Commission staff working document - Accompanying document to the report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament : annual report from the European Commission on the Instrument for Stability in 2008 {COM(2009) 341 final}
Date: 2009-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cooperation policy, development aid, foreign policy, international security, report

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 9.7.2009 
SEC(2009) 932 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 

Accompanying document to the 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT 

Annual report from the European Commission 
on the Instrument for Stability in 2008 

{COM(2009) 341 final} 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Stability Instrument Crisis Response - Exceptional Assistance Measures adopted in 2007 and 2008 
Progress reports by country………………………………………………..………… …………….....4 

Stability Instrument Crisis Response 2007-2008 At A Glance ........................................................... 5 

Stability Instrument Crisis Response Global Reach – Overview Map.............................................. 6 

Afghanistan........................................................................................................................... 7 

African Union (Addis Ababa)............................................................................................... 8 

Armenia ................................................................................................................................ 9 

Bangladesh.......................................................................................................................... 10 

Bolivia................................................................................................................................. 11 

Bosnia and Herzegovina ..................................................................................................... 12 

Burma/Myanmar................................................................................................................. 13 

Central African Republic .................................................................................................... 14 

Chad.................................................................................................................................... 15 

Colombia............................................................................................................................. 16 

Democratic Republic of Congo .......................................................................................... 17 

Fiji....................................................................................................................................... 19 

Georgia ............................................................................................................................... 20 

Guinea Bissau ..................................................................................................................... 22 

Haiti .................................................................................................................................... 23 

Indonesia (Aceh)................................................................................................................. 24 

Kosovo*.............................................................................................................................. 25 

Kyrgyzstan.......................................................................................................................... 27 

Lebanon .............................................................................................................................. 28 

Libya ................................................................................................................................... 31 

Nepal................................................................................................................................... 32 

Nicaragua............................................................................................................................ 34 

occupied Palestinian territory ............................................................................................. 35 

Peru ..................................................................................................................................... 37 

Philippines .......................................................................................................................... 39 

Sierra Leone........................................................................................................................ 40 

Solomon Islands.................................................................................................................. 41 

Somalia ............................................................................................................................... 42 

Sri Lanka............................................................................................................................. 43 

Sudan (Darfur) .................................................................................................................... 44 

Syria.................................................................................................................................... 45 

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Thailand .............................................................................................................................. 47 

Timor Leste......................................................................................................................... 49 

Uganda................................................................................................................................ 50 

Zambia ................................................................................................................................ 52 

Zimbabwe ........................................................................................................................... 53 

Implementation of Instrument for Stability (IfS) Facilities ............................................................. 55 

Conflict Resources Facility (CRF) - €2 million.................................................................. 55 

Facilities for urgent actions involving Policy Advice, Technical Assistance, Mediation and 
Reconciliation for the benefit of third countries in crisis situations (PAMF) - .................. 56 

Facility for urgent actions involving support to tribunals of international character and 
transitional justice initiatives .............................................................................................. 57 

Stability Instrument Crisis Preparedness - Peacebuilding Partnership - Progress report 

(Article 4.3 IfS Regulation)………………………………………………………………….…..……..59 

Stability Instrument Article 4.1 and 4.2 - Measures adopted in 2007 and 2008 - Progress 
reports…………………………………………………………….……….…………………..………62 

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).................................................................................................................... 63 

Actions in the area of risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, nuclear and 
biological materials or agents (Article 4.2 IfS Regulation)................................................................. 64 

OVERALL IFS ALLOCATIONS, COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS IN BETWEEN CRISIS 
RESPONSE / CRISIS PREPAREDNESS / LONGER-TERM THREATS (BUDGET HEADING 19.06) 68 

IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2008: COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS ...... 69 

IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2007: COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS ...... 70 

IFS LONG-TERM COMPONENT: 2008 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS............................... 71 

IFS LONG-TERM COMPONENT: 2007 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS............................... 72 

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STABILITY INSTRUMENT 

CRISIS RESPONSE 

(http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/ifs/index_en.htm) 

EXCEPTIONAL ASSISTANCE MEASURES 

ADOPTED IN 2007 AND 2008 

PROGRESS REPORTS BY COUNTRY 

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STABILITY INSTRUMENT CRISIS RESPONSE 2007-2008 AT A GLANCE 

Regions

Countries targeted

Sectors targeted

Africa 

DRC, Uganda, Somalia,
Chad,
Guinea-Bissau,
Darfur,
Zimbabwe,
Central African Republic,
Somalia, Sierra Leone,
Zambia

ESDP

SSR,
measures, support
peace-building,
resolution,
preparations,
justice

flanking
to AU
conflict
election
transitional

Adopted 
measures

Funds 
allocated in 
€ million

% of total 
allocated 
funds

16

64,1

29,1%

Southern 
Caucasus & 
Central Asia

Georgia,
Armenia

Kyrgyzstan,

Elections, CBMs, Rule of
Post-conflict
Law,
response/Early
recovery,
Urgent policy advice

Western Balkans

(under UNSC
Kosovo
Resolution 1244 (1999)),
Bosnia

Rule of Law, ICO, UNMIK
explosive 
Pillar
remnants of war (ERW)

IV,

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4

22,2

10,1%

26,9

12,2%

Asia and Pacific

Afghanistan,
Thailand,
Philippines, Sri Lanka,
Aceh,
Burma,
Solomon
Bangladesh,
Islands,
Timor-
Leste, Nepal

Fiji,

Latin America & 
Caribbean

Colombia, Bolivia, Haiti,
Peru, Nicaragua

Middle East & 
North Africa

Lebanon, Palestine, Iraqi
Refugees in Syria, Libya

transitional
Rule of Law,
justice, conflict resolution
and reconciliation, disaster
response, elections, SSR,
DDR

of
Reconciliation, Rule
Law,
justice,
transitional
conflict resolution, disaster
response

border

security,
SSR,
rehabilitation,
conflict-
resolution, protection and
displaced
of
support
populations, elections

Global facilities

Policy Advice and Mediation, Conflict Resources,
Transitional Justice*

Total Crisis Response 2007/2008

14

41,4

18,8%

7

8

4

59

25,2

11,5%

26,2

11,9%

14

220

6,4%

100,0%

*This amount represents ongoing projects with global reach and the remainder of funds on the facilities yet to be contracted.

Stability Instrument Crisis Response 2007-2008
Allocation of funds per region

Western Balkans
12,2%

Asia and Pacific
18,8%

Southern Caucasus 
& Central Asia
10,1%

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Africa 
29,1%

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Latin America & 
Caribbean
11,5%

Middle East & 
North Africa
11,9%

Global facilities
6,4%

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STABILITY INSTRUMENT CRISIS RESPONSE GLOBAL REACH – OVERVIEW MAP 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

AFGHANISTAN 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Afghanistan – Reform of the Justice Sector 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 03/04/2007 

Amount(s): € 2,300,000 - Contracted: € 2,300,000 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: € 1.676.651 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 29/6/2007 - End Date(s): 28/11/2008 

Short  description  of  the  (sub-)project(s):  This  programme  was  developed  as  a  result  of  a  joint 
Commission-Council fact-finding mission to Afghanistan in September 2006, which also led to police 
support being pursued under the ESDP through the later launch in 2007 of EUPOL Afghanistan. The 
purpose  of  this  IfS  project  was  to  provide  complementary  urgent  support  to  develop  improved 
conditions of service for judges and prosecutors in the Supreme Court and Attorney General’s Office, 
and to support the development of a national legal aid system in the Ministry of Justice.  

Objectives: This programme aimed to rapidly assist the Government in drawing up and implementing 
a reform programme in key justice institutions, the Supreme Court and the Attorney General’s Office, 
covering  issues  such  as  recruitment  and  personnel  systems,  pay  and  grading  for  judges  and 
prosecutors,  and  in  the  Ministry  of  Justice,  to  develop  its  responsibilities,  in  particular  in  putting  in 
place a new legal aid system, which provides a nationwide coverage of representation in court. 

Activities: The programme provided a team of European specialists, long and short term, to support 
the justice institutions, management of the programme, and co-ordination and inter-agency issues. The 
Ministry  of  Justice  was  assisted  in  designing  a  new  national  strategy  for  legal  aid  and  an 
implementation  plan,  to  set  up  the  nucleus  of  a  Legal  Aid  Department.  Several  institutions  were 
assisted in preparing annual budgets for presentation to the Ministry of Finance; the ongoing national 
civil service pay and grading process was assessed and support given on its implementation. Support 
to the Supreme Court and Prosecutor’s Office included the assessment of the existing draft legislation 
which addresses the issues of organisation and pay/grading within the judiciary and public prosecution 
service. Plans for the introduction of conditions for recruitment, service, and grading scales, including 
a plan of phased implementation were developed. 

Implementation  status:  The  17-months  programme  came  to  a  close  at  the  end  of  November  2008, 
with  complementary  follow-up  activities  in  the  Justice  Sector  under  the  Development  Cooperation 
Instrument  (DCI)  due  to  commence  in  2009.  The  programme  was  successful,  although  in  this 
environment  of  embryonic  public  administration,  there  were  obstacles  to  be  overcome,  not  least 
related  to  personalities,  but  also  because  of  the  confluence  of  a  modern  system  of  justice  and 
traditional  sharia  law.  The  Ministry of  Justice  was  able  to  develop  a  budget proposal  and  present  it 
effectively  for  the  first  time,  some  key issues  were  addressed  by  the  justice  institutions,  such  as  the 
minimum  educational  requirements  for  Judges  and  Prosecutors,  work  on  the  development  of  pay 
scales at a level which would assist in the fight against corruption, and near the end of the programme, 
as  a  culmination  of  considerable  work,  future  steps  to  be  taken  to  provide  legal  aid,  including  the 
creation of a Legal Aid Board, were formulated and agreed by the Ministry of Justice.  

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: This programme was an 
early  step  within  a  much  wider  EU  engagement  now  under  way  in  the  rule  of  law  sector  in 
Afghanistan. The programme is the precursor to a longer term justice programme, financed from the 
EC’s national programme for Afghanistan under the DCI, and is aimed at strengthening the rule of law 
in  the  country.  The  EC  is  providing  a  significant  level  of  funds  to  the  Law  and  Order  Trust  Fund 
(LOTFA)  for  the  salaries  of  the  new  Afghan  National  Police.  To  date,  the  EC  has  channelled  some 
€281  million  into  LOTFA.  The  ESDP  mission  EUPOL  Afghanistan  is  providing  training  and 
mentoring  of  the  Afghan  National  Police,  with  outreach  to  provinces  and  support  to  reforming  the 
Ministry  of  Interior.  EC  actions  in  the  justice  sector  are  designed  to  dovetail  with  the  ESDP  police 
mission, especially with regard to the interface between the police and the criminal justice system. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

AFRICAN UNION (ADDIS ABABA) 

Title  of  IfS  Decision(s):  –  Exceptional  Assistance  Measure  to  support  the  African  Union  Strategic 
Management and Planning Cell (SMPC) for AMISOM 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 9/10/2007 

Amount(s): € 5.000.000 - Contracted: € 4.907.000 - Paid: € 2.631.966    

Start Date(s) of project(s): December 2007 - End Date(s): June 2009  

Short description of the (sub-)project(s): Capacity building programme financing the establishment 
and functioning for the first eighteen months of a Strategic Planning and Management Unit (SPMU) 
within the AU Commission Peace Support Operations Division’s (PSOD). 

Objectives:    The  programme  aims  to  strengthen  the  African  Union  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  a  provision  of  staff  and  related  operational 
support to the AU Strategic Management and Planning Cell 

Activities:  The  bulk  of  programme  costs  concerns  staff  costs  (including  salaries)  for  34  African 
planners/experts  and  26  local  support  to  be  recruited  by  AU.  Additionally  the  programme  caters  for 
the  cost  of  office  rentals  and  the  purchase  of  equipment  (office,  transport,  communications,  etc.)  as 
well as a small external technical assistance 

Implementation  status:  Programme  implementation  is  considerably  behind  schedule  since  the  AU 
has only been able to recruit some 5 of the 34 African planners foreseen. To compensate for this lack 
of  African  planners  the  AU  has  resorted  to  the  international  community  and  several  organisations 
(UN,  EU,  NATO)  have  seconded  planners  to  this  unit.  A  combined  EC/Council  SEC  monitoring 
mission  has  been  organised  in  order  to  discuss  with  the  AU  its  implementation  difficulties  and 
possible ways to redress the situation before the end of the programme. 

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  IfS  support  to  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  for  a  duration  of  12  months.  The  Commission  is  also  providing  important  financial 
support  from  the  African  Peace  Facility  (APF)  to  the  AU  peace  keeping  mission  in  Somalia 
(AMISOM,  €  15  million  in  2007,  further  €  20  million  in  2008).  More  globally,  there  are  obvious 
linkages with other capacity building measures being financed by the EC, most notably from the APF, 
within the general framework of the EU-Africa strategic partnership. It was in fact anticipated that the 
IfS  short  term  support  could  pave  the  way  for  embedding  structural  planning  and  management 
capacity in the AU PSOD in line with the long-term aims of the above mentioned partnership with the 
AU. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

ARMENIA 

Title of IfS Decision: Urgent policy advice on reforms to the government of Armenia 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision: 05/11/2008 (under the “PAMF” Facility) 

Amount: € 810,000 - Contracted to date: € 810,000 - Paid to date: € 729,000    

Start Date of project: 17/11/2008 

End Date: 16/05/2009  

Short  description  of  the  project:  Following  violent  demonstrations  and  clashes  in  Yerevan  in  the 
aftermath of Presidential elections on 19 February 2008, the government of Armenia declared a “state 
of emergency”. Political tensions in the country have remained acute since the elections. Against this 
background  the  new  President  of  Armenia,  Serzh  Sargsyan,  expressed  to  the  public  his  intention  to 
work  intensively  on  confidence  building  in  order  to  stabilize  the  situation  and  to  reopen  a  dialogue 
with  the  opposition  as  soon  as  possible.  The  President  requested  that  the  Commission  support  his 
programme  of  reforms  and  confidence  building  by  providing  advisors,  to  ensure  that  the  reform 
process  is  conducted  in  line  with  European  standards.  In  response,  the  objective  of  the  project  is  to 
support key Armenian institutions in the design and implementation of Armenia's own reform agenda, 
notably through the implementation of the EU-Armenia European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan 
(ENP  AP).  Support  is  aimed  at  strengthening  the  capacity  of  the  key  institutions,  including  the 
Legislative,  Executive  and  Judiciary  powers  of  the  Republic  of  Armenia  (RA)  together  with  other 
Armenian institutions and organisations.  

Objectives: The EU Advisory Group provides high level political and technical advice necessary to 
design and steer reforms,  advising also on proper implementation, in order to support the Armenian 
modernisation processes towards democracy, good governance, rule of law, and market economy. This 
includes  providing  advice  to  the  RA  on  further  strengthening  relations  with  Civil  Society,  and  the 
further strengthening of democratic structures, of the rule of law, including reform of the judiciary and 
combat  of  fraud  and  corruption  and  on  strengthening  of  respect  for  human  rights  and  fundamental 
freedoms, in compliance with international commitments of the RA.  

Activities:  The  project  provides  up  to  10  advisers  with  the  team  leader  located  in  the  Presidential 
Administration. Other advisors are allocated to the Prime Minister, the Parliament, the Human Rights 
Defender, the Ministries of Finance, Economy and Foreign Affairs. In the light of developments, other 
advisors  might  be  recruited  for  other  institutions.  The  following  are  focus  areas:  Strengthening  of 
democratic  institutions:  (i)  Support  to  the  Constitutional  Reform  of  the  RA,  which  provides  better 
separation  of  powers,  independence  of  the  judiciary  and  functioning  of  local  self-government;  (ii) 
Further reform of political system in line with actions foreseen in the ENP AP; (iii) Further reform of 
the judiciary. Strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms: (i) the adoption of 
further measures to fully implement actions foreseen under priority 2 of the ENP AP ; (ii) Supporting 
RA  in  further  developing  the  Human  Rights  Defender  institution  in  accordance  with  relevant 
European  and  international  standards.  Good  Governance:  (i)  Assisting  RA  in  reforming  public 
administration,  enhancing  its  effectiveness,  capacity  and  efficiency;  (ii)  Assisting  RA  in  evaluating 
and  introducing  necessary  reforms  to  the  functioning  of  the  civil  service  system  including  e-
government, introduction of ethic code, continuing an efficient fight against corruption, strengthening 
of  a  unified  and  transparent  system  of  recruitment  and  improving  educational  training  for  civil 
servants;  (iii)  Assisting  RA  in  the  process  of    reforms  of  law  enforcement  bodies  in  line  with  the 
Armenian National Security Strategy and the ENP Action Plan; Media Environment: (i) Assisting RA 
in  promoting  pluralism  of  public  media  and  freedom  of  the  media,  promoting  a  high  level  of 
professionalism in the media. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: The urgent and limited 
action  is  highly  complementary  to  the  EU’s  neighbourhood  policy,  as  it  addresses  the  causes  of 
internal instability while at the same time supporting reforms in line with the ENP AP. It is expected 
that the advisory group would receive follow-on support from ENPI. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

BANGLADESH 

Title  of  IfS  Decision(s):  Programme  of  Support  for  the  rehabilitation  of  livelihoods  devastated  by 
cyclone SIDR in Bangladesh 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 05/06/2008 

Amount(s): € 13.000.000 - Contracted : € 13.000.000 - Paid: € 3,660,171 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 01/06/2008 - End Date(s): 30/11/2009 

Short  description  of  the  (sub-)project(s):  The  project  provides  urgently  needed  support  for  the 
recovery  and  rehabilitation  of  livelihoods  in  coastal  areas  severely  affected  by  cyclone  SIDR  which 
struck Bangladesh on 15 November 2007. A Joint Damage Loss and Needs Assessment, also financed 
through the Instrument for Stability, estimated the total amount of damages and losses caused by the 
cyclone  at  over  € 1.1  billion,  equivalent  to  2.8%  of  Bangladesh's  GDP.  Damage  and  losses  were 
concentrated in the housing sector (50%), productive sectors (30%) and public infrastructure (16%). 
The  IfS  project  provides  much  needed  additional  assistance  for  recovery  and  rehabilitation  in  the 
worst-hit areas of the country.  

Objectives:    The  overall  objective  is  to  contribute  to  socio-economic  stability  in  the  cyclone  SIDR 
affected coastal areas of Southern Bangladesh, thus ensuring effective LRRD with earlier DG ECHO 
interventions.  The  specific  objective  is  to  quickly  rehabilitate  livelihoods  in  cyclone  SIDR  affected 
coastal areas of Southern Bangladesh. 

Activities:  The  project  covers  two  components:  1)  Support  to  agriculture-based  livelihoods 
rehabilitation; and 2) Support to non-agriculture-based livelihoods rehabilitation. The major activities 
are:  1a)  Rehabilitate  rice  production,  1b)  Rehabilitate  maize  production,  1c)  Rehabilitate  annual 
vegetable/fruits  production,  1d)  Rehabilitate  betel  leaf  production,  1e)  Rehabilitate  livestock 
production, 1f) Replace destroyed fishing boats and nets, 1g) Rehabilitate and intensify social forestry, 
2a)  Replace  destroyed  rickshaw  vans,  2b)  Rehabilitate  destroyed  small  business  establishments  and 
2c) Pay cash for rehabilitation of destroyed public assets (Cash for Work). 

Implementation status: The local implementing partner, BRAC, a leading NGO in Bangladesh, has 
successfully commenced and continued project implementation in the last 7 months of 2008. Project 
beneficiaries were, and will continue to be, selected from cyclone SIDR affected occupational groups 
using a set of predefined criteria for each category of beneficiary, particularly targeting families with 
women headed households, vulnerable children, disabled, elderly with no income earning household 
members,  ethnic  minorities  and  other  socially  excluded  groups.  In  general,  progress  has  been  very 
good  with  implementation  of  the  range  of  project  activities  in  all  30  upazillas  (sub-districts)  in  9 
districts.  The  project  is  achieving  excellent  results  in  the  field.  In  many  cases,  the  project  has  gone 
beyond mere rehabilitation of the livelihood due to the use of high quality seeds and close technical 
supervision.  For  the  components  "boat,  rickshaw  van  and  small  business"  the  rehabilitation  of  the 
livelihoods  to  the  pre-SIDR  situation  followed  almost  immediately  after  the  reception  of  the 
grant/equipment. BRAC is coordinating very closely with the government and local authorities on its 
SIDR  rehabilitation  programmes  and  there  has  been  strong  support  and  government  presence, 
instrumental  in  mobilising  farmers  to  accept  BRAC  agricultural  initiatives  by  attending  community 
meetings and providing education. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: This action will help to 
link  the  relief  phase,  for  which  ECHO  has  already  provided  € 20.425  million,  and  the  longer  term 
reconstruction  and  development  of  the  affected  areas.  It  is  designed  to  build  upon  previous  and 
ongoing ECHO emergency interventions and to link up with ongoing DIPECHO disaster preparedness 
activities  and  longer  term  EC  development  support  to  reduce  the  risks  following  this  disaster  and 
improve food security. The Delegation is ensuring complementarity with planned and ongoing ECHO 
interventions through regular interaction. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

BOLIVIA 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Comprehensive Study on the Legal Demand of the Coca Leaf in Bolivia 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 15/11/2007 (under the “PAMF” Facility) 

Amount(s): € 1,000,000 - Contracted: € 1,000,000 - Paid: € 500,000 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 01/02/2008 End Date(s): 31/01/2010 

Short description of the (sub-)project(s): The action “Comprehensive Study on the Legal Demand 
of the Coca Leaf in Bolivia” assists the Bolivian government (GoB) in establishing the factual basis 
regarding the traditional coca production in order to redesign, after 20 years, the legal framework for 
its  anti  drugs  policy.  For  this  purpose,  eight  countrywide  statistical  surveys  and  scientific  studies 
deepen  and  update  the  knowledge  on  different  related  aspects  such  as  the  traditional  and  legal  coca 
consumption  in  households,  the  productivity  of  coca  plants,  the  changes  in  consumption  patterns, 
industrialisation and the definition of ancestral and ritual use of coca leaves. 

Objectives: Generate official technical information regarding the characteristics of licit consumption, 
marketing  and  industrialisation  and  regarding  average  productivity  per  hectare  of  the  coca  leaf. 
Expected  Results:  (i)  Quantification  of  the  coca  leaf  volume  for  licit  consumption,  marketing  and 
industrialisation in Bolivia; (ii) Generation of information on the historical, cultural, anthropological 
and socio-political dimensions of the coca leaf; (iii) Average annual productivity per hectare of coca 
leaf in different established production areas; (iv) Comprehensive report of the result of the different 
studies  elaborated  for  the  CONALTID  (National  Council  for  the  Fight  against  Illicit  Trafficking  of 
Drugs); (v) Results of the studies published and communicated at national level. 

Activities:  Preparation  of  Terms  of  Reference  for  each  of  the  eight  studies;  Procurement  of  the 
services;  Supervision  and  monitoring  of  governmental  entities,  public  institutions  and  private 
consultants  to  which  study  contracts  are  awarded;  Establishment  of  a  High-Level  Commission  to 
oversee  the  whole  process  under  the  leadership  of  the  Foreign  Affairs  Ministry  and  with  the 
participation of government bodies, social organisations and the international community (UN, OAS, 
EC);  Systematisation  of  information  and  generation  of  a  comprehensive  report  for  the  national 
council; Realisation of seminars, workshops and brochures in view of disseminating the information. 

Implementation  status:  In  September  2008,  the  Bolivian  government  requested  a  six  months 
extension  for  the  operational  implementation  phase  of  the  comprehensive  coca  leaf  study  in  Bolivia 
due  to  an  unforeseen,  but necessary,  substantial  change  in  the  statistical  methodology  to be  applied. 
This  request  was  considered  justified  by  the  relevant  Commission  services  and  the  corresponding 
addendum  was  signed  on  14th  of  November.  The  negotiations  between  the  government  and  the 
National Statistics Institute of Bolivia, INE, on the national household survey on legal Coca demand 
concluded  successfully  and  the  corresponding  service  contract  has  been  signed  subsequently.  The 
Terms of Reference for the equally important and lengthier survey on Coca productivity in different 
production  zones  are  finalized  and  the  tender  procedure  was  launched  in  December  2008.  The 
remaining 6 studies, of shorter duration, are currently under preparation. The High-Level Committee, 
in which the EC delegation participates as an observer, has met regularly in order to monitor progress 
in the implementation of the Coca study and to supervise the project implementation unit.  

