Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) kärnstöd 2021-2024 Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) Core support 2021-2024 - Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) Core support 2021-2024 new strategy Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) är en internationell organisation baserad i Washington DC som arbetar med att öka skyddet av civila i konflikt. De har lokala kontor i Afghanistan, Irak, Jemen, Nigeria, Ukraina och Mali, samt mer begränsad närvaro i Demokratiska Republiken Kongo (DRK) och Centralafrikanska Republiken (CAR). De startar för närvarande också upp ett fältkontor i Kenya. Baserat på CIVIC:s egna undersökningar av hur civila drabbas av konflikter utformar organisationen olika insatser för att militära aktörer och fredsbevarande styrkor på olika sätt ska skydda civila på ett bättre sätt. CIVIC arbetar också med civilsamhällespartners för att bygga upp civilbefolkningens kapacitet att höja sin röst och förespråka sitt eget skydd, med särskilt fokus på marginaliserade grupper.

Sida har mottagit en ansökan om kärnstöd från CIVIC. Förslaget är att stödja CIVIC:s nya femåriga strategiska plan (2021- 2025) med ett belopp på 34,2 MSEK över tre år (2021-2023), vilket motsvarar cirka 11 procent av CIVIC:s totala budget. Sida har bidragit med kärnstöd till CIVIC sedan 2017 och detta blir därmed en fortsättning på detta samarbete.  

Eftersom vissa delar av arbetet mot NATO och USA skulle kunna falla utanför OECD/DAC:s definition av officiellt utvecklingssamarbete (ODA) har Sida tydliggjort i avtalet att Sida inte finansierar denna typ av insatser. The Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) is an international organization based in Washington DC that works to increase the protection of civilians in conflict. They have local offices in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Nigeria, Ukraine and Mali, as well as a more limited presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR). They are also currently setting up a field office in Kenya. Based on CIVIC's own surveys of how civilians are affected by conflicts, the organization designs various interventions to ensure that military actors and peacekeeping forces are able to better protect civilians in various ways. CIVIC also works with civil society partners to build the capacity of the civilian population to raise their voice and advocate for their own protection, with a special focus on marginalized groups. 

Sida has received an application for core support from CIVIC. The proposal is to support CIVIC's new five-year strategic plan (2021-2025) with an amount of SEK 34.2 million over three years (2021-2023), which represents approximately 11 percent of CIVIC's total budget for the period. Sida has contributed core support to CIVIC since 2017 and this will thus be a continuation of this collaboration.

As certain parts of the work related to NATO and the US could fall outside the OECD / DAC's definition of official development cooperation (ODA), Sida has clarified in the agreement that Sida does not finance this type of activities. The expected impact of CIVIC's strategic plan 2021-2023, extended to also include 2024 is that civilians experience a significant reduction in conflict-related harm.
The three objectives, or results, that would lead to the expected impact, are:
1) Conflict-affected civilians bring about improved protection for their communities
2) Governments and armed actors implement effective strategies and best practices on the protection of civilians
3) Multinational bodies and coalitions take action to protect civilians from harm
With this contribution, Sida will support the first four years of the 5-year strategic plan.