Nexus support to Resident Coordinator Office Nexus-stöd till Resident Coordinator Office The Nexus approach funded through this contribution will bring together humanitarian, development and peace actors to deliver in a coordinated way towards Collective Outcomes. These Collective Outcomes (gender-based violence, internally displaced persons, access to basic public services and increased food security) are integrated into the humanitarian response plan, the national development plan and MONUSCO's stabilisation plan. The goal is to reduce humanitarian needs in the long term and reduce the vulnerability of the poorest and most vulnerable individuals and societies. This effort therefore contributes directly to reducing poverty in accordance with the global goal number 10: Reduce inequality within and between countries. By coordinating between the different pillars of the triple nexus and in all the strategic result areas of the Swdish development cooperation strategy, the contribution helps to identify root causes of conflict and poverty and propose collaborations that can solve these. Nexusansatsen ska föra samman humanitära, utvecklings- och fredsaktörer för att på ett koordinerat sätt leverera mot gemensamme resultatområde. Dessa gemensamma resultatområden (könsbaserat våld, internflyktingsituation, tillgång till grundläggande samhällsservice samt ökad livsmedelstrygghet) är integrerade i den humanitära responsplanen, den nationella utvecklingsplanen samt MONUSCOs stabiliseringsplan. Målsättning är att på lång sikt minska de humanitära behoven och reducera sårbarheten hos de allra fattigaste och mest utsatta individerna i och samhällen. Denna insats bidrar därför direkt till att utjämna fattigdom i enlighet med det globala målet nummer 10: Minska ojämlikheten inom länder. Genom att koordinera mellan de olika pelarna av trippelnexus och inom alla de strategiska resultatområdena i Sveriges bilaterala strategi bidrar insatsen till att identifiera grundorsaker till konflikt och fattigdom och föreslå samarbeten som kan lösa dessa. The project will deploy a Nexus Specialist and two national nexus analysts who will work with humanitarian, development and peace actors across the spectrum to operationalize the collective outcomes in DRC.

The project will:

1. Support the DSRSG/RC/HC in coordinating the implementation of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus in the DRC.   
2. Provide advice and support to DSRSG/RC/HC, the UNCT and the HCT on scaling up humanitarian-development-peace interventions in light of the UN transition and MONUSCOs progressive drawdown in the Kasais and Tanganyika. 
3. Allow the DSRSG/RC/HC to be abreast on current Humanitarian-Development-Peace discussions and the New Way of Working at the global level, tools, instruments and policies as may be required.

In greater detail, according to the project proposal:

Scope 1: Assist and advise the DSRSG/RC/HC in coordinating the implementation of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus in the DRC

Expected Result: Effective coordination and convergence of activities in geographical target areas across the three pillars of the nexus

Related activities:

Support the DSRSG/RC/HC in ensuring better synergies of the development community with peacebuilding and humanitarian communities in the areas of analysis, planning, programming and financing.  Coordinate and integrate different workstreams within the Integrated Office linked to the nexus. Provide secretariat function of the multi stakeholder Nexus Core Team and support coordination with national/local authorities, State institutions, local civil society, private sector and development actors. Work closely with national counterparts, donors and other stakeholders of the humanitarian community including OCHA to ensure that humanitarian activities support and/or link into recovery and sustainable development strategies while ensuring that local capacity is utilized effectively. Advocate for the inclusion of early recovery and resilience building issues in the provincial operationalization of national humanitarian strategies and plans as well as in national and provincial development plans. Maintain close liaison with relevant development partners, the diplomatic corps, regional organizations and other actors supporting the UNs humanitarian, development, conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts. Advise on funding opportunities and mechanisms to fund humanitarian-development- and peace related initiatives and programmes in fragile and conflict affected areas promoting durable solutions for returns, targeting the most vulnerable people, and actively advocate for donor support in this area. Support the implementation of the durable solutions strategy at national and provincial level (in cooperation with UNCHR and other relevant stakeholders).  Organize and conduct workshops in Kinshasa and at the field level as relevant.

 

Scope 2: Provide support to DSRSG/RC/HC, the UNCT and the HCT on scaling up humanitarian-development-peace interventions in light of the UN transition and MONUSCOs progressive drawdown in the Kasais and Tanganyika

Expected Result: The humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach is scaled up in Kasai and Kasai Central and Tanganyika.

Related activities:

Work with development and humanitarian partners, in particular UNDP, OCHA  as well as MONUSCO/RCO and INGOs, NGOs and civil society representatives to facilitate the implementation and contextualization of the collective outcomes at the provincial level and the elaboration of joint strategies and interventions by the development community aimed at enhancing resilience, reducing humanitarian needs and facilitating a UN transition and progressive drawdown of MONUSCO.  Establish coordination forum or provide support to existing coordination at provincial level to enhance the operationalization and rollout of the triple nexus approach. Provide support to mapping exercises of activities and efforts to enhance geographic convergence of implementation. Work closely with the PBF secretariat and other sections of the Integrated Office to ensure synergies between different projects aimed at supporting UN transition; provide advice on how to ensure a strong nexus focus in PBF funded projects. Maintain close liaison with the World Bank to ensure synergies with ongoing development programmes.Provide quality support to the development, implementation and evaluation of projects under the triple nexus. Organize and conduct workshops in the field as relevant.



Scope 3: Advise and inform the DSRSG/RC/HC on current Humanitarian-Development-Peace discussions and the New Way of Working at the global level, tools, instruments and policies as may be required

 Expected result: Effective documentation and dissemination of best practices and lessons learnt from the DRC within the country and at global level.

Related activities:

Maintain close contact with relevant staff in UN Headquarters as well at the regional level including relevant focal points at UNDP, OCHA, DPPA-DPO, DCO and work closely with the regional programme specialists based in the region. Contribute actively in a community of practice and ensure that lessons learned, and best practices are shared across a network of practitioners in order to strengthen the expertise in this area. Compile best practices and lessons learnt from implementation in the Kasais and Tanganyika, disseminate within the country and feed into discussions at regional and global level Perform any other duties considered necessary to advance the implementation of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.