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  The  support  to  the 
Bolivian national strategy to fight drugs production and trafficking is a focal area of EC cooperation in 
the CSP 2007 – 2013. In this context, two long-term programmes started in 2008, contributing to the 
other important components of the drugs strategy: sector support to comprehensive development and 
support  to  social  control  mechanisms  to  reduce  coca  cultivation.  In  order  to  ensure  coherence, 
Government  and  the  Delegation  monitor  the  coordination  between  these  three  interventions  in  the 
framework  of  the  CONALTID  (Consejo  Nacional  de  Lucha  contra  el  Tráfico  Ilícito  de  Drogas  – 
National council for the fight against illicit trafficking of Drugs).  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 

Title of IfS Decision: Explosive Remnants of War (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision: 24 June 2008 

Amount(s): € 2,720,000 - Contracted: € 2,270,000 - Paid: € 2,176,000    

Start Date of project: 1 July 2008    End Date: 31 December 2009  

Short description of the project: The project is intended to deal with the threats posed by explosive 
remnants of war (ERW) in BiH. It will support the reinforcement of the state institutions dealing with 
ERWs  and  the  destruction  of  remaining  ERW.  The  presence  of  ERW  slows  down  security  sector 
reform, introduces an element of instability into the political system and is an impediment to economic 
development in BiH. The project is implemented in partnership with UNDP. 

Objectives:  enhance  the  capacity  and  know-how  of  the  BiH  Coordination  Board  to  assume  control 
and  responsibility  for  the  monitoring  and  verification  of  ERW;  public  awareness  of  ERWs  raised; 
development  of  industrial  ammunition  demilitarization  capacities  in  BiH;  operational  planning  and 
conduct of industrial demilitarization operations for ammunition and explosives. UNDP in BiH works 
closely with BiH institutions in defining and developing disposal methodology that is environmentally 
benign. To that end all ammunition will be industrially processed and environmentally friendly.  

Activities: (i) Reducing the development and security risks posed by high number and instability of 
ammunition and explosives by upgrading the current ammunition disposal capacities; (ii) Reducing the 
security and development risks posed by the unstable and surplus ammunition by destruction of up to 
8,000  tons  of  ammunition;  (iii)  Reducing  the  ammunition  storage  and  safeguarding  requirements  of 
the AFBiH in support of the defence reforms and completion of AFBIH personnel transition. 

Implementation  status:  The  demilitarization  activities  are  ongoing  and  over  3,600  tons  of 
ammunition  has  been  destroyed  to  date.  The  Contract  for  the  demolition  facility  is  expected  to  be  
signed by summer 2009. The Joint Committee of BiH Parliament Assembly and UNDP organized a 
three  day  seminar  on  SALW  and  Ammunition  in  BiH  before  summer  from  13-15  May  2009.  The 
workshop gathered 60 representatives of state and entity institutions, members of the BiH Parliament, 
representatives  of  BiH  Presidency,  Ministers,  and  representatives  of  international  organizations.  The 
workshop  participants  were  informed  on  the  current  security  and  development  challenges  posed  by 
high levels of ammunition and weapons in military and civilian possession, BiH plans, and progress 
on disposal of surplus and unstable ammunition and weapons in BiH. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: The project complements 
other Community activities financed under IPA and the CFSP budget and effectively contributes to the 
international  efforts  to  stabilize  and  de-militarize  BiH.  A  follow-up  Interim  Response  Programme 
under  the  IfS  is  envisaged  for  adoption  in  2009.  Unstable  ammunition  represents  also  a  serious 
security  problem.  Support  to  Building  up  the  Disaster  Management  capacities  of  BiH  should  be 
explored and currently UNDP, EC and Ministry for Security of BiH are working on the elements to be 
included in the next phase of the project.  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

BURMA/MYANMAR 

Titles of IfS Decisions: (1)  Strengthening  UN  Good  Offices  in  Burma/Myanmar  -  Support  to  the 
Office  of  UN  Special  Envoy  Gambari;  (2)  Mapping  the  challenges  and 
opportunities for reconciliation and dialogue in Myanmar 

Dates of adoption of IfS Decisions: (1) 23/11/2007; (2) 13/12/2007 (under the “PAMF” Facility) 

Amounts: 

(1) € 574,615 - Contracted: € 574,615 - Paid: € 439,170 
(2) € 117,647 - Contracted: € 117,647 - Paid: €   90,191 
Totals: Committed: € 692,262 - Contracted: € 692,262 - Paid: € 529,361

Start Dates of projects: (1) 01/01/2008; (2) 03/12/2007 - End Dates: (1) 30/06/2009; (2) 02/04/2008 

Short  description  of  the  (sub-)project(s):  In  2007,  Burma/Myanmar  saw  harsh  repression  by  the 
ruling  military  of  peaceful  civic  protest  initiated  mostly  by  Buddhist  monks.  Repression  caused 
widespread international condemnation, including on the EU side the adoption of additional sanctions. 
The  latter  continue  to  prohibit  non-humanitarian  aid  or  development  programmes,  however  with 
notable  exceptions.  Such  exceptions  are  projects  and  programmes  in  support  of  human  rights, 
democracy,  good  governance,  conflict  prevention  and  building  the  capacity  of  civil  society,  such  as 
under  the  Stability  Instrument.  International  efforts  in  this  context  are  spearheaded  by  the  ‘good 
office’ efforts of the UN, through the UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari. The latter’s efforts towards 
democratisation and reconciliation, in dialogue with the country military rulers, includes discussions 
on  the  release  of  people  arrested  during  the  2007  demonstrations,  access  to  prisons  by  ICRC, 
broadening of the constitutional process. In complement to these public diplomacy channels, the IfS 
provided  support  to  a  conflict  mapping  (including  the  ethnic  dimension),  and  the  continuation  of 
parallel  informal  dialogue  channels  through  a  non-State  actor,  namely  the  Finnish  peace-building 
NGO Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) under Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Martti Ahtisaari..  

Objectives:  The  good  offices  of  the  UN  Secretary  General  are  being  pursued  in  parallel  by  UN 
Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari. He focuses mainly on three aspects: contacts between the regime and 
“opposition”  (Aung  San  Suu  Kyi);  the  constitutional  debate;  and  socio-economic  issues.  The  CMI 
project  delivered  detailed  conflict  mapping  analysis,  which  usefully  underpins  further  public 
diplomacy efforts of UN and EU Envoys, and at the same time helps to identify avenues for possible 
future ‘track two’ undertakings on specific aspects of the conflict.  

Activities:  The  contribution  to  the  UN  Special  Envoy’s  office  covers  the  cost  of  two  additional 
professional  staff  and  one  support  staff,  the  corresponding  travel  cost  and  overheads,  as  well  as  the 
cost of additional external expertise. The grant to CMI covers travel to Burma/Myanmar of the project 
team  in  view  of  informal  meetings  with  key  Burmese  stakeholders.  Outputs  included  a  single  final 
report  with  a  detailed  analysis  of  the  conflict  and  the  mapping  of  possibilities  for  further  conflict 
resolution.  

Implementation  status:  The  work  of  Mr  Gambari  is  ongoing,  he  continues  dialogue  with  the 
Burmese Junta and reports regularly to the UNSG and the UNSC. The CMI conflict mapping report 
was completed in June 2008, with the contribution of the Chairman of Crisis Management Initiative, 
President Ahtisaari. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: .The good offices of the 
UN, through the work of the Special Envoy are complemented by the work of the EU Special Envoy 
Fassino, which further enhanced the policy dialogue on Myanmar/Burma between the UN and the EU. 
The ‘public diplomacy’ work of both the UN and the EU Special Envoys has been complemented by 
informal  contacts  and  conflict  mapping  undertaken  by  CMI  as  a  non-State  actor.  In  addition,  the 
Commission  is  considering  further  actions  to  support  democratization  work  by  non-State  actors  in 
Myanmar/Burma, both under the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights and under the 
Stability Instrument.  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN THE 

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 

Title of IfS Decision(s): (1) Support to national conciliation and prevention of conflict; (2) Security 
System  Reform  Team  of  Experts;  (3)  Support  for  measures  to  mitigate  the  social  effects  of 
restructuring of the armed forces 

Date of IfS Decision(s): (1) 07/07/2008 (2) 18/09/2008 (under the “PAMF” Facility); (3) 17/12/2008 

Amount(s): 

(1) € 1.100.000 - Contracted: € 1.100.000 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: € 731.062 
(2) € 1.500.000 – Contracted: € 1.451.514 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: €556.197 
  (3) € 5.150.000  

€7,850,000 

Contracted: € 2,551,514 

Paid: € 1,287,259 

Totals - Committed: 
Start Date(s) of project(s): 
End Date(s):  

(1) 01/11/2008 (2) 28/10/2008 (3) 26/03/2009 
(1) 30/04/2010 (2) 19/12/2009 (3) 25/09/2010 

Short  description  of  the  (sub-)project(s):  The  overall  objective  of  the  three  projects  is  to  promote 
conflict  prevention  and  resolution  and  to  contribute  to  political  stabilisation  in  the  Central  African 
Republic (CAR) responding to the protracted crisis and the post-conflicts needs in the country. 

Objectives: The specific objectives are: (1) to facilitate national conciliation and democratic reforms 
on the way to the 2010 elections through the empowerment of the National Council for Mediation; (2) 
to support the CAR Government at a strategic level in the initial phase of implementing the Security 
Sector  Reform  strategy;  and  (3)  to  contribute  to  kick-start  the  security  sector  reform  process  by 
facilitating the retirement of a number of ageing army personnel, to set up regionally and ethnically-
balanced recruitments and the re-integration of ex-combatants. 

Activities:  (1)  Support  to  national  conciliation  and  prevention  of  conflict  -  This  programme  is 
implemented  through  three  main  activities  in  order  to  facilitate  the  work  of  the  National  Council  of 
Mediation (NCM) and the fulfilment of its mandates as conciliator and ombudsman: (a) enhancing the 
strategic  framework  of  the  NCM;  (b)  supporting  the  NCM  to  undertake  an  active  role  for  national 
reconciliation by providing expert advice, trainings and physical means; (c) reinforcing the capacity of 
NCM  to  guarantee  and  to  promote  good  governance  by  implementing  a  complaints  system.  (2) 
Security  System  Reform  Team  of  Experts  -  This  project  includes  institutional  support  and  the 
provision  of  technical  advice  (5  EC  experts  and  3  UNDP  experts)  to  the  main  ministries  and 
institutions involved in Security Sector Reform as well as support to reinforce donor coordination and 
cooperation in the sector. (3) Support for measures to mitigate the social effects of restructuring of 
the  armed  forces  -  The  programme  will  provide  EU  financial  support  for  measures  facilitating  the 
retirement  of  around  700  army  personnel,  notably  through  a  comprehensive  retirement  package 
negotiated with the authorities.  

Implementation  status:  (1)  Support  to  national  conciliation  and  prevention  of  conflict  -  The 
programme is in the initial phase with ongoing actions focused on the establishment of NCM Annual 
Action Plan and the equipping and the renovation of NCM permanent premises. (2) Security System 
Reform Team of Experts - The five EC experts, including a Head of Mission, two security experts, a 
public finance expert and a country planning expert, has been deployed to Bangui between October and 
December  2008.  They  work  closely  with  the  national  authorities  and  have  already  contributed  to 
enhance the institutional framework of the reform and to improve national coordination. (3) Support 
for  measures  to  mitigate  the  social  effects  of  restructuring  of  the  armed  forces  -  The  national 
commission  responsible  for  the  setting  up  of  the  list  of  affected  personnel  and  the  validation  of  the 
individual dossiers has been established, providing the legal, political, and institutional basis.  

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: The assistance provided 
by the IfS in the Central African Republic will be complemented by forthcoming EDF assistance. The 
support  is  complementary  to  the  ESDP  military  mission  EUFOR,  launched  on  the  basis  of  UNSC 
Resolution  1788  in  East  Chad  and  North  East  CAR,  as  well  as  the  regional  military  mission 
(MICOPAX) supported under the African Peace Facility and with EU Member States contributions.  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

CHAD 

Titles of IfS Decisions: (1)  Mise  en  oeuvre  du  projet  ‘Police  Tchadienne  pour  la  Protection 
Humanitaire’ ; (2) Support to electoral census in Chad 

Dates of adoption of IfS Decisions: (1) 06/12/2007; (2) 14/12/2007 

Amounts:  

(1) € 10,000,000 - Contracted: € 10,000,000 - Paid: € 8,000,000 
(2) €   5,000,000 - Contracted: €   5,000,000 - Paid: € 4,500,000 

Totals:  Committed: €15,000,000  Contracted: 15,000,000  Paid: €12,500,000

Start Dates of projects: (1) 01/01/2008; (2) 01/01/2008 - End Dates: (1) 29/06/2009; (2) 29/06/2009 

Short  description  of  the  projects:  (1)  Mise  en  oeuvre  du  projet  ‘Police  Tchadienne  pour  la 
Protection Humanitaire’ - - UNSC Resolution 1778 (2007) adopted on 25 September 2007 foresees 
the  deployment  of  an  850-strong  Chadian  police  force  in  the  east  of  the  country,  trained  and 
supervised  by  up  to  300  international  policemen  from  the  UN  mission  MINURCAT.  This  Chadian 
force,  initially  named  Police  Tchadienne  pour  la  Protection  Humanitaire,  and  in  the  meantime 
renamed  to  Détachement  Intégré  de  Sécurité  (DIS),  has  the  task  to  protect  the  Darfur  refugee 
population in the camps in eastern Chad. Through the IfS, the EC shoulders the bulk of the costs for 
this  task.  The  project  is  implemented  through  UN-DPKO  within  the  overall  framework  of  the  EU 
(EUFOR) and UN (MINURCAT) missions in Chad and the Central African Republic. (2) Support to 
electoral  census  in  Chad-  The  purpose  of  this  Commission  Decision  is  to  assist  a  census  which  is 
necessary  for  the  preparation  of  the  next  Parliamentary  elections.  The  elections  are  foreseen  in  the 
agreement for the reinforcement of the democratic progress in Chad, signed between the government 
of Chad and the opposition on 13 August 2007. An electoral census is equally foreseen, the costs of 
which are born by the IfS, with implementation being ensured through UNFPA. 

Objectives:  (1)  Mise  en  oeuvre  du  projet  ‘Police  Tchadienne  pour  la  Protection  Humanitaire’ - 
Enhancing  the  capabilities  of  the  police  to  provide  effective  police  service  to  the  populations  in 
Eastern  Chad  affected  by  the  crisis;  improving  law  and  order  and  general  security  conditions  in 
predominantly Eastern Chad. (2) Support to electoral census in  Chad- Determine the population of 
Chad  and  its  breakdown  by  relevant  criteria  (sex,  regional  distribution,  etc.),  reinforce  the  national 
capacity for demographic activities. 

Activities: (1) Mise en oeuvre du projet ‘Police Tchadienne pour la Protection Humanitaire’ - The 
programme provides for training, equipment as well as infrastructure for the Police Tchadienne pour 
la Protection Humanitaire. It also pays stipends to the Chadian police officers working on the projects 
on  top  of  their  regular  salaries.  (2)  Support  to  electoral  census  in  Chad-  Preparatory  activities, 
population count, analysis of the results. 

Implementation  status:  (1)  Mise  en  oeuvre  du  projet  ‘Police  Tchadienne  pour  la  Protection 
Humanitaire’ - MINURCAT a achevé le 4 août 2008 la formation de 231 agents. La formation de 250 
agents additionnels devrait débuter avant fin de 2008, dans l'enceinte d'une école de police nationale 
réhabilitée par la MINURCAT. Le déploiement total des UNPols et agents du DIS ne sera pas achevé 
avant le  mois de décembre 2008. (2) Support to electoral census in Chad- Un nombre des facteurs 
imprévus ont retardé la mise en œuvre du plan de travail, y inclus l'incursion de mouvements rebelles 
et la tentative de coup d'Etat de février 2008, qui a fragilisé le processus politique. L’actuel calendrier 
du Recensement Général prévoit que ses résultats pourront être compilés et mis en circulation au mois 
de juin 2009. 

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  The  actions  have  been 
deployed in direct liaison with, and support of, the EU-UN mission in Chad (EUFOR) which aims to 
preserve  stability  and  protect  refugees  and  IDPs  in  Eastern  Chad  and  the  North-East  of  the  Central 
African  Republic.  The  support  to  the  census  and  the  democratic  process  in  Chad  also  improves  the 
environment for the EU-UN mission in Chad. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

COLOMBIA 

Title  of  IfS  Decision(s):  Victim  oriented  Assistance  as  a  Contribution  to  Peace  Building  and 
Reconciliation in Colombia 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 06/08/2007    

Amount(s): €  5,000,000 - Contracted: € 5,000,000 - Paid: € 4,500,000    

Start Date(s) of sub-project(s): 25.10.2007/22.11.2007 and end dates are 23.04.2009/21.05.2009 

Short description of the (sub-)project(s): The purpose of this IfS Programme is to support the the 
peace  building  and  reconciliation  process  in  Colombia  introduced  by  the  controversial  Justice  and 
Peace Law allowing former combatants of the armed conflict to demobilise under favourable criminal 
law  arrangements  (transitional  justice  arrangements),  and  their  victims  to  register  for  reparation.  It 
seeks  to  utilise  the  window  of  opportunity  in  an  immediate  post-conflict  consolidation  of  a 
stabilisation process, and to prevent a situation that - if not properly addressed - could eventually pose 
a threat to the protection of human rights and the rule of law in midst of a blend of continued armed 
conflict and a post-conflict situation. 

Objectives:  This  programme  specifically  aims  to  assist  the  victims  of  the  armed  conflict,  their 
families  and  civil  society  organisations,  who  have  suffered  from  human  rights  and  international 
humanitarian law violations, in their search for truth, justice and reparation through capacity building, 
legal  and  psychological  assistance,  reinforcing  social  fabric  and  supporting  CSOs  development, 
providing,  media  and  communication  outreach,  counselling,  logistical  support  and  protection 
activities. 

Activities:  The  programme  is  implemented  through  four  grant  contracts  signed  with  Comisión 
Colombiana  de  Juristas,  International  Center  for  Transitional  Justice,  Project  Counselling  Service 
and Intermón Oxfam. It consists of three components which are complementary and in line with other 
EC programs in the country: (i) comprehensive Legal Assistance to victims of demobilized members 
of paramilitary groups within the context of the Justice and Peace Law (Law 975) – CCJ project  has 
the main role in this component with 1.2 m€ grant and 24% of the total financial envelope; (ii) support 
to civil society and victims organisations for the elaboration of transitional justice policies – the ICTJ 
project  has  the  main  role  in  this  component  with  a  1.1m€  grant  and  22%  of  the  total  financial 
envelope; (iii) Promotion of the process of truth, justice and integral reparation in favour of the victims 
of the armed conflict in Colombia – Intermón-Oxfam and PCS-Project Counselling Service have the 
main role in this component with 2.7 m€ grant and 54% of the financial envelope. 

Implementation  status:  Each  of  the  sub-projects  is  implementing  the  work  plan  in  a  satisfactory 
manner  and  with  high  quality  of  outputs.  The  project  teams  are  delivering  direct  support  and 
protection to victims organizations and their lawyers, they are visible in public debates and the media 
contributing with reliable data and arguments; they are documenting the legal processes and making 
sure legal standards are being respected in drafting and applying new proposals in order to contribute 
towards protection and enhancement of victims rights under the Peace and Justice Law. Highlights of 
the programme include: Ten special programmes on issues related to victims rights and contexts have 
been  broadcasted  on  TV  (see  www.contravia.tv);  CCJ  launched  the  first  account  on  the  trials  under 
Justice  and  Peace  Law  based  on  in-site  observation  and  legal  defence  of  victims.  The  IfS-funded 
analysis "Colombia: El espejismo de la Justicia y la Paz: Balance sobre la aplicación e la ley 975 de 
2005" provides a first hand account and analysis of the implementation of the Justice and Peace Law: 
outcomes, shortcomings and risks. 

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  This  programme  is 
complementary to the National Indicative Programme (NIP) for 2007-2010, which focuses on rule of 
law support to state institutions.  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN THE 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 

Titles of IfS Decisions: (1) Support for peace & stabilisation in eastern DR Congo; (2) Provision of 
community  social  reinsertion  assistance  to  12  integrated  brigades;  and  (3)  Establishment  of  an 
integrated system for human resources management within the Congolese National Police (PNC). 

Dates of adoption of IfS Decisions: (1) 20/06/2008; (2) 16/05/2007; and (3) 16/08/2007 

Amounts: 

(1) €10.000.000; Contracted by Dec 08, €4.866.309; Paid by Dec 08, €1.590.599 
(2)  €3.200.000; Contracted by Dec 08, €3.200.000; Paid by Dec 08, €3.040.000 
(3)  €5.000.000; Contracted by Dec 08, €4.979.662; Paid by Dec 08, €1.292.957 

Totals: Committed: €18,200,000 
Start Dates of projects: (1) various from 17/11/2008; (2) 10/07/2007; (3) various from 27/02/2008 

Contracted: €13,045,971 

Paid: €5,923,556 

End Dates: (1) various in 2010; (2) completed 9/11/2008; (3) various, from 19/03/2009 onwards.   

Short  description  of  the  projects  and  activities:  (1)  Support  for  peace  &  stabilisation  in  eastern 
DR  Congo  (€10  million) :  This  IfS  programme  is  made  up  of  a  cluster  of  four  complementary 
components:  i)  Provision  of  targeted  policy  and  technical  advice  to  ongoing  peace  and  stabilisation 
processes.  Inputs  include  targeted  support  for  workshops,  seminars  and  studies,  expert  advice  on 
reconciliation  and  SSR/DDR  planning.  (Contract  with  International  Alert);  ii)  Promotion  of 
confidence  building  measures  between  the  DRC  and  its  neighbours  (particularly  Rwanda),  inter  alia 
through supporting the relevant authorities to improve cross-border cooperation on patrolling national 
parks  straddling  the  borders  of  the  DRC,  Rwanda  and  Uganda.  (Contract  with  Africa  Conservation 
Fund); iii) Support for the deployment and establishment of Congolese national police in eastern DRC, 
including in areas which until now have often been locations for military type operations. (Financing 
agreement  with  the  Congolese  National  Police);  and  iv)  Improvement  of  security  and  access 
conditions  for  isolated  and  currently  cut  off  rural  communities  through  the  opening  up  and  basic 
reinstatement  of  a  limited  number  of  targeted  access  roads  in  the  Kivus  (high  priority  of  UN 
‘Stabilisation Plan’), which should in turn facilitate the deployment of Congolese national police and 
other state services and the eventual return of displaced populations, while also providing inhabitants 
with early peace dividends through easier access to markets, social and other services. (2) Provision of 
community  social  reinsertion  assistance  to  12  integrated  brigades  (€3.2  million):  The  aim  of  this 
completed action was to contribute to improved living conditions and security for the families of the 
newly integrated brigades and their host communities, by providing urgently required social assistance 
to  family  dependants  and  also  host  communities.  This  is  an  essential  element  for  ensuring  the 
stabilisation  and  sustainability  of  the  newly  integrated  brigades,  as  well  as  for  reinforcing  the 
population’s perception of these brigades as contributing to stability and peace. The project supported 
the rehabilitation of basic social infrastructure in the various areas of deployment and resettlement of 
the brigades. The project targeted around 90,000 dependants as well as the local host populations. (3) 
Establishment  of  an  integrated  system  for  Human  Resources  Management  within  the  Congolese 
National  Police  (€5  million):  This  ongoing  action  is  essential  to  facilitate  urgently  required  police 
reform activities and so enable an improvement in the overall delivery of policing services to the DRC 
population. The expected results of this project include: the reorganisation and training of the PNC’s 
Human  Resources  (HR)  Directorate,  two  departments  within  its  Budget  &  Finance  Directorate  and 
also the informatics service; and the provision of new centralised office accommodation for the entire 
HR and Budget & Finance Directorates as well as for the informatics services.  

