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Stability Instrument Article 4.1 and 4.2 Building capacity to address specific global and transregional threats - Progress reports. 3

Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised crime, trafficking, protection of critical infrastructure, threats to public health and the fight against Terrorism (Article 4.1 IfS Regulation, priority 2) 4

Actions in the area of risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials and agents (Article 4.2 IfS Regulation) 12

Stability Instrument Article 4.3 Crisis Preparedness - Peacebuilding Partnership - Progress report 14

Crisis Preparedness (Article 4.3 IfS Regulation) 15

INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY: OVERVIEW 2010 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS. 18

IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2010 DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS, STATUS OF CONTRACTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. 19

IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2009 DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS, STATUS OF CONTRACTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. 20

IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2008 DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS, STATUS OF CONTRACTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. 21

IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2007 DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS, STATUS OF CONTRACTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. 22

IFS LONG-TERM COMPONENT: 2009 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS BY COUNTRY, REGION AND PROJECTS 23

IFS LONG-TERM COMPONENT: 2008 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS BY COUNTRY, REGION AND PROJECTS 24

IFS LONG-TERM COMPONENT: 2007 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS BY COUNTRY, REGION AND PROJECTS 25

IFS CRISIS PREPAREDNESS: Status and Description of individual Projects. 26

Stability Instrument Article 4.1 and 4.2 Building capacity to address specific global and transregional threats - Progress reports

Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS)

Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised crime, trafficking, protection of critical infrastructure, threats to public health and the fight against Terrorism (Article 4.1 IfS Regulation, priority 2)

Title of IfS Decisions || Annual Action Programmes for Article 4.1 IfS (priority 2) adopted in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

Type of measure || Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised crime, trafficking, protection of critical infrastructure, threats to public health and the fight against terrorism

Date of Adoption of IfS Decisions || AAP 2007 on 17/12/2007; AAP 2008 on 10/11/2008; AAP 2009 on 25/09/2009; AAP 2010 on 15/12/2010

Amount(s) || Committed: € 58,293,377; Contracted: € 45,000,202; Paid: € 17,131,137

