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Recommendations1. Balance development assistance with continued support foremergency humanitarian needs. Recognise that there will besubstantial humanitarian needs for years to come, and ensure thathumanitarian response capacity is adequately resourced. Continueto support international humanitarian response institutions;strengthen efforts to build government emergency preparednessand disaster management capacity; explore innovativemechanisms for enabling faster, more effective response; andsupport initiatives aimed at strengthening the ability of communitiesto prevent, mitigate and recover from humanitarian crises.2. Understand conflict dynamics. Commit to rigorous andsystematic conflict analysis and to adapting development strategiesaccordingly. Ensure that funding strategies reflect the criticality ofthe link between security and development – meaning thatadequate funding must be provided for humanitarian protectionprogrammes, basic services and development, and security sectorreform. In decisions regarding the geographical allocation ofinternational and national security personnel, ensure that the needto protect community livelihoods and food security is prioritised.3. Involve communities and strengthen civil society. Providemore substantial support for initiatives that promote communityparticipation in humanitarian and development assistance; supportinitiatives aimed at strengthening civil society; and facilitate accessby national NGOs and civil society organisations to internationalfunds.4. Ensure an equitable distribution of assistance. Ensure thatinternational assistance is appropriately targeted so as to promoteequitable social and economic development. Avoid unintentionalexclusionary effects when determining geographic focus areas,and support the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning todevelop a system for a more equitable and transparent distributionof wealth between and within the states.5. Prioritise the most vulnerable and ensure social protection.Support the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) to develop andintroduce social protection policies, and build the capacity of keyministries in the design and implementation of social protectionprograms. Advocate with the GoSS to increase its budgetallocation to the social sectors, ensure that donor support for socialprotection does not result in a reduction of support for essentialservices, and provide greater support for programs targetingvulnerable groups.4
6. Promote pro-poor, sustainable livelihoods. Provide moresubstantial support for small-scale agricultural (andpastoral/piscicultural) production, and better targeted livelihoodssupport in areas hosting large numbers of returnees. Promoteaccess to and ownership of land for returnees, internally displacedpersons and vulnerable groups, and provide technical support forthe Sudan/South Sudan border cooperation policy. Andrecognising that livelihoods will be constrained so long ascommunities continue to live in fear of violence, continue to supportinitiatives aimed at improving local security.7. Strengthen government capacity, from the bottom up. Supportthe GoSS in its commitment to decentralisation, provide moretargeted support for initiatives aimed at addressing key capacitygaps at the county level, and continue to explore innovativesolutions for increasing the number of qualified staff throughout thecountry.8. Allow sufficient time for transition towards governmentmanagement of international aid. Build government capacity tomanage aid funds, and build civil society capacity to engage in thebudget development and monitoring process. Support the GoSS toestablish benchmarks for determining whether national systemsand institutions provide sufficient assurance that governmentmanagedaid brings maximum possible benefit to the people ofSouth Sudan; ensure that funding mechanisms are designed so asto facilitate transition to government management; and ensure thatthere is no interruption in basic service delivery while new fundingmechanisms are being designed. And as a critical part of thetransition process, support the GoSS to develop and implement anappropriate regulatory framework to facilitate the work of NGOs.9. Provide timely, predictable funds. Recognise that effectiveresponse requires a range of funding mechanisms, and that thisshould include substantial bilateral funds channelled directly toimplementing agencies. Ensure that key issues experienced withthe Common Humanitarian Fund (the delayed disbursement offunds, short implementation periods and lack of synchronisationwith the seasonal calendar) are addressed in the design of anynew such fund for South Sudan; that all new pooled funds aredesigned so as to facilitate timely response; and that SouthSudan‟s new aid architecture includes long-term (multi-year)development funding.10. Ensure integrated programming. Ensure that fundingmechanisms are broad and flexible enough to support holistic,integrated programming – meaning programming that is based onneeds assessments, multi-sectoral, and that allows for appropriatetransition from relief to development. Recognise that this willrequire substantially improved donor coordination: between donorsoperating in different sectors, and between humanitarian relief anddevelopment donors (including between humanitarian anddevelopment offices within the same donor).5
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