Implementation status: (1) Support for peace & stabilisation in eastern DR Congo (€10 million) : 
While the volatile security conditions in eastern DRC since September 2008 have impacted on start-up 
conditions  for  the  various  programme  components,  significant  progress  has  been  made  with 
preparatory work  and  contract  negotiations  for  the various  actions  foreseen.  This  allowed  a  contract 
for the ‘soft’ support to the peace processes to be signed in November 2008 with International Alert 
(which  already  had  a  presence  in  eastern  DRC).  Together  with  EC  personnel,  this  implementing 
partner undertook a mission to Goma in late 2008 and met with various local and international actors, 

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including  MONUC,  so  as  to  re-assess  and  re-evaluate  planned  project  activities  in  light  of  the  ever 
changing  political  &  security  context.  A  contract  was  signed  in  December  2008  with  Africa 
Conservation  Fund  (ACF)  to  provide  support  to  the  Congolese  national  park  authorities  and  to 
confidence building measures between the DRC and its neighbours (particularly Rwanda and Uganda) 
through supporting the relevant authorities to improve cross-border cooperation on patrolling national 
parks straddling the borders. A contract was also signed in late 2008 with one of two NGOs engaged 
with  the  opening  up  of  rural  access  roads  in  the  Kivus.  The  preparation  and  negotiation  of  the 
financing  agreement  with  the  PNC  for  support  to  police  deployment  in  the  east  was  concluded  in 
December,  allowing  the  signature  to  take  place  in  early  2009.  (2)  Provision  of  community  social 
reinsertion  assistance  to  12  integrated  brigades  (€3.2  million):  The  Commission’s  contracted 
implementing  body,  International  Organisation  for  Migration  (IOM),  first  carried  out  assessments 
among  several  of  the  integrated  brigades  so  as  to  establish  priorities  and  then  set  up  women's 
committees to be in charge of the follow-up activities. Given the size of the DRC, the logistics were 
quite challenging. Although the project is in support of the integrated brigades, the Congolese armed 
forces unfortunately had little capacity to assist, e.g. while they have depots these are not adequately 
secure  and  they  also  did  not  have  available  transport,  etc.  Actual  distributions  were  ongoing  from 
January  2008,  when  work  also  commenced  on  the  preparation  of  latrines  and  washing/shower 
facilities. When during 2008 two battalions from that same brigade were re-deployed to the east, it was 
noted that for the first time in the case of such re-deployments the dependants didn’t feel the need to 
pack up and follow - this represented a very encouraging advance and can be seen as being largely due 
to the impact of the chain of payments project as well the improved living conditions for the families 
and  host  communities  of  integrated  brigades.  Despite  often  difficult  security  conditions  in  the  east, 
which inter alia resulted in some brigades disbanding and dependants fleeing with the population, the 
project was completed by 9 November 2008. (3) Establishment of an integrated system for Human 
Resources Management within the Congolese National Police (€5 million):  The technical services of 
the PNC designed the infrastructure component in close collaboration with several other PNC services 
(ie  the  HR,  budget,  finance  &  informatics  services).  The  entire  procurement  process,  which  was 
implemented under EC rules, included PNC participation. The works contract (€1.4m) was signed in 
February  2008  and  activities  on  the  ground  started  in  March  2008,  with  the  PNC  supervising  these 
works.  While  the  work  is  well  underway,  it  suffered  from  cost  increases  and  delays  largely  due  to 
major  increases  in  the  price  of  cement.  Work  on  HRM  procedures  enabled  identification  of  the 
required software specifications.  

aid 

as  well 

as  EDF 

implementing 

significant  EC 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: (1) Support for peace & 
stabilisation  in  eastern  DR  Congo  (€10  million) :  This  IfS  programme  makes  a  significant 
contribution to the UN ‘Stabilisation Plan’ for eastern Congo. Meanwhile, the EU/EC is already a very 
significant actor in the east. In addition to engagement with the political process, the Commission has 
funded 
humanitarian 
been 
recovery/reconstruction/development actions in eastern DRC, including through what is known as the 
‘LRRD’  programme  -  around  EUR  75m  for  the  east  under  the  9th  EDF.  Further  EC  managed 
reconstruction  and  development  assistance  is  foreseen  under  the  10th  EDF.  The  Commission  is 
ensuring that implementation of IfS supported actions is closely coordinated with the regional efforts 
of  Member  States,  the  EUSR  for  the  Great  Lakes,  MONUC,  other  IC  actors,  and  also  with  related 
inputs  of  the  EUPOL  and  EUSEC  ESDP  missions  wherever  complementarities  and  scope  for 
synergies  may  exist.  (2)  Provision  of  community  social  reinsertion  assistance  to  12  integrated 
brigades  (€3.2  million):  This  action  was  developed  in  close  coordination  with  the  EUSEC  ESDP 
mission  so  as  to  complement  structural  reforms  in  the  defence  sector,  in  particular  the  chain  of 
payments  project  managed  by  EUSEC  –  this  project  has  also  been  supported  by  the  Commission 
through the provision of €2 million in EDF support. IOM received additional funding from France for 
the dependants of one integrated brigade so as to rehabilitate a health centre, complementing ongoing 
EC IfS actions for water and sanitation works. (3) Establishment of an integrated system for Human 
Resources  Management  within  the  Congolese  National  Police  (€5  million):  The  reorganisation  of 
the  PNC  is  based  on  new  HRM  procedures  supported  by  newly  developed  software  which  will 
thereafter  enable  the  centralisation  of  all  data  collected  nationwide  -  this  last  activity  is  to  be 
implemented by IOM with complementary EDF funding. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME IN 

FIJI 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Technical assistance to electoral bodies in Fiji  

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 4 December 2007 (under the “PAMF” Facility) 

Amount(s): € 730,000 - Contracted: € 210,000 - Paid: € 91,057 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 09/07/2008 - End Date(s): 31/07/2009 

Short description of the project - The Military coup in Fiji of 5th December 2006, which ousted a 
democratically-elected civilian government, constituted from the EU viewpoint a clear breach of the 
‘essential  clauses’  of  the  Cotonou  Agreement.  Upon  proposal  from  the  Commission,  the  Council 
agreed to partial suspension of EDF aid (including on sugar) and to the opening of consultations with 
Fiji  under  Art  96  of  the  Cotonou  Agreement.  These  consultations  culminated  in  high-level 
consultations between the interim Government and the EU in Brussels and resulted in April 2007 in a 
series of commitments on return to democracy, rule of law and respect of human rights agreed to by 
the interim Government. The progress and compliance is monitored by the EU Heads of Missions in 
Fiji  and  the  quarterly  progress  reports  submitted  by  the  interim  Government.  In  this  context, 
international  donors  agreed  in  2007  to  provide  technical  assistance  to  Fiji  to  ensure  effective 
preparations for and appropriate conduct of a free, fair and credible parliamentary election by 2009. 
To  ensure  the  next  Parliamentary  Election  in  Fiji  is  well  managed,  an  extensive  programme  of 
technical support was provided to assist and enhance the capacity of the Elections Office to carry out 
its  responsibilities.  These  include  among  others,  a  Chief  Technical  Advisor  to  the  Office  of  the 
Supervisor of the Elections that the EC was requested to fund by the Interim Government. The Chief 
Technical Advisor leads the team of advisors and report to the Supervisor of Elections.  

Specific  objectives(s)  for  this  (sub-)  project,  as  stated  in  the  contract  -Provide,  with  the  team  of 
advisors, the Supervisor of Elections with assistance in all aspect of the electoral process, ensuring that 
the  elections  are  conducted  of  technically  high  standard  and  in  a  manner  endorsed  having  been  free 
and fair and the results of which are accepted by all stakeholders.  

Activities  -  On  request  of  the  Supervisor  of  Elections  the  EC  Chief  Technical  Advisor  defines 
operations  for  the  voter  registration  mechanism  following  the  Census  of  2007,  the  work  of  the 
Constituency Boundaries Commission and the voting process. The assistance delivers sustainability to 
the  operations  of  the  Office  of  the  Supervisor  of  Elections,  improves  management  of  elections, 
establishes  terms  of  reference  for  the  staff,  introduce  best  administrative  practices  and  build  public 
confidence in the integrity of the electoral system and in the electoral outcomes.  
Implementation status- Through a Cabinet Decision on 2nd December 2008, the Minister for Local 
Government, Urban Development, Housing & Environment informed the Municipal Councillors that 
their  terms  expired  on  31st  January  2009.  This  decision  was  made  at  the  Local  Government  Review 
and Reform Committee meeting on the Municipal Councils. The Municipal Councils were replaced by 
administrators  appointed  by the  ministry until the  next  election  can  take  place.  The  date  of  the  next 
election has not been decided yet, therefore it is at this stage difficult to predict whether elections will 
be held in 2009 as initially envisaged.  

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions -This contract is part of a 
broader package designed for technical assistance to electoral bodies in Fiji: a technical advisor team 
of  three  professional  staff,  comprising  a  Chief  Technical  Advisor,  a  Financial  Advisor  and  a 
Procurement  Advisor.  This  team  will  be  re-enforced  by  Short-term  Advisors  in  particular  specific 
subjects; the scope of the Short-term Advisors is still evolving and gaining more precise structure in 
the course of the process and when the picture of the staffing of the Electoral Office provided through 
the Government’s budget allocations become clearer. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

GEORGIA 

Title  of  IfS  Decisions:  (1)  Multi-track  Dialogue  on  the  Human  and  Economic  Dimensions  of  the 
Georgian-Abkhazian Conflict; (2) Support for increased transparency and credibility of Parliamentary 
and Regional Elections; (3) Support to Mitigate the Consequences of the Armed Conflict in Georgia 

Date of IfS Decisions: (1) 22/02/2008 (under the “PAMF” Facility); (2) 05/05/2008; (3) 05/12/2008 

Amount: €      397,287 Contracted: €     397,287 
Amount: €   1,831,560 Contracted: €  1,831,560 
Amount: € 15,000,000 Contracted: € 15,000,000 

Paid: €    317,830 
(1) 
Paid: € 1,126,784 
(2) 
Paid: € 9,196,246 
(3) 
Totals: Committed: € 17,228,847 – Contracted: € 17,228,847 – Paid: €10,640,860 

Start Dates of projects: 

(1) 01/03/2008; (2) 01/04/2008; (3) 15/10/2008 

End Dates: 

(1) 30/04/2009; (2) 01/12/2009; (3) 15/04/2010 

Short description of the projects: (1) Multi-track Dialogue on the Georgian-Abkhazian Conflict - 
This  project  intends  to  reframe  the  conflict  resolution  process  between  Georgia  and  Abkhazia  by 
opening new channels of communication between the parties, involving new actors both internal (such 
as  civil  society  actors  and  local  experts)  and  external  (such  as  facilitators  or  international  experts), 
build capacity in conflict resolution skills and examine with all the stakeholders the main issues that 
could  promote  cooperation  at  functional  levels,  whilst  not  overlooking  conflict  resolution  as  a  final 
goal.  (2)  Support  for  increased  transparency  and  credibility  of  Elections  -  The  action  aims  to 
increase  trust  in  democratic  elections  in  Georgia.  The  project  works  with  international  and  local 
partners, aiming to improve public control and intervention mechanisms within Georgian society for 
the Parliamentary and regional elections in Adjara in 2008. (3) Support to Mitigate the Consequences 
of the Armed Conflict in Georgia - The programme helps to deal with the consequences of the recent 
armed conflict in Georgia. It supports the integration of IDPs and returnees as well as the civil society-
state dialogue on IDP issues. 

Specific  objectives  of  the  projects,  as  stated  in  the  Decisions:  (1)  Multi-track  Dialogue  on  the 
Georgian-Abkhazian Conflict - The project is promoting collaboration and building trust between the 
Georgian and Abkhaz communities, against the backdrop of increasingly escalating political tensions 
over  the  status  of  the  breakaway  region  of  Abkhazia.  Confidence-building  and  common  ground  for 
cooperation  are  pursued  through  the  undertaking  of  common  research  activities  into  specific,  pre-
defined areas of mutual interest. (2) Support for increased transparency and credibility of Elections – 
The  objective  is  to  involve  the  broader  society  through  extensive  voter  education  and  information 
campaigns  especially  in  remote,  rural  and  minority  areas,  training  of  a  greater  amount  of  domestic 
election observers to independently observe the orderly conduct of the elections as well as to establish 
rapid reaction mechanisms for serious violations identified and consequently address them in the best 
appropriate  way.  In  this  way  the  project  should  help  to  prevent  an  escalation  of  the  already  highly 
polarized political rhetoric and actions into widespread public unrest and violence which would follow 
allegations  of  large  scale  vote  rigging.  (3)  Support  to  Mitigate  the  Consequences  of  the  Armed 
Conflict  in  Georgia  -  the  action  aims  at  supporting  IDPs  and  returnees  and  integrating  them  into 
Georgian society. 

Activities: (1) Multi-track Dialogue on the Georgian-Abkhazian Conflict - The value added of this 
confidence  building  measure  is  three-fold:  1)  the  project  team  consists  of  a  joint  Abkhaz,  Georgian 
and Russian co-directors who have jointly elaborated and worked together to create a common vision; 
2)  the  project  links  the  civil  society  element  with  policy  makers,  albeit  in  an  indirect  way  (some 
project  team  members  work  closely  with  and  are  in  regular  communication  with  their  respective 
governments),  3)  the  project  is  conceived  within  a  strictly  technical  perspective,  without  debating, 
within  the  research,  any  aspect  of  the  status  question,  clearly  focusing  on  joint  interests,  rather  than 
different positions. (2) Support for increased transparency and  credibility of Elections –  Activities  

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address legal and administrative problems in the pre-election phase (esp. auditing of voter lists) as well 
as  enhancing  the  capacities  of  bodies  advising  on  Election  Day  procedures  (esp.  complaints  and 
appeals  procedures;  support  appropriate  training  for  election  officials  as  well  as  an  intensive  voter 
information  campaign  for  the  Parliamentary  elections;  enhance  the  capacities  of  election  monitoring 
bodies and to improve voter awareness in the whole electoral cycle. The programme is implemented 
within the overall framework of EC cooperation with non-state actors, Council of Europe’s office in 
Georgia and UNDP. (3) Support to Mitigate the Consequences of the Armed Conflict in Georgia – 
Providing shelter for refugees, in particular winterization of housing; support early recovery, such as 
training; support to civil society-state dialogue on IDP issues. 

Implementation  status:  (1)  Multi-track  Dialogue  on  the  Georgian-Abkhazian  Conflict  –  A  major 
achievement has been the continuation of this project with Abkhaz and Georgian participation after the 
August war, when project partners met in Yerevan in December 2008. Throughout 2008, participants 
have managed to create a working framework of trust and collaboration. After agreeing on a working 
methodology and a final working plan, they have identified common areas of cooperation, defined the 
scope  of  their  research  and  fine-tuned  the  future  discussion  topics.  By  end  2008,,  the  first  research 
results have been summarized in several policy briefs by the technical experts. Parallel to the activities 
at  the  research  level,  the  project  has  in  the  past  months  undertaken  measures  oriented  at  building 
capacity  among  Georgian  and  Abkhaz  officials  and  policy  makers  in  conflict  resolution  skills.  (2) 
Support  for  increased  transparency  and  credibility  of  Elections  -  Most  of  the  activities  under  the 
election programme were intended for the preparation of the elections and have been completed. Only 
a limited number of activities were planned to run throughout a longer part of the election cycle and 
are  still  ongoing  at  the  end  of  2008,  in  particular  media  training  with  focus  on  election  issues 
(implemented by BBC), opinion polls on public attitudes (particularly elections), and the publication 
of documents on the elections (Council of Europe). (3) Support to Mitigate the Consequences of the 
Armed Conflict in Georgia. All contracts for the implementation of the programme have been signed 
in  2008.  Costs  were  eligible  for  support  as  of  15  October  2008.  The  rapid  mobilization  of  funds 
ensured that the IDPs’ needs could be addressed before the onset of winter. The programme continues 
to be implemented and focuses in particular on the following activities: (i) Winterization of collective 
centres  to  ensure  that  conditions  are  suitable  for  habitation,  including  sanitation  facilities,  sufficient 
privacy,  access  to  safe  potable  water  and  minor  construction  repairs  as  well  as  basic  repairs  and 
provision  of  services  (electricity,  water,  etc.);  (ii)  Conversion  of  existing  buildings  through 
rehabilitating  or  completing  of  construction-work.  Objects  are  chosen  in  coordination  with  the 
Government of Georgia; (iii) Winterization of housing for returnees in Gali (Abkhazia); (iv) Provision 
of  temporary  employment  opportunities  for  households;  (v)  Provision  of  short  cycle  training 
opportunities  for  those  engaged  in  temporary  employment  schemes;  (vi)  Support  provision  of 
microfinance  facilities  for  small  scale  economic  activities;  (vii)  Support  provision  of  basic  business 
advisory services in the region; (viii) Enhance Vocational Education and Training provision capacities 
in  the  region;  and  (ix)  Assessment  of  the  impact  of  the  crisis  on  the  local  economy.  Furthermore,  a 
contract was signed with a European NGO to enhance the dialogue between civil society and the state 
on IDP issues.  

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  The  IfS  actions  in 
Georgia,  covering  support  to  IDPs  displaced  before  the  current  conflict,  as  well  as  peace  and 
confidence building measures, have been designed in response to the most pressing need in terms of 
stability  in  the  country.  They  were  developed  in  cooperation  and  complementarity  with  the  EUSR 
(CBM  package)  and  the  later  deployment  of  the  EUMM  monitoring  mission  in  October  2008.  In 
addition to these actions, the Stability Instrument was already mobilised early on, in the days after the 
conflict, when additional funding enabled the EU’s Joint Research Centre, in close collaboration with 
the  EU  SATCEN  in  Torrejon,  to  produce  a  detailed  damage  assessment  based  on  high-resolution 
satellite  imagery,  in  particular  on  areas  in  and  around  South-Ossetia  and  Abkhazia,  which  were  not 
accessible.  This  assessment  was  carried  out  in  late  August  in  the  context  of  the  Commission  fact-
finding mission and is a contribution to the World Bank-led Joint Needs Assessment, which provided 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

GUINEA BISSAU 

Title of IfS Decision(s):  

Technical Assistance for the Security Sector Reform (SSR) 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 02/10/2007 (under the “PAMF” Facility) 

Amount(s): € 700.000 Contracted:  € 699.206 - Paid: € 378.824 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 05/10/2007 End Date(s): 15/06/2009 

Short  description  of  the  (sub-)project(s):  The  project  aims  to  contribute  to  the  political  and 
institutional stabilization in Guinea Bissau through supporting the Government in the implementation 
of the national security sector reform process.  

Objectives:  The  project  will  provide  technical  assistance  to  the  Government  of  Guinea  Bissau  at  a 
strategic level for implementing reforms of the security system.  

Activities: The team of three experts to be deployed is expected to provide advice on the institutional 
framework  of  SSR,  on  legal  reforms  needed,  on  definition  of  the  instruments  for  compensation  and 
reintegration  and  on  pension  schemes  for  former  security  personnel.  Furthermore  the  experts  will 
assist in the preparation of the remaining censuses and will support the effective coordination between 
donors and the government. 

Implementation status: Two experts have been deployed to provide advice to the Defence Minister 
and to the Committee for Technical Cooperation from end 2007. A coordinator has joined the Team 
on  January  2008.  During  the  period,  the  three  experts  had  given  support  and  advice  to  relevant 
officials and partners on a daily basis on all matters related to the SSR process as well as providing 
administrative  support  when  necessary.  They  have  been  heavily  involved  in  the  many  operational 
initiatives,  including  the  preparation  of  DAC  in-country  consultations  and  the  completion  of  the 
security forces census. A matrix mapping the various SSR activities carried out by the partners in the 
country has been developed. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: The European Union is 
totally  engaged  on  SSR  in  Guinea  Bissau.  The  IfS  Team  maintains  a  very  constructive  technical 
partnership  with  the  authorities  and  all  the  partners,  and  supports  all  EU  initiatives  seeking  for  a 
maximum  EU  coherence  and  complementarity.  The  immediate  provision  of  the  Team  has  indeed 
helped preparing long term EC support in the areas of Justice and Defence and introducing the SSR 
ESDP  mission,  launched  on  16  June  2008,  to  local  authorities.  Assistance  to  EU  Member  States 
involved in the reform process has also been provided when required.  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

HAITI 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Réhabilitation du quartier de Martissant - Port-au-Prince – Haïti 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 22/12/2007 

Amount(s): € 3,000,000 - Contracted: € 2,950,000- Paid: € 1,705,867 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 15/02/2008 - End Date(s): 14/08/2009 

Short description of the (sub-)project(s): Projet composé de trois volets principaux, chacun faisant 
état  d'un  contrat  spécifique  avec  une  ONG.  Les  trois  ONG  responsables  des  actions  travaillent  en 
coordination et une réunion de coordination est convoquée à cadence mensuelle.  

Objectives:  Objectifs  spécifiques :  ►Lutter  contre  la  violence  par  des  actions  de  sensibilisation,  de 
formation et des actions ciblées à haute intensité de main d’œuvre. ►Mieux impliquer la municipalité 
dans la gestion de la collectivité en l’associant très étroitement aux choix stratégiques et au suivi du 
programme (cf. Comité de Pilotage). ►Favoriser le retour durable de l’autorité publique ; ►Créer des 
espaces  de  dialogue,  de  partage  et  de  vie  au  cœur  de  la  cité ;  ►Favoriser  le  développement  et  le 
renforcement d’une société civile impliquée et active, partenaire des autorités publiques ; ►Améliorer 
les services publics. 

Activities: ►Réhabilitation des infrastructures du quartier : - Assainissement de certaines parties du 
quartier ; - Curage des canaux principaux et secondaires ; - Travaux de réhabilitation de la voirie ; - 
Mise en place d’un système de collecte des ordures ; ►Promotion de la citoyenneté : - Participation 
communautaire  à 
-  Création  d’espaces 
réhabilitation  d’infrastructures  de  proximité ; 
communautaires    socio  culturels ;  -  Promotion  par  les  associations  de  quartiers  des  droits  et  devoirs 
économiques,  sociaux  et  culturels ;  -  Renforcement  des  institutions/associations  locales.  ►Favoriser 
l’accès à l’emploi. 

la 

Implementation  status:  Le  programme  se  poursuit  activement.  Le  deuxième  comité  de  pilotage  du 
projet  s'est  tenu  le  26  novembre  2008.  Une  bonne  dynamique  de  coordination  est  en  place  entre  les 
trois  ONGs  contractées.  1)  FOKAL  achève  actuellement  un  diagnostic  socio-démographique  et 
économique  accompagné  d'une  étude  sur  les  risques  et  désastres  dans  le  quartier.  Cette  étude  qui 
intègre des recommandations à court, moyen et long termes par types d'acteurs (Etat, mairie etc) a été 
finalisée en décembre 2008. 20 gardes champêtres ont été recrutés après l'achèvement de la formation 
en  juin  (116  personnes  formées)  et  sont  opérationnels  sur  le  terrain.  Le  ramassage  des  ordures  a  pu 
commencer  dans  le  parc  avec  20  équipes  de  11  personnes  employées  chaque  jour.  Un  processus 
participatif avec les organisations du quartier a été lancé. Il se concrétisera sous la forme d'un "espace 
de parole", axé sur le thème de la citoyenneté, dans le parc à partir de fin novembre. 2) CONCERN a 
commencé, mi octobre, la 3e phase de son processus de dialogue, lors de laquelle se rencontrent des 
organisations des différents quartiers concernés. Les deux premières phases du processus se sont bien 
déroulées : des réunions de consolidation avec certains groupes de certains quartiers se sont tenues fin 
septembre pour affermir le processus. Les 12 entrepreneurs ont achevé leur formation, accompagnés 
par des étudiants de l'Université Notre Dame d'Haïti, et 7 d'entre eux ont été retenus pour entrer dans 
l'incubateur d'entreprises à Martissant. 3) Oxfam a réalisé un programme d'urgence à haute intensité de 
main d'œuvre de ramassage des déchets de juin à août 2008. Oxfam a collaboré avec l'Institut national 
de  formation  professionnelle  pour  l'élaboration  des  contenus  des  programmes  de  formation  et 
recherche  actuellement  des  centres  de  formation  capables  d'accueillir,  en  plus  du  centre  déjà 
opérationnel,  les  1800  jeunes  en  cours  de  sélection.  Les  ateliers  sont  en  cours  d'installation  dans  le 
quartier de Martissant.  

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  La  dynamique  de 
revitalisation du quartier sera ultérieurement renforcée par des actions complémentaires financées par 
la  CE.  Il  s'agit  notamment  de  deux  nouveaux  contrats,  pour  un  montant  total  de  1.781.000  € 
concernant  des  interventions  dans  le  secteur  de  l'eau  potable  et  de  l'éducation  de  base.  Ces  actions 
seront financées par la stand-by facility de l'enveloppe B régionale du 9eme FED. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

INDONESIA (ACEH) 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Support to Post-Conflict Governance in Aceh Province, Indonesia 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 28/8/2008 

Amount(s): € 3,000,000 - Contracted: € 2.599.188 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: € 1.332.048 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 17/11/2008 - End Date(s): 16/5/2010 

Short description of the (sub-)project(s): The purpose of this project is to contribute to safeguarding 
stable and sustainable post-conflict governance in Aceh, following the signature of the Helsinki Peace 
Accord  of  15  August  2005  and  Memorandum  of  Understanding,  by  providing  direct  support  to  the 
provincial  administration  on  establishing  the  mechanisms,  and  the  legal  capacity,  to  respond  in  a 
timely manner to the consultations foreseen in the new special autonomy law (Law on the Governing 
of Aceh - LoGA). 

Objectives:  The  programme  has  two  objectives,  firstly  to  support  the  establishment  of  a  legal 
framework which safeguards the legitimate interests of Aceh by adhering to the LoGA, and secondly 
to  provide  the  Governor  and  other  peace-process  stakeholders,  with  expert  analysis  on  the  further 
implementation of the process as established in a Memorandum of Understanding.  

Activities:  Project  advisors,  embedded  in  the  task  force  located  in  the  Governor's  Office  provide 
guidance, workshops, and short courses on legal research, analysis, policy formulation and mediation 
strategies.   

Implementation status: The start date of the programme, with the signature of a grant agreement on 
17/11/2008,  and  subsequent  payment  of  an  advance  has  not  left  much  time  for  mobilisation  of 
resources in 2008. Nevertheless a full team was in place by the end of the year. A service contract of 
€400,000 in support had yet to be awarded.  

Specific developments  with regard to linkages to other EC /  EU actions:  This action is building 
on,  and  further  consolidating,  the  EU  support  already  provided  for  the  Aceh  peace  process:  Initial 
financial support to Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), which under the leadership of Nobel Peace 
Prize  Laureate  Martti  Ahtisaari,  brokered  the  peace  talks  in  2005,  the  monitoring  of  the  peace 
agreement  through  the  EU-led  Aceh  Monitoring  Mission  (AMM)  in  the  ESDP  framework;  and 
support  to  the  implementation  of  key  provisions  of  the  Memorandum  of  Understanding  through  the 
"Aceh  Peace  Process  Support"  programme,  including  an  election  observation mission  (EU  EOM)  in 
2006/2007, and support to the reintegration of GAM ex-combatants through Aid to Uprooted people 
and RRM projects.  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

KOSOVO* 

Titles of IfS Decisions: (1)  Support  for  the  vetting  of  judges;  (2)  Support  for  pillar  IV  of  UNMIK 
(United  Nations  Mission  in  Kosovo);  and  (3)  Support  for  the  establishment 
and functioning of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo. 

Dates of adoption of IfS Decisions: (1) 20/02/2008; (2) 04/03/2008; and (3) 11/12/2007. 

Amounts: 

(1) € 5,000,000 - Contracted by Dec 08:  € 5,000,000 - Paid by Dec 08: € 3,455,954 
(2) € 9,200,000 - Contracted by Dec 08:  € 9,200,000 - Paid by Dec 08: € 8,757,215 
(3) €10,000,000 - Contracted by Dec 08: €10,000,000 - Paid by Dec 08: € 6,000,000 

Totals: Committed: €24,200,000 

Contracted: 24,200,000 

Paid: €18,213,169

Start Dates of projects:  

(1) 09/04/2008; (2) 01/03/2008; (3) 28/02/2008 

End Dates:  

(1) 08/12/2009; (2) completed 30/10/2008; (3) 31/05/2009 

* under UNSC Resolution 1244 (1999). 

Short  description  of  the  projects:  (1)  Support  for  the  vetting  of  judges  -  The  action  supports  the 
appointment/re-appointment of judges and prosecutors in Kosovo. It defines a procedure providing for 
transparency  and  objectivity  and  support  the  selection  and  appointment  of  the  first  judges  and 
prosecutors. The creation of a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of all appointments for 
judicial  and prosecutorial  positions  in Kosovo  is  mandated  by Section  7 of  UNMIK  Regulation  No. 
2005/25, which calls for the establishment of an “Independent Judicial and Prosecutorial Commission 
(IJPC)”.  The  Kosovo  Judicial  Council  (KJC)  has  responsibility  to  recruit  and  select  judges  (and 
prosecutors  on  an  interim  basis).  Consistent  with  these  obligations,  an  “Independent  Judicial  and 
Prosecutorial  Commission”  has  been  established  within  the  KJC  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  a 
comprehensive, Kosovo-wide review to vet and select the individuals who will be appointed to serve 
as judges and prosecutors until the retirement age determined by law in Kosovo. (2) Support for pillar 
IV  of  UNMIK  -  UNMIK  Pillar  IV  was  in  charge  of  providing  legal,  institutional  and  policy 
frameworks  for  the  economic  reconstruction,  recovery  and  development  of  Kosovo  and  had  been 
financed by the EC since its start. On 30 June 2008 Pillar IV stopped operational activities and began 
to wind down, preparing the closure of accounts, the departure of staff and the hand-over of remaining 
assets and legal responsibilities  in accordance with a liquidation policy agreed with the Commission. 
On  31  October  2008  Pillar  IV  closed  down .The  action  supported  the  running  costs  of  Pillar  IV  of 
UNMIK, including the liquidation costs, between 1 March 2008 and 31 October 2008.  3) Support for 
the  establishment  and  functioning  of  the  International  Civilian  Office  in  Kosovo  -  The  action 
supports the running costs of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo. The EC finances a maximum 
of  EUR  10  million  for  the  initial  phase  of  the  ICO’s  operations.  Other  ICO  donors  are  US, 
Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Czech Republic and Austria. 

Objectives:  (1)  Support  for  the  vetting  of  judges  -  The  specific  objective  is  to  contribute  to  the 
establishment  of  an  independent  and  professional  judiciary  and  prosecution  service  to  administer 
Kosovo’s justice system in a professional and transparent manner, thus building public confidence and 
trust in the rule of law.  To that end, the Project is implementing a thorough vetting process to screen 
and select candidates for appointment as judges and prosecutors. (2) Support for pillar IV of UNMIK 
- Contribute to political stability in Kosovo and ensure the proper functioning and phasing out of Pillar 
IV  of  UNMIK  until  31  October  2008.  (3)  Support  for  the  establishment  and  functioning  of  the 
International  Civilian  Office  in  Kosovo  -  The  objective  is  a  viable  and  functioning  International 
Civilian Office, thus contributing to stability in Kosovo. 

Activities: .(1) Support for the vetting of judges - The action develops a methodology, agreed with all 
actors  active  in  the  area  of  judicial  reform  in  Kosovo,  including  the  EC,  the  US,  the  UN  and  the 
Kosovo Judicial Council. The project then undertakes the practical vetting and testing of judges and 
prosecutors,  including  the  vetting  of  compliance  with  basic  conditions  for  appointment,  such  as 
residence in Kosovo and high moral integrity, checking legal qualifications and checking professional 

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experience  (minimum  of  3 years).  (2) Support  for pillar  IV  of UNMIK  -    The  action  supported  the 
activities  of  UNMIK  Pillar  IV  in  its  last  months  of  operations,  including  the  privatisation  and 
liquidation of companies, work on the Kosovo’s regulatory framework as well as work related to the 
closure  of  Pillar  IV  and  the  transfer  of  Pillar  IV  competencies  to  other  bodies.  (3)  Support  for  the 
establishment and functioning of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo - The mandate of the 
ICR,  assisted  by  the  ICO,  is  to  support  and  supervise  the  implementation  OF  THE  Comprehensive 
Settlement Proposal (CSP) in Kosovo.  Full implementation of the CSP will promote stability, multi-
ethnicity  and  the  rule  of  law  in  Kosovo  as  well  as  prosperity  and  freedom  for  all  of  Kosovo's 
inhabitants. 

Implementation  status:  (1)  Support  for  the  vetting  of  judges  -  1)  Outreach  Activities:  A 
comprehensive  outreach  campaign  was  designed  and  is  currently  being  implemented.  The  objective 
was  to  reach  out  and  encourage  as  many  eligible  candidates  as  possible  to  submit  a  preliminary 
application,  which  will  later  allow  them  to  apply  for  specific  posts,  when  these  are  opened  up.  2) 
Preliminary application process: The window for submission of the preliminary application runs from 
February to April 2009. As per 3 April 2009, 935 applicants have registered with the IJPC and out of 
these  over  600  have  finalized  and  submitted  their  application.  The  total  numbers  of  positions  in  the 
judiciary  currently  stand  at  around  420  posts.  Consequently,  the  number  of  applicants  exceeds  the 
number of available positions which should facilitate the vetting and selection process as there will be 
competition  for  posts.  The  next  steps  are  now  the  Post-  application  verification  process  and  the 
subsequent Ethics tests. (2) Support for pillar IV of UNMIK - The action is completed. It successfully 
supported  the  last  phase  of  Pillar  IV and  ensured  an  orderly  closure  or  hand-over  of its  activities. 
Many of Pillar IV's activities were relevant for the EU's policy in Kosovo, in particular the ESDP rule 
of  law  mission.  A  smooth  phasing-out  of  Pillar  IV  was  therefore  a  key  policy  interest  of  the  EU  in 
Kosovo  and  the  IfS  project  achieved  its  objective  to  facilitate  this  difficult  transition  period.  (3) 
Support for the establishment and functioning of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo – The 
ICO has progressively deployed in Kosovo's territory. Throughout this period, the EC Liaison Office 
in Pristina invested considerable time to assist the organisation in its building process and provided the 
required  assistance  and  expertise  in  order  to  improve  the  ICO  manuals  and  procedures,  aiming  at 
assisting the organisation in the implementation of a safe and reliable control environment.  

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  (1)  Support  for  the 
vetting  of  judges  -  The  action  is  complementary  with  the  Commission’s  programmes  for  capacity 
building in Kosovo and the ESDP ‘Rule of Law’ mission in Kosovo. The Commission cooperates with 
the  UN  and  other  international  partners  on  the  stabilization  of  the  Western  Balkans.  2)  Support  for 
pillar IV of UNMIK - Many of Pillar IV's activities were relevant for the EU's policy in Kosovo, in 
particular the ESDP rule of law mission. A smooth phasing-out of Pillar IV was therefore a key policy 
interest  of  the  EU  in  Kosovo  and  the  IfS  project  achieved  its  objective  to  facilitate  this  difficult 
transition  period.  (3)  Support  for  the  establishment  and  functioning  of  the  International  Civilian 
Office in Kosovo – The Commission is planning to provide for a second year of support to the ICO 
under the IfS in the form of an Interim Response Programme, to be adopted in 2009. After that second 
IfS contribution, it is planned that IPA financing will provide for future EC share in the costs of the 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

KYRGYZSTAN 

Titles of IfS Decisions: 

(1) Support to Constitutional Reform in the Kyrgyz Republic; (2) Support 
to Judiciary Reform in the Kyrgyz Republic 

Dates of adoption of IfS Decisions: (1) 17/03/2008; (2) 17/01/2008 

Amounts:  

(1) € 1,500,000 - Contracted: € 1,500,000 - Paid: € 1,045,000 
(2) € 2,500,000 - Contracted: € 2,369,447 - Paid: € 0     

Totals:  Committed: €4,000,000  Contracted: 3,869,447 

Paid: €1,045,000

Start Dates of projects: (1) 15/08/2008; (2) 19/11/2008 - End Dates: (1) 14/02/2010; (2) 18/05/2010 

Short  description  of  the  projects:  (1)  Support  to  Constitutional  Reform  -  The  purpose  of  this 
Commission  Decision  is  to  provide  expertise  to  the  new  Parliament  of  the  Kyrgyz  Republic.  The 
project supports ongoing democratic reforms, facilitate adoption of secondary legislation in line with 
the  new  Constitution  and  build  Parliamentary  capacity  in  order  to  strengthen  the  rule  of  law.  (2) 
Support to Judiciary Reform - The project provides expertise to support the reform of the judiciary in 
the Kyrgyz Republic. This will help it function more effectively, transparently and independently in 
order to improve stability in the country. 

Objectives: (1) Support to Constitutional Reform - To facilitate adoption of secondary legislation in 
line with the new Constitution; build capacity towards strengthening the rule of law and stabilising the 
political  situation  in  the  country;  strengthen  the  Parliament's  role  and  its  institutional  capacity,  with 
special attention to increasing efficiency, capacity and transparency. (2) Support to Judiciary Reform 
–  To  support  the  modernisation  of  secondary  legislation  and  bringing  it  into  line  with  the  new 
constitution; train Kyrgyz judges in the new legislation and on ethical issues. 

Activities: (1) Support to Constitutional Reform - Assistance to the Parliament in adapting the most 
important  pieces  of  legislation  to  the  Constitution;  networking  and  exchange  of  expertise  with  the 
European Parliaments for the development of national good practice and strengthen the Parliament as 
an institution; assist Parliament in introducing standards of law drafting expertise, taking into account 
gender,  environment,  human  rights,  anti-corruption  and  other  perspectives  through  trainings  for 
parliamentary staff. (2) Support to Judiciary Reform - The project works with the Ministry of Justice 
on  drafting  new  laws  and  updating  existing  ones  by  identifying  areas  in  need  of  new/updated 
legislation and by providing expert advice. The project also works with the judges’ training centre on 
capacity-building,  establish  a  curriculum  for  training  on  the  new  constitution,  secondary  legislation 
and ethical issues. 

Implementation  status:  (1)  Support  to  Constitutional  Reform  -  The  public  activity  of  factions, 
committees  and  new  deputies  of  the  Jogorku  Kenesh  has  increased.  The  improved  content  of 
parliamentary  debates  is  observed  alongside  with  better  quality  of  questions  asked  and  better 
understanding  of  the  system  of  state  governance.  Results  so  far  include:  Gender  audit  of  the 
Parliament  Administration  commenced;  The  list  of  legislation  to  be  amended  and  aligned  with  the 
Constitution  and  international  standards  was  identified  in  consultation  with  the  Parliament;  15  staff 
members  of  Parliamentary  Administration  were  successfully  trained  in  computer  literacy  and  apply 
this knowledge in their daily activity; Seven roundtables and one international conference with public 
participation  were  conducted  –  these  events  were  related  to  the  approval  and  implementation  of  the 
legislation.  These  events  were  attended  by  total  of  560  persons.  (2)  Support  to  Judiciary  Reform  – 
Activities commenced in 2009. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: The two actions are fully 
in line with the new EC strategy on Central Asia which aims inter alia to strengthen good governance 
and rule of law in the region. The constitutional reform project also works with NGO projects financed 
under the EIDHR, and creates close synergies with the judicial reform project, follow-up to which will 
be ensured by the DCI project ‘Support to Prison Reform’ which is to start in the second half of 2009. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

LEBANON (1) 

Title of IfS Decision:  Support to police reform and border security pilot project 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision: 25 July 2007 (under the IfS “PAMF” facility) 

Amount: €2,400,000; Contracted: €2,399,640 - Paid: € 1,719,892 

Start of project(s): (1) 01/07/2007; (2) 15/10/2007 - End Date(s): (1) 31/12/2008; (2) 14/04/2009 

Short description of projects: Following intensive discussions in Lebanon and with Member States 
in 2006/7, the IfS provided two senior project coordination experts to the Lebanese Police services in 
order to help improve the law and order situation. In the context of a deteriorating security situation in 
Lebanon following the 2006 war, the Commission also provided a € 2 million contribution of financial 
and  technical  support  to  the  German-led  Pilot  Project  in  the  Northern  Border  Region  on  the 
Implementation  of  Lebanese  Integrated  Border  Management  (NBPP).  The  NBPP  project  provided 
urgently needed technical and financial assistance for structural, managerial and operative support to 
the  German-led  Integrated  Border  Management  (IBM)  advisory  team,  thus  enabling  the  team  of  8 
police and customs experts to contribute more effectively to the design and initial implementation of a 
Lebanese Integrated Border Management strategy.  

Objectives:  The NBPP is considered to be a crucial step in enabling the Lebanese authorities to better 
control and secure their green border with Syria, and thus to comply with relevant provisions of UNSC 
Resolutions 1559 and 1701, as well as with the recommendations of the reports of the UN Lebanon 
Independent Border Assessment Team (LIBAT). Creating effective border security is a central task in 
re-establishing the sovereignty of the Lebanese Republic over the entirety of its territory. The wave of 
assassinations and attacks and the heavy clashes between the Lebanese Army and jihadist radicals in 
the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr El Bared underlined the urgent necessity of assisting the Lebanese 
police in ensuring law and order. Through the deployment of two senior experts, the second project 
provides for the coordination between the Lebanese authorities and donors and the necessary expertise 
for a better management and formulation of the programmes funded to strengthen the security sector.  

Activities:  The  €2  million  border  security  project  provided  the  German  Advisory  Team  with  the 
required  administrative,  logistic  and  financial  management  in  order  to  contribute  to  efficient  and 
operational conditions for the work of the experts. In particular, the following activities were carried 
out: - Establishment of the TSU Bureau and set up of its operations; Management of the procurement 
of border security equipment purchased with funding from other donors; Organization of study visits 
and  pilot  trainings  for  the  newly  established  Common  Border  police  Force  (CBF);  and  the  final 
assessment and evaluation of the pilot. The second project provided two senior experts to the Lebanese 
Police Services that helped to (a) speed up the actual beginning of the of the project "Amélioration de 
l'investigation criminelle à tous les stades de la chaîne pénale on the ground; and (b) provide technical 
advice in the revision of the follow-up ENPI project on "Security and Rule of Law (SAROL)". 

Implementation status: While the IfS-funded support component of €2 million for the border project 
was  implemented  as  planned,  the  overall  Border  Security  Pilot  Project,  requiring  at  times  difficult 
coordination  between  the  Lebanese  authorities  and  the  group  of  donors  (Germany,  Denmark,  UK, 
EC), was affected by certain weaknesses. These included an initial lack of clearly established strategic 
or operational objectives validated at the political level, and therefore suboptimal Lebanese ownership, 
as  well  as  an  absence  of  structured  coordination  with  local  communities  and  higher  engagement  of 
civilian  population.  The  second  project  providing  two  senior  police  experts  is  at  its  final  stages. 
During 2008 it delivered all the expected outputs and it did strengthen the capacity of the Lebanese 
Police  to  conduct  proper  investigations  allowing  the  relevant  judicial  authorities  to  have  all  the 
necessary elements for an adequate follow up. Moreover, the ISF internal structure is being adjusted to 
meet the continuous training needs it faces and the expertise provided has been fundamental for the set 
up of a Judicial Police Practical Training Centre. 

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Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: The NBPP was supported 
by several Member States, namely through the continued presence of the German expert team (eight 
border police and customs experts) and Germany’s €4 million contribution for equipment, Denmark’s 
contribution of US$1 million for training measures and experts, and the UK’s support in defining the 
needs for the new joint command centre in Tripoli complemented by a financial contribution for the 
identified  needs.  Additional  interim  support  from  the  Stability  Instrument  may  become  necessary  in 
2009, until ENPI funds are operational. The second project has placed the EC in the first row among 
donors involved in the security sector and stabilization issues for Lebanon. The action has prepared the 
conditions for a better and more beneficial implementation of the follow-up EC project on "Security 
and Rule of Law (SAROL)" under the ENPI that is about to start in the first semester of 2009.  

IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

LEBANON (2) 

Title of IfS Decision: Support to the return and reintegration of Palestinian refugees displaced from 
Nahr el Bared camp 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision: 20/12/2007  

Amount: € 6.800.000 - Contracted: 

Total: €6,729,560 - Paid: Total: €4,552,948 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 03/03/2008 - End Date(s): 28/06/2009 

Short  description  of  the  project(s):  Following  the  devastation  caused  by  the  fighting  between  the 
Lebanese army and the terrorist “Fatah al Islam” group in the Nahr el Bared Palestinian refugee camp 
in  Northern  Lebanon  in  2007,  this  programme  aims  at  preparing  and  facilitating  the  return  and 
progressive  reintegration  of  the  displaced  population  (30,000  Palestinian  refugees)  of  the  NBC 
through necessary assessments in Nahr el Bared and Beddawi Camps, planning of reconstruction, start 
of  rubble  removal,  support  to  livelihoods  of  refugees  and  institutional  support  to  the  Lebanese 
government for the reconstruction. 

Objectives:  The  purpose  of  this  Commission  Decision  is  to  prepare  and  facilitate  the  return  and 
progressive  reintegration  of  the  displaced  population  through  1)  Assessments  in  Nahr  el  Bared  and 
Beddawi  Camps;  2)  Planning  of  reconstruction  ;  3)  Rubble  removal;  4)  Support  to  livelihoods  ;  5) 
Institutional support to the Lebanese government. 

Activities: A grant contract with UNRWA has been signed Amount : 6.4 M€ - Duration : 15 months. 
Components: 1) Assessments in Nahr el Bared and Beddawi Camps, to provide accurate  and timely 
information for the rehabilitation of the Nahr al-Bared community, simultaneously with the physical 
reconstruction of the Camp and its environs; 2) Planning of reconstruction, including the creation of 
necessary  preconditions  and  the  institutional  and  human  infrastructure  to  underpin  the  planning 
process; 3) Start of rubble removal, to clear the site of both Old Camp and New Camp; 4) Support to 
livelihoods  of  refugees,  to  facilitate  economic  recovery.  A  service  contract  for  the  technical 
coordinator has been signed - Amount : 328.000 € - Duration : 15 months. Component: Institutional 
support to the Lebanese government for the reconstruction. 

Implementation  status:  At  this  stage,  the  following  results  have  been  achieved  through  the 
contribution agreement with UNRWA: the assessments were completed and shared with most of the 
stakeholders, the Program Management Unit (PMU) was reinforced and is now fully operational; the 
master  plan  is  about  to  be  approved  by  the  Council  of  Ministers;  the  tendering  process  for  the 
reconstruction  of  the  Package  1  was  launched  and  the  reconstruction  is  supposed  to  start  in  March 
2009; 40% of the overall rubble has been removed in the camp and 60% from the area of Package 1. 
As for the institutional support, a contract was signed with a senior expert previously working with the 
World Bank, appointed as Director of NBC Recovery and Reconstruction Cell, which is responsible 
for the overall management of the NBC recovery and reconstruction process. The expert prepared the 
overall reconstruction strategy that was presented to the donors at the international Donor Conference 
in Vienna on June 25, 2008. He also acted as focal  point for all donors to help them decide how to 
allocate funds for the reconstruction.  

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Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: ECHO committed 14.7 
M€  (Decisions  2007-2008  and  2009)  for  the  humanitarian  relief  of  the  affected  camp  population.  A 
follow-up  contribution  under  the  ENPI  for  the  reconstruction  of  the  camp  has  been  prepared  for  €8 
million in 2008. With a total of €30 million (ECHO, ENPI and IfS), the EC is the main contributor to 
the Nahr el Bared crisis, but additional funding is necessary, especially from Arab donors. 

IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

LEBANON (3) 

Title of IfS Decision:  Promoting  political  stabilisation  and  national  reconciliation  in  Lebanon  by 
strengthening the democratic legitimacy of its Parliament 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision: 15/12/2008 

Amount: € 4,000,000 - Contracted as of 31/12/2008: € 1,026,080 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: € 410,432 

Start Date of project: 24/12/2008- End Date(s): 31/12/2009 

Short description of the project: The overall objective of the proposed programme is to contribute to 
Lebanon’s political stabilisation and reconciliation by strengthening the democratic legitimacy of its 
Parliament through the conduct of elections in line with international standards in spring 2009. It will, 
thus,  take  advantage  of  the  window  of  opportunity  provided  by  the  Doha  agreement  of  May  2008, 
which  has  seen  the  re-establishment  of  state  institutions,  the  re-launch  of  a  national  dialogue  and 
agreement on a package of electoral reforms. 

Specific  objective  for  this  project,  as  stated  in  the  Decision:  The  programme  will  support  the 
Lebanese  Ministry  of  Interior  and  the  newly  created  Supervisory  Commission  on  the  Election 
Campaign (SCEC) in the implementation of the package of electoral reforms adopted by Parliament in 
September 2008 in a rapid and professional manner.  

Activities: The assistance focuses primarily on three areas: (i) support to the Supervisory Commission 
on  the  Election  Campaign  (SCEC),  in  the  form  of  provision  of  all  IT/media  monitoring  and  other 
needed equipment, and advisory assistance in the development of the Commission’s by-laws, rules of 
procedure  and  guides  for  candidate,  banks,  media  houses,  etc.;  (ii)  the  purchase  of  international 
standard  polling  equipment,  including  transparent  ballot  boxes,  standardized  voting  booths,  polling 
station kits, indelible ink and uniforms for polling staff; and (iii) computerization of the results system 
at  the  level  of  the  26  electoral  districts,  and  the  electronic  transfer  of  results  to  a  National  Results 
Centre  in  the  Ministry  HQ  in  Beirut,  that  will  allow  the  Ministry  to  be  fully  aware  of  the  results 
tabulation process as it takes place and will avoid an information vacuum being created where results 
are known at district level but not at the Ministry. As a consequence of holding for the first time a one-
day election, it is of critical importance that the public, the electoral actors and the Ministry have full 
confidence in the transparency of the results tabulation process across the country. Projector display of 
the  results  entry  process  at  electoral  district  level  will  also  enhance  the  transparency  of  the  results 
tabulation process and increase the public’s confidence in the process. 

Implementation status: The assistance outlined above is being implemented through the embedding 
of a technical assistance team in the Ministry of the Interior and Municipalities and the Supervisory 
Commission  on  the  Election  Campaign.  The  team,  which  was  immediately  deployed  by  the  end  of 
December,  consists  of  a  Chief  Technical  Advisor,  and  three  other  experts  in  the  areas  of  Electoral 
Operations,  Procurement,  and  Campaign  Finance  and  the  Media.  All  the  other  needed  technical 
expertise is going to be mobilized on a short-term basis.  

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: This project in support of 
implementing  the  reforms  foreseen  in  the  revised  2008  election  law  builds  on  an  IfS-funded  expert 
mission  in  June-July  2008  assessing  the  feasibility  of  electoral  reforms  proposed  by  the  Lebanese 
National Commission on Electoral Reform.  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

LIBYA 

Title  of  IfS  Decision(s):  Preventing  a  major  health  and  social  crisis  by  supporting  the  development 
and implementation of a National HIV-AIDS Strategy 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 17/11/2008 

Amount committed: € 1,000,000 – Contracted: 0 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: 0 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 2009 - End Date(s): 2010 

Short  description  of  the  project:  The  crisis  provoked  by  the  HIV-AIDS  infection  at  the  Benghazi 
paediatric hospital highlighted the absence of any appropriate policy in Libya concerning HIV-AIDS. 
The tragic consequences of that infection with regard to both the affected children and the Bulgarian 
medical  personnel,  accused  of  spreading  the  infection,  were  addressed  by  means  of  a  humanitarian 
approach  promoted  by  the  Commission  and  supported  by  EU  Member  States.  Until  the  Benghazi 
crisis,  HIV-AIDS  was  largely  unknown  by  the  population  and,  therefore,  underestimated  in  Libya. 
Nonetheless,  according  to  the  most  recent  sero-prevalence  studies,  the  number  of  infected  people  is 
growing fast, especially among the groups at risk (sex workers and injecting drug users). Moreover, it 
is estimated that around 1.5 million irregular foreign immigrants are in Libya most of whom from sub-
Saharan  Africa.  They  do  not  have  access  to  the  public  health  system  and  cannot  afford  the  private 
medical services. Libya has the financial resources to implement the National Strategy, but it needs the 
know-how  to  develop  it.  The  envisaged  support  clearly  responds  to  this  need,  and  fulfils  the  third 
component of the medical offer that the EU made to Libya in the framework of the Benghazi crisis. 

Objectives: The purpose of this Commission Decision is to make an effective EC contribution to the 
prevention of a new health and social crisis in Libya due to the spreading of the HIV-AIDS infection 
in the absence of an appropriate prevention and treatment policy, by supporting the rapad development 
and implementation of a National HIV-AIDS Strategy. 

Activities: The projects core activities are concentrated around two main project components: (i) The 
process  of  developing  the  first  five-year  National  HIV  Strategy  in  Libya  that  will  lead  to  a  final 
document  and  capacity  building  of  the  Libyan  counterparts  including  national  and  provincial  AIDS 
Committees;  and  (ii)  The  development  of  a  Bio-Behavioural  Sentinel  Surveillance  of  most-at-risk 
groups in relevant geographical locations of Libya. The end target group to benefit from the project is 
the  general  population  of  Libya  by  strengthening  Libya’s  response  to  HIV.  The  focus  target  groups 
benefiting  directly  from  the  project  will  be  the  above-mentioned  people  most-at-risk  of  HIV 
infections, their partners and people living with HIV. Other important groups benefiting directly from 
the  project  will  be  staff  trained  and  empowered  by  the  activities  under  this  contract:  health  staff  as 
well as people managing the HIV and other infectious disease programmes in Libya. It is envisioned 
that the project will empower the Government of Libya authorities to carry out HIV strategic planning 
processes and Bio-Behavioural Sentinel Surveillance in the future with limited international support. 

Implementation status: The contract for the project will be signed in early 2009.  

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  So  far,  Libya  has 
benefited  from  EC  assistance  in  the  framework  of  successive  specific  actions  in  favour  of  the 
Benghazi Centre for Infectious Diseases and Immunology and of its patients. These measures provide 
medical treatment to the HIV patients, technical advice and training to the medical staff of the Centre, 
technical assistance to improve blood security, procurement and prescription of drugs and laboratory 
tests. Finally the programme has also a psychiatric assistance and social reinsertion component. The 
assistance in Benghazi started in 2005 and is ongoing. The total EC budget committed so far is € 4.5 
million.  It  is  planned  that  the  EC  funded  assistance  programme  in  Benghazi  will  continue  in  the 
coming years. In this context, the EU made a medical assistance offer that Libya accepted, including 
the hospitalization in Europe of serious cases requiring highly specialized treatment. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

NEPAL 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Programme of measures under the Instrument for Stability providing support 
to the Peace Process in Nepal 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 14/10/2008 

Amount committed: € 5,950,000 – Contracted: 0 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: 0 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 2009 - End Date(s): 2010 

Short description of the project and objectives: The overall objective of the decision is to contribute 
to  the  consolidation  of  the  fragile  peace  process  in  Nepal  by  supporting,  through  the  multi-donor 
Nepal  Peace  Trust  Fund,  the  successful  implementation  of  the  Comprehensive  Peace  Agreement 
(CPA).  The  specific  objectives  of  the  project  are  to  provide  for:  Return,  reintegration  and 
rehabilitation of IDPs; Security strengthening; Support to the Peace Process; Cantonment management 
and  integration/re-integration  and  discharge;  Support  to  Mine  Actions;  Support  to  Future  Elections; 
Support to Infrastructure Building; Support to Conflict Affected People. 

Activities:  The  NPTF  support  areas  have  been  redefined  as  a  result  of  the  September  2008  needs 
assessment,  and  now  include:  Rehabilitation  of  Internally  Displaced  People  -  Due  to  the  prolonged 
conflict, thousands of people have been internally displaced. It is estimated that there are about 40,000 
people  who  need  rehabilitation.  Security  Strengthening  -  Threats,  intimidation,  extortion  have  still 
been practiced by different groups in different parts of the country. The NPTF envisages to assist in 
the  activities  related  to  the  strengthening  of  security  system  in  the  country.  It  is  entitled  to  provide 
funds in the areas, such as law enforcement and rule of law, strengthening of Nepal Police, training to 
the  security  personnel,  reconstruction  of  the  damaged  infrastructures  of  the  security  agencies  during 
the conflict, etc. Support to the Peace Process - The present mandate allows NPTF to finance in the 
activities related to the human rights monitoring, communication and outreach strategy in support of 
peace,  legal  reforms,  peace  media  campaigns,  and  peace  promotion  programmes,  facilitating 
coordination  and  establishment  of  Documentation  Centres.  There 
is  a  strong  need  for 
institutionalization and deepening of the peace process. Management of Camps and Reintegration of 
Former Combatants - So far, the NPTF resources have been used for the purposes of the integration, 
rehabilitation  of  verified  Maoist  combatants  (19,602  members),  developing  temporary  physical 
infrastructures and essential utilities e.g. safe drinking water and sanitation, electricity, telephone, etc 
in the cantonments, safety net payments to the Maoists combatants, and basic and specialized health 
care,  etc.  The  combatants  living  in  cantonments  need  sufficient  provisions  of  formal  and  informal 
education.  In  addition,  there  is  a  need  to  address  the  fate  of  an  estimated  3,000  child  soldiers  also 
living  in  the  camps,  Mine  action  activities  –  the  GoN  has  established  a  Mine  Action  Steering 
Committee  (MASC)  and  a  National  Mine  Action  Technical  Committee  to  implement  mine  action 
programmes  and  projects.  Donor  assistance  is  required  for  the  implementation  of  mine  action 
programmes and projects to clear minefields and also for the technical support to train the Nepalese 
personnel  to  collect  improvised  explosive  devices.  Support  to  future  elections  -  Following  the 
successful conduct of the April 2008 CA elections, the Election Commission needs continued, albeit 
limited, technical and financial assistance in areas such as public information, voter education, human 
resource development and logistical support. The regular updating of the voter registration may also 
be  required  for  the  Election  Commission.  Reconstruction  of  Physical  Infrastructure  -  For  achieving 
sustainable  peace,  at  least  the  destroyed  physical  infrastructures  in  the  public  sector  should  be 
reconstructed.  Similarly,  the  loss  and  damage  of  private  properties  of  the  victims  has  yet  to  be 
compensated  sufficiently.  Conflict  affected  people  -  One  of  the  immediate  responsibilities  of  the 
government in the post-conflict period is to carry out rehabilitation of the conflict victims. The return 
of  seized  properties,  compensation  packages  for  the  dependant  families  of  the  deceased  persons, 
allowances for the widows and widowers, stipend for the victims' children, medical treatment support 
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for  comprehensive  victim  support programmes  so  as  to get  full  recovery  of the  victims  on  a  speedy 
basis. In this context focused programmes to help the women and socially excluded and poor segments 
of  the  population  should  receive  high  priority.  Other  programmes  -  The  Government  is  working  on 
capacity building initiatives for increased women participation in governance, peace and security for 
the  implementation  of  UNSCR  1325.  Among  others,  it  will  support  women  organization/  women 
leadership training programme for their active participation in Peace Process. There is also a need to 
prepare action plan for conflict affected children and children associated with armed group and armed 
forces. Similarly, alternative opportunities for youth movements can also be explored. 

Implementation status: The Financing Agreement with the GoN will be signed in early 2009. 

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  The  EU  encourages 
political  stability  and  multiparty  democracy  in  Nepal.  With  the  deployment  of  a  large  Election 
Observation Mission, the EU has been actively engaged in supporting Nepal’s peace process, which 
led in May 2008 to the abolition, by the Constituent Assembly, of the monarchy and the establishment 
of a Republic. The NPTF also receives bilateral EU support from several Member States, namely the 
UK, Finland and Denmark. EU development cooperation with Nepal aims to contribute also to peace 
and stability in the country. In the framework of its Country Strategy Paper (2007-2013) and in close 
consultation  with  other  donors  and  with  the  Nepalese  authorities,  the  EU  will  support  during  the 
period  2007-2013  stability  and  peace  building  activities,  Education  for  all,  trade  facilitation  and 
economic capacity building. This may include follow-on support from the DCI to the NPTF building 
on the IfS contribution. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

NICARAGUA 

Title of IfS Decision(s):  Programme  of  Support  for  Rehabilitation  and  Reconstruction  in  areas 

affected by Hurricane FELIX in Nicaragua 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 10/06/2008 

Amount(s): € 7,490,000 - Contracted: €: 7,450,000 - Paid:  € 4,859.908.81 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 17/12/2008  

End Date(s): 18/06/2010 

Short  description  of  the  project:  The  measure  supports  the  social  and  economic  recovery  of 
communities  in  Nicaragua’s  North  Atlantic  Autonomous  Region  (RAAN)  severely  affected  by 
Hurricane Felix on 4 September 2007.  This action links the relief phase, for which the Commission 
had already provided €6 million through ECHO, and the longer term reconstruction and development 
of  the  affected  areas.  This  support  under  the  Stability  Instrument  provides  much-needed  extra 
assistance  for  recovery  and  rehabilitation  in  a  particularly  hard-hit  region  of  Nicaragua.  The 
programme is part of a coordinated, nationally-owned disaster recovery framework designed to build 
on  previous  and  ongoing  emergency  interventions  and  to  link  up  with  forthcoming  disaster 
preparedness programmes and longer term development support. 

Specific objective(s) for this project,  as stated in  the Decision:  The proposed interventions under 
the  Stability  Instrument  in  Nicaragua  aim  at  promoting  socio-economic  stability  in  Nicaragua 
providing  for  early  recovery  after  hurricane  FELIX,  thus  ensuring  effective  LRRD  with  earlier  DG 
ECHO  interventions.  It  further  promotes  the  sustainable  recovery  of  critical  water  sanitation 
infrastructure and of livelihoods and income generation assets .  

Activities: National and local authorities and local NGOs have identified water and sanitation as one 
of  the  main  priorities  for  the  affected  population.  Although  some  of  ECHO's  interventions  are 
targeting  this  sector,  these  have  been  geared  to  resolving  the  situation  in  the  short  term.  Further 
interventions are necessary in order to provide long-term, sustainable and more holistic approaches to 
tackling  this  problem.  This  component  includes  activities  such  as  Design  and  construction  of 
appropriate water and sanitation systems, incorporating a hurricane and storm resistance component; 
Rehabilitated  and  improved  water  and  sanitation  in  health  centers,  schools,  public  shelters  and 
communities;  Hygiene  promotion  including  personal  and  public  health  and  hygiene  education  and 
awareness campaign; Environmental impact assessment in communities living  in critical ecosystems 
and requiring water and sanitation assets, and Implementation of a local-regional monitoring system of 
drinking water quality. Livelihood recovery and income generation – The local economy in the RAAN 
basically depends on the agricultural and fishery sectors.  The population in the RAAN suffers from a 
chronic  food  insecurity  situation,  which  has  now  been  worsened  by  Hurricane  Felix  in  that  many 
families  lost  their  food  reserves  and  seed  stores.    Additionally,  a  response  more  focused  on  the 
rehabilitation  of  agricultural  and  fishery-based  livelihoods  and  the  re-establishment  of  income 
generation is necessary in order for the affected population to return to pre-Felix conditions.  

Implementation  status  and  major  developments  in  the  project:  For  the  implementation  of  the 
entire  programme,  the  EC  Delegation  has  signed  a  contribution  agreement  with  the  United  Nations 
Development Programme in December 2008.  

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  The  main  focus  is  on 
ensuring  complementarity  with  ECHO  interventions.  Most  relief  activities  have  phased  out  in  the 
affected region, while other donor programmes are currently being implemented in the area of housing 
repair/reconstruction, whereas interventions in the area of livelihood rehabilitation are few.  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN THE 

OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY 

Title of IfS Decision(s):  Programme  of  measures  providing 
negotiations towards a peace agreement 

support 

to  Palestinian-Israeli 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 20/12/2007 

Amount(s): €7,500.000- Contracted: € 7,500,000 (=100%) - Paid: €6.875.000 (=92%) 

Start Date(s) of sub-project(s): 01/02/2008 - 24/06/2008 - End Date(s): 15/03/2009 - 23/06/2009 

Short description of the (sub-)project(s): This programme for €7.5 million finances several actions 
contributing to Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations. The programme supports international mediation 
by providing operational and logistical support to the Office of the Quartet Representative Tony Blair, 
and his staff based in Jerusalem (€2.5 million). Further activities to be funded under the programme 
include  building  operational  capacity  of  the  Palestinian  Civil  Police  in  line  with  the  Road  Map, 
notably through equipment provision, in close co-ordination with the European Security and Defence 
Policy  mission  EU  Police  Mission  for  the  Palestinian  Territories,  EUPOL  COPPS  (€5  million).  The 
programme  was  adopted  in  December  2007  in  line  with,  and  as  an  immediate  response  to,  the 
undertakings agreed between Israelis and Palestinians at Annapolis on 27 November 2007, and the EU 
action strategy for Peace in the Middle East endorsed by the GAERC on 19 November 2007. 

Objectives:  The  overall  objective  of  the  Programme  is  to  enable  the  Palestinian-Israeli  peace 
negotiations,  re-launched  in  Annapolis  on  27  November  2007,  to  be  successful,  through  providing 
effective  support  to  international  mediation  and  Palestinian  security  performance  in  line  with  the 
Roadmap. As a result, effective EU support to the peace negotiations enabling their eventual success, 
should  focus  inter  alia  on:  (i)  Facilitating  hands-on  international  mediation  through  providing 
operational  and  logistic  support  to  the  Office  of  the  Quartet  Representative  and  his  staff  based  in 
Jerusalem, so as to enable the effective and quick implementation of the Quartet objectives; and (ii) 
Short  to  medium  term  capacity-building  of  the  Palestinian  Civil  Police  to  improve  operational 
performance, including equipment, thereby providing the Police with the necessary instruments to be 
active,  visible  and  efficient  vis-à-vis  the  public,  and  to  restore  law  and  order  in  the  West  Bank  –  a 
Palestinian as much as an Israeli interest. 
Activities:  As  for  the  1st  component,  the  €2.5  million  support  to  the  office  of  the  Quartet 
Representative,  the  Commission  covers  roughly 1/3 of  the  overall  operational cost  of  €8  million  for 
the  first  12-18  months.  The  remainder  is  being  and  will  be  provided  by  the  UN  and  other  donors, 
including  the  US,  UK  and  Norway.  As  Representative,  Mr.  Blair  aims  to  sustain  and  intensify 
international  engagement  through  the  Quartet  support  mechanism,  within  the  broader  framework  of 
the  Quartet's  efforts  to  promote  an  end  to  the  conflict  in  conformity  with  the  Roadmap.  Significant 
effort and time is being spent in the region, working with the parties and other partners, to help create 
viable  and  lasting  government  institutions  representing  all  Palestinians,  a  robust  economy,  and  a 
climate of law and order for the Palestinian people. Concerning the 2nd component, EUPOL COPPS 
identified,  together  with  the  Palestinian  Civil  Police,  four  areas  requiring  urgent  material  support: 
vehicles,  uniforms,  public  order  equipment,  and  IT  and  communication  equipment.  The  concrete 
support components comprise (i) vehicles, for which a detailed needs assessment exists, indicating 79 
policing vehicles of three different types and 36 public order vans (10 seats); (ii) civilian Public Order 
Equipment;  (iii)  Communications  System  Development  -  a  radio  tower  (smart  net  site)  as  part  of  a 
communication system relying on three such towers; and (iv) appropriate uniforms and footwear for 
the  7-8,000  policemen  in  the  West  Bank.  This  will  be  further  facilitated  by  implementing  the 
equipment  assistance  through  UNOPS  (UN  Office  for  Project  Services),  the  agency  also  selected  to 
implement Member States contributions to the PCP.  

Implementation  status:  The  Office  of  the  Quartet  Representative  (OQR)  achieved,  inter  alia,  the 
following:  Entry  permits  into  Israel:  5000  work  permits  have  been  approved.  However,  only  2000 

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have been distributed to Palestinian workers. The OQR and QR continue to discuss the application of 
levies  on  Palestinian  construction  workers  with  the  GoI  and  will  continue  to  press  for  increasing 
available work permits without an additional levy, and to increase the number of overnight stays as an 
important means for economic growth and employment. Gaza cash: The QR’s intervention led the GoI 
to  permit  the  entry  of  68  million  NIS  to  Gaza  in  August  2008,  and  a  further  NIS  100  in  December 
2008. The OQR subsequently produced and shared with all interested parties an analysis, conducted 
jointly with the World Bank and IMF, on the necessity of sufficient cash  supply for banks in Gaza. 
OQR proposed to GoI a system of monthly transfers of NIS 100 million to Gaza. While there has been 
some  success  in  allowing  enough  cash  in  individual  instances,  a  systematic  mechanism  for  monthly 
facilitation has not yet been agreed. Checkpoints: In the May 13 package the OQR identified 12 key 
strategic  obstacles  that  should be  removed  or  changed  to  improve  the  flow  of  trade,  goods,  services 
and people across the West Bank. The OQR continuously monitors the developments on the ground 
through  regular  field  trips  and  close  consultation  with  the  UN  and  continues  to  push  for  the  full 
implementation  of  the  May  13  Package.  Security:  There  is  broad  consensus  today  on  the  increasing 
willingness by the IDF to facilitate the efforts of the PASF in the West Bank, witnessed also by IDF 
permits for the twenty new police stations. The QR and OQR contributed to the success of the Berlin 
Conference  in  support  of  Palestinian  Civil  Security  and  Rule  of  Law  last  June.  The  international 
community pledged more than USD 300 million for the reform of the Palestinian security apparatuses 
according  to  the  comprehensive  plans  presented  at  the  Conference.  Regarding  the  2nd  programme 
component for support to the PCP the following has been achieved: The site for the radio tower (near 
Tulkarem in the West Bank), has been prepared for construction. Construction of the tower is slightly 
delayed due to a delay in customs clearance. The equipment necessary for the tower has duly arrived 
in Israel but is currently waiting for that clearance. The vehicles are being delivered on schedule. 43 
vehicles  are  scheduled  to  arrive  in  Ramallah  in  January  and  are  currently  being  fitted  out  with  the 
necessary equipment for them to function as police vehicles. The remainder of the vehicles is currently 
moored in Turkey awaiting customs clearance. The decentralisation of the PCP, the opening of further 
rural police stations and the construction of further rural police station intensified the need for means 
of  transport,  the  PCP  asked  to  substitute  4000  uniforms  for  vehicles.  The  vehicles  have  been  well 
specified  and  fall  within  the  existing  fleet  policy,  the  administrative  change  of  the  budget  is  being 
finalized and the vehicles will be delivered well ahead of the end date of the project. 
Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions:  On the 1st component, 
the  OQR’s  team  consists  of  full  or  half  time  seconded  staff  (Dutch,  French,  German,  Norwegian, 
Russian and US Government, DfID, EC, UN, World Bank). All advisors bring to the office the added 
value  of  their  respective  institutions  and  build  alliances  with  other  partners  in  the  international 
community. In addition, the OQR meets with the EUSR and briefs the Local Development Forum on 
its activities, as well as the EU Heads of Mission, Strategy Groups where appropriate, NGOs and local 
Quartet members. The OQR has integrated itself into the aid coordination structure in the oPt. As for 
the  2nd  component,  the  ESDP  mission  present  in  Ramallah,  EUPOL  COPPS,  is  part  of  the  project 
steering. They form the link between the contractor (UNOPS) and the PCP. EUPOL COPPS helped 
greatly in determining the priorities and linking in with other donors (on the communications network) 
and increased the effectiveness of the action by, for instance, demanding that the PCP elaborate a fleet 
policy  before  deciding  on  what  vehicles  to  buy.  In  October  2008,  the  Commission  signed  an 
agreement  to  contribute  from  the  ENPI  to  the  construction  of  the  Police  Training  Centre  (PTC)  in 
Jericho. Training is the main priority set by the Chief of the PCP and as a next step, after purchasing 
the basic equipment needed to operate, is essential in assuring the effectiveness of the equipment. The 
Commission is also contributing, with ENPI funds, to the reconstruction of the muqata'a in Nablus. As 
a regional headquarters for security services, the muqata'a contains a police building. This will enable 
further  decentralisation  of  the  PCP  and  a  more  effective  management  of  regional  security,  again 
increasing the effectiveness of the equipment delivered in the framework of the action. With the IfS 
action  and  the  above  mentioned  projects,  the  Commission  is  contributing  to  the  achievement  of  the 
priorities  for  the  rule  of  law  sector  set  in  the  Berlin  Conference  in  June  2008.  The  Community  is 
furthermore active in the donor coordination structure on all levels and, in this case, more specifically 
in the Security Sector Working Group. Through this involvement the Community contributes further 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

PERU 

Title of IfS Decision(s): 

(1) Social Peace and Stability in Emerging Crisis Areas in Peru 
(2) Rehabilitation after the earthquake in Southern areas of Peru 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): (1) 25/04/2008; (2) 25/08/2008 

Amount(s): 

(1) € 2,533,000 - Contracted: € 2.533.000 - Paid: € 1,273,848 
(2) € 3,000,000 - Contracted: € 3,000,000 - Paid: € 2,000,000 
Totals:  Committed: €5,533,000  Contracted: €5,533,000  Paid: €3,273,848 

Start Date(s) of project(s): (1) 01/02/2009; (2) 30/10/2008 

End Date(s): (1) 31/07/2010; (2) 30/04/2009 

Short description of the (sub-)project(s): (1) Social Peace and Stability in Emerging Crisis Areas 
in Peru - This IfS measure supports a programme, run by UNDP together with the Conflict Analysis 
and  Prevention  Unit  (UAPC)  of  the  Prime  Minister’s  Office  (PCM),  to  promote  social  peace  and 
stability  in  areas  experiencing  emerging  crises  and  to  ensure  recovery  after  natural  disaster  that 
constitutes  threats  to  stability.  It  supports  the  Government  of  Peru,  and  specifically  its  Conflict 
Analysis and Prevention Unit (UAPC) in the Prime Minister’s Office (PCM). (2) Rehabilitation after 
the earthquake in Southern areas of Peru - This IfS programme provides urgently needed support to 
the Government of Peru for the reconstruction of the three provinces of Castrovirreyna, Yauyos and 
Huaytara located in the southern part of Peru, severely affected by the earthquake of 15 August 2007, 
in which many lives were lost and almost 100,000 houses destroyed or damaged. 

Objectives: (1) Social Peace and Stability in Emerging Crisis Areas in Peru – (i) To strengthen the 
institutional work of the government bodies that participates in the prevention, solution and management 
of social conflicts; (ii) To strengthen the spaces of the different actors for the prevention and intervention 
in the management of social conflicts in the municipalities and the rural and indigenous communities; 
(iii)  To  strengthen  the  social  and  institutional  support  for  alternative  development  policies  oriented  to 
hinder  drug  trafficking  progress  in  the  coca  growing  basins;  (iv)  To  promote  a  culture  of  peace  and 
political dialogue in order to solve the social conflicts; and (v) To prevent conflicts and crises derived 
from  the  post-disaster  recovery  and  reconstruction  process  through  cross-sector  coordination  and  the 
promotion  of  citizens’  participation  as  well  as  the  strengthening  of  the  social  network  in  the  affected 
areas. (2) Rehabilitation after the earthquake in Southern areas of Peru - This project, taken together 
with  earlier  interventions  by  DG  ECHO  in  the  area  affected  by  the  earthquake,  will  underpin  socio-
economic  stability  and  will  help  achieve  an  effective  transition  from  relief  to  rehabilitation  while 
fostering long-term development in the region. In particular, the programme will promote the sustainable 
recovery of critical social infrastructure, livelihoods and income generation assets. The programme will 
also contribute to reinforcing good governance, as well as to promoting Disaster Risk Reduction in the 
medium- and long term and to reducing migration by small farmers in the poor highland areas affected 
by the disaster.  

Activities: (1) Social Peace and Stability in Emerging Crisis Areas in Peru -The project covers five 
components: 1) Strengthening of the institutionalisation of the national and sub national governments 
and the legitimacy of the authorities elected by universal voting as valid interlocutors in the case of 
social  conflicts.  2)  Creation  of  conflict  resolution  mechanisms  in  areas  occupied  by  indigenous 
communities,  taking  into  account  habits,  customs  and  language,  and  incorporating  an  intercultural 
focus  in  conflict  management.  3)  Coordination  between  institutions  and  actors  related  to  the  fight 
against  drug  trafficking  through  dialogue  and  consensus  processes  for  the  implementation  of 
government  policies  in  areas  of  emerging  crises.  4)  Promoting  awareness,  information  and 
communication  to  ensure  the  commitment  of  government  and  civil  society  actors  in  affirming  the 
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building  of  consensus  for  conflicts  management  and  the  prevention  of  crisis  and  violence.  5) 
Coordination among the institutions and actors responsible for the recovery and reconstruction process 
in  the  post-disaster  areas  through  the  promotion  of  the  strengthening  of  the  social  network  and  the 
population’s active participation. (2) Rehabilitation after the earthquake in Southern areas of Peru - 
The  primary  focus  of  the  programme  is  to  implement  activities  to  rehabilitate  water  and  sanitation 
infrastructure  and  re-establish  sustainable  livelihoods  and  income  generating  activities  at  the  local 
level.  The  main  beneficiaries  will  be  the  communities  which  benefited  from  the  two  previous 
emergency humanitarian aid decisions by DG ECHO worth a total of EUR 8 million and implemented 
between August 2007 and April 2008. The population of these communities amounts to approximately 
50,000 people of the total estimated 260,000 who were affected by the earthquake. 

