1. Ministry of Planning & Economic Affairs
Liberia’s Fragility Assessment
Progress Update
Ministry of Planning & Economic Affairs

2. Outline Coordinating structure Process & Methodology
Key outputs and findings
Challenges and Successes
Next Steps
Lessons learned

3. New Deal Task Force Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning
A New Deal Task Force was established with broad representation:
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Planning
Ministry of Justice
Peace Building Office
Governance Commission
Civil Society Organizations
Pilot Partners (USG and Sweden)
UNMIL
UNDP

4. Fragility Assessment - Process
New Deal Task Force constituted and assigned to various PSGs per area of expertise (New Deal background information provided)
Technical Assistance from the USG to help pull the relevant documents together and produce a draft assessment report.
A review of recommended planning documents, processes and draft report to identify and reflect drivers of conflict:
(PRS1 document & PRS1 Assessment Report; National Vision 2030 documents; Liberia Priority Plan (PBO); Governance Commission Evaluation reports, TRC report etc..)
Teams initially filled out assigned PSGs on the Spectrum and brought it back to the Task Force for discussions to achieve consensus
Similar process followed for the indicator selection:
Teams assigned to PSGs were tasked to identify relevant indicators from existing work and propose others where relevant.
The indicator work is still ongoing. More thorough work is required to select a concise list of relevant and measurable indicators

5. Key outputs & Findings DRAFT assessment report produced
DRAFT list of indicators produced
DRAFT fragility spectrum produced
Major finding so far:
Draft Spectrum so far places Liberia on the bottom half of the spectrum

6. Challenges Definition of “Pilot”
Timing – process initiated during the budget process
Terminology – Need for clear definitions of certain terms (dimensions and sub dimensions)
Fragility Spectrum ( discrete or not?)
How to secure consensus on the stages of various PSGs
Participation – mobilizing stakeholders
Scope of interaction and consultations

7. Lessons learned so far
Need for a clear strategy to communicate the New Deal at various levels
Need to determine what kind of technical support they require for the process
Need for a coordinated approach to engage development partners at the country level on the New deal
Need to allocate sufficient time for the process
Results from the validated fragility assessment could influence the implementation of Agenda for Transformation implementation.

8. Next Steps Undertake national awareness campaign on New Deal
Secure TA to complete work on indicators
Prepare for and conduct validation of fragility assessment
Draft a compact for the New Deal Pilot
Launch New Deal Implementation together with the National Vision and the Agenda for Transformation (PRSII)

9. THANK YOU