3.2 Recommendations and management response RECOMMENDATION 1. Peace gains made in South Sudan are fragile and the structural causes of conflict, including development underpinnings of peace, are still to be strategically addressed. UNDP’s programme strategy should be more oriented to demonstrating sustainable programme models suitable for the South Sudan context that would accelerate development and peace processes. The response in South Sudan indicates that fragmented peacebuilding efforts had limited outcomes. Drawing on the organization’s experience in other conflict settings, UNDP should explore the possibilities for multi-agency stabilization support that would address key constraints in peacebuilding and provide reliable, accountable and transparent modalities for partnership with the government. While UNDP may continue to provide development services to other agencies, the main focus should be on enabling viable peace and development solutions. Stabilization and sustainable peace dividends in South Sudan require simultaneously addressing humanitarian and developmental needs. UNDP’s programme strategy should reflect this urgency. UNDP should position itself to promote solutions that would enable a development approach to peace by connecting actors and resources. A clear distinction between shortterm support and long-term peace and development programmes that reflect UNDP’s core mandate, should define UNDP programme strategy.
Management response: Agreed UNDP South Sudan noted the recommendation and will continue to intensify the alignment of the peacebuilding programme to the context and towards nexus approach, given the fluid and fragile situation in South Sudan. The Peacebuilding strategic framework developed with support of UNDP is 2021 will provide a framework for the alignment.
Key action(s)
Time frame
Responsible unit(s)
Tracking* Comments
1.1 Support implementation of national peacebuilding strategy to streamline the peacebuilding effort in the country.
January 2025
Peace and Community Cohesion (PaCC), Access to Justice (A2J), Strategy, Policy and Capacities for Economic Management (SPACE)
1.2 Advocate and spearheading the nexus approach (development, humanitarian, and peace).
January 2025
Stabilization, Recovery and Resilience (STARR), A2J, SPACE, ACClab, PaCC
1.3 Advocate and lead area-based peacebuilding programming through coordinated approach among peace actors.
January 2025
STARR, A2J, SPACE, PaCC
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