and

implementation capacities

3 RP COUNTRY - SECTOR PLANS(underway)

Common (Refugee/Resilience) Objective

BUT Distinct Outputs/Activities and INDICATORS for

the Refugee Component and the Resilience Component

Gender Marker

applied to all country

sector plans

3 RP – HOW ?

3RP HOW?

Challenges… Time: 3RP launching scheduled for early DecemberAlignment of Country Planning processes with 3RP timelines and ‘Format’

For UNDP: Building-up the 3RP ‘Resilience component’: There are still different interpretations of ‘resilience-building support’ among 3RP stakeholders– To which extent will the 3RP differ from the RRP6 ?

A ‘RESILIENCE MARKER’

‘Resilience Marker’

STEP 1: CATEGORIZATION

STEP2: SCORING

OUTREACH

LINKAGES WITH

NATIONAL PRIORITIES

AND SYSTEMS

IMPACT SUSTAINABILITY

3RPOUTPUT/

ACTIVITIES Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10

YES-NO YES-NO YES-NOYES-NO

YES-NO

YES NO

YES-NO

YES/NO

YES-NO

YES-NO

Final Score

Final Decision

Rationale/Explanation

Output or Activity 1

Alignment with

Resilience Component goals

Balance between needs

of refugee and ‘host

populations’ ?

Lasting benefits? Response to roots cause of vulnerability? Spillover effects? Responsiveness

to social cohesion issues?

Alignment with existing national/sectoral plans? Implementation: Role of/Capacity

development of national/local institutions? Reliance on national resources?

Thank You