UK CONFLICT PREVENTION POOLS

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UK CONFLICT PREVENTION POOLS
Euan Wallace
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What are the Conflict Prevention Pools?

• Mechanism to improve the UKs conflict prevention
  policy and effectiveness through joint analysis,
  long-term strategies, and improved co-ordination
  with international partners
• Jointly managed by MoD, DfID and FCO. The
  Treasury Cabinet Office are also involved

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History of the CPPs

• Cross-Cutting Reviews of Conflict Prevention
  (1999)
• July 2000 announcement of two Joint Pools (i)
  for sub-Saharan Africa and (ii) Rest of the World
  (Global)
• Pools operational from 2001-02 FY
• Existing conflict prevention work in DFID, FCO
  and MOD included as baseline programme topped
  up with additional funding from HMT

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2000 - Cost Cutting Review

• Recommendations
• improved prioritisation of work funds
• agreed policy making across government
• co-ordination of programmes on ground
• more efficient use of funds
• better estimates management of peacekeeping
  costs

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What was the motivation for forming such an
initiative?

• UK Joined up Government initiative
• Bring together similar activities with similar
  objectives
• Key target improved service delivery
• Possible financial savings

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What does it do?

• Holistic approach involving
• Diplomacy
• Peacekeeping and peace enforcement
• Preventive deployment of troops e.g.Task Force
  Harvest

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How does it work?

• Ministerial Committee DOP (CPR) chaired by
  Foreign Secretary Jack Straw
• GCPP allocation 74m per year over next three
  FYs. Africa rising to 63m.
• GCPP has Thematic and geographical strategies
• But no overarching strategy yet for the Pools but
  one is being considered.
• Priorities reviewed by Ministers every 6 months

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How does it work? (Cont.d)

• New Structure with 2 Joint Pools
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• The rest of the world
• Joint funding in separate ring-fenced budget,
  spending is by consensus of 3 departments

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What is the Objective?

• The Public Sector Agreement (PSA) Target
• By 2008, deliver improved effectiveness of UK
• and international support in conflict prevention
  by addressing long-term structural causes of
  conflict, managing regional and national tension
  and violence, and supporting post-conflict
  reconstruction, where the UK can make a
  significant contribution, in particular Africa,
  Asia, Balkans and the Middle East.
• Joint FCO, MoD and DfID PSA target

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The GCPP Structure
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Director General Political
Reporting to Dir Defence DG Def Int.
Director, International Security
International Organisations Department
Conflict Issues Group
Security Policy Group
Peace Support International Justice Team
Post-conflict Reconstruction
Countries at Risk of Instability
Conflict Prevention/ Global Conflict
Prevention Pool
Defence Pol,Defence Ind, Arms Control, Basing
Nuclear Das Team
NATO, EU Ops Team
UN Political
UN Sanctions
UN Reform Finance
OSCE/ COE Policy
War crimes Section
Govt. Diamond Office
International Policing Civilian Placements
Peace keeping
Rule of Law
Intl security Arms Control
Nuclear
ESDP Policy Institutions
NATO Policy
EU NATO Operation Organisations, Exercises
Capabilities
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• GCPP ACPP Budgets
• Global Africa
• 60m 2001/02 50m
• 64m 2002/03 50m
• 74m 2003/04 50m
• 74m 2004/05 60m
• 74m 2005/06 60m
• 74m 2006/07 63m

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What can the Pools fund?

• Limited remit - policy areas and actions that
  directly contribute to conflict prevention,
  reduction and management .where a joint approach
  can add value
• Not all Conflict related expenditure covered by
  pools
• Longer Term strategic HMG approach rather than
  short-term short term support for projects
• Programmes not running costs.
• GOF Admin Fund - LE Staff

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Key Tests for Eligibility

• Does it add value to this activity to have it
  within the Pools?
• Does it promote, or depend on, collaboration
  between the three HMG departments?
• Is the UK in a position to make a significant
  difference to the conflict?
• Will an activity lead to policy changes, or
  concrete changes on the ground?
• Will a joined-up UK approach enable greater
  influence on the international communitys
  response?

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Activities with Limited Eligibility

• Humanitarian assistance
• Capital equipment
• De-mining, good governance and human rights
• War on Terrorism
• Non proliferation of WMD
• Minor military operations
• Military equipment

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FOREST WATCH GHANA

• Aims to manage conflict in timber in
  Ghana by
• Developing Innovative Conflict Management Models
  and to increase understanding of timber related
  conflicts in Ghana.
• Building the capacity of local agents in
  conflict forest zones to facilitate conflict
  management.

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Preventing Resolving Conflict,
...Building Peace
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