Implementation  status:  (1)  Social  Peace  and  Stability  in  Emerging  Crisis  Areas  in  Peru  -The 
project only commenced in February 2009, following signature of the project agreement in December 
2008. (2) Rehabilitation after the earthquake in Southern areas of Peru - The project started on 30th 
of October 2008 with the official signature of the agreement between the Government of Peru, GTZ 
and  EC.  In  November,  the  project  team  began  with  preliminary  meetings  held  with  the  national 
disaster  management  institution  INDECI,  the  EC  supported  regional  disaster  prevention  project 
PREDECAN and suitable NGOs for the project implementation. The project realised as well internal 
planning workshops in December to define the implementation approach. The provincial coordinators 
started  field  activities  and  presented  a  draft  workplan  to  the  provincial  and  district  governments.  A 
participative inventory of local initiatives and proposals were realised to complement the data basis for 
agreements with the local governments and municipalities on implementation modalities. 

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  (1)  Social  Peace  and 
Stability  in  Emerging  Crisis  Areas  in  Peru  The  action  is  fully  in  line  with  the  EU  strategy  in  the 
country and the previous RRM project. The CSP 2007-2013 includes – in a direct or indirect way - 
support to actions related to some of the components pointed out in this project. The DCI AAP 2008 
for Peru focuses in Sector 2 directly on integrated development of the poorest regions of the country, 
including those most affected by violence and illegal traffics. (2) Rehabilitation after the earthquake 
in  Southern  areas  of  Peru  -  Activities  of  DIPECHO  and  ECHO  have  been  linked  to  this  project. 
German  cooperation  has  enhanced  the  implementation  of  the  project  through  BMZ  funded 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

PHILIPPINES 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Support to the Peace Process in the southern Philippines 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 17/12/2008 

Amount(s): € 1,000,000 - Contracted: € 0 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: €0 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 2009 - End Date(s): 2010 

Short description of the (sub-)project(s) and Objectives: The objective of this Stability Instrument 
intervention is to support the peace process in the southern Philippines, through the activities of two 
international NGOs and one national NGO Network which are particularly active in promoting, from 
differing  but  complementary  perspectives,  lasting  peace  in  the  region.  They  do  so  by  facilitating 
dialogue  among  the  parties  and  stakeholders  to  the  conflict,  which  includes  the  Government,  the 
armed forces of the Philippines, MILF, MNLF, the local power structures and civil society at large. 
They also contribute to the monitoring of the cease-fire between the Government and the MILF and 
the  prevention  of  escalation  triggers  and  Human  Rights  violations,  through  the  maintenance  of  an 
effective reporting capacity and presence on the ground. Finally, working with NGOs and other actors 
at grassroots level, the interventions will provide training and support to community groups to develop 
local initiatives to support the population in the environment of insecurity. 

Activities:  The  programme  consists  of  three  components:  The  Centre  for  Humanitarian  Dialogue 
(HDC) works with the GOP, MILF, MNLF, Malaysian and other Governments involved in monitoring, 
civil society and the Organization of Islamic Conference, in preparing and facilitating renewed dialogue. 
In  Sulu,  it  will  continue  to  support  the  GOP-MNLF  Peace  Working  Group  (PWG)  in  their  efforts  to 
prevent, contain, and resolve conflict between the armed forces of the MNLF and the GOP, and will also 
continue  to  address  other  causes  of  violence  based  on  clan,  weapons  proliferation,  and  private  armed 
groups.  The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre) began operations in August 1999 and is 
today a very well-respected conflict mediation organisation: The Nonviolent Peace Force’s (NVPF) 
key  activities  include  regular  patrolling  and  stable  protective  presence  in  most  vulnerable 
communities,  especially  in  buffer  zones  or  other  volatile  areas.  Specific  cases  of  human  rights 
violations  and  other  specific  threats  to  civilian  populations  will  be  documented  and  reported  to 
national  and  international  authorities.  NVPF  works  with  regional  offices  of  the  Human  Rights 
Commission  of  the  Philippines  in  an  active  response  to  human  rights  abuses,  and  liaises  with 
international  NGOs  and  official  bodies  to  encourage  direct  engagement.  Special  emphasis  will  be 
given  to  supporting  and  encouraging  women’s  engagement  in  these  processes.  The  Mindanao 
People’s  Caucus  (MPC)  works  at  the  grassroots  level  to  broaden  and  expand  the  consultation 
processes among the various stakeholders in Mindanao in order to ensure transparency, participation, 
and ownership of the peace process. Activities include human rights, peace advocacy, quick response 
and timely reporting, encouragement of participation of women in peace and security processes, and 
the capacity and skills-building of women in the conflict affected areas, allowing them to effectively 
participate in the peace building and mediation efforts. The MPC acts as a local umbrella organisation 
for some 35 local NGOs. 

Implementation status: The project activities commence in early 2009. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: Follow-up actions which 
will build on this programme includes on-going EC support to the multi-donor Mindanao Trust Fund 
(MTF), support to the long and short term displaced populations in Mindanao, including a €3 million 
support to 5,000 displaced families. In addition to a long-term health programme in the region, of over 
€20 million, a number of projects also complement this programme, through capacity-building of local 
organisations  of  human  rights  defenders  and  other  civil  society  groups  for  better  claim-making, 
consensus building on controversial or disputed policy areas, improved local governance, and access 
to social services by marginalised and vulnerable groups. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

SIERRA LEONE 

Title of IfS Decision(s):  

Emergency Support to the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 10/07/2008 (under the IfS Transitional Justice facility) 

Amount(s): € 2.500.000 - Contracted: €2.500.000 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: €2.500.000 

Start Date(s) of project(s):  01/08/2008 - End Date(s): 31/12/2008 

Short description of the (sub-)project(s): The purpose of this project is to provide financial support 
to  the  Special  Court  of  Sierra  Leone  (SCSL)  in  order  to  ensure  that  the  Court  continues  to  promote 
peace,  stability  and  accountability  in  the  West  African  sub-region  through  the  expeditious 
implementation of its judicial activities. This support falls under Article 3.2 (d) of the IfS Regulation, 
which  foresees  support  for  international  criminal  tribunals  and  ad  hoc  national  tribunals,  truth  and 
reconciliation commissions, and mechanisms for the legal settlement of human rights claims. 

Objectives:  In  2008,  at  the  height  of  its  activities  with  the  trial  of  the  former  Liberian  President, 
Charles Taylor, in The Hague and the trial of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Freetown, the 
SCSL was facing a shortfall of funding. The aim of this measure was to support the Court in order to 
ensure  that  there  is  no  disruption  of  judicial  activities.  Avoiding  a  disruption  in  the  cases  will  help 
bring justice to the victims of the conflict and will  contribute to enhancing the rule of law in Sierra 
Leone, to preventing the recurrence of future conflict, and to minimising the risk of civil unrest in the 
sub-region. 

Activities:  IfS  support  contributes  to  fund  SCSL  staff  members,  judges  and  short-term  professional 
contractors for two months so they can ensure the uninterrupted completion of the SCSL trials.  

Implementation status: In the course of 2008, the SCSL continued to function without interruption. 
During the implementation of EC support, the SCSL continued the prosecution against Charles Taylor 
and heard the closed arguments in the RUF trial. All indicted continued to be detained to international 
standards and all witnesses and victims continued to be protected and supported.  

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: This measure underscores 
the EU’s strong commitment in the fight against impunity. IfS support is complementary with Member 
States bilateral contributions to the SCSL and with EC support to SCSL funded through the European 
Instrument for Human Rights and Democracy (EIDHR) instrument which is aimed surely at outreach 
activities  such  as  archiving,  documentation,  video  screening  of  trials  and  training  programmes  that 
target and promote the participation of all Sierra Leoneans in all aspects of SCSL work. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

SOLOMON ISLANDS 

Title of IfS Decision(s): 
Commission (TRC) in the Solomon Islands (SI) 

Technical support to the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 18/06/2008 (under the IfS “PAMF” facility) 

Amount(s): € 299,202 - Contracted as of 31/12/2008: € 299,202 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: €239.362 

Start Date(s) of project(s):  15/06/2008 End Date(s): 14/06/2009 

Short  description  of  the  (sub-)project(s):  The  measure  assists  the  Solomon  Islands  to  establish  a 
credible  TRC  process  as  a  way  towards  justice  for  past  human  rights  violations  and  contributing  to 
national unity and sustainable peace in the country. This support falls under Article 3.2 (d) of the IfS 
Regulation, which foresees support for international criminal tribunals and ad hoc national tribunals, 
truth and reconciliation commissions, and mechanisms for the legal settlement of human rights. 

Objectives: The main objectives of the action are: (i) to enhance the capacity of local actors to design 
a  sound  TRC  and,  (ii)  to  provide  technical  assistance  to  ensure  the  successful  establishment  of  the 
TRC, including through proper links with the parallel customary and judicial processes.  

Activities:  The  action  provides  specialized  short  term  advisors  and  technical  assistance  to  the  key 
actors involved in the truth commission process in the Solomon Islands. It includes institutional and 
legal  assistance,  the  organisation  of  several  workshops  and  the  dissemination  of  information  on  the 
process. 

Implementation  status:  The  International  Centre  for  Transitional  Justice  (ICTJ)  has  helped  the  SI 
Government  in  finalising  the  draft  TRC  Bill  based  on  comparative  experiences  of  other  TRC 
processes, and it has been adopted as an Act of the Parliament on August 2008. Particular assistance 
has then been provided for establishing the Commission and the implementation of the Law, including 
support to the selection process of the TRC commissioners. In addition several workshops have been 
organised  allowing  all  key  national  stakeholders  to  debate  the  proposed  design  and  mandate  of  the 
TRC in the presence of renowned international experts and practitioners of transitional justice.  

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  This  action  is 
complementary  with  the  on-going  international  assistance  aiming  to  rebuild  and  strengthen  law  and 
order in SI. Further support to the TRC’s work is now considered possibly in partnership with the UN, 
New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom. In addition to the fact that a properly designed and 
implemented  truth  and  reconciliation  process  is  likely  to  help  durable  stabilisation,  active  EC 
involvement in this process would further raise the EU’s political profile in the country, consistently 
with the recently-initiated political dialogue. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME IN 

SOMALIA 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Immediate Support Package to Somalia's Transitional Federal Institutions 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision: 21/05/2008 

Amount: € 4,000,000 

Contracted as of 31/12/2008: € 4,000,000 

Paid as of 31/12/2008: € 3,200,000 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 01/03/2008 (retroactive) - End Date: 31/08/2009  

Short  description  of  the  project:  This  Decision  provided  for  an  EC  contribution  to  the  ‘Start-Up 
Package’  (SUP)  of  donor  assistance  which  was  set  up  to  provide  Somalia’s  Transitional  Federal 
Institutions (TFIs) with the necessary concrete resources and means to take forward urgent and much-
delayed work on the key deliverables of the transitional period. The SUP was designed to come into 
play as of March 2008. For the sake of speed and efficiency, international donor funding for the SUP 
is  channelled  via  the  existing  UNDP  administered  support  mechanism  for  the  TFIs  (i.e.  the  ‘Somali 
Institutional Support Programme’ SISP), where to date the EC has been the main donor and co-chairs, 
with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the Project Board. 

Objectives: This new ‘start-up package’ of support measures is designed to provide urgent and critical 
operational  means  to  enable  the  TFIs  [i.e.  the  Transitional  Federal  Government  (TFG),  Transitional 
Federal Parliament (TFP), key independent commissions, finance and other institutions of Somalia] to 
become established and operational in Mogadishu and to develop an institutional base.  

Activities:  In  addressing  the  short  term  operational  costs  of  the  TFG  and  a  number  of  other  TFI 
bodies, the ‘Start-Up Package’ foresees support in the following areas: payment of salaries/stipends to 
core  teams  of  key  personnel;  rehabilitation  of  offices  and  rental  of  offices;  office  equipment  and 
running  costs;  logistical  support  (including  transport)  and  technical  expertise;  and  a  community 
engagement and reconciliation strategy of the Prime Minister. UNDP estimated the overall budget for 
this multi-donor ‘Start-Up Package’ to be of the order of €10 million. 

Implementation  status:  The  EC  IfS  €4m  assistance  under  the  SUP  covered  programme  costs  as  of 
March  2008.  During  2008  the  SUP  commenced  the  provision  of  support  to  the  TFIs  in  the  areas 
mentioned above, except for the planned physical rehabilitation works and community engagement. In 
December 2008 it became necessary to reallocate some of the funds initially intended for rehabilitation 
and  community  engagement,  given  that  these  activities  could  not  be  implemented  in  full  due  to  the 
difficult security situation on the ground. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: The SUP and its possible 
integration to a larger ‘Institutional Support Programme’ (with EDF support) will need to be redefined 
once a new Government is in place in Somalia. In particular, benchmarks and milestones should be re-
negotiated with the new authorities, including an exit strategy for the payment of stipends. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

SRI LANKA 

Title of IfS Decision(s): 
the dialogue between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Community 

(1) Mitigate Conflict and Reduce Tensions in Sri Lanka; (2) Facilitate 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): (1)24/6/2008 (2) 10/12/2007 (under the IfS “PAMF” facility) 

(1) Amount(s): € 6,500,000 - Contracted: € 5,347,931 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: € 3,293,635 
(2) Amount(s): €    271,557 - Contracted: €    271,557 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: € 0 

Start Date(s): (1) 1/8/2008 (2) 17/10/2008 - End Date(s): (1) 31/01/2010 (2) 16/10/2009 

Short  description  of  the  (sub-)project(s):  (1)  The  1st  programme,  in  the  context  of  the  conflict 
between  the  Government  and  the  LTTE  (or  Tamil  Tigers),  aimed  to  ensure  protection  for  conflict-
affected  communities  and  the  humanitarian,  human  rights  and  media  workers  who  support  them, 
support  rapid  responses  to  emergency  human  rights  crises,  and  provide  hope  and  alternatives  to 
disaffected  minority  groups.  (2)  The  2nd  programme  foresees  a  series  of  meetings  organised  by 
Sant’Egidio, between stakeholders from within Sri Lanka, and the Diaspora, in different environments, 
with the objective of moving the two parties to the conflict into discussions on peace.  

Objectives:  (1)  The  overall  objective  of  this  measure  was  to  improve  stability  in  Sri  Lanka  in  the 
context  of  the  intensifying  conflict,  following  the  abrogation  of  the  Ceasefire  agreement  in  January 
2008,  and  the  related  deterioration  in  the  humanitarian  and  human  rights  situation  in  the  country. 
Given  the  unwillingness  of  both  parties  to  seek  a  settlement  through  peaceful  means,  the  main 
objective of this intervention is to mitigate the impact of the conflict and contribute towards reducing 
tensions  and  risks  of  deepening  of  conflict.  (2)  The  objective  of  the  2nd  project  is  to  encourage  and 
facilitate discussions between stakeholders, leading to a resolution of the conflict. 
Activities: (1) The 1st programme is composed of a combination of actions, clustered into four main 
focus  themes:  1.  Protection  of  conflict-affected  communities  including  confidence  building  and 
stabilization measures; 2.  Legal support to civilians affected by arbitrary detention and other human 
rights  violations;  3.  Promotion  of  a  safer  and  more  conducive  environment  for  the  international  aid 
community through support to the media and promotion of “Guiding Principles for Humanitarian and 
Development Assistance in Sri Lanka”; and 4. Socio-economic stabilization measures for particularly 
vulnerable  conflict-affected  communities.  (2)  For  the  2nd  project,  the  first  step  was  a  “closed” 
Conference  (limited  in  terms  of  participants  for  reasons  of  confidentiality)  with  the  parties,  the  Sri 
Lankan Government (GoSL) and the LTTE, to take place in Rome tentatively end of January 2008. 
Following  this  first  meeting,  Sant’Egidio  would  engage  in  a  period  of  smaller  meetings,  analyses, 
studies  and  contacts  with  the  parties  in  an  effort  to  reactivate  the  stalled  peace  process.  The  further 
implementation of the project depended on the outcome of the first Conference and meetings. 

Implementation  status:  (1)  By  the  end  of  2008,  three  of  the  sub-programmes  were  well  under 
implementation.  However,  promotion  of  the  ten  Guiding  Principles  was  less  successful,  given  the 
government  opposition  to  NGO  involvement  in  the  current  tragedy.  (2)  By  the  end  of  2008 
preparations  for  the  first  conference  had  begun,  but  with  the  increasing  violence  of  the  conflict, 
implementation had stalled. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: These programmes were 
complementary  to  Humanitarian  aid  programmes,  including  food  aid,  shelter,  psycho-social  support, 
and water and sanitation, which is provided for conflict-affected communities through ECHO. A € 2.5 
million Call for Proposals for Human Rights projects has been launched in the second half of 2008. 
Two complementary programmes for a total of € 48 million were foreseen to support conflict-affected 
communities in the North and East. It should be noted following the defeat militarily of the LTTE in 
early 2009, many of the activities are being examined for their continuing relevance.  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME IN 

SUDAN (DARFUR) 

Title of IfS Decision(s): 

Support  to  the  UN  administered  “Trust  Fund  for  the  AU-UN  Joint 
Mediation Support Team (JMST) for Darfur” 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 19/12/2007 

Amount: €3,000,000 - Contracted as of 31/12/2008: €3,000,000 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: €2,400,000 

Start Date of project: 21/12 /07 - End Date: 20/6/2009  

Short  description  and  objectives  of  the  project:  The  Trust  Fund  was  set  up  to  support  the  joint 
efforts of the AU and UN to revitalise the peace process in Darfur, including for the negotiations phase 
and related preparatory measures. The scope of activities as set out in the Terms of Reference for the 
Trust Fund includes: strengthening the capacity of the AU-UN JMST, so as to enable this team to cope 
with  the  demands  of  facilitating  the  challenging  preparatory  consultations  and  actual  negotiations;  
(including  through  contracting  of  experts);  promoting  confidence  building  measures;  consultations 
with civil society; and public information campaigns.  

Implementation status: A new AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator (JCM), Djibril Bassolé, was appointed 
on  31  July  2008.  He  has  since  held  extensive  consultations  with  all  stakeholders  in  Sudan  and  the 
region and has generated support from international and regional partners for a shift in focus towards 
informal mechanisms and a series of confidence-building measures. The JCM has made the security 
situation his top priority and has placed less emphasis on continuing previous efforts to try to unify 
different groupings of rebel movements.  The Chief Mediator has welcomed the ‘Qatari Initiative’ as 
well as other efforts by regional and international partners to bring the parties closer to the negotiating 
table. While the Government of Sudan is committed to proceeding to talks in Doha, the movements 
continue to have reservations. Consequently the Chief Mediator has been undertaking intensive shuttle 
diplomacy between the parties in a bid to discuss these reservations and to work out modalities for a 
cessation of hostilities and a monitoring mechanism. The Trust Fund was launched in September 2007 
in anticipation of the launch of a substantial negotiations phase involving all parties. However, apart 
from one unsuccessful attempt in late 2007, the AU-UN JMST has not yet managed to advance as far 
as  substantial  negotiations.  Frequent  changes  of  personnel  within  the  JMST  have  also  not  helped. 
Hence, project expenditure under the Trust Fund still remains low.  

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC/EU  actions:  The  European 
Commission's  humanitarian  operation  in  Darfur  is  the  biggest  of  its  kind  in  the  world,  providing 
emergency relief to some 2m people.  When and if a lasting peace deal for the region is put in place, 
the Commission intends to make available longer-term recovery and development assistance, with an 
initial €40m already earmarked for this purpose.  However it is simply not possible to draw down on 
such  funding  under  present  political  and  security  conditions.    In  the  meanwhile  some  attempts  are 
being  made  through  the  NGO  sector  to  support  civil  society  and  small-scale  recovery  actions,  by 
means of the EIDHR programme (€0.9m) and the food security thematic programme (€2m) - where 
security allows.  

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMMES IN 

SYRIA 

Title of IfS Decision(s): 

(1) Programme of Emergency Support to Syrian basic education in areas 
affected  by  a  large  influx  of  refugees  from  Iraq;  (2)  Programme  of 
assistance to Iraqi female-headed households and victims of trafficking 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): (1) 28/11/2007; (2) 06/08/2008 

Amount(s): (1) €3,000,000; (2) €1,481,500 – Total: €4,481,500 

Total Contracted as of 31/12/2008: € €4,481,500  (100%) - Paid as of 31/12/2008: €3,154,197 (70%)  

Start Date(s): (1) 01/10/2007; (2) 02/10/2008 - End Date(s): (1) 31/03/2009; (2) 01/04/2010 

Short  description  of  the  (sub-)project(s):  1)  Emergency  Support  to  Basic  Education:  Syrian 
government schooling, which is free of charge to all Arab children, has come under severe stress due 
to  the  large  influx  of  Iraqi  refugees.  This  has  created  further  pressure  on  teachers,  students  and  the 
community at large. In order to increase the number of Iraqi students enrolled, a number of short and 
long term measures increase the capacity of schools to accommodate the increase number of students 
and ensure that Iraqi families are aware of the opportunity offered to them to enrol their children. The 
absorption  capacity  of  schools  is  being  expanded  through  the  selective  rehabilitation  of  school 
buildings, including the upgrading of water and sanitation services. Schools are also directly supported 
in terms of educational resources/teaching aids for teachers, libraries, and school equipment. A joint 
strategy  has  been  designed  with  the  Ministry  of  Education  to  target  schools  with  50  or  more  Iraqi 
refugees. The project is also encouraging Iraqis to enrol their children in schools, with a special focus 
on  girls,  as  well  as  children  with  special  needs.  2)  Assistance  to  female-headed  households  and 
victims of trafficking: Among the Iraqi refugee population, many critical cases are emerging: families 
have  been  separated  and  their  houses  and  belongings  in  Iraq  damaged  or  lost,  leaving  people,  in 
particular  separated  or  widowed  women  and  separated  or  orphaned  children,  vulnerable  to  hunger, 
disease and crime. Risks connected to exploitation are also reported, specially regarding begging in the 
case  of  children  and  prostitution  of  women.  In  this  context,  the  Syrian  Women’s  Union  (SWU),  a 
Syrian  based  organisation,  has  started  to  assist  vulnerable  women  and  their  families  in  coordination 
with  the  Iraqi  Women  League,  an  Iraqi  NGO  based  in  Syria.  The  two  organisations  work  in 
partnership  with  IOM  to  implement  post-conflict  emergency  projects  in  prevention  and  awareness 
raising  on  trafficking  in  persons.  The  project  will  support  a  shelter  for  Iraqi  female  heads  of 
households as well as victims of trafficking for 18 months. After this initial period of support from the 
IfS, the shelter, if necessary, may continue to be supported from other EC financing instruments, such 
as the Iraqi budget of the Development and Cooperation Instrument (DCI). Within the current project, 
emergency  funding  covers  the  most  urgent  needs  of  identified  victims  of  trafficking  hosted  by  the 
shelter or among the vulnerable women registered by the project management team.  

Objectives:  1)  Emergency  Support  to Basic  Education:  The  overall  objective  of  this  measure  is  to 
respond to the escalating crisis in Syria caused by the massive influx of refugees from Iraq. A prime 
objective is to ensure that Iraqi refugee children in Syria can exercise the right of all children to have 
access  to  education.  The  specific  objectives  comprise  a)  achieving  improved  enrolment  in  basic 
education,  particularly  of  Iraq  refugee  children;  b)  ensuring  that  national  standards  pertaining  to 
physical and pedagogical school environment are applied; and c) supporting local initiatives aiming at 
improving social integration and bringing to school vulnerable Iraqi refugee children and adolescents. 
2) Assistance to female-headed households and victims of trafficking - The overall objective of this 
measure  is  to  provide  an  additional  targeted  response  to  the  escalating  crisis  in  Syria  caused  by  the 
massive  influx  of  refugees  from  Iraq,  by  supporting  and  protecting  vulnerable  Iraqi  women  and 
female-headed households as well as identified and potential victims of trafficking in Syria. Specific 
objectives include (i) To raise awareness among vulnerable Iraqi groups on the risks and consequences 
of  trafficking  in  persons  and  sexual  exploitation;  (ii)  To  provide  long-term  assistance  to  vulnerable 
groups through vocational training and economic empowerment activities; (iii) To provide short-term 
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distribution of emergency kits and provision of medical assistance on a case-by-case basis; and (iv) To 
provide protection through a shelter established and run by the Syrian Association for Women’s Role 
Development. 

