1. Lessons Applied: Donor Coordination in Post-Conflict Sudan Norwegian Minister of International Development, Hilde F. Johnson

2. 3 major challenges The complexity of the peace agreement The complexity of the country The poverty levels

3. Presence on the ground: Joint offices South: A joint office, and joint operations! North: A joint office for those without representation in Khartoum?

4. The basis for donor support: The plans of the GOS/Northern and Southern govt.’s Joint national PRSP/PES (Poverty Eradication Strategy) Operational Action Plans for the South, for the North, and the Government of National Unity (hum/security/dev.ment) Sector plans

5. Financial mechanisms: Multidonor Trust Funds National Multidonor Trust Fund –Board of governance –Project Management Unit (ref. Implementing agencies) MDTF for Southern Sudan; Capacity Building Trust Fund for the South (UNICEF) and Trust Fund for the Interim Period for Northern Sudan (UNDP);

6. Financial mechanisms: Multidonor Trust Funds (cont’d) ‘Soft windows’ for different sectors in the Trust Funds (no earmarking)? Multi-year commitments from donors

7. Multidonor Trust Fund Donor s Trust Fund $ $ $ $ $

8. Multidonor Trust Fund (cont’d) Donor s Trust Fund $ $ $ $€

9. Donor Circus Donor s $€ € $

10. Multidonor Trust Fund (cont’d) Trust Fund Donor s $ $ $ $ $

11. Mechanisms of donor coordination The national and southern govt.'s must be in the driver’s seat: Chair of the donor-group Sector-wide donor groups (Thematic Groups chaired by the relevant ministry)

12. Sector coordination Sector Plan Multi 2 Multi 1 Bilat. 1 Bilat. 2 Bilat. 3 Bilat. 4 NGO 2 NGO 1 Minister

13. Mechanisms of donor coordination (cont’d) Lead-donor arrangements Division of labour between donors: maximum rule of 3 sectors per donor? Thresholds for donor-participation to sit at “the table” (either above X USD or above X fair of total USD-contribution)

14. Making it happen: Implementing agencies Implementation partnerships with selected development agencies and companies (by the government’s project management unit) Rules of procurement and tendering that are transparent and accountable (and preferably the same for external and domestic funds) Implementing partnerships on services with multilateral agencies and NGOs - becoming “operators” for the Government (South)

15. Monitoring performance: Checking that it is happening Establish indicators to monitor performance A baseline survey Mechanisms that can monitor implementation and track progress jointly Part of the work of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission?