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Shoko Noda Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director, Crisis Bureau United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) The term ‘stabilisation’ came to the fore in conflict and post-conflict programming during the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The term gained importance in the Capstone Doctrine’s reference to three phases: stabilisation, peace consolidation and long-term recovery and development. In the last two...
Read MoreExperience shows that UNDP “business-as-usual” is not an option for stabilisation programme implementation.
Given the political and high-risk nature of stabilisation processes, the Resident Representative should directly oversee a UNDP stabilisation programme, a function not to be delegated! The Resident Representative should seek clearance from the Regional Bureau Director and the Crisis Board before committing to a stabilisation approach and consult the UN Resident Coordinator or Deputy Special Representative of the...
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