1 Fighting organised crime on the cocaine route Illicit drug trafficking, one of the major activities of organised crime worldwide, profits from insufficient international cooperation, regulatory inconsistencies, political obstacles and lack of governance over the global financial markets. Cocaine trafficking from Latin America via the Caribbean towards West Africa and on to Europe, for example, is facilitated by the lack of regional and interregional cooperation. Illicit trafficking in drugs is closely connected with other forms of organised crime. Cocaine trafficking across these regions is complemented by high volumes of illicit financial flows which are instrumental to the concealment, laundering and investment of the proceeds of crime. A specific programme has been designed to support the fight against organised crime on the cocaine trafficking routes. The "Supporting the fight against organised crime on the cocaine route" programme addresses all regions along the routes from Latin America to Europe, with a special focus on West Africa, where the threat has appeared more recently and the gap in capacity is high. It encompasses the trans-regional dimension by creating cooperation links between West Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The aim of the programme is to strengthen the capacity for international cooperation between the law enforcement, prosecution and judicial authorities of the regions concerned. The interventions focus on building anti-drug capacities at selected airports (AIRCOP) and seaports (SEACOP) in West Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and on establishing trans-regional frameworks for judicial cooperation, training, joint investigations and operations as well as information sharing. The activities are being carried out by the law enforcement, border control and customs authorities of the EU Member States as well as with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Customs Organisation (WCO) and Interpol. One of the programme’s components deals with money laundering. The action is under way in Latin America and seeks to establish gradual links with West Africa. In this case, implementation takes place with regional law enforcement and anti-money laundering institutions, starting with the Financial Action Task Force of South America against Money Laundering (GAFISUD). Another major component targets the American Policy Community (AMERIPOL), its Member States and other essential stakeholders. A coordination and monitoring support mechanism is being established to ensure coherence between actions and complementarity with existing international mechanisms. The programme was launched under the 2009 Annual Action Programme and all of its components were confirmed and extended in the 2010 Annual Action Plan. In 2010, progress on the programme included preparatory and identification activities for the Annual Action Programmes 2010 and 2011 and the launch of implementation work for the projects identified under the Annual Action Programmes 2009 and 2010. Two preparatory studies for identifying actions for the Annual Action Plan 2010 were undertaken by experts mobilized through the Expert Support Facility. A first study assessed the needs and identified specific activities to support the capacity of law enforcement, judicial and prosecuting authorities of Latin American and Caribbean countries with the involvement of the American Policy Community (AMERIPOL). The second study specified the technical elements for the setting up of a Coordination and Monitoring Support Mechanism to promote coherence in the implementation of the projects related to the fight against organised crime on the cocaine route programme. Meanwhile, implementation activities have been ongoing since early 2010 for the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP), involving international airports in West Africa and Brazil and including work for the Establishment of Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITF) and for their connection with international law enforcement databases and communication networks. Within the Airport Communication Project, a very successful operation named COCAIR, organized by the World Customs Organisation in partnership with Interpol and UNODC, was carried out in June 2010 at 25 international airports mainly located in West Africa. The operation lasted for 7 days leading to 25 significant seizures including more than 1 ton of chemical precursors, 1.800 kg of cannabis, 12 kg of cocaine, as well as illicit money, small arms and African works of art. The EU is contributing € 4.8 million (decided in 2009 and 2010) to the Airport Communication Project Concrete activities were implemented in 2010 also for the Seaport Communication Project (SEACOP), with a contribution of €1,999,180, for the Support for the capacity of law enforcement, judicial and prosecuting authorities of Latin American and Caribbean countries with the involvement of AMERIPOL project, with a contribution of €3.5 million (decided in 2009 and 2010) and for the Support to money laundering efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean project, with a contribution of €697,500. For this last project, the Financial Action Task Force of South America against Money Laundering (GAFISUD) acts as implementing partner and has organised a cycle of training activities and information exchange on modalities of control of the non-banking financial sector and the non-financial sector with the involvement of the representatives of all the member countries. On March 22nd 2010 a validation workshop was organised in Brussels, bringing together around 60 participants from relevant services from selected partner countries in West Africa and Morocco, as well as representatives of EU Member States with the aim of discussing current developments and future steps of implementation of both air and maritime -based trafficking. A similar workshop, with around 50 participants, was organised on 14-15 June 2010 addressing primarily Latin American and Caribbean countries to discuss the strengthening of law enforcement and judicial cooperation. Forward planning for the Annual Action Plan 2011 is ongoing through the launch of a preparatory study on supporting the fight against money laundering in West Africa. 2 Fighting organised crime on the heroin route The "Fight against trafficking and organised crime on the heroin route" programme was set up to fight illicit trafficking to and from Afghanistan along the heroin trafficking routes. Traffickers take advantage of the lack of regional cooperation and weak law enforcement capacity. The same organised crime networks are also involved in the trafficking of human beings to the EU. Dealing with trafficking along the heroin routes therefore goes hand in hand with fighting organised crime in the Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin and the Western Balkans. A first major project to support the fight against trafficking to and from Afghanistan was launched in 2009. It focused on law enforcement cooperation between Central Asian countries, with a strong emphasis on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, and involved the ten countries of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO). A new project is planned for 2011, providing support for the fight against organised crime including trafficking in human beings, along the heroin routes in the Black Sea Basin and, ultimately, in the Western Balkans region. In 2010 progress on the programme included ongoing implementation activities for the project identified in the Annual Action Programme 2008 and identification studies for the Annual Action Programme 2011. The project Fight against trafficking from/to Afghanistan has a budget of €9.5 million and is structured in five components involving different partner organizations. Each component has advanced in 2010: For "Project Coordination" and "Strengthening the political and technical capacities of the ECO Secretariat", the new Operative Coordinator officially started work in Teheran on 12 June 2010; For "Further reinforcing I-24/7 as the central communication system for information and intelligence exchange at the regional and trans-regional levels", a coordination workshop was held at the Interpol premises in Lyon on 8-9 March 2010. Officials from the beneficiary National Central Bureaus of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan (2 per country) were briefed on the project's scope, functionalities, I-24/7 and site surveys for the upgrading of systems. Site surveys took place place in Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The National Central Bureaus of the three countries received a draft Technical Modernization Architecture and a list of equipments to be delivered. The three National Central Bureaus approved the plan and procurement is underway; For "Developing a network of border control cooperation units at land/air/sea ports of entry for container control to stem the flow of drugs, precursors and other illegal trafficking", training programmes were prepared and a training handbook printed in English. Translation into Russian is in progress and translation into Dari and Pashtu is foreseen. Ports needs assessments were conducted in Kazakhstan leading to a recommendation to establish three joint port control units at Aktau, Astana and Almaty. A detailed action plan is being created and the first training will start in 2011. The assessment also took place in Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. For "Establishing a network of forensic laboratories in the ECO region, notably with regard to drugs, precursors and forged documents, but possibly also other elements of evidence", a training mission was undertaken with the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) forensic laboratory in Kabul. Preliminary assessments of the forensic laboratories in Iran and Afghanistan and initial trainings on laboratory equipment in Afghanistan took place. Two identification studies were launched at the end of 2010 for assessing needs and provide elements for a next phase for the "Fight against trafficking and organised crime on the heroin route programme" and for an action to Fight against human trafficking on the heroin route to be included in the Annual Action plan 2011. 3 Fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons Small arms proliferation fuels and sustains conflicts, illicit trafficking, gang violence and urban criminality. The Instrument for Stability contributes to international efforts to fight the proliferation, accumulation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons. In 2010, the European Union continued to promote the issue of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in all multilateral fora and in political dialogue with third countries. The EU has also addressed the destabilising effects of the proliferation and trafficking of SALW, firearms and explosive materials through continuing implementation of concrete projects with a trans-regional dimension. In Central America, the EU continued supporting the Central American Small and Light Weapons Control Programme (CASAC), implemented by the Central American Integration System (SICA) under the umbrella of UNDP, in its efforts to fight the illicit trafficking of firearms and explosive materials in Central America and neighbouring countries. The project is implemented by UNDP; it has a budget of €1 million and will be running until the end of 2011. The project pursues a double goal: 1) improve the security situation in the region and 2) contribute to the process of regional integration in line with the main objective of the EC’s Regional Strategy Paper on Central America 2007-2013. The contribution of the EU project to the CASAC initiative has shown so far a positive impact on establishing the foundation of a regional structure and long-term strategy to fight the illegal trafficking of arms in the region contributing to building knowledge, raising awareness, and promoting regional cooperation aiming at a common vision. In Africa, the EU continued supporting the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA), located in Nairobi, in the fight against illicit accumulation and trafficking of firearms and explosive materials within the framework of the Africa-EU strategic partnership. The project implemented by RECSA has a budget of €3.3 million and was foreseen by the Annual Action programme 2008. During 2010, the project finalised an extensive consultation process among the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Union (AU) and national governments allowing for the establishment of a clear roadmap for the effective implementation of project activities on how best to achieve the expected results, which include inter alia.: National Focal Points (NFPs) and National Actions Plans (NAPs) established; Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organizations (RPCOs) strengthened; Capacity and cooperation between national law enforcement agencies (police, border guards and customs) improved within and among countries. The project aims at complementing efforts at national and sub-regional levels, whilst taking into account specificities and needs in each region. Both programmes' emphasize strengthening coordination at regional and sub-regional levels, in line with the activities of the regional organisations (SICA resp. RECSA). The Annual Action Programme 2010 contains two components to prevent the proliferation of firearms and explosive materials in selected regions of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean: Promoting the implementation of international agreements against the illicit manufacture and trafficking of small arms and light weapons, in combination with capacity building for law enforcement agencies in Latin America, the Caribbean and West Africa. For this project, UNODC will act as implementing partner and the EU will contribute with €2.3 million. The main activities include the adoption of an adequate institutional and legislative framework at national and regional level, capacity-building and training for development of required skills and capacities of actors involved in firearms control matters, assistance to States in improving their capacity to gather and analyze relevant information related to firearms and generate reliable empirical information and evidence on illicit trafficking in firearms and ammunition; Development of a stolen and lost firearms database by Interpol that will draw information from a number of pilot countries initially and from all 188 Interpol member countries eventually. For this project, Interpol will be the implementing partner and the EU will contribute with 0.7 Million €. The main objectives are to create a centralized tool for tracing and tracking of stolen and lost firearms, to provide a means to identify the trafficking routes of these firearms, to enable Interpol member countries access to insert, update and query a centralized international database for lost and stolen firearms and the consolidation of separate member-country data into one database. Finally, the EU supported the African Union with technical assistance in the preparation of the basic elements of an African Union Small Arms and Light Weapons Strategy. The Strategy was formally adopted by the AU-Regions Steering Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons in August 2010. 4 Enhancing maritime security and safety along critical maritime routes Maritime transport faces a number of multi-dimensional security issues. Piracy and armed robbery against ships are a serious and rising threat to maritime trading routes (representing by far the largest proportion of world trade by volume), humanitarian deliveries and regional stability. The "Critical Maritime Routes" programme was designed to support the fight against this particular form of organised crime by supporting the capacity of coastal states to ensure security and safety along critical maritime routes. It addresses the ‘hot spots’ of risks and threats crossed by major shipping lanes. The programme focused initially on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, where the safety of navigation is challenged by the archipelago structure of the Straits coupled with high-intensity naval traffic and shipments of hazardous and noxious materials, by armed robbery at sea and, to a lesser extent, by piracy incidents. Taking into account the sharp deterioration of the security situation in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, the focus of the programme has shifted to include that area. Recently, the programme extended its reach to the Gulf of Guinea with a focus on piracy and armed robbery. The IfS has been involved in the maritime security and safety dossier since 2008 as a long-term complement to other EU programmes under the European Development Fund (EDF), EUNAVFOR operation "ATALANTA" and other broader international efforts (foremost the IMO and national initiatives). IfS has been providing related technical and general support for fighting piracy and armed robbery in the above mentioned regions. In 2010, progress on the programme included ongoing implementation activities for the projects identified in the Annual Action Programmes 2009 and 2010 and identification studies for the Annual Action Programme 2011. In the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden the programme supports the implementation of the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC), under the aegis of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), through a consortium of EU Member States' Experts. The DCoC provides a framework for cooperation among coastal and user states for the repression of piracy and armed robbery against ships. A project for enhancing maritime security and safety through information sharing and capacity building started in September 2010 for an initial duration of 36 months with a budget of €4 million. In December 2010, a second phase allocating an additional budget of €2 million was decided. The project provides technical assistance for the setting up of a regional training centre in Djibouti and a regional maritime information sharing centre in Yemen. Another action of the Critical Maritime Routes programme enables the national law enforcement agencies to combat maritime piracy and robbery on the high seas through effective pro-active investigations, by specifically providing them with the necessary training and equipment to conduct investigations and to identify and dismantle piracy networks and their supporters. The project was contracted in December 2010 with a budget of €1.6 million and for a duration of 36 months. The implementing partner is INTERPOL and the focus has been placed initially on Seychelles, Kenya, and, as far as feasible, Somalia (Somaliland and Puntland). In the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, the programme supports existing cooperation by contributing to better safety of navigation. The action will be ongoing until the end of 2012 and has been allocated an indicative budget of €0.5 million. In this context, the EU provided a contribution to the IMO Trust Fund in December 2010 that supports co-operation among stakeholders towards enhancing safety and marine environment protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore and specifically supports the project "Capacity Building on Hazardous and Noxious Substances Preparedness and Response". Furthermore, the programme supports networking and the enhancement of expertise on maritime affairs and contributes to risk analysis and container monitoring. The action will be ongoing until the end of 2011 with indicative budget of €0.35 million. In this framework, a European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) Workshop on "Container Traffic Monitoring and Maritime Safety in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore" took place in Singapore on 26 October 2010. In the Gulf of Guinea, EU Member States' Experts assessed and identified measures to tackle in particular piracy and armed robbery against ships, as well as other threats to maritime security and safety. The study is focusing initially on Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, São Tomé and Equatorial Guinea. It will be followed by an exploratory phase in 2011. In addition to the above mentioned projects, a pilot project on piracy, maritime awareness and risks began in 2010 and is being implemented by the JRC. The initial scope, focusing on selected countries in the regional around the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania, Seychelles), has been extended to the Gulf of Guinea region (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé e Principe). The activities include identification and assessment of technical means and practices that can be used to contribute to maritime domain awareness, chiefly by supporting gathering and sharing of information. This pilot project is independent of any action under the Instrument for Stability and its activities remain complementary to those under the Critical Maritime Routes programme. 5 Capacity building in regions afflicted by terrorism The "Support for Preventing and Combating Terrorism" programme was devised under the Instrument for Stability to support capacity building in priority regions afflicted by terrorism, thereby contributing to the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Strategy and relevant UN Security Council resolutions. In Mali, Mauritania and Niger, national law enforcement and judiciary services are being strengthened with a view to enhancing regional cooperation. The Commission also plans to cooperate with Southern and Eastern Asia on the implementation of the UN Counter-Terrorism Strategy in cooperation with the UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED). Particularly on counter-terrorism assistance, synergy with the Instrument for Stability crisis response component is relevant. Under the short-term crisis response component of the Instrument for Stability, a €15 million capacity-building programme supporting law enforcement and judicial capacities started in March 2010 in Pakistan, while in Yemen, measures address law enforcement, criminal justice, de-radicalisation and conflict resolution. The long-term component of the Instrument for Stability dealing with trans-regional threats to security is taking these ongoing actions into consideration when planning future interventions. For Pakistan, for example, the planned long-term programme is seeking long-term solutions to provide continuity for the ongoing short-term action in this field. In 2010, progress on the programme included ongoing implementation activities for the project identified in the Annual Action Programmes 2008 and identification studies for the Annual Action Programmes 2010 and 2011. Implementation activities have been ongoing for the " Support the fight against terrorism in the African continent: Strengthening the African Centre for Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) and the African Union Focal Points" project with a contribution of €585,000. The activities implemented by ACSRT are following a very slow pace due to the low institutional capacity of the Centre. Two preparatory studies to identify actions for the Annual Action Plan 2010 were undertaken by experts mobilized through the Expert Support Facility. A first study targeted the Sahel region. The team of experts in charge of the preparation of the "Counter-terrorism Sahel" project had the opportunity to implement 6 training sessions on issues such as crisis management, intelligence data management and awareness raising for magistrates and justice auditors. Some equipment was also provided to the tribunal and the State Security Department in Nouakchott. The second study focused on "Counter-terrorism in South Asia: pre-feasibility assessment of a South Asia Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation in Dhaka". The objective of the Centre was to implement a staff development programme for South Asia to train law enforcement and judiciary personnel in the skills necessary for tackling terrorism and transnational crime. After completion of the study, the Bangladeshi Prime Minister did not agree with the launch of such a Centre . The first regional seminar on counter-terrorism cooperation was organised in Nouakchott from 7-8 December 2010. The seminar "L'évolution de la menace au Sahel et les réponses institutionnelles" was attended by 12 participants from Mali, 24 from Mauritania and 2 from Niger and by the EU Counter terrorism Coordinator Mr Gilles De Kerckhove. Two other preparatory studies were launched to identify actions for the Annual Action Plan 2011 on Counter-terrorism in Pakistan and on Counter-terrorism cooperation in South East Asia. 6 The Expert Support Facility (ESF) Due to the highly sensitive and technical nature of IfS actions in the areas of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risks mitigation and trans-regional threats to security, the identification of priorities and the design and implementation of programmes are most appropriately performed by experts from specialized organizations. Moreover, EU efforts in the areas of IfS will be complementary to the ongoing and planned activities of Member States. Therefore, close coordination and the participation of Member States' experts in implementing the programmes is important to ensure that synergies are maximised with the expertise available in national administrations. To this end, the Commission has established the Expert Support Facility under the IfS. The overall objective of the ESF is to contribute to the aims of the long-term component of the IfS by guaranteeing the best use of human resources in terms of identified priorities and anticipated responses, while ensuring enhanced coordination with other bilateral or multilateral donors, in particular (but not exclusively) EU Member States. Through the ESF, experts from EU Member States Agencies, Departments, Ministries and specialist public or semi-public organisations make their specific knowledge and expertise available in order to provide more effective technical assistance to beneficiaries and to support the implementation and preparation of trans-regional and multi-purpose projects and programmes. Since 2008, approximately 100 multi-disciplinary experts from 17 different EU Member States covering 60 different organisations and institutions have carried out more than 100 fact-finding visits and missions to IfS relevant regions. The Framework Contract established in 2009 with 60 organisations in EU Member States provides for a structured and efficient procedure to mobilise the experts. In 2010, 10 ESF experts assignments have been assessing needs in beneficiary countries, providing technical elements and detailed planning for implementation and starting preparatory activities for the "Fighting organised crime on the cocaine route", the "Fight against trafficking and organised crime on the heroin route", the "Support for preventing and combating terrorism" and the "Critical Maritime Routes" programmes. Identification activities were launched both for the 2010 and the 2011 Annual Action programmes. For the "Fighting organised crime on the cocaine route" programme, experts missions produced a needs assessment to support the capacity of law enforcement, judicial and prosecuting authorities of Latin American and Caribbean countries with the involvement of AMERIPOL and a detailed proposal for setting up a Coordination and Monitoring Support mechanism for the Cocaine Route programmes. For the AAP 2011, an expert mission will assess the feasibility of an action to support the fight against money laundering in West Africa. For the "Fight against trafficking and organised crime on the heroin route" programme, experts will provide a coherent concept for extending ongoing anti-trafficking activities and will assess the situation and provide technical elements for an action to reduce all forms of trafficking in human beings. The results of the studies will provide a guide for the inclusion of the actions in the AAP 2011. In the context of the "Critical Maritime Routes" programme, the ESF missions played a major role in the conception of a “documentation, educational and training centre” to be located in Djibouti and of an “information sharing centre” to be located in Sana’a to improve regional cooperation in the Horn of Africa region and to encourage key players to fulfil their regional responsibilities. In the Gulf of Guinea region, a prefeasibility mission was deployed to assess measures to improve maritime security and safety which could be included in the AAP 2011. For the "Support for preventing and combating terrorism" programme, experts provided an implementation concept and preparatory activities to regional cooperation in the Sahel as well as a prefeasibility study on counterterrorism assistance in South Asia. For the Annual Action Programme 2011, two experts missions are assessing the feasibility of actions on Counter-terrorism in Pakistan and on Counter-terrorism cooperation in South East Asia. By end of December 2010, the ESF completely used the budget of €5.3 million (priority 2) decided between 2007 and 2010. An additional €1.5 million committed in 2010, as part of the Annual Action Plan (AAP) for 2010, will be used by end 2011.

Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS)

Actions in the area of risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials and agents (Article 4.2 IfS Regulation)

Title of IfS Decisions || Annual Action Programmes for Article 4.2 IfS adopted in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

Type of measure || Risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials and agents

Date of Adoption of IfS Decisions || AAP2007 (17/12/2007) – AAP2008 (05/12/2008), AAP2009 (30/11/2009) – AAP2010 (26/11/2010)

Amount(s) || Committed: €124,500,000 Contracted: €89,741,467 Paid: €51,862,538

The long-term part of the Stability Instrument (Budget Headings 19.06.02.01 and 19.06.03) Priority 1 (Article 4.2) - 19.060201 - Risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, biological radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials and agents The “Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) risk mitigation (priority 1 of the Instrument for Stability) aims at improving the safety culture by spreading best practices and raising the general level of security and safety awareness and culture. On the basis of the Strategy 2007-2011 and the Indicative Programme 2009-2011 the fourth (2010) Annual Action Programme (€ 40 million) was defined and adopted in November 2010 (C_2010_8156). It provides funding for the establishment of four new CBRN Centres of Excellence; for thematic actions to be implemented in the framework of the "Centres of Excellence" initiative; for improving capabilities against biological threats; for contribution to the new Nuclear Material Laboratory (NML) in order to enhance the capability of the IAEA Safeguards Analytical Service and for alternative employment of former weapon scientists and engineers through support to ISTC/STCU (International Science and Technology Centre in Moscow / Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine in Kiev). All activities defined in three previous (2007, 2008 and 2009) Annual Action Programmes for priority 1 were entirely contracted and started. Whereas historically activities in most fields related to this part of the Stability Instrument were concentrated on the former Soviet Union, the programme’s geographical coverage has now been extended to Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, South East Asia, Central Asia, South Caucasus and Africa. The total number of involved countries newly involved is now about 40 Different domains were covered separately till 2010 (e.g. export control of dual-use goods, illicit trafficking, redirection of former weapon scientists, bio-safety and bio-security culture). From 2010 onwards, the "Centres of Excellence" initiative should provide a single and integrated platform for actions in all these domains. The first phase of the "Centres of Excellence" initiative (concepts, methodology and pilot projects) was fully implemented in 2010. In parallel, a conference and a seminar to present EU policy and instruments concerning CBRN risk mitigation took place in the Middle East and in South East Asia (Amman in May 2010, Jakarta in July 2010). Several information missions in South East Asia countries were conducted by United Nations (UNICRI) and Joint Research Center (JRC) to prepare the first round-table meeting of the National Focal Points of South-East Asia, which took place in Manila in November 2010 (the decision on the location of the Centre of Excellence for South East Asia has not been taken yet). As a result of the conference held in Brussels in December 2010, the Regional Secretariat for the Middle East will be established in Amman. In 2010, it was also decided to extend the initiative to other regions (Mediterranean Basin, Central Asia, South Caucasus and Africa). In the meantime, specific actions were implemented to mitigate CBRN risks: (i) Border monitoring activities to enhance the detection of radioactive and nuclear materials at identified borders crossing and/or nodal points in the Republic of Georgia, and at Southern borders of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan with Afghanistan and at the airport of Kabul; (ii) Knowledge management systems in North Africa and Mediterranean Basin to contribute to develop sustainable cooperation in the area of trafficking of CBRN materials; (iii) Improvement of the bio-safety of the Ukrainian anti-plague station in Simferopol (Ukraine) by providing a well-equipped facility in line with national Ukrainian and international standards. Previous actions continued in 2010: (i) Projects to tackle threat of proliferation by strengthening cooperation with non-EU countries in the field of export control, to identify necessary changes and improvement in export control system and to offer "tailor-made" solutions were conducted in around 20 countries; (ii) Support for the professional redirection of former weapons scientists and engineers in Iraq through their employment in a comprehensive decommissioning, dismantling and decontamination of nuclear facilities; (iii) Support for capacity building for health security in the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe by enhancing and strengthening the preparedness for common health threats and bio-security risks at national and regional levels in the Countries of EpiSouth Network (17 non EU countries and 10 EU countries); (iv) Improvement of the bio-safety and bio-security in the Central Asian region by raising the scientific and technical skills of personnel working at relevant laboratories and (v) Support to ISTC and STCU in Moscow and Kiev, which cover the professional redirection of former weapons scientists in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. The results of the first evaluation of the programme results were made available in July 2010. They covered three main areas: export control of dual–use goods, combating illicit trafficking of CBRN materials, and redirection of former WMD scientists' and engineers' knowledge to peaceful activities. For reasons of coherence and completeness, this evaluation covers the period 2004-2009 as the activities under the areas evaluated started before the IfS Regulation came into force. The evaluation results were taken into consideration in the definition of the new Strategy and Indicative programme 2012-2013 for the priority 1. A second evaluation phase will take place in 2011.