Activities:  1)  Support  to  Basic  Education  -The  project  enables  expansion  of  the  current  schooling 
space  (adequate  provision  of  staff,  school  equipment,  teaching  aids  and  supplies),  the  quality  of 
teachers through trainings aimed at the special needs of Iraqi children, and at enabling the enrolment 
of Iraqi children, with special focus on girls. A total of 140 schools in Damascus and rural Damascus 
are  being  supported.  Phase  1  supports  40  schools  with  the  provision  of  educational  supplies  and 
equipment  and  the  selective  rehabilitation  of  water  supplies  and  sanitation  systems.  During  phase  2 
support expands to an additional 100 schools, with the same activities. The schools are being supplied 
with a standard package of supplies and equipments. Rehabilitation works will be assessed depending 
on  the  schools  actual  needs.  Phase  3  encompasses  capacity  building  for  head  teachers,  the 
empowerment of teachers working under severe pedagogical conditions and to support local initiatives 
to improve social integration, bringing vulnerable Iraqi refugee children back to school. The targeted 
schools  will  join  the  Syrian  Child  Friendly  school  initiative.  2)  Assistance  to  female-headed 
households  and  victims  of  trafficking  -  The  project  supports  a  selected  target  group  of  more  than 
1,000  vulnerable  Iraqi  widowed/single/separated  women  and  their  children  in  order  to  reduce 
vulnerability and incidents of trafficking through awareness raising among the most vulnerable Iraqi 
groups, vocational training and limited income generating activities for vulnerable women, provision 
of  non-food  items  and  medical  assistance  to  the  most  vulnerable  cases  and  identified  victims  of 
trafficking.  The  project  also  includes  the  provision  of  a  shelter  for  identified  victims  of  trafficking, 
including  capacity  building  on  shelter  management  and  shelter  services  as  well  as  the  shelter 
establishment and shelter protection services.  

Implementation  status:  1)  Support  to  Basic  Education  -  During  the  first  few  months  of  the 
implementation,  enrolment  of  Iraqi  students  had  increased  from  some  33  000  to  47  500  (Jan  2008). 
After an initial assessment, school rehabilitation has been conducted in Phase 1 schools, divided into 
three  major  parts:  1)  Repair  of  Water  sanitation  blocks  (ceramics,  WC,  water  taps,  repair  of  urinals 
and  painting),  2)  repair  of  main  building  (repairing  of  floors,  stairs,  windows  and  doors,  electric 
fixtures, class room painting and installation of ceiling fans), 3) provision of access to safe drinking 
water  (pump,  tank,  filter,  cooler  and  water  purification).  The  same  procedure  has  been  followed  for 
Phase  2  schools.  Following  the  agreement  between  MoE  and  UNICEF,  an  initial  standard  list  of 
supplies  has  been  distributed.  As  of  February  2009  all  supplies  have  been  distributed,  pending 
recreational  supplies.  The  implementation  of  the  educational  quality  improvement  focused  on  the 
introduction  of  the  child-friendly  school  framework,  started  in  April  and  May  2008  with  the 
organization of 28 workshops for the 140 school teams. Numerous other workshops and trainings were 
conducted  (training  of  trainers  for  MoE  and  Provincial  Education  Directorates  staff,  active  learning 
manual for Syrian teachers). 2) Assistance to female-headed households and victims of trafficking - 
After  the  signature  of  the  project  agreement  between  IOM  and  the  EC  in  October  2008,  the  Syrian 
Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSAL) suggested to establish the planned shelter in Aleppo. It was only 
in  January  2009  that  MoSAL  agreed  on  the  exact  location  of  the  premises;  MoSAL  has  now  also 
agreed on a local NGO (Ri’ayaat al-Fatayaat) in Aleppo that will be trained in running the shelter.  

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: Since 2007 the EC has 
allocated  additional  and  complementary  exceptional  funding  under  the  DCI  budget  line  to  assist  the 
Syrian  authorities  in  coping  with  the  large  influx  of  Iraqi  refugees.  In  2007,  €9  Mio  have  been 
committed  to  upgrade  50 primary  health  care  centres  and  11  hospitals.  With  an  increased  budget  of 
€24  Mio  in  2008,  new  EC  assistance  in  2009  will  focus  on  education  (follow-up  and  expansion  of 
above mentioned UNICEF project, €4 million), an “Emergency Support to Education Sector Affected 
by a Large Influx of Iraqi Refugees” (€10 Mio), reimbursing the salaries of school staff at schools with 
a  large  number  of  Iraqis  and,  thirdly,  “Support  to  Syria’s  Solid  and  Medical  Waste  Management  in 
Areas Affected by a large Influx of Iraqi Refugees” (€10 Mio). In addition, DG ECHO is providing a 
total  of  €22  Mio  through  humanitarian  assistance  projects  implemented  by  UNHCR,  WFP  and 
international NGOs, focussing on the distribution of food and household items, health consultation and 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

THAILAND 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Supporting the Reconciliation Process in Southern Thailand 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 20/12/2007 

Amount(s): € 3,000,000 - Contracted: € 2,999,014 - Paid: € 1,627,000    

Start Date(s) of project(s): 29/01/2008 - End Date(s): 28/09/2009 

Short description of the (sub-)project(s): This IfS Decision provides support to the efforts of non-
state  actors  in  the  conflict  area  of  Southern  Thailand,  which  are  aimed  at  bringing  about  justice, 
strengthening the rule of law and restoring mutual trust and peaceful co-existence of various groups in 
the South.  

Objectives:  This  intervention  comprises  two  areas  of  co-operation:  Justice  and  Informed  Debate. 
Support  to  justice  system  reform  is  aimed  at  enhancing  the  effectiveness  of  the  justice  system  by 
tackling impunity for crimes committed. Support in the area of Informed Debate comprises measures 
of confidence building. The main goal is to enhance media independence, to promote social dialogue, 
diversity  and  multi-ethnicity  of  Thailand,  as  well  as  to  facilitate  a  better  understanding  of 
decentralisation/autonomy concepts in Thailand. 

Activities:  The  programme  is  being  implemented  through  five  grants  signed  with  the  International 
Commission  of  Jurists,  the  Cross  Cultural  Foundation,  Friedrich  Naumann  Stiftung,  the  Friedrich 
Ebert  Stiftung,  the  Human  Development  Forum  Foundation,  and  the  International  Commission  of 
Jurists  (ICJ).  The  project  by  the  Cross  Cultural  Foundation  (CCF)  seeks  to  facilitate  justice  and 
promote rule of law in the three southern provinces of Thailand and build a culture of peace. It is being 
implemented  by  the  CCF  itself  and  also  by  its  partners  as  follow:  Muslim  Attorney  Club  (MAC), 
Working Group on Justice for Peace, Union for Civil Liberties (UCL), Protection International (PI), 
Human  Rights  and  Development  Foundation  (HRDF)  ad  Young  Muslim  Association  (YMAT).  The 
project by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) seeks to contribute to a more informed, objective and 
stakeholder-inclusive social dialogue in Thai society regarding peace building in the Deep South. The 
project  by  the  Friedrich  Naumann  Stiftung  (FNS)  seeks  to  enable  the  general  public  to  have  a 
better  understanding  of  the  situation  in  southern  Thailand,  enhance  mutual  understanding  and 
acceptance,  and  promote  the  understanding  of  introducing  diversity  and  minority  rights  protection 
system.  The  project  implemented  by  the  Human  Development  Forum  Foundation  seeks  to 
contribute to the peaceful solution of the insurgency in Southern Thailand by finding political options 
acceptable  to  both  parties  such  as  increased  self-government.  The  project  by  the  International 
Commission  of  Jurists  (ICJ)  seeks  to  address  one  of  the  issues  identified  by  analysts  as  key  in 
addressing  the  insurgency  in  Southern  Thailand:  the  perception  by  Muslim  citizens  that  they  lack 
adequate  access  to  justice.  As  a  second  main  activity,  the  ICJ  seeks  to  advocate  for  the  effective 
implementation of international HR laws in Thailand.  

Implementation  status:  The  CCF  project,  in  collaboration  with  Protection  International  (PI) 
conducted training with university students and women Human Rights Defenders from Bangkok and 
the South, produced a summary of alleged torture cases, in collaboration with WGJP, undertook one 
fact-finding  trip  per  month  compiling  data  on  disappeared  cases  into  database.  CCF  also,  in 
collaboration with Muslim Attorney Centre has filed the cases to the court, in collaboration with the 
WGJP  conducted  trainings  on  human  rights,  carried  out  frequent  prison  visits,  conducted  trial 
observations and monitored the on-going administration of justice related to the conflict in the south. 
In  collaboration  with  the  WGJP,  CCF  also  released  reports  and  news  on  enforced  disappearances, 
torture, and status of human rights in the Deep South, and organized two round-table discussions on 
the  Internal  Security  Act.  The  FES  project  organized  a  “Peace  Building  Camp”,  attended  by  38 
young people, conducted a dialogue and facilitation techniques training, organized a media study tour 
entitled “The role of Media in Conflict Reporting and Peace Building” in Manila and Cotabato City, 
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various backgrounds and conducted small focus group of community radio hosts in the southern areas, 
produced  a  play  performance  with  500  students  from  local  schools  in  the  conflict  areas  and  400 
students  from  PSU,  Pattani  campus,  and  conducted  a  study  trip  for  10  high-ranking  government 
officials  and  academic  delegates  on  protection  of  minority  rights  and  models  of  decentralisation.  It 
also  conducted  training  for  students  on  organizational  strategic  planning,  organization  management, 
implemented  training  in  conflict  management  and  conducted  training  for  woman  leaders  and 
community  development.  The  HDFF  project  developed  concepts  of  autonomy,  in  respect  to  the 
history  of  Thailand  and  Southern  Thailand  in  particular,  as  well  as  the  development  of  the  current 
problems. The project deepened the  cooperation with other institutions- e.g. with the Munich Institute 
of Social Science in Germany - a draft for a publication on autonomy, mainly based on the outcomes 
of the workshop during the study trip to Italy, was conceptualized. The HDFF made a presentation of 
the study trip to Thai Government officials and EU Member States. The ICJ project, in collaboration 
with  the  Asian  Institute  for  Human  Rights  organised  a  one-week  seminar  training  30  lawyers  on 
international  trial  standards  and  trial  observations.  It  facilitated  collaboration  between  litigation 
lawyers  and  two-day  training  on  use  of  forensic  evidence,  and,  in  collaboration  with  the  UN’s 
OHCHR and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), organised a two-day training to the 
Ministries  of  Foreign  Affairs  and  Justice  on  the  implementation  of  the  UN  Convention  Against 
Torture. In collaboration with the Judge Advocate General’s Department of the Ministry of Defence, 
the project organised a three-day symposium on “The Rule of Law and the Military”, and launched the 
Thai  edition  of  its  “Practitioners  Guide  on  the  International  Principles  on  the  Independence  And 
Accountability  of  Judges,  Lawyers  and  Prosecutors”,  while  also,  in  collaboration  with  the  EC 
Delegation and the French Embassy in Bangkok, launching the translation of the “EU Human Rights 
Defenders  Guidelines”  to  Thai  and  Yawi.  During  2008  the  ICJ  has  also  undertaken  various  other 
actions  such  as  the  translation  of  HR  legal  documents  and  the  observation  of  two  high  profile  HR 
cases. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: The specific situation of 
Southern Thailand requires working with already well-established and well-connected organizations. 
In  addition,  the  crisis  situation  in  Southern  Thailand  calls  for  timely  and  tailor-made  responses.  In 
order  to  ensure  coherence  with  other  EC  instruments  available  for  Thailand,  the  activities  funded 
under  the  Stability  Instrument  will  be  complemented  by  actions  supported  under  the  Thai-EC  Co-
operation Facility, under the Development Co-operation Instrument, as well as other related thematic 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

TIMOR LESTE 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Programme in support of peace and stability in Timor Leste 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 11/11/2008 

Amount(s): €  4,700,000 - Contracted: € 4,700,000 - Paid: € 2,774,016 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 13/12/2008 - End Date(s): 12/06/2010 

Short description of the (sub-)project(s): The purpose of this IfS intervention in Timor Leste is to 
promote social peace and stability in areas and communities suffering from the unrest provoked by the 
crises of 2002 and 2006, and linked to that, to make a substantial contribution to the Security Sector 
Reform. 

Objectives: (a) To contribute substantially to the process of the Sector Security Reform, as initiated 
by the Government of Timor, under the auspices of the UN; (b) To support the reintegration of IDPs in 
their places of origin; and (c) To contribute to improvement of livelihood and social stability in rural 
communities through rural infrastructures development and employment generation. 

Activities: The proposed interventions under the Stability Instrument respond to the national priorities 
established  by  the  Government  of  Timor  Leste  in  close  consultation  with  the  international  donor-
community and aim at: 1) supporting, through the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste 
(UNMIT)  and  UNDP,  the  government-led  security  sector  review  and  reform  (SSR);  2)  supporting, 
through IOM  the reintegration of IDPs who were displaced in the 2006 crisis. This component will 
improve social and economic conditions within communities so as to create the space needed for the 
transition to long-term stability and development programming; and 3) addressing, through ILO, the 
twin  challenge  of  employment  creation  and  infrastructure  needs.  The  infrastructure  bottlenecks, 
especially  in  rural  areas  including  lack  of  access  to  markets,  affect  the  majority  of  country’s 
population.  

Implementation status: The three projects under this Financing Decision started their implementation 
on the field between end of December 2008 and beginning of February 2009.  

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: The action is fully in line 
with  the  EU  strategy  in  the  country  and  the  previous  RRM  projects.  Coherence  with  other  EC 
instruments available for Timor Leste is assured as the activities funded under the Stability Instrument 
will  be  followed  by  longer-term  support  as  foreseen  for  the  10th  EDF  in  the  2008-2013  Country 
Strategy Paper and the National Indicative Programme, most notably in institutional capacity building, 
inter  alia  in  the  security  sector,  and  with  labour-intensive  programmes  in  the  context  of  sustainable 
rural development. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

UGANDA 

Title of IfS Decision(s): 

Programme  of  Support  to  Peace  and  Stability  in  Northern  Uganda 
with  particular  focus  on  the  Juba  Peace  talks  and  the  Disarmament 
Process in the Karamoja Region 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 21/12/2007 

Amount(s): € 4,200,000 - Contracted: € 2,520,000 - Paid: € 1,186,475 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 07/03/2008 - End Date(s): 27/09/09 

Short description of the (sub-) project(s): In Uganda, a threat to peace and stability is the protracted 
conflict  between  the  Government  of  Uganda  (GoU)  and  the  Lord’s  Resistance  Army  (LRA),  which 
has  caused  the  internal  displacement  of  up  to  2  million  people,  abductions,  killings  and  loss  of 
livelihoods  in  Northern  Uganda.  The  IfS  was  mobilised  in  response  to  a  promising  window  of 
opportunity  for  improved  peace  and  stability  in  the  context  of  the  Juba  Peace  Process.  The 
interventions under the Stability Instrument in Uganda aim at 1) rapidly responding to the emerging 
opportunities for peace and stability in Northern Uganda 2) address escalating violence in Karamoja in 
the  context  of  on-going  disarmament  exercise;  3)  bridging  the  gap  towards  more  conflict  resolution 
interventions  between  the  9th  and  10th  EDF;  4)  linking  the  grassroots  peace  building  initiatives  to  a 
regional  cross-border  context  which  cannot be  addressed  through  the  national  EDF  interventions;  5) 
focusing on more politically sensitive dialogue and confidence building measures, as well as on peace 
talks, which cannot be supported under the EDF and 6) supporting and complementing the diplomatic 
initiatives by the EU Heads of Mission (EU HoMs) in Northern Uganda and the Karamoja region.  

Objectives: 1) to support the Juba Peace Process between the Government of Uganda and the LRA by 
ensuring  the  operational  capacity  of  the  Cessation  of  Hostilities  Monitoring  Team  (CHMT);  by 
supporting community sensitisation about the Juba process; by responding to conflicts arising from the 
IDP  return  and  by  supporting  the  ex-LRA  reintegration  in  Acholiland;  2)  to  respond  rapidly  to 
violence  and  human  rights  abuses  in  the  context  of  the  Karamoja  disarmament  through  supporting 
civil-military  dialogue  and  high  level  confidence-building  measures,  and  by  promoting  community 
sensitisation  and  urgent  livelihood  alternatives  to  cattle  raiding  with  focus  on  the  youth  and  3)  to 
support  regional  and  cross-border  initiatives  which  address  issues  of peace  and  stability  in Northern 
Uganda and the Karamoja region.  

Activities: In Northern Uganda, activities include direct support to the Juba peace talks between the 
GoU and the LRA; and strengthening the capacity of the Gulu District Reconciliation and Peace Team 
in sensitising local populations about the Juba talks, in responding to conflicts at the community level 
in the context of the IDP return, in promoting reintegration of ex-LRA and in facilitating cross-border 
peace building measures with key actors in Southern Sudan in the context of the Juba process. In the 
Karamoja  region,  the  project  provides  technical  support  to  the  key  actors  (e.g.  Karamoja  leaders, 
UPDF, civil society, national focal point on small arms) in confidence building measures, community 
sensitisation, as well as through civil-military cooperation , and youth peace building initiatives, and 
cross-border peace building initiatives in Kenya and Southern Sudan.  

Implementation  status:  Community  peace  building  in  Acholiland  through  support  to  the  Gulu 
District  Reconciliation  and  Peace  Team  (DRPT)  (Component  2)  -  The  DRPT  component  was 
launched  on  19th  July  2008  and  a  fully  furnished  and  facilitated  office  has  been  opened  at  the  Gulu 
District Headquarters. DRPT membership extends across political, cultural and professional leaders in 
Acholiland.  The  aim  of  the  DRPT  component  is  to  support  community  based  actions  on  peaceful 
resolution of conflicts arising out of the on-going re-integration and resettlement process of LRA ex-
combatants and IDPs. Initiative for Peace and Development among the ATEKER Communities in the 
East and Horn of Africa (Component 3) - The Ateker Initiative has now been mainstreamed into the 

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International  Conference  on  the  Great  Lakes  Region  (IC  GLR),  the  Pact  on  Security,  Stability  and 
Development under Project Zone 3 on Disarmament of armed nomadic pastoralists in Uganda, Kenya, 
South  Sudan  and  Ethiopia,  endorsed  by  the  Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs  in  Uganda.  Alignment 
discussions with the Karamoja Disarmament and Development Plan (KIDDP) under the Office of the 
Prime  Minister  are  ongoing  to  propose  it  as  a  model  planning  for  other  partner  countries  such  as 
Sudan,  Ethiopia  and  Kenya.  Support  to  peace  building,  civil-military  dialogue  and  targeted  actions 
providing alternatives to cattle raiding for warrior youth in Karamoja (Component 4) - IfS actions on 
peace  and  stability  include  an  extensive  human  rights  and  peace  building  work  with  UPDF  foot 
soldiers  that  have  not  been  targeted  by  any  form  of  training  in  human  rights  and  non  violent 
approaches to peace building. UPDF themselves have initiated community accountability and redress 
mechanisms for violations of human rights. Cases presented to UPDF have led to investigations of the 
UPDF Court Martial procedures. Discussions have been initiated with disarmed youth to map out all 
raiding  routes  and  create  a  response  mechanism  for  transforming  them  into  peace  corridors  through 
direct youth peace dialogue with those youth still armed.  

Specific  developments  with  regard  to  linkages  to  other  EC  /  EU  actions:  The  IfS  actions 
particularly in Karamoja complement various development oriented funding like the 9th EDF Northern 
Uganda Rehabilitation Programme (NUREP) mainly on rehabilitating social and police infrastructure 
for  displaced  population  in  return  processes,  the  Stabex  funded  Karamoja  Roads  Development 
Programme  providing  reactivation  of  border/security  relevant  district  roads/bridges  and  foreseen 
grants on improved local governance and the Local authorities budget line.   

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

ZAMBIA 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Urgent financial support to the 2008 Presidential by-election in Zambia 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 14/10/2008 (under the IfS “PAMF” Facility) 

Amount(s): € 1,000,000 - Contracted: € 1,000,000 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: € 950,000 

Start Date(s) of project(s): 19/11/2008 - End Date(s): 20/03/2009 

Short  description  of  the  (sub-)project(s):  The  purpose  of  this  project  was  to  provide  financial 
support to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for holding the urgent Presidential by-election 
on 30 October 2008 under conditions which are expected will minimise the risk of disorder.  

Objectives: The main objective is to support the ECZ in organising the 2008 presidential election in a 
timely and efficient manner. 

Activities: EC support is channelled through an UNDP Election Trust Fund, which in turn provides 
direct support to the ECZ programme. The direct support to the presidential election seeks to address 
immediate challenges faced by the ECZ in organising the elections and includes voter education and 
public  information  activities;  stakeholder  consultations  and  advice;  support  to  procurement  and 
logistics of essential Election Day; and training of electoral officers and party/candidates agents. Post 
election support will include a lessons learnt exercise and an ECZ internal review in order to provide 
input into the ongoing constitution review process. 

Implementation  status:  The  Zambian  Presidential  election  took  place  on  30  October  2008  without 
incidents and polling was well organised. The incoming results were regularly reported by the ECZ. 
The  final  outcome  of  the  election  was  reported  on  November  2.  The  process  of  counting  and 
tabulation of results was challenged by the opposition within the legal framework. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: This support has helped 
consolidate international assistance to the electoral process. It has been complementary to EU efforts 
in  support  of  the  election,  mainly  with  the  Election  Assessment  Mission  sent  by  the  Commission 
through  the  European  Instrument  for  Human  Rights  and  Democracy.  This  Mission  has  worked 
together with EU diplomats in monitoring the electoral process. Moreover, several EU Member States 
have provided support to non-state actors for the purpose of voter education and training of observers 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) PROGRAMME(S) IN 

ZIMBABWE 

Title of IfS Decision(s):  

(1)  Promote  Dialogue  and  Democracy  in  Zimbabwe  in  the  Context  of 
2008 elections (2) Elections and Democracy Expert   

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): (1) 11/12/2007 (2) 29/01/2008 

Amount(s): (1) € 3.000.000 (2) € 127.729 – Total: € 3.127.729 

Contracted as of 31/12/2008: (1) € 2.999.966 (2) 127.729 - Paid as of 31/12/2008: (1) € 1.822.098 
(2) € 76.457 

Start Date(s) of project(s): January 08 End Date(s): July 09 

Short  description  of  the  (sub-)project(s):  The  overall  objective  of  these  actions  was  and  is  to 
promote dialogue and confidence building in Zimbabwe in order to improve stability in relation to the 
progressive worsening of the political, social and economic situation in the country, especially in the 
context  of  the  2008  elections,  and  to  help  build  the  basis  for  a  sustainable  national  reconciliation 
process.  

Objectives: The main programme (1) puts in place a coherent support approach to help addressing the 
crisis in Zimbabwe in the context of 2008 elections: 1) linking confidence building initiatives to the 
revision  of  the  political/institutional  framework  needed  to  restore  democratic  governance  and  thus 
contributing  to  resolve  the  crisis  in  the  country;  2)  addressing  urgent  needs  and  political  sensitive 
issues;  3)  developing  the  Community's  response  strategy  to  the  current  situation,  mainly  as  regards 
elections  matters,  but  also  taking  in  consideration  the  development  of  the  regional  SADC/Mbeki 
Initiative. In addition, a technical expert (2) has been deployed to follow up on the electoral process 
and the electoral framework and to assist in coordinating EC and donors’ actions in view of ensuring 
as much as possible credible monitoring of elections.  

Activities: The programme consists of  a combination of actions promoting dialogue and confidence 
building and encompasses various focus themes including : 1) Support to State and Non-State Actors 
(NSA) in relation to electoral matters ; 2) Propose and support revisions of the political framework ; 3) 
Promotion and support to civil society for the development of a NSA’ common strategy ; 4) Support to 
media in the context of elections; 5) Putting the basis for a future national reconciliation process. The 
election and democracy expert assisted the Commission and the donors for seven months on electoral 
coordination and analysis. 

Implementation status: The programme started in early 2008 with 13 sub-actions, implemented by 
experienced local and regional civil society organisations, including one short-term expert on human 
rights data collection. The projects combined a set of actions offering immediate support to relevant 
NSA  aiming  at  encouraging  the  Zimbabwean  civil  society  to  address  the  5  focus  themes  mentioned 
above.  The  length  of  the  selected  actions  ranged  from  3  to  18  months,  although  some  had  to  be 
temporarily suspended given the difficult operating environment. Most of the 13 actions have already 
been  finalised,  with  very  positive  results.  The  support  has  specifically  contributed  to  promote 
participation  in  elections;  to  enhance  gender  empowerment;  to  strengthen  civil  society  capacity  on 
electoral observation and reporting; to bring cohesion in addressing the current crisis; to reinforce civil 
society’s role in the promotion of democracy, human rights and to promote national healing processes. 
The last two initiatives, selected at the end of 2008, will lay the foundations for transitional justice and 
establish the basis for a future national reconciliation process. Activities such as trainings, consultative 
meetings,  workshops,  outreach  activities,  awareness  raising,  election  observation  and  tabulation, 
information campaigns, protection to victim’s or edition of policy options papers has been performed 
at national and local level. Finally, a human rights expert has been providing technical advice to civil 
society organisations on the design and implementation of the system to collect, classify and exploit 
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a common strategy. In addition and complementary to these projects, the Commission has retained an 
electoral expert in Harare for 7 months, in support of the EC Delegation and EU Member States. The 
expert has assisted the Commission and all EU missions by providing analysis and advice on electoral 
matters.  His  input  has  been  crucial  for  coordination,  including,  to  some  extent,  with  other  OECD 
members.  The  expert  participated  in  coordination  meetings  and  reported  on  the  electoral  and  legal 
framework, on the pre-electoral process and the elections campaign, as well as on the voting day and 
the post-election period. In the final report the expert presented a list of recommendations to establish 
a  conducive  election  environment,  to  improve  the  framework  and  conduct  of  the  Zimbabwean 
elections  process  as  well  as  other  related  areas  and  presented  a  list  of  possible  EU/EC  governance 
interventions in Zimbabwe. 

