Strengthening and sustaining results for children and women in fragile, conflict-affected as well as climate and disaster-prone contexts

Progetto concluso

UNICEF through its 138 Country offices (CO) supports governments (especially at local level) and partners to reduce risk and strengthen resilience. To achieve this, UNICEF is currently increasing its focus on fragility and supports disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and peacebuilding (PB) while also promoting a multi-hazard approach to Risk Informed Programming (RIP).

Paese/Regione Tema Periodo Budget
Mondo
Canbiamento climatico ed ambiente
Assistenza umanitaria & RRC
Riduzione dei rischi di catastrofi
Assistenza materiale
01.07.2016 - 31.12.2021
CHF  1’450’000
Contesto

In 2015 governments, civil society, the UN and the wider international community agreed on a number of important goals and global policy frameworks. These are the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the conference on Financing for Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the three high level reviews of the peace and security architecture and processes. 

 

To meet these challenges, UNICEF has committed, including through its current Strategic Plan, to strengthen resilience and reduce the root causes of vulnerability to disasters and conflicts through the systematic application risk-informed programming and closer integration of humanitarian action, development and peacebuilding.  UNICEF’s aim is that humanitarian and development programmes strengthen the resilience of communities and systems including by being informed by and addressing underlying causes of risk, including vulnerability and exposure, to disasters, fragility and violent conflict. 

Obiettivi

Reduced risk and strengthened resilience of children, their families and communities and systems in fragile, conflict affected, climate and disaster prone contexts.

Gruppi target

  • Children and women in fragile, conflict-affected, climate and disaster-prone contexts
  • UNICEF national and local partners undertaking peacebuilding, humanitarian and development work
  • UNICEF country and regional offices

Current priority countries are Syria, South Sudan, CAR, Niger, Yemen, Cape Verde, Malawi, Kenya, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Guinea Bissau, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Mali

Effetti a medio termine
  1. Enhance capacity of UNICEF COs, UN Community Teams (UNCT) and national and local partners in risk assessment, conflict analysis, and context and vulnerability analysis
  2. Support government and other partners, including line ministries and local government and DRR/CCA/PB platforms and processes, in policy development and programming (particularly advancing the findings of common risk analysis).
  3. Continued advocacy to further operationalise 2030 Agenda commitments in terms of risk and resilience.
Risultati

Risultati principali attesi:  

Output 1:
Improved capacity and institutionalization of risk informed programming, DRR and peacebuilding of national partners, especially at local levels and of UNICEF staff.

Output 2:
Systematic application and implementation of risk informed programming, DRR and peacebuilding in priority medium and high risk countries led by national partners wherever possible[1].

Output 3:
Operationalisation and continued advocacy on 2030 Agenda commitments to children in contexts of fragility, conflict, disasters and climate change.


Risultati fasi precedenti:  

With funding from the Government of Switzerland and other donors (especially the UK and the Government of the Netherlands), UNICEF has made significant progress over the last few years in strengthening its approach and capacity to deliver more sustainable results for children in conflict-affected, disaster-prone and fragile countries.  Some of the key results achieved through the partnership to date include: 

  • Supported nationally led implementation of DRR and peacebuilding programming in the field (36 countries implemented DRR programmes and 22 countries implemented peacebuilding programmes)
  • Strengthened the comprehensive school safety agenda at national and global levels through support to improved safe school structures, school preparedness, and inclusion of DRR and climate change related topics in school curricula.
  • Established technical capacity on DRR and wider risk and resilience in all regional offices.
  • Influenced global policy agendas and frameworks to recognize the rights and vulnerability of children and the importance of basic social services
  • Developed new guidance, tools on conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding programming in 22 country offices and training for more than 550 staff.

These gains to date have been significant, but to ensure continued progress, UNICEF needs support for a second phase to consolidate and mainstream new approaches and good practices with national and local partners and internally across the organization in a more systemic manner.


Direzione/Ufficio responsabile DSC
Credito Aiuto umanitario
Partner del progetto Partner contrattuale
Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite (ONU)
  • Fondo delle Nazioni Unite per l’infanzia


Altri partner

Various: DFID, Government of The Netherlands, U.S. Fund for UNICEF

Coordinamento con altri progetti e attori

Strategic partners include:

  • National Governments (especially at local level), civil society, private sector and communities in key targeted countries.
  • UN Working Group on Transitions and associated Task Teams on Conflict Prevention and the New Deal and the UN Senior Peacebuilding Group
  • UNDP, DPKO, DPA, PBSO, PBF, PBC, WFP, UNHCR, UN Women, UNISDR
  • Swiss Peace, Save the Children, Plan International, Child-Fund, World Vision
  • World Bank, European Union, DFID, OECD/INCAF, International Dialogue, g7+
Budget Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF    1’450’000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF    1’450’000
Fasi del progetto

Fase 2 01.07.2016 - 31.12.2021   (Completed)

Fase 1 15.11.2012 - 31.12.2014   (Completed)