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Peacebuilding Priority Plan Heads of Mission SRI LANKA 7 July 2016

The Peacebuilding Priority Plan

Peacebuilding Priority Plan • A coordinated and coherent strategy for peacebuilding • Premised on the Human Rights Council Resolution • Informed by a rigorous analysis of peacebuilding drivers • Owned by all key stakeholders • Serving as a common framework for support by the UN Peacebuilding Fund and other development partners • National in focus • Results driven, three year plan • Overseen by a Peacebuilding Fund Board

Planning Process • Peacebuilding Context Assessment: independent analysis • Comprehensive donor mapping • PBF Board Meeting: review analysis and agree on emerging strategic priorities (April) • Consultations (May-June) – Chief Secretaries in the north and east host consultations with government, UN agencies and civil society representatives – Civil society consultations – Development Partners – INGO consultations – UN Country Team Further information available on www.un.lk

Highlights from consultations • Broad endorsement for the emerging priorities • Look at a strategy for engaging the media and wider public • Critical to work with the South • Include attention to vulnerabilities of the estate community • Consider regional review boards for the PPP, including civil society • Ensure a transparent process

Peacebuilding Priority Plan Framework Transitional Reconciliation Justice Resettlement Good and Durable Governance Solutions Minister of Foreign Affairs, 16 December 2015

Transitional Justice • Technical support for consultations and TJ strategy • Capacity support to establish and operationalise the four proposed mechanisms: 1) Truth Commission 2) Office of Missing Persons 3) Reparations: a. Victim and witness protection, b. Victim assistance programmes (community healing, psycho-social support, civil society networks to support TJ process, persons with conflict related disability) c. Reparations Office 4) Accountability Mechanisms

Reconciliation Analytical and Policy Support • National policy on reconciliation Strengthening Institutions • Secretariat for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms • Media • National Languages Policy Socio-Economic Support • Enabling socio-economic environment • Promote inter-group relationships through livelihood initiatives • Peace Education National Dialogue • Dialogues at all levels to build consensus on reconciliation issues and mediate tensions – youth, women, religious leaders, Sri Lankans overseas etc. – inter and intra-party political dialogues

Good Governance • Support for devolution : Provincial administrations (planning, revenue management and service delivery etc.) • Strengthening Independent Commissions: (HRC, NPC, Land, RTI) • Promote access to justice and rule of law • Promote greater participation of women and youth in peacebuilding (i.e. 25% quota for women, youth participation, GBV) • Technical assistance to Constitutional and legislative reforms & Parliamentary oversight committees • Public sector reform measures • Support GoSL initial steps towards Security Sector Reform • Support to strengthen civil society

Resettlement and Durable Solutions Analytical and Policy Support • Operationalise National Policy on Durable Solutions for all conflict affected persons (IDPs, resettled IDPs and refugees) Access to Land and Housing • De-mining • Technical support for addressing land related issues • Shelter and permanent housing Socio-Economic Upliftment • Livelihoods and basic services (health, education, WASH) • Mine Risk Education

Next Steps • PBF Board Meeting (July) • PBSO approval (August) • Launch of Peacebuilding Priority Plan (August) • PBF Board review concept notes and proposals (September) • First tranche of PBF funded initiatives begin implementation (Q3/4)

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