Stability Instrument Article 4.3 Crisis Preparedness - Peacebuilding Partnership - Progress report

Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS)

Crisis Preparedness (Article 4.3 IfS Regulation)

Title of IfS Decisions || Annual Action Programmes for Crisis Preparedness 2007-2010

Type of measure || Pre- and post-crisis capacity building

Date of Adoption of IfS Decisions || 21/12/2007, 31/03/2008, 30/06/2009 and 31/03/2010

Amount(s) || Committed: € 40,000,000; Contracted: € 26,322,224 – Paid: € 15,269,994

The crisis preparedness component (Article 4.3) of the Instrument for Stability - also known as the Peace-building Partnership (PbP) – provides support for long-term measures aimed at fostering co-operation between the EU and a series of implementing partners. Between 2007 and 2010, forty-two actions have been put in place, for a total of €26,5 million. These actions focus on i) building the general capacity of non-state actors to respond to crises situations (49%); ii) co-operating with international organizations and with regional organizations (28%); and iii) working with relevant Member State bodies on the training of police and civilian experts to participate in stabilization missions (23%). In 2010, the Peace-building Partnership mobilized a total of €20 million. This amount - taken together with the €5 million allotted under the 2009 Annual Action Programme - represents a significant portion of the €30-39 million allocated under the 2009-2011 IfS Multi-Annual Indicative Programme. Funding for 2010 focused on: i) Fostering dialogue – particularly with civil society organizations - on peace-building issues. To this end, a Civil Society Dialogue Network - managed by the European Peace-building Liaison Office (EPLO) for the benefit of all peace-building non-state actors - was launched. This Network is intended to serve as a discussion forum with a view to providing input to the EU policy-making processes on peace-building issues. Two policy level meetings were held in 2010 relating Peace-building and Situations of Fragility (9 November), and to Women’s Participation in Peace Processes (23 November), respectively. ii) Strengthening the capacity of non-state actors with respect to, inter alia, a) Mediation and Dialogue; b) the EU approach to situations of fragility and conflict; c) Women, peace and security; d) and Human Security (including responsibility to protect). In this regard, calls for proposals will be launched by selected EU Delegations by mid 2011. iii) Addressing the issue of the potential of natural resources to fuel conflict and, conversely, establishing the role natural resources play in averting conflict and building lasting peace. The second phase of the project on Natural Resources and Conflicts kicked off, focusing on strengthening the ability of national stakeholders, the UN Interagency Framework Team for Preventive Action and other international counterparts to analyze, prevent and resolve disputes over land and natural resources; minimizing tensions over land and natural resources; and developing sustainable solutions for achieving peace by systematically applying and further developing practical tools and trainings (currently piloted in four countries) and policy guidance. These activities have been complemented by support for natural resources experts in the stand-by team of UN’s Mediation Support Unit. iv) Strengthening the capacities of national and international partners of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) to improve: assessment of risk and the understanding of the root causes of disasters; the real-time application of lessons from previous post-disaster reconstruction and recovery experiences; and access to international best practice in real-time to countries vulnerable to disaster risk. This action aims to link also with the on-going cooperation on post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) funded through UNDP under the Peace- building Partnership 2008 Annual Action Programme. Implementation of the UNISDR action is planned to commence in 2011. v) Building the capacity of international organizations in relation to the Integrated Approach to Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR). The overall objective of the action is to improve - in partnership with the United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) on DDR - the conduct of DDR in complex peace-keeping operations, as well as in post-conflict and peace-building environments. vii) Training civilian and police experts from EU Member States for participation in civilian stabilization missions, In this regard, following a call for proposals from national public sector bodies from EU Member States, funding is being provided to ENTRi (Europe’s New Training Initiative for Civilian Crisis Management), a capacity-building project involving 13 participating EU partners designed to strengthen the capabilities of staff working in civilian crisis management missions. A further action, funded under the 2010 Annual Action Programme, relates to the training of EU police officers for deployment in civilian crisis management operations, while also expanding its scope to include police officers from (a) non-EU countries contributing to CSDP missions and (b) African countries. In this regard, a call for proposals from relevant specialized national public sector bodies of the EU Member States will be finalized in 2011. Further examples of Peace-building Partnership actions – funded under previous Annual Action Programmes, but whose implementation continued during 2010 – include: - Co-operating, notably with UNDP and the World Bank, on setting up a platform for co-operation on post-crisis needs assessments for natural disaster (PDNA) and post-conflict scenarios (PCNA), including strategic co-ordination, development of joint methodologies for post-crisis assessments, joint deployment of assessment teams, joint training, joint recovery planning and monitoring. - Supporting mediation activities: a number of actions were developed to follow up on the 2009 EU concept on Mediation and Dialogue – for example, continued co-operation with the UN’s Mediation Support Unit and training for senior officials and staff involved in CSDP missions. Mediation and dialogue is also included as a priority area in the capacity-building calls for proposals for non-state actors and it is also suggested as a potential element in the action relating to the training of civilian experts to participate in stabilization missions. - Improving post-conflict assistance data by supporting the establishment of a Peace-Building Assistance data-base by the UN Peace-Building Support Office to improve government capacity for aid management in selected post-conflict countries, and to provide enhanced aid data - notably to national governments and to donors in-country. - Addressing gender issues in conflict intervention. In this regard, five gender related actions with a global scope, ranging from Africa to Asia and from Eastern Europe to Latin America have been funded under the PbP between 2007 and 2010. - Implementing the co-operation with the African Union and the League of Arab States on enhancing their early warning networks - Contributing to the International Dialogue on Peace-Building funded via the OECD-DAC secretariat, and to monitoring the implementation of the Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States and Situations - Finally - in addition to the multi-year police training action funded under the 2010 Annual Action - a project funded under the 2009 Programme in partnership with the German Bundespolizei started in 2010 aiming to train police experts from EU Member States.

INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY: OVERVIEW 2010 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS

BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.01.01 and 19.06.07 [Art. 3 and 4.3], 19.06.02.01 [Art. 4.2] and 19.06.03 [Art. 4.1]

IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2010 DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS, STATUS OF CONTRACTS AND DISBURSEMENTS

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2009 DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS, STATUS OF CONTRACTS AND DISBURSEMENTS

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2008 DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS, STATUS OF CONTRACTS AND DISBURSEMENTS

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2007 DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS, STATUS OF CONTRACTS AND DISBURSEMENTS

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IFS LONG-TERM COMPONENT: 2009 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS BY COUNTRY, REGION AND PROJECTS

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 AND 19.06.03, ART. 4.2 AND 4.1 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IFS LONG-TERM COMPONENT: 2008 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS BY COUNTRY, REGION AND PROJECTS

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 AND 19.06.03, ART. 4.2 AND 4.1 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IFS LONG-TERM COMPONENT: 2007 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS BY COUNTRY, REGION AND PROJECTS

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 AND 19.06.03, ART. 4.2 AND 4.1 OF THE IFS REGULATION)

IFS CRISIS PREPAREDNESS: Status and Description of individual Projects

(BUDGET HEADING 19.06.01, Art. 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION, the Peacebuilding Partnership)

|| Peace-building Partnership actions under the Annual Action Programme 2007 – Actions ongoing in 2010

No || Title of the action || Description || Organisation || Partner(s) || Starting date || Contracted in € || Paid in €

1 || Recovery to serve – Building civil society to stimulate recovery from the conflict and the tsunami || The overall objective is to strengthen conflict prevention, crisis management and peace building in Sri Lanka. The specific objectives are: 1. to improve civil society capacity in conflict prevention, crisis management and peace building ("the core competencies") in the target districts of Sri Lanka; 2. to promote networking between the target districts and representatives of national civil society to strengthen those competencies; 3. to codify and disseminate best practice learned from the action. || Arbeiter Samariter Bund Deutschland || Law & Society Trust; Peace & Community Action; Social Scientists Association || 1/07/2009 (36 months) || 728,606.66 || 343,518.19

2 || Strengthening Capacity to Design, Monitor and Evaluate Peacebuilding Programming || The overall objective is to improve the quality and effectiveness of civil society and government peace-building and conflict prevention programming, Specific objectives are: 1, to critically evaluate assumptions underpinning peace-building programming in Nepal, Sudan and Eastern DRC, 2, to pilot means to demonstrate impact, and to build local capacity in DM&E of peace-building programming, || CARE International UK || International Alert || 1/03/2009 (33 months) || 750,000.00 || 147,070.00

3 || Youth Peace Advocates in Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina || The overall objective is to increase stability and peace, and promote a culture of human rights amongst youth and the community in general throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, The specific objective is to stimulate improvements in the socio-economic life and the attitudes and behaviours of the youth of three municipalities in Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, || Stichting Care Nederland || Youth Organisation ‘Odisej’ (Bratunac) Youth Council Srebrenica, Youth Council Vlasenica || 1/01/2009 (35 months) || 485,000.00 || 388,000.00

4 || Political Participation of women from Afghanistan, DRC and Liberia in Peace and Security Policy || The overall objective is the empowerment of women activists, NGO staff and women’s organisations in Afghanistan, DRC and Liberia to participate in peace and security policy planning, making and implementation, and more specifically, to empower women to take an active role in decision making at civil society and state level regarding their access to human security and engagement in political processes, || Medica Mondiale || Law & PAIF, Goma/DRC ; ISIS (Europe) || 1/03/2009 (36 months) || 695,651.00 || 317,205.00

5 || Preventing inter-community conflicts in East Africa || The overall objective is to contribute to effective conflict-prevention strategies to address inter-community tensions around natural resources in East Africa, More specifically, it aims at enhancing operational capacities of CSOs in Kenya, Sudan and Uganda to effectively prevent/manage intercommunity tensions and to engage with national, regional and international institutions on peace-building issues, || Minority Rights Group || EWC; OPDP; CECORE; PDA || 1/01/2009 (36 months) || 683,794.00 || 325,902.00

6 || Scientific and Technical Support to the African Union’s Continental Early Warning System (CEWS) || The overall objective is to provide training and technical support to strengthen the capacity of the CMD to deploy and operate a fully functional and sustainable Continental Early Warning System, The action more specifically aims at supporting the adaptation and extension of early warning systems based on systems used by the EU, and at developing customization for the PSD of the Commission’s remote sensing and modeling services, including those developed by the Joint Research Centre, || DG Joint Research Center || - || 21/07/2008 (30 months) || 999,865.00 || 699,905.50

