At the start of 2012, UNDP launched Phase II of its Global Programme for Rule of Law, Justice and Security: “Strengthening the Rule of Law in Crisis-Affected and Fragile Situations, 2012-2015” (Global Programme), which provides technical, operational and financial support to UNDP Country Offices to implement comprehensive rule of law, justice and security programmes in countries affected by conflict, disaster, violence and fragility, and represents a framework for UNDP’s renewed contribution to strengthening the UN to work together in this important area. In September 2012, the United Nations Secretary-General designated the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as the Global Focal Point for the Police, Justice and Corrections Areas in the Rule of Law in Post-conflict and other Crisis Situations (GFP). The Secretary-General has prioritized “delivery as one” by the United Nations in crisis and conflict settings, and the GFP arrangement will strengthen the United Nations’ ability to fill critical civilian capacity gaps in rule of law fields in the aftermath of conflict. As such, the GFP arrangement provides a scaffolding to improve impact at each stage of the lifecycle of rule of law interventions in post-conflict situations, including during transition from a peacekeeping operation to another form of UN peacebuilding presence, such as a special political mission, or to a development-oriented presence. Implementation of related rule of law support in mission settings draws upon i) mission resources funded by appropriations approved by the General Assembly and assessed on member states; and ii) UNDP resources financed by voluntary contributions. In order to facilitate the integrated delivery of rule of law support envisaged in the GFP arrangement, it is necessary to define the related funding and administrative arrangements required, as well as to develop efficient processes at headquarters and in the field for the design, and budgeting of such support.
In order to facilitate the implementation of this joint approach and to draw on existing good practices, the GFP core team has begun to compile existing policies, tools, and processes to establish best practices for integrated assessments, planning, implementation and transitions by GFP partners. In doing so, the UNDP Global Programme team in its contribution to the GFP has encountered a series of constraints for fully integrated activities, such as the differences in business processes between GFP partners, particularly in the areas of human resources, financial administration, and programme implementation. Ambiguity and/or inflexibility in allocation, reallocation and rearrangement of UN funding is another issue that has arisen. An immediate barrier to overcoming these obstacles is insufficient understanding of the challenges and opportunities to facilitate joint activities.
UNDP has sought to address some of these challenges by recently commissioning a report on “UN Transitions in Mission Settings,” which has elaborated on the conditions and procedures under which mission resources may be deployed through United Nations Country Team members in implementation of mission mandates. While the GFP arrangement does not involve changes to the financing arrangements for participating entities, the former issue may be relevant to the UNDP Global Programme insofar as its competencies may be drawn upon to support missions deliver their mandates.
In developing this cooperation further, UNDP is engaged in designing specific mission interventions in cooperation with missions and DPKO and DPA, as well as in defining business processes, incorporating budgetary and administrative arrangements, for rule of law initiatives through the GFP, in close cooperation with its programme specialists on GFP matters.
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