JBA Better Aid in Conflict
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Description
Since the 1980s, international aid has been one of the most significant external resources in South Sudan and is now integrated into the fabric of its society and economy. It interacts with short-term and long-term economic, political, and conflict dynamics in ways that are often overlooked. Donors and aid organisations often fail to find the time to reflect meaningfully on how their presence and decisions interact with these dynamics, or to act collectively to address complex challenges. Meanwhile, researchers and academics produce new reports and analysis every month, but struggle to be relevant to those who are designing and implementing programmes. The Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility (CSRF) will host a series of events and roundtables designed to convene donors, diplomats, students, civil society, academics, and policy makers to discuss the larger questions around the aid community’s role in South Sudan. The events will focus on how international efforts and resources can achieve greater long-term good, while minimising both short- and long-term harm. The process is intended to provide safe spaces to discuss the challenges facing the aid community in South Sudan, and develop joint analysis that can underpin collective action. The embassy wants to maintain conflict sensitivity in its programming, the Embassy will therefore continue its cooperation with a group of donors including the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), Canada and Swiss Development Cooperation to further support the Juba based Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility (CSRF). Considering the intricate nature of defining conflict factors and possible mediating measures in a rapidly moving and ever changing playing field conflict sensitivity analysis and research, capacity development through trainings and maintaining an online knowledge platform/repository that is easily accessible to donors and its partners remains an essential part of program and project design at the embassy. In addition, implementing partners will also be able to use the facility for tailor-made advise and training.
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- DFID
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