7 || EC/UNDP collaboration to advance the post-crisis needs assessment and early recovery agendas || The overall objective is to increase the timeliness and resilience of post-crisis recovery efforts by the European Commission, the United Nations, national governments and other international actors through well coordinated assessment of needs and response programming, || United Nations Development Programme || - || 7/11/2008 (21 months) || 1,249,971.00 || 1,187,472.00

|| Peace-building Partnership actions under the Annual Action Programme 2007 – Actions closed in 2010

8 || European Union Police Forces Training || The overall objective is to reinforce knowledge and skills of practitioners and to enhance inter-operability between police units susceptible to jointly engage in EU operations, || Gendarmerie nationale || - || 29/03/2008 (12 months) || 635,000.00 || 561,156.15

9 || Training for civilian crisis management and stabilization missions || The overall objective is to consolidate and bring to a completion the work of the European Group on Training (EGT), The action more specifically aims at: 1, completing the final phase of training for Member States’ experts identified for participation in EU Civilian Response Teams; 2, building consensus around a European training standard for deployment in international missions, compatible with UN, World Bank and OSCE requirements; 3, establishing a system of accreditation for training organisations; 4, supporting the transfer of EU training modules to the African Union and other intergovernmental bodies with similar training needs; 5, strengthening the civilian training capacities of the member states, || International Alert || Zentrum für Internationale Friedenseinsätze; Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna; CMI; French MFA; Escuela Diplomática; Folke Bernadotte Academy; Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution; International Training Center (Hungary); Lithuanian MFA; Dutch MFA; Egmont Institute; Danish Emergency Management Academy; Instituto Nacional de Administração INA; Estonian MFA, Polish Perm, Rep, to the EU; Romanian MFA; Czech MFA; Centre for European Perspective; Irish Department of Foreign Affairs; Latvian MFA, || 1/03/2008 (19 months) || 803,976.00 || 750,176.00

10 || Roundtables/ conference: Beyond Annapolis || The overall objective is to contribute to building the capacity, within Palestinian and Israeli societies, to transform and overcome the conflict and help create conditions favourable to the peace process by: 1, promoting the dissemination of new ideas, a || Middle East Publications – Palestine-Israel Journal || - || 1/01/2009 (12 months) || 40,000.00 || 36,985.38

11 || P,R,T, – Permanent Round Table on Instruments for Stability in East African Countries || The overall objectives are: 1, to promote the creation of a PRT on Instruments for Stability in East Africa Countries between Non State Actors in order to collect, analyze, disseminate data and historic memories on the recent conflicts, best practices for || Istituto per la Cooperazione Universitaria ONLUS || Strathmore University of Nairobi || 1/05/2009 (6 months) || 40,000.00 || 40,000.00

12 || Natural resources, conflict prevention and Peace-building in Africa || The overall objective is to develop the understanding – among EU policy makers, civil society organisations and African regional and sub-regional organisations – of the relation between natural resources and conflict in Africa and to enhance the capacity || Madariaga European Foundation – College of Europe Foundation ACCORD – The African Centre of Constructive Resolution of Disputes, || - || 15/01/2009 (10 months) || 40,000.00 || 31,428.00

13 || Enhancing Civil Society’s Role in Conflict Prevention and Peace-Building in Cyprus || The overall objectives are: 1, to contribute (a) towards decreasing the possibility of further conflict or crises and (b) towards creating more efficient peace-building and reconciliation measures; 2, to increase communication and thus understanding of th || Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs || - || 19/12/2008 (12 months) || 40,,000,00 || 23,125,49

|| Total amount AAP 2007: || 7,191,863.66 || 4,851,943.71

|| Peace-building Partnership actions under the Annual Action Programme 2008 – Actions ongoing in 2010

No || Title of the action || Description || Organisation || Partner(s) || Starting date || Contracted in € || Paid in €

14 || Development of a Civil Society Network for Conflict Transformation in the Archdiocese of Bukavu, to prevent re-emergence of conflict in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo || The overall objective is to enable church-based actors in South Kivu to prevent re-emerging conflict through enhanced field-based political analysis and systems for early warning, The action more specifically aims at: 1, developing the operational capacity of a network of church-based civil society actors to undertake field-based conflict analysis and facilitate community mediation/dialogue; 2, developing a system of indicators for monitoring post-conflict recovery; and 3, establishing a conflict-knowledge base, || Catholic Agency For Overseas Development || Caritas Bukavu, Diocesan Olame Women’s Centre || 1/08/2009 (35 months) || 520,926.00 || 253,960.00

15 || Conflict prevention in Kosovo || The overall objective of the action is to promote sustainable peace by encouraging greater civil society leadership and political participation among Kosovo’s youth, More specifically, the action aims at fostering the creation of the Kosovo Conflict Prevention Group, a local youth leadership body intended to both model and promote action and advocacy by youth for civil society networks and conflict prevention mechanisms, || Care Deutschland – Luxemburg e,V, || - || 1/04/2009 (35 months) || 744,000.00 || 437,310.08

16 || Institutionalising Capacity of Non-State Actors for Track II and III Peace Building and Delivery of Conflict Sensitive Humanitarian Assistance || The overall objective is to contribute to reduced levels of violent conflict in urban areas in Haiti through more effective Track II & III peace building, to the development/codification of best practice for transformation of protracted social conflict, and the development of best practice for conflict sensitive interventions in fragile states, The action more specifically aims at increasing operational capacity of key civil society actors to engage in effective preventive and remedial peace-building work in Haiti, and at delivering conflict-sensitive development and emergency assistance, || Concern worldwide || Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation || 1/04/2009 (35 months) || 750,000.00 || 142,252.80

17 || Strengthening civil society in northern Uganda for conflict early warning and prevention || Overall objective of the project : to contribute to stability and peace in northern Uganda by strengthening the capacity of civil society so as to be come a solid basis for an effective early warning mechanism for crisis prevention and peaceful conflict resolution, which will address (re)emerging tensions, long-term confidence building measures and improve the post-conflict situation in Northern Uganda, || European Union Perspective || Human Rights Network - Uganda (HURINET (U)); Africa Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies of the University of Bradford, || 1/07/2009 (29 months) || 559,391.00 || 289,280.50

18 || Early Warning Systems: from analysis to action || Overall objective of the project: To increase understanding of the factors which catalyse violence and turn fragility into open, widespread violence, and of the systemic blockages and policies which constrain institutions from acting fully and promptly on available analyses, Specific objective(s) for this project, as stated in the Decision: - To provide locally-derived knowledge and expertise on conflict-prone contexts; - To assist EU institutions, member states’ ministries and other key organisations to overcome systemic constraints to effective and timely response; - To strengthen the capacity of local organisations to advise on and influence actions to prevent violent conflict prevention, || International Alert || Search for Common Ground (Search), Interpeace, NEP/CES (Peace studies group of the centre for social sciences- University of Coimbra), Saferworld (SW), Partners for Democratic Change International (PDCI), Netherlands Institute for International Affaires (Clingendael), Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Adelphi Research, Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE), Associates: European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), EGMONT and Non violent Peace Force || 1/07/2009 (35 months) || 1,500,000.00 || 703,259.09

19 || Human Rights Networks Peace building Capacity Project (HRNP CP) || The overall objective is to contribute to the reinforcement of the Haitian civil society sector in order to strengthen democracy and provide tools to prevent, manage, and recover from crises, The action more specifically aims at fostering cooperation and organization within the civil society sector through reinforcement of organizational and technical capacity of RNDDH’s departmental networks and broadening the understanding – at the local level – of the rights and responsibilities of citizens as well as the role and limits of the state, || Stichting Interkerkelijk voor Ontwikkelijkssamenwerking || National Human Rights Defence Network (RNDDH) || 1/04/2009 (35 months) || 589,598.00 || 117,631.95

20 || Strengthening non-state actors' capacities to prevent and resolve conflicts in areas affected by post election violence in Kenya || The overall objective is to reduce violent community conflicts in Kenya, The action more specifically aims at strengthening the capacities of non-state actors in 3 provinces in Kenya as means of mitigating community conflicts by improving their knowledge base and know-how in early warning mechanisms, informal mediation, field-based political analysis, policy oriented conflict research and policy dialogue, || Konrad Adenauer Stiftung e,V, || CJPC of the Kenyan Episcopal Conference; Mount Elgon Residents’ Association, Associate Community Initiative Action Group - Kenya (CIAG-K), || 1/07/2009 (29 months) || 750,000.00 || 474,032.00

21 || Development of post-crisis needs assessment (PCNA) and transitional results frameworks || The overall objective is to enhance the efficiency of the PCNA methodology, the post-conflict response capacity of the UN system and international partners – including regional organizations and civil society actors – (building on the existing Post-Conflict Needs Assessment methodology and lessons learned from its implementation to date), and to strengthen the partnership of the EC, the UN and the WB, || United Nations Development Programme || - || 20/12/2008 (28 months) || 709,763.00 || 567,810.00

22 || Strengthening Dialogue through the Ohrid Framework Agreement || The overall objective is to strengthen the dialogue among all ethnic communities in Macedonia, with focus on the issues of non-majority ethnic communities in the context of the process of EU integration, through the establishment of links of communication among the non-majority communities, civil society, national and local governments and international community, || Association for Democratic Initiatives || Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) || 11/09/2009 (12 months) || 40,000.00 || 37,425.85

