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which the SBT was requested to provide. According to MSU s own statistics, processexpertise was requested and provided in 21 out of a total of 77 deployments during 2008-2010 (see Box 4).Box 4: Overview of SBT Deployments by ThemeOverview of SBT Deployments by Theme (2008-2010)Theme Security Water Process Constitution Power Transitional Gender Land TotalArrangementsSupportSharing Justice/HR2008- 11 4 20 4 4 1 N/A N/A 4420092009- 4 10 1 7 6 N/A 2 N/A 302010Sub- 15 14 21 11 10 1 2 0 74TotalsSource: MSU StatisticsLinking the thematic and process-related expertise of the SBT to the actual requests anddeployments and to subsequently take the obvious decisions is a good way to keep therelevance of the SBT in line with the demands from the field. Such a monitoring tool could, ofcourse, be fine-tuned and developed further as part of a further systematisation ofmethodologies for mediation support concerning both the SBT and the MSU roster.Relevance of the SBT for the Mediation/Peace ProcessIt is difficult for the evaluation team to answer the question of how relevant the SBT expertiseand services are for mediation and peace processes as we did not have the opportunity totalk directly to the conflict parties which whom the SBT had worked in the past. It is alsogenerally difficult to link the outcomes of a mediation/peace process to the mediation supportservices (attribution gap).SBT members were deployed in close to 30 countries and contributed support to mediationand peace processes either through support to a mission and through direct support serviceto the conflicting parties (thematic advice, training). (For more details see Box 5.)14
Box 5: Geographic Involvement of SBT Services (Support to Field Missions and Peace Processes)Central African RepublicCentral Asia (Turkmenistan andKazakhstan)ComorosCyprusDarfurDemocratic Republic of CongoFijiGabon and Equatorial GuineaHondurasIraqKenyaKosovoKyrgyzstanLiberiaMadagascarMoldovaNepalPhilippinesSolomon IslandsSomaliaSudanUgandaSource: based NRC and MSU statistics. List includes remote deployments.A quick assessment of the geographic distribution of SBT expertise underlines the diversity ofmediation support as the specific characteristics of all those processes differ vastly. We couldnot further qualify this list (number of deployments to the respective processes, lengths ofstay, type of mediation or peace process, type of mediation support). It appears that there isa strong focus upon Africa, followed by Central Asia. It is notable that some crisis-proneregions such as Latin America and the Middle East are sparsely covered. As no furtheranalysis is available to us, we cannot further qualify if this relates to a limited scope for UNledor supported mediation in those regions, if these regions are sufficiently equipped withmediation support expertise, if indeed it is a lack of understanding of the value added of thesupport which the SBT can offer from the respective field missions or if the situation simplydoes not seem ripe for such mediation support functions.In general terms, however, the evaluation team considers the SBT to be relevant to thepeace and mediation processes with which they have engaged. We consider that thethematic expertise which is on offer is equally relevant to mediation and peace processes asit is to the respective field missions. The same is true for the need of one-stop rapiddeployments where specific expertise is needed on very short-notice.In addition to those qualities, the independence of the SBT (deployed by the UN as Expertson UN Mission but not as UN staff members) allows for a level of flexibility which is oftennecessary and thus very relevant for supporting mediation processes. This holds, forexample, when experts do work which the mediation team, owing to reasons of impartialitycannot do, such as, for example, with the conflicting parties. Here, experts can offer and15
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