1. Peacebuilding Priority Plan Heads of Mission
SRI LANKA 7 July 2016

2. The Peacebuilding Priority Plan

3. 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

4. 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
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5. 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

6. Peacebuilding Priority Plan Framework
Transitional Justice
Reconciliation
Good Governance
Resettlement and Durable Solutions
Framework as set out by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in his briefing to the Heads of Missions on 16 December 2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs, 16 December 2015

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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)

12. Discussion