23 || Reconciling for the future: European perspective for the Western Balkans || The overall objectives are: 1, to help improve the dialogue between civil society actors engaged in post-conflict reconciliation and EU policy-makers; 2, to help consolidate the networking of civil society actors for reconciliation and inter-ethnic co-operation; 3, to help improve a shared awareness on causes and consequences of the recent conflict; 4, to enhance the co-operation of both state and non-state actors for effective reconciliation in the region; 5, to improve research/analytical ground work to underpin future policy and decision making, || Association of Local Democracy Agencies || Local Democracy Agencies in Mostar, Osijek, Central Serbia; Centre for peace and non-violence; Centre for regionalism – Associates: City of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; City of Nis, Serbia; City of Osijek, Croatia, || 18/09/2009 (12 months) || 31,776.23 || 15,888.12

24 || Strengthening European partnerships for crisis prevention and response: Civil society peace-building round tables for Georgia || The overall objective is to contribute to the EU’s improved ability to anticipate, analyse, prevent and respond to crisis situations by facilitating a peace-building partnership between EU institutions and Georgian specialised civil society actors, || Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft Österreichische Vereinigung zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung || Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (BIM, Austria); International Centre on Conflict and Negotiations (ICCN) || 16/10/2009 (10 months) || 40,000.00 || 36,695.91

25 || Development of early warning system in conflict affected Shida Kartli region of Georgia || The overall objective is to contribute to peace-building process and stability in Georgia and the region, The action more specifically aims at: 1, establishing a mechanism for revealing conflict potential developments in the conflict-affected Shida Kartli region – adjacent to South Ossetia – through setting up an early warning system; 2, engaging civil society actively in discussions concerning conflict prevention, peace building and crisis management; 3, strengthening the EU's relevant institutions capacity of conflict prevention and crisis response with regard to Georgia; 4, fostering partnership between the EU and local civil sector in the field of crisis management and peace building, || Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development || Pro NGO! e,V, || 1/09/2009 (11 months) || 39,995.53 || 39,990.17

26 || Gender and Civil Society Oversight of Security Sector Reform || The overall objective is to create better gender awareness for stakeholders involved in SSR and hence efficacy in implementation of SSR planning, policy and programmes through including gender perspectives, The specific objective is to enable stakeholders to identify gender perspectives in twelve SSR thematic areas and in contextual situations, || International Security Information Service Europe (ISIS) || The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces || 1/02/2009 (12 months) || 39,800.00 || 38,340.26

27 || Palestinian-Israeli Roundtables: Israel-Gaza Strip Passages Regime – Scenario Analyses and Policy Recommendations || The main objectives of the action are to: 1, bring together Palestinian and Israeli civil society members for joint research, thereby laying the foundations for cooperation on issues pertinent to both sides; 2, hold roundtables during which the issue of the Gaza Strip-Israel passages is researched and examined in light of various potential political scenarios; 3, provide the EU, as well as local governments, with valuable research and information focused on economic activity between Israel and the Gaza Strip; 4, ensure that local, regional and international decision-makers and EU representatives understand the importance of economic issues pertaining to Israel and the Gaza Strip; 5, allow non-state actors to provide policy advice, be involved in processes of reconciliation and conflict resolution, and strengthen their capacities to provide early warning of potential crisis situations in regard to trade activity between Israel and the Gaza Strip, || The Peres Center for Peace || - || 27/11/2009 (17 months) || 40,000.00 || 20,000.00

|| Peace-building Partnership actions under the Annual Action Programme 2008 – Actions closed in 2010

28 || Strengthening Capacities for the Consensual and Sustainable Management of Land and Natural Resources || The overall objective is to develop systematic tools and frameworks through the UN and EU for national stakeholders and international counterparts to build their national and local capacities for the peaceful and sustainable management of land and natural resources, and assist in the prevention, management, and resolution of violent conflicts related to land and natural resources in pre-, post-, and in-conflict situations, || United Nations Development Programme || UNEP; UN-Habitat; UNDESA; DPA, PBSO || 20/12/2008 (23 months) || 500,000.00 || 400,000.00

29 || European Union Police Forces Training || The overall objective is to enhance mutual understanding, inter-operability, sharing of best practices, knowledge and skills in the sectors of Criminal Investigations, Scientific Investigations, Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT), Close Protection, Improved Explosive Ordnance Devices (IEOD), Human Rights in policing, Integrated Police Unit (IPU) and Formed Police Unit (FPU), || Arma dei Carabinieri || - || 1/05/2009 (7 months) || 678,700.00 || 542,960.00

30 || Empowering the reconciliation process in the Western Balkans || The overall objective is reconciliation in Western Balkan countries – targeting fYR Macedonia, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina – through empowering the improvement of interethnic relations as the foremost development factor, || Center for Civic Initiative || Common Values – Skopje || 18/03/2009 (10 months) || 39,885.00 || 30,682.60

31 || Advancing EU’s Human Security agenda through civil society partnership and policy dialogue || The overall objective is to facilitate a ‘bottom-up’ approach to EU DDR and SSR policy and programming in order to enhance human security in post conflict/settlement contexts, The specific objective is to increase information exchange between relevant civil society actors and EU representatives on issues central to achieving a ‘bottom-up’ approach to EU DDR and SSR policy and programming, || International Alert || - || 5/01/2009 (12 months) || 39,969.00 || 31,672.75

32 || Towards EU peace building policies based on post-war experiences of future EU accession states || The overall objective is to facilitate relevant civil society organizations' ability to propose the provision of policy advice to EU institutions on issues relating to conflict prevention, crisis management and peace-building, The specific objective is to build capacities of Balkan civil society actors for contribution to EU peace-building and conflict prevention policies, || Centre for Peace Studies || Heinrich Boll Foundation, Brussels || 20/04/2009 (15 months) || 39,350.00 || 35,549.86

|| Total amount: || 7,653,153.76 || 4,214,741.94

|| Peace-building Partnership actions under the Annual Action Programme 2009 – Actions ongoing in 2010

No || Title of the action || Description || Organisation || Partner(s) || Starting date || Contracted in € || Paid in €

33 || Standby Team Cluster of Natural Resource Mediation Experts || The project will enable the Mediation Support Unit (MSU) of the UNDP A to quickly provide natural resources expertise to United Nations mediators as well as to peacemaking efforts led by Member States, international, regional and sub-regional organisations and other entities involved in peacemaking, || United Nations Department of Political Affairs || - || 8/10/2007 (46 months) || 499,967.00 || 399,967.00

34 || Support to Aid Information Management Systems for Peace-building, including the piloting of a Peace-building Assistance Dashboard || The objective of the project is to support and improve Aid Information Management Systems in post-conflict countries; provide key donors such as the European Commission with added aid information, thereby contributing to the implementation of their international commitments for aid coordination and aid effectiveness, || Peace Building Support Office || - || 28/07/2010 (24 months) || 499,457.00 || 399,566.00

35 || Support to International Dialogue on Peacebuilding || The objective of the action managed by the OECD DAC Secretariat is to support Round II of the monitoring survey of the Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States (in six or more fragile states) and to support the work of the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding between fragile states and development partners following its first global meeting in April 2010, including through a range of INCAF specific activities that are intended to inform the two above processes and that align with European Commission and Stability Instrument priorities, || Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development || - || 16/12/2010 (18 months) || 600,098.00 || 330,579.00

36 || Scientific and Technical Support to the African Union's Continental Early Warning System (CEWS) – Phase II || The aim of the project is to develop global professional and technical networks for early warning among relevant international, regional and sub-regional organizations (such as the African Union, the League of the Arab States, etc,) through co-operation and capacity-building, including sharing existing best practices and tools and developing local capacity and working practices || DG Joint Research Center || - || 20/01/2011 (18 months) || 753,546.58 || 301,418.63

37 || Strengthening crisis response capacities of the League of Arab States || The project aims to strengthen capacities of the Arab region in crisis forecasting, prevention and response through enhanced cooperation between the Secretariat General of the League of Arab States (SGLAS), the European Commission (EC) and, when appropriate, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), || Secretariat General of the League of Arab States (SGLAS) || UNDP || 20/11/2010 (24 months) || 1,925,190.00 || 1,092,436.00

38 || European Union Police Forces Training || The project aims to train 600 members of the European Police agencies, police units from third countries and national police experts in 2010, It has been planned to perform two training sessions of two weeks each including a permanent change of training and exercises, || Bundespolizei || || 3/05/2010 (7 months) || 698,948,04 || 559,158,43

|| Total amount AAP2009: || 4,977,206.62 || 3,083,125.06

|| Peace-building Partnership actions under the Annual Action Programme 2010 – Actions ongoing in 2010

No || Title of the action || Description || Organisation || Partner(s) || Starting date || Contracted in € || Paid in €

39 || Strengthening Capacities for the Consensual and Sustainable Management of Land and Natural Resources: Phase 2 || This Action is the second phase of the EU/UN project on NR related conflict, It builds on the success of the first phase by developing training elements, knowledge products, early warning systems, and policy advocacy efforts and implementing them in pilot countries, The aim of the project is to strengthen the ability of national stakeholders, the UN and other international counterparts to analyze, prevent and resolve disputes over land, and natural resources; minimize tensions over land and natural resources; and develop sustainable solutions for achieving peace, || United Nations Development Programme || UNEP; UN-Habitat; UNDESA; DPA, PBSO || 1/06/2010 (23 months) || 1,000,000.00 || 559,186.00

40 || Civil Society Dialogue Network || The project aims to promote and develop a robust dialogue mechanism, at a European level, between civil society and the EU institutions on peace-building issues, in order to contribute to strengthening international and regional capacity to anticipate, analyse, prevent and respond to threats to stability and human development posed by violent conflict and natural disasters, as well as to improve international co-operation in post-conflict and post-disaster recovery, and to influence, mentor and monitor dialogue at field level || European Peacbuilding Liaison Office || - || 28/07/2010 (36 months) || 2,000,000.00 || 607,904.00

41 || Integrated Approach to Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) || Provide effective and integrated UN responses to support DDR processes through enhanced coordination and pooling of resources within and beyond the UN system contributing to securing and consolidating long-term peace and security in conflict and post-conflict countries, || United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group || - || 1/07/2010 (17 months) || 1,500,000.00 || 1,123,649.00

42 || Europe’s New Training Initiative for Civilian Crisis Management || The overall objective is to support the provision of enhanced training opportunities to a broad range of targeted professional experts requiring preparation for participation in civilian crisis management type missions, including those of the European Union (EU), United Nations (UN), Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), African Union (AU), and others, || ZIF Berliner Zentrum für Internationale Friedenseinsätze gGmbh (Centre for International Peace Operations) || Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR); Crisis Management Centre Finland (CMC); Centre for European Perspective (CEP), Slovenia; Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA); Ecole nationale d’administration (ENA), France; Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), Sweden; International Alert, United Kingdom; International Training and Civilian Crisis Management Centre (IT&CCMC), Hungary; Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael (NIIB); Royal Institute for International Relations (Egmont), Belgium; and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSUP), Italy, || 10/01/2011 (24 months) || 2,000,000.00 || 829,445.00

|| Total amount AAP 2010: || 6,500,000.00 || 3,120,184.00

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|| Grand total amount AAP 2007-2010: || 26,322,224.04 || 15,269,994.71

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|| AAP 2007: || 7,191,863.66 || 4,851,943.71

|| AAP 2008: || 7,653,153.76 || 4,214,741.94

|| AAP 2009: || 4,977,206.62 || 3,083,125.06

|| AAP 2010: || 6,500,000.00 || 3,120,184.00

Table of Contents

Stability Instrument Crisis Response - 2007-2010 Overview.. 4

Stability Instrument Crisis Response Global Reach – Overview Map. 5

Stability Instrument Crisis Response Exceptional Assistance Measures adopted in 2007 – 2010 Progress reports by Country and Location. 6

Afghanistan. 7

African Union (Addis Ababa) 9

Armenia. 12

Bangladesh. 14

Belarus. 16

Bolivia. 17

Bosnia and Herzegovina. 20

Burundi 22

Central African Republic. 24

Comoros. 26

Cuba. 29

Democratic Republic of Congo. 31

Ecuador 33

Georgia. 35

Haiti 38

Honduras. 42

Indonesia (Aceh) 44

Kenya. 46

Kosovo (under UNSC Resolution 1244 (1999)) 48

Kyrgyz Republic. 51

Laos. 54

Lebanon. 56

Republic of Moldova. 60

Myanmar (Burma) 63

Nagorno-Karabakh region. 65

Nepal 67

Nicaragua. 69

occupied Palestinian territory. 71

Pakistan. 74

Peru. 79

Philippines. 81

Senegal 84

Seychelles. 86

Sierra Leone. 88

Solomon Islands. 90

Sri Lanka. 92

Sudan. 94

Syria. 97

Thailand. 100

Timor-Leste. 102

Western Balkans (Regional Actions) 105

Western Balkans (Regional Actions) 108

Yemen. 111

Zimbabwe. 114

Stability Instrument Crisis Response - 2007-2010 Overview

Stability Instrument Crisis Response Global Reach – Overview Map

Stability Instrument Crisis Response Exceptional Assistance Measures adopted in 2007 – 2010 Progress reports by Country and Location

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Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS) Programmes in

Afghanistan

Title of IfS Decision || Afghanistan – Support to women’s rights and political participation || Copyright: UN ReliefWeb

Type of measure || Rule of Law - Support for implementing UNSC Resolutions 1325 and 1820

Date of Adoption of IfS Decision || 27/07/2010

Amount(s) || € 1,000,000 Contracted: € 359,990.80 Paid: € 287,992.64

Start Datet || 16/09/2010

End Date || 16/09/2011

Context of Instability The situation in Afghanistan has continued to deteriorate and poses a great challenge to the international community. Delays in inaugurating the new Parliament, following the 2010 parliamentary elections, are hampering the ability of the Government to engage in effective reform to improve the lives of the Afghan people. Widespread insecurity further impedes progress. Women are particularly affected. Indeed, there is a striking difference between women’s rights under the law and their actual participation in public and political life, as dictated by culturally acceptable norms and values. Women’s civil and political rights are enshrined in the Constitution, which preserves the equality of all citizens and explicitly provides for the respect of international instruments ratified by Afghanistan, including the 1979 Convention for the Elimination of All Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the 1966 International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). However, in reality, women’s participation in political processes, such as the recent Peace Jirga and elections (as candidates, voters and administrators), is severely limited. Of the 336 female participants in the 2010 Peace Jirga, none were involved in planning the event. Widespread cultural opposition to women in public life, women’s limited access to education and resources and their poor representation in key institutions put them at a disadvantage. Women in public life face a significant deterrent in violent attacks. In recent years, women parliamentarians, provincial council members, civil servants and journalists have been targeted by anti-government elements, local traditional and religious power-holders, by their own families and communities, and in some instances by government authorities. Though President Karzai and other political leaders have reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to women's rights, the National Action Plan for Women remains largely unimplemented. Short Description This IfS project was developed as a result of the continued scarcity of women representatives on the Afghan public and political scene. 2010 saw the 10th Anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) on Women, Peace and Security, as well as the adoption of the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development. The project purpose is to support women’s rights in Afghanistan and to reinforce implementation and awareness of UNSCR 1325 among all stakeholders. The project is intended to boost female participation in political and public life and, in particular, peace-building efforts. Monitoring of UNSCR 1325 in Afghanistan. The main objective of this action is to support the local organization “Afghan Women’s Network” (AWN) in launching a country-wide monitoring exercise to assess the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Afghanistan. This is the first initiative of its kind ever launched in the country. Activities include the development of indicators and benchmarks in relation to UNSCR 1325 implementation, data collection at countrywide level (security situation permitting), workshops and panel discussions based on the results of a country monitoring report to be issued by AWN and establishing an online scoreboard as a real-time source of information on the level of implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Afghanistan. Activities and State of Play The project developed a questionnaire for gathering data on the implementation of 1325. This questionnaire was shared with AWN members in Kabul and other provinces, as well as with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA). Meanwhile, focal points and AWN member organisations for project implementation were identified in 8 regions in of Afghanistan (mostly those where there are high levels of conflict). Training in the use of the questionnaire as a monitoring tool will take place shortly for these focal points. On the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325, AWN representatives participated in a week-long event in New York as panellists and participants in a series of sessions on the topic. They presented an initial report with recommendations on the progress of UNSCR 1325 implementation in Afghanistan and discussed the role of Afghan women in relation to UNSCR 1325. This report will form the basis of a more substantial publication which will be translated to Dari and Pashto and will be publicly available through an official launching event. While in New York, AWN members took part in the Cyber dialogue organised by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, enabling them to share the 2010 achievements in women's political participation in Afghanistan and women’s role in leading positions. They also presented work on the formulation of the Afghan High Peace Council and the role of its women members. In November, AWN co-organised a one-day conference in Kabul on Afghan women on the 10th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325. This activity was not financed by the EU, but contributed to the overall goal of the EU-funded project, in providing a forum to brainstorm and raise awareness on UNSCR 1325 and an opportunity for new participants to enter into the discussion. Role of the IfS Action within the Broader EU and International Response This action fits into the broader EU focus on gender in development as reflected in various policy documents such as the joint Commission and Council "Comprehensive EU Approach to the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 and 1820 on Women, Peace and Security" and the above-mentioned EU Action Plan. The EU and Member States take every opportunity in their regular political dialogues and in high-level fora to emphasise the importance of strengthening and supporting women's rights and participation in society. The EU funds several other projects in Afghanistan to strengthen the presence and capacity of women in civil society, public and political life under its European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights and Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development. These include resource centres, media initiatives and training to strengthen women's ability to engage in advocacy and to assert and realise their rights. Gender is a cross-cutting consideration in the majority of EU-funded programmes and projects in Afghanistan.

Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS) Programmes in the

African Union (Addis Ababa)

Title of IfS Decision || (1) EU Planners to Support the AU Strategic Planning and Management Unit (SPMU) (2) Support to AU election observation missions in African countries affected by unstable environments || Copyright: Wikipedia.org

Type of measure || Support to Regional Peace-building Capacity

Date of Adoption of IfS Decisions || (1) March 2009 - (2) May 2009

Amount(s) || (1) EU planners to SPMU Contracted: € 1,088,050 Paid: € 891,325 || (2) IfS 2008/033 – 09/008 Contracted: € 1,000,000 Paid: € 400,000

Start Date of Project || (1) April 2009 - (2) August 2009

End Date || (1) June 2010 - (2) February 2011

Context of Instability Somalia has remained a fragile and conflict-afflicted country notwithstanding the presence of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM +/- 8,000 troops). It was necessary to enhance the planning capacity of the Strategic Planning and Management Unit (SPMU) as expeditiously as possible so that it could provide the necessary support to the mission in Mogadishu. EU support demonstrates the Europe’s response capacity and the how complementarity can be achieved between the 1st and 2nd action pillars of the Treaty. This IfS action should be viewed as a signal of our continued commitment to support the AU in its aims of fostering peace and sustainable development in Somalia. On the other hand, since the new wave of Africa’s democratisation in the early 1990’s, elections have been one of the greatest achievements of participation and political inclusiveness in most African countries. At the same time, in a number of countries, elections have led to violence and political conflicts, aggravating ethnic and communal divisions thereby threatening social order and economic development. To boost democratic practices and enhance stability in Africa, the AU has invested, considerable efforts in developing a wide range of protocols and principles promoting democracy, peace and stability, including for governing elections. However, resurgence of election-related conflicts such as the post-election crisis in Kenya of December 2007, Zimbabwe in 2008 or more recently in Ivory Cost in 2010, underlined the need to improve the implementation of AU mechanisms so as boost their effectiveness and legitimacy in preventing, managing and resolving electoral conflicts. One of the main tools used by the AU for this purpose in countries holding elections, and especially those experiencing, and/or emerging from, violent conflicts are the election observation and monitoring missions (EOM). In observing elections, AU missions aim to promote the integrity of the electoral process and the credibility of the outcome by analysing the transparency of the election process as well as the extent of a “level playing field” for key electoral stakeholders. Some of the key questions assessed include the neutrality and impartiality of the election and political authorities as well as the security forces during the election process. It is important to secure AU capacity to deploy effective and professional EOMs in case of emerging crises, in order to contribute to the pre-emption and mitigation of conflicts during and after elections at country and sub-regional levels. Short Description The first project relates to a capacity building/training programme financing the deployment of four EU planners to the Strategic Planning and Management Unit (SPMU) within the AU Commission Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD). The programme aimed to strengthen AU PSOD strategic management, planning and operational capacity in relation to its Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and to ensure co-ordination of African and international support to the Mission and between PSOD, AMISOM and security sector related programming in Somalia through deployment of experts on human resources, budget, engineering and communications. The overall objective of the second project was to contribute in preventing and mitigating electoral-related conflict in Africa, by supporting and facilitating the deployment of African Union Election Observation Missions (EOM) in African countries affected by crisis, emerging crisis or post-conflict situations in accordance with regional and international election observation standards to which the AU has adhered. Activities and State of Play In October 2008, the Commission of the African Union (Department of Peace and Security) submitted a formal request to the EU for external staff support to the SPMU of the PSOD in the areas of budget, personnel, communications and civil engineering. AU was critically understaffed in these areas at a time when AMISOM depended heavily on the SPMU to provide such expertise. The European Commission recruited 4 planners for the AU SPMU among candidates put forward by EU Member States. This short term assistance (€ 1.1 million under the PAMF) is provided on the same legal basis as the earlier IfS support to the SPMU (Article 3(2)(a) and (l) IfS Regulation) on the understanding that this assistance does not constitute an operation having military or defence implications. The EU planners were deployed in April 2009 as civil engineering, budget, personnel and communications officers for a period of 14 months to June 2010. The SPMU was renamed Plans & Operations Unit (POU) and improved in terms of staffing and structure but continues to face capacity constraints and remains short of a strategic planning unit in line with European standards. Developments need to be seen in the context of decisions of the 2009 AU Summit in Sirte which called for the integration of the SPMU into the permanent structures of the AUC Peace Support Operations Department (PSOD). This is a positive step which should contribute to strengthening the AU capacity to plan, support and co-ordinate its peace support operations in Africa. The election project provided €1 million to the “Electoral Assistance Fund” of the Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit (DEAU) within the Department of Political Affairs at the AU Commission which is entrusted with coordinating and developing AU election observation. The bulk of the programme covered travel, per diem and other costs of electoral observers associated with five elections, the scale of which depended on other donor’s contributions. However, the programme faced obstacles which led to a considerable under-utilisation of funds. EU funds were used for the AU EOM to the legislative elections in Comoros in December 2009 and the Presidential elections in Guinea in 2010. The Comoros face a crucial constitutional reform and it was essential to ensure a free, fair and transparent election to consolidate democratic principles and political stability. The AU EOM was complementary to the international support given to the national Electoral Commission for the organisation of the elections, which included a particular contribution of the IfS. A strong and credible AU election observation capacity will contribute in an important way to uphold the rule of law and the democratization process in Africa Role of the IfS Action within the Broader EU and International Response IfS support to the SPMU needs to be seen in the context of the strong EU involvement in the situation in Somalia. A fully fledged EU naval operation to fight against piracy (NAVFOR ATALANTA) was launched in December 2008 and is complemented by flanking IfS measures providing support to Kenya and Seychelles to allow the trial of detained piracy suspects in those countries. An ESDP mission providing training to Somali forces was deployed in 2009 (EUTM – Uganda). The Commission is also providing important financial support from the African Peace Facility (APF) to the AU peace keeping mission in Somalia. More globally, there are obvious linkages with other capacity building measures being financed by the EU, most notably from the APF, within the general framework of the EU-Africa Strategic Partnership. The election observation support fits well with the Africa-EU Partnership on Democratic Governance and Human Rights and is fully linked to the activities of the 2008-2010 action plan in support of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections, and Governance. IfS assistance is complementary to international donors’ assistance to AUC, including EU Member States and paves the way for a more structured EU support under longer term financial instruments. Finally, the project supports political dialogue with the AU and the country targeted, particularly to prevent conflict over electoral outcomes. This complements EU assistance to African elections, such as EU Election Observation Missions and specific support to the organisation or domestic monitoring of elections with EDF, EIDHR or IfS financing.

Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS) Programmes in

Armenia

Title of IfS Decision || Urgent Policy Advice on Reforms to the Government of Armenia (Phase 1) Extension of Reform Advisory Team (Phase 2) || Copyright: UN ReliefWeb

Type of measure || High Level Policy Advice

Date of Adoption of IfS Decision || Phase 1: 05/11/2008 Phase 2: 03/09/2009

Amount(s) || Phase 1: € 810,000 Contracted: € 803,484 Paid: € € 803,484 || Phase 2: € 2,000,000 Contracted: € 2,000,000 Paid: € 1,800,000

Start Date of Project || Phase 1: 17/11/2008 || Phase 2: 01/10/2009

End Date || Phase 1: 30/09/2009 || Phase 2: 31/07/2010

Context of Instability Following violent demonstrations and clashes in Yerevan in the aftermath of Presidential elections on 19th February 2008, the Government of Armenia declared a temporary “state of emergency”. Political tensions remained acute. Against this background the new President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, expressed his intention to work intensively on confidence building in order to stabilise the situation and to reopen a dialogue with the opposition as soon as possible. The President asked the EU to provide advisors to support his programme of reforms and to ensure the continuation of the reform process in line with the EU-Armenian European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan. Short Description The project was designed to support key Armenian institutions (including the legislative, executive and judicial powers) in the development and implementation of Armenia's own reform agenda, notably the implementation of the EU-Armenia ENP Action Plan. The EU Advisory Group provides high level political and technical advice to design and steer the implementation of reforms to support the modernisation process underpinning democracy, good governance, rule of law, and market economy. It includes advice on inter alia strengthening democratic structures, combating fraud and corruption and enhancing respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, in line with Armenia’s international commitments. In light of the positive assessment of the project’s first phase, a second phase extended it to July 2010, with ENPI funding continuing support as of October 2010. Activities and State of Play The programme provided policy advice to senior government officials via the deployment of 14 advisors to the Presidential Administration, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Parliament, the Human Rights Defender, the Ministries of Finance, Economy and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Economy. Advice was focused on: (i) strengthening democratic institutions including separation of powers, judicial independence and improved functioning of local government as the National Assembly; (ii) strengthening respect for human rights including developing the Human Rights Defenders Office in line with European and international standards, developing the latter as the National Preventive Mechanism within the terms of OPCAT and assistance in drafting a Human Rights Protection Plan; (iii) enhancing the capacity and effectiveness of public administration, including the introduction of e-government, an ethics code, establishment of a unitary and transparent recruitment system as well as improved professional training for public servants alongside advice on reform of law enforcement bodies as set out in the National Security Strategy and the ENP Action Plan; (iv) assisting with the promotion of pluralism in public media as well as promoting media professionalism; (v) supporting economic, social and public finance management reforms, including preparations for the negotiation and future conclusions of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with the EU, advice on public debt management as well as target advice on sanitary and phyto-sanitary (SPS) regulations, technical barriers to trade (TBT) and intellectual property rights (IPR) with view to future full alignment with the EU acquis. A concrete example of the impact of advisors role was the adoption of the Customs Anti-Corruption Action Plan by the State Revenue Committee in February 2010. Role of the IfS Action within the Broader EU and International Response The EU has agreed an ambitious ENP Action Plan with Armenia. The IfS project addressed the causes of internal instability while at the same time supporting reforms in line with the ENP Action Plan. An evaluation of the two phases of the EUAG was completed in September 2010, and following the positive recommendation a third phase of EUAG started on 25 October 2010 with ENPI funding of EUR 4.2 million.

Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS) Programmes in

Bangladesh

Title of IfS Decision || Programme of support for the restoration of socio-economic stability and strengthening of community resilience in areas affected by cyclone AILA in Bangladesh || Copyright: UN ReliefWeb

Type of measure || Post-Disaster Recovery

Date of Adoption of IfS Decision || 10/06/2010

Amount(s) || € 5,000,000 Contracted: € 5,000,000 Paid: € 3,767,183

Start Date of Project || 01/07/2010

End Date || 30/12/2011

Context of Instability EU-Bangladesh relations date back to shortly after Bangladesh's creation as a state in 1971, and reached a new level of partnership with the Cooperation Agreement of 2001. This Agreement considerably broadened the scope of co-operation, to include trade and economic development, human rights, good governance and the environment. Bangladesh ended two years of military rule in December 2008, after la