Specific developments with regard to linkages to other EC / EU actions: The programme is in line 
with the scope of appropriate measures adopted by EU Council Decision on 18 February 2002, under 
Art.  96  of  Cotonou,  by  providing  direct  support  to  the  population  mainly  through  democratisation 
actions. All the actions have been selected in close coordination with other donors, namely through the 
Human  Rights  and  Governance  donor  coordination  group,  and  some  of  them  are  actually  being  co-
financed. Previous track record with implementing EC grants has also been an important factor for the 
selection of the partners. The implementation of this programme has strengthened the leading role of 
the EC in the governance sector and allowed the EU to extend further its valuable network of contacts 
and engage with different actors such as national and regional observers or churches. The initiative has 
also  offered  space  for  networking  and  collaboration  between  and  amongst  EU  diplomats,  policy 
makers  in  the  region,  civil  society  groups  active  around  Zimbabwe  and  South  Africa  and  South 
African policy makers. 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) FACILITIES 

CONFLICT RESOURCES FACILITY (CRF) - €2  MILLION 

The European Commission is the first institution to have set up a specific financing facility dedicated 
to the issue of Natural Resources and Conflicts. The CRF was adopted under the IfS crisis response 
component in June 2007. The objective is to enable the Community to offer third countries timely and 
targeted assistance directed at the natural resources sector, so as to ensure those resources are used and 
managed in a conflict-sensitive, legal, transparent and equitable manner for the benefit of communities 
rather  than  contributing  to  tensions,  fuelling  instability  or  financing  conflict.  Specifically  the  CRF 
aims  at:  supporting  the  development,  promotion  and  strengthening  of  mechanisms,  techniques  and 
bodies  to  ensure  the  conflict-sensitive,  legal,  transparent  and  equitable  management  of  natural 
resources  and  for  the  monitoring,  control,  deterrence  and  prevention  of  the  illegal  exploitation  of 
natural resources, in direct support of the Kimberley Process, the Nairobi Security Pact, the Extractive 
Industries Transparency Initiative and other initiatives. Four actions were adopted under the CRF in 
2007 and 2008, fully consuming the amount of €2 million: 

Scientific  and  technical  support  to  the  Kimberley  Process  (€  569,356):  This  action  supports 
measures  to  strengthen  compliance  with  the  Kimberley  Process  for  rough  diamonds  and  other 
international  agreements  addressing  the  illegal  exploitation  of  natural  resources  related  to  conflict 
including monitoring missions, remote sensing and identification of illicit trade flows and of the origin 
of  natural  resources.  The  action  provides  scientific  and  technical  support  to  the  Kimberley  Process 
Certification Scheme (KPCS) during the EC Chairmanship and beyond (2008), through a scientifically 
sound  methodological  approach;  for  selected  locations,  in  pre-defined  formats  and  with  specific 
advanced  technologies.  The  EC’s  Joint  Research  Centre  as  implementing  partner  develops  a 
Monitoring Facility, using remote sensing, in support of the Working Group on Monitoring of the KP. 
Apart from continuous detailed assessments of mining activities of known sites in specific countries of 
concern, this monitoring facility also allows for the detection of alleged illegal (alluvial) mining, based 
on ex-ante information about the presumed location of these sites.  

Mainstreaming natural resources into peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (€ 275,824):  This action 
aims  at  mapping  how  governance  of  natural  resources  can  best  be  addressed  in  the  peacemaking, 
peacekeeping and peace-building stages of conflicts in Sierra Leone, Liberia and DRC, where natural 
resources played a key role in the conflict. The project produces recommendations for Governments, 
the  UN  missions  and  the  international  community  in  general  on  how  to  pre-empt  further  crisis  to 
ensure that in fragile post-conflict recovery and reconstruction phase natural resources do not continue 
to  fuel  instability.  EC  support  is  provided  through  co-financing  in  the  form  of  a  grant  to  the  non 
governmental organisation Global Witness. The EC support covers 72 % of the costs of the project. 

Policy Advice on Strengthening Diamond-Related Internal Controls in Liberia (Implementation 
of  Kimberley  Process  Controls  (€  317,000):   This  action  supports  Liberia’s  Kimberley  Process 
implementation,  as  formally  requested  by  the  Government  of  Liberia  and  strongly  supported  by  the 
UN Security Council’s Panel of Experts. The IfS support provides two senior experts to advise on all 
aspects of diamond-related controls.  

Global  Atlas  and  Information  Centre  for  Conflicts  and  Natural  Resources  (€  837,820): 
Implemented  by  the  EC’s  Joint  Research  Centre,  the  action  supports  the  development  of  a  “Global 
Atlas and Information Centre for Conflicts and Natural Resources” to better analyse the links between 
the exploitation of natural resources (i.e. Coltan) and conflicts in specific crisis regions of the world 
towards appropriate crisis response activities. EC support helps to establish an Information Centre that 
collects  and  analyse  relevant  data  and  information  related  to  the  exploitation  and  degradation  of 
natural resources and conflicts and that will model future scenarios.  

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FACILITIES FOR URGENT ACTIONS INVOLVING POLICY ADVICE, TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE, MEDIATION AND RECONCILIATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIRD 
COUNTRIES IN CRISIS SITUATIONS (PAMF) - €10  MILLION IN 2007/€5.5  
MILLION IN 2008 

The objective of creating the PAMF-Facilities is to enable the Commission to provide timely support 
to small-scale actions aimed at addressing situations of urgency, crisis or emerging crisis, in particular 
policy advice or urgent technical assistance to third countries; mediation, dialogue and reconciliation 
actions;  information,  advocacy  and  awareness  actions;  and  contribution  to  actions  launched  by  non-
state  actors,  international  organisations,  including  co-ordination  of  activities  of  the  International 
Community. 

Experience with the first IfS Facility for urgent actions involving Policy Advice, Technical Assistance, 
Mediation and Reconciliation adopted in 2007 (€10 million, Commission Decision C (2007) 1705 of 
17.04.2007)  has  shown  that  rapid  financing  of  small-scale  and  highly  focused  activities  through  a 
dedicated stand-by facility can prove very effective as part of a broader Community or EU response to 
a crisis in a third country. Rapid decisions on sub-delegated level for small-scale and highly focused 
activities in response to crisis have enabled the Commission to quickly react in different situations to 
different needs –17 such measures have been adopted in 2007 and 2008 for a total of €10 million. Five 
actions were financed in 2007 and 12 in 2008. These include urgent expert support to Security Sector 
Reform  in  Guinea-Bissau  and  the  Central  African  Republic,  rapid  provision  of  financial  and  expert 
support  to  enhancing  border  security  and  police  reform  in  Lebanon,  immediate  support  to  conflict 
resolution efforts in Burma, Georgia and the Solomon Islands through the UN and civil society, and 
rapid  financial  and  expert  support  to  the  preparation  of  elections  in  crisis  situations  (Fiji,  Zambia). 
Detail  on  these  measures  is  provided  in  the  country  progress  reports.  A  second  Facility  for  €5.5 
million was adopted by Commission Decision in December 2008 for financing of measures in 2009. 

In  addition,  co-financing  of  four  urgent  post-disaster  needs  assessments  (PDNA)  in  Bangladesh, 
Burma, Haiti and the Ukraine, carried out by the UN and the World Bank, were financed under this 
Facility.  This  took  place  against  the  background  of  the  Commission  having  strengthened  its 
cooperation with the UN and the World Bank in the field of responding to post-crisis situations and 
planning  recovery  by  way  of  a  joint  declaration  signed  on  25  September  2008.  The  purpose  of  the 
agreement  is  to  harmonise  and  coordinate  the  collective  assistance  the  institutions  provide  to 
countries: 

Cyclone NARGIS in Myanmar – Support to PONJA (Post Nargis Joint Assessment; € 291,474)  
in Myanmar was provided through UNDP as requested by the Tripartite Group (TCG) composed of 
ASEAN,  the  Government  of  Myanmar  and  the  United  Nations.  EC  support  financed  part  of  the 
PONJA  exercise  that  is  took  place  in  June-august  2008  for  a  total  cost  of  €370,000.  The  remaining 
financing was provided by the Department for International Development (DFID). 

Oil  spill  in  Ukraine  Black  Sea  –  Support  to  Post  Disaster  Damage  and  Needs  Assessment  (€ 
136,500)  was  provided  through  the  United  Nations  Environment  Programme  (UNEP)  as  formally 
requested  by  the  Government  of  Ukraine  after  the  disaster  and following the  immediate  relief 
assessment carried out by the Commission’s Civil Protection Mechanism (MIC). EC support covered 
the totality of the PDNA exercise that took place between June and October 2008. 

Cyclone SIDR in Bangladesh– Support to PDNA (€ 255,271)  in Bangladesh was provided through 
the World Bank, Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction, as requested by the national authorities. 
The exercise ended in October 2008. 

Hurricanes  Fay,  Gustav,  Anna  and  Ike  in  Haiti  –  Support  to  a  joint  PDNA  (€  152,000)   and 
recovery  planning  exercise  is  implemented  by  UNDP.  IfS  support  financed  part  of  the  PDNA  and 
recovery  planning  exercise,  namely  the  Community  Recovery  Needs  Assessment  component.  The 
other part of the PDNA called Damage and Loss assessment (DALA) is financed by the World Bank 
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FACILITY FOR URGENT ACTIONS INVOLVING SUPPORT TO TRIBUNALS OF 
INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES - €12  
MILLION 

Transitional  justice  and  ad-hoc  tribunals  have  become  central  elements  for  peace  building  and  post-
conflict  resolution  as  can  be  seen  in  Ruanda,  Sierra  Leone  or  Cambodia.  Hence,  they  need  to  be 
further  integrated  into  broader  EU  crisis  management  responses.  Addressing  the  question  of  human 
rights abuse in transitional and post-conflict situation is instrumental in order to foster reconciliation 
and sustainable peace and stability. The Facility will enhance the global fight against impunity and to 
promote reconciliation in post-crisis situations. 

This new EC funding facility under the Stability Instrument will provide additional assistance for ad-
hoc  international  criminal  courts  and  ad-hoc  national  tribunals,  as  well  as  truth  and  reconciliation 
commissions. In addition, it will support mechanisms for the legal settlement of human rights claims 
and  the  assertion  and  adjudication  of  property  rights,  established  in  accordance  with  international 
human  rights  and  rule  of  law  standards.  Consideration  will  also  be  given  to  supporting  institutional 
reform  measures  aiming  to  prevent  serious  abuses  from  recurring.  Implementing  partners  are 
international and regional organizations, state and non-state actors and the specific tribunals and truth 
commissions.  

The purpose of this Facility is to provide a standing basis for timely and focused assistance to ad hoc 
tribunals and transitional justice approaches aimed at fostering reconciliation and building sustainable 
peace in situations of urgency, post-conflict, crisis or emerging crisis in accordance with Art.3(1) of 
the Stability Instrument. It will allow the Commission to rapidly mobilise resources and support, in the 
form of policy advice, technical, logistical and financial assistance in the area of transitional justice.  

Transitional justice and ad hoc tribunals have emerged as a critical issue for peace building and post-
conflict resolution and have been integrated into broader EU crisis management approaches, reflecting 
the importance of addressing the question of past human rights abuse in transitional and post-conflict 
situation for sustainable peace and stability. Processes and mechanisms of transitional justice, which 
are associated with a society’s attempts to come to terms with a legacy of systematic past abuse, both 
provide  redress  to  victims  and  enhance  opportunities  for  the  transformation  of  the  political  systems 
and other conditions that may have been at the root of the abuses. International criminal courts can, in 
addition,  be  established  to  address  a  particular  crime  committed  against  specific  persons  when  it 
constitutes  a  threat  to  international  peace  and  security  and  where  the  Government  is  unwilling  or 
unable to prosecute, thus enhancing the fight against impunity and contributing to stabilise the country 
or region concerned.  

The current programme aims to provide for the necessary speed and flexibility in responding to such 
needs, ensuring complementarity with other instruments. Currently, assistance to the Special Court of 
Sierra  Leone,  to  the  trial  of  former  Chadian  President  Habré  in  Senegal,  to  the  Special  Tribunal  for 
Lebanon  and  to  the  Truth  and  Reconciliation  Commission  being  set  up  in  the  Solomon  Islands  is 
already  under  identification,  all  related  to  post-conflict  situations  or  emerging  crisis.  This  list  is  not 
exhaustive  and  the  proposed  Facility  will  also  support  analogous  measures  in  other  theatres.  The 
SCSL and the Solomon Islands are in need of urgent funding in order to ensure the timely completion 
of their respective mandates. The following types of actions will be supported:  

support  for  international  and  hybrid  criminal  tribunals  and  ad  hoc  national  tribunals,  truth  and 
reconciliation commissions, and mechanisms for the legal settlement of human rights claims and the 
assertion  and  adjudication  of  property  rights,  established  in  accordance  with  international  human 
rights and rule of law standards (Art.3(2) (d) of the Stability Instrument); 

support  to  institutional  reform  measures  aiming  to  prevent  serious  abuses  from  recurring  such  as 
census and vetting, which constitutes a central concern of transitional justice (point  of Art.3(2)(c) and 
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CRISIS PREPAREDNESS 

PEACEBUILDING PARTNERSHIP 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) 

CRISIS PREPAREDNESS (ARTICLE 4.3 IFS REGULATION) 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Annual Action Programmes for Crisis Preparedness 2007 & 2008 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): 21/12/2007 and 31/03/2008 

Amount(s): € 15,000,000 - Contracted: € 9,910,096 - Paid: € 2,824,197 

Regarding  the  Stability  Instrument’s  ‘crisis  preparedness’  component,  2008  saw  further  progress  in 
consolidating  the  Peace-building  Partnership  (PbP),  which  aims  at  mobilizing  and  consolidating 
civilian expertise for peace-building activities. It focuses on  strengthening the up-stream capacity of 
relevant  partners  to  rapidly  respond  to  a  crisis  scenario,  and  addresses  in  particular  civil  society 
organizations and think-tanks, but also international and regional organizations and relevant agencies 
in  EU  Member  States.  In  2008,  the  total  financial  envelope  of  €  15  million  for  2007  and  2008  was 
allocated, and the components and objectives identified in the respective Annual Action Programmes 
(AAPs) were implemented.  

In  this  context,  two  calls  for  proposals  for  civil  society  organizations  were  launched  in  the 
framework of Peace-building Partnership Support: a call to reinforce capacity building, and the first 
phase of a call on the organization of round tables. Successful proposals under the capacity-building 
call  represented  a  mixture  of  transversal,  inter-regional,  and  crisis-specific  capacity-building  actions 
with a wide geographic spread (European neighbourhood, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, etc.). For the 
first  phase  of  the  call  on  the  organization  of  round  tables,  successful  applications  again  constituted 
both  transversal  and  crisis-specific  proposals,  however,  with  a  preponderance  of  the  crisis-specific 
activities  focused  on  the  European  neighbourhood.  The  second  phase  of  this  call  began  in  January 
2009.  

Moreover,  direct  grants  were  awarded  -  in  the  context  of  the  co-operation  with  international 
organizations  on  early  warning  and  early  recovery  -  to  the  African  Union  (support  to  the  African 
Union’s  Continental  Early  Warning  System),  to  UNDP  (on  post-conflict  and  post-disaster  needs 
assessment,  and  on  natural  resources  and  conflict),  and  to  relevant  EU  Member  States’  training 
agencies in the framework of training for civilian stabilization missions. 

Over the year, the dialogue process with civil society organizations was further developed through the 
organization of a series of consultation meetings (in February, June and October) and the use of the 
Peace-building  Partnership  web-portal  (https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/tariqa/PeaceBuilding/)  as  a 
channel of communication with PbP partners.  

With  regard  to  the  ‘Initiative  for  Peace-building’  (formerly  known  as  the  ‘Conflict  Prevention 
Network’) – which is gradually being integrated in terms of substance within the PbP – during 2008, 
the  work  of  the  ten  civil  society  organizations  co-operating  on  this  action  has  focused  on  drawing 
together the complementary geographic and thematic knowledge of the partners involved in six cluster 
areas  (mediation;  regional  co-operation  on  environment,  economy  and  natural  resources;  security; 
democratization and transitional justice; gender; capacity-building and training) and on harnessing this 
expertise  in  order  to  facilitate  more  evidenced-based  decisions  with  a  view  to  improving  conflict 
prevention and peace-building policy and practice. 

In  addition  to  the  above-mentioned  implementation  activities,  the  2008  PbP  Annual  Action 
Programme was adopted on 31 March 2008. The 2009-2011 Indicative Programme for the Instrument 
for  Stability,  which  includes  its  crisis  preparedness  component  (Article  4.3  –  the  legal  basis  of  the 
Peace-building Partnership), and the 2009 PbP Annual Action Programme, were prepared in the last 
trimester of 2008 to be adopted within the first semester of 2009.  

In  2008,  the  components  and  objectives  identified  in  the  Peace-building  Partnership  Annual  Action 
Programmes  for  2007  (approved  on  21  December  2007)  and  2008  (approved  on  31  March  2008)  – 
were implemented – and the total financial envelope of €15 million was allocated, as follows:  

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In the framework of the Peace-building Partnership support, two calls for proposals were launched:  

–  A restricted call to support the capacity building of civil society organizations was published on 
14  March  2008  (with  a  total  financial  envelope  of  €  8,500,000   for  grants  from  €  50,000  to 
€1,500,000).  Following  the  evaluation  procedure  under  this  call,  twelve  proposals  have  been 
selected  (from  126  submitted).  Six  contracts  out  of  the  twelve  were  concluded  and  signed  in  late 
December  2008,  for  an  overall  amount  of  €  4,093,051.66.  Consequently,  the  implementation  of 
these activities has just been (or will soon be) initiated; 

–  The first phase of an open call on the organization of round tables was published on 13 May 2008 
(with  an  overall  amount  available  of  €  525,000   for  grants  up  to  €  40,000).  Eight  proposals  were 
selected so far (from 31 submitted) and six contracts were already finalized and signed before the 
end of 2008, for an overall amount of € 239,769. The preparatory work for these round tables has 
then started in early 2009. 

Four direct grants were awarded in the context of the co-operation with international organizations on 
early warning and early recovery:  

One to the African Union through an Administrative Arrangement with the Joint Research Centre (on 
“Scientific  and  Technical  Support  to  the  African  Union’s  Continental  Early-Warning  System 
(CEWS)”  for  a  total  amount  of  €  999,865 .  For  this  project,  the  Centre  was  mandated  by  the 
Commission  –  at  the  request  of  the  AU  –  to  set  up  a  customised  version  of  the  European  Media 
Monitoring, an open source intelligence tool, which gathers, filters and exploits relevant information 
coming from thousands of freely available internet sources. The project is now well advanced and the 
possibility of further enhancing the cooperation and support is currently being explored; 

Three agreements were signed with the UNDP, for a total amount of € 2,459,734 : 

–  “EC/UNDP  collaboration  to  advance  the  post-crisis  needs  assessment  and  early  recovery 
agendas (Part 1 and 2)” – This project aims to develop an extended methodology for damage and 
needs assessment in crisis situations, building on existing tools and methods. The work focuses on 
the identification of relevant physical data for recovery and reconstruction needs, the definition of 
data collection roles and responsibilities, information and communications technology support and 
the identification of global disaster risk hotspots and training.  

–  “Strengthening  Capacities  for  the  Consensual  and  Sustainable  Management  of  Land  and 
Natural Resources” – This element focuses on the development of a common policy framework 
for the UN and EU on the role of the international community in contributing to conflict prevention 
through  effective,  transparent  and  legal  management  of  natural  resources:  analysis  of  root  causes 
and  dynamics;  of  policy 
role  of  different 
agencies/departments/actors;  the  development  of  joint  guidelines,  training  and  tool-kits  for  field 
staff; dialogue and collaboration with civil society (international and local) on the matter. 

instruments 

available; 

and  of 

the 

–  “Development  of  Post-Conflict  Needs  Assessment  and  Transitional  Results  Framework”  – 
This element continues the work on developing an extended methodology for needs assessment in 
post-conflict and post-disaster situations. The work focuses on developing common methodologies 
and  related  training,  defining  early  recovery  guidelines  for  field  staff,  identification  of  relevant 
physical  data  for  recovery  and  reconstruction  needs,  definition  of  data  collection  roles  and 
responsibilities,  information  and  communications  technology  support  and  identification  of  global 
disaster risk hotspots. 

As the relevant contracts were signed in late 2008, the implementation of the corresponding activities 
is still at an early stage.  

In the context of the training for civilian stabilization missions, three direct grants were awarded:  

–  One  to  the  European  Group  on  Training  (EGT)  for  a  project  on  “Training  for  Civilian  Crisis 
Management and Stabilization Missions” for a total amount of € 803,976  – This element focuses 
on  the  consolidation,  documentation  and  publishing  of  the  training  curricula,  modules  and  course 
material established over the five years of implementation of the activities of the “European Group 

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on  Training”,  launched  in  2001  by  the  Commission  in  partnership  with  a  consortium  of  Member 
States’ training institutions. The project includes the completion of training of experts identified for 
participation  in  EU  Crisis  Response  Teams  in  view  of  reaching  the  5-year  target  of  100  trained 
experts available for deployment. The contract was signed early 2008 and the implementation of the 
project started on 1 March 2008 for a period of 18 months.  

–  Two to relevant EU Member State’s agencies (the French Gendarmerie under the 2007 AAP and 
the Arma dei Carabinieri under the 2008 AAP) for the “Delivery of training for police experts 
in  civilian  missions”,  for  an  overall  amount  of  €  1,313,700   –  This  element  aims  at  promoting  a 
common  EU  approach  on  police  expertise  in  civilian  missions  through  the  delivery  of  a  series  of 
combined training and exercise sessions, offered by EU police training organisations, with the view 
to the development of a rapid deployment capability of EU police elements in crisis  management 
operations. The sessions also seek to enable the EU to improve the robustness, the flexibility and 
the interoperability of its police elements when deployed either by the EU or by the UN and OSCE, 
and  the  development  of  training  concepts  designed  to  be  interoperable  with  UN/OSCE  training 
concepts.  

In  2008,  approximately  600  police  experts  were  trained  by  the  French  Gendarmerie  at  the 
“Centre national d'entraînement des forces de gendarmerie (CNEFG)” in Saint-Astier (France). An 
equivalent  number  should  be  trained  by  the  Arma  dei  Carabinieri  at  the  Centre  of  Excellence  for 
Stability Police Units (CoESPU) in Vicenza (Italy) in the course of 2009.  

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STABILITY INSTRUMENT 

ARTICLE 4.1 AND 4.2 

MEASURES ADOPTED IN 2007 AND 2008 

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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) 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Annual Action Programmes for Article 4.1 IfS 2007 & 2008 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): various in 2007 and AAP 2008 on 10/11/2008 

Amount(s): € 23,235,960 - Contracted: € 18,435,960 - Paid: € 4,834,070 

The 2007 AAP for Priority 2 covers activities for a total of € 9 million:  Expert Support Facility 
(ESF I, € 3.8 million):  horizontal and global coverage, with provision of expertise mostly from EU 
MS  ESF  is  used  for  both  Priority  1  (fighting  and  protecting  against  the  proliferation  of  weapons  of 
trafficking  from/to  Afghanistan  (ECO 
mass  destruction)  and  Priority  2.  Fight  against 
TRAFFICKING-first phase, €5.2 million)  Capacity building of the 10 ECO countries on this route – 
Iran,  Afghanistan,  Pakistan,  Tajikistan,  Kazakhstan,  Kyrgyzstan,  Uzbekistan,  Turkmenistan, 
Azerbaijan, Turkey. Priority will be given to Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan while the project will be 
complementary  to the  ongoing  and planned  activities  in  Central Asia,  as  e.g.  BOMCA  and  CADAP 
funded under TACIS; Trafficking of illegal drugs from Afghanistan is still growing despite the efforts 
deployed by the international community, and represents a risk for the stability of countries of origin, 
transit  and  destination  along  the  'heroin  route'.  The  IfS  Programme  is  implemented  under  the 
leadership  of  Germany  with  the  support  of  Italy,  and  with  more  limited  contributions  envisaged  by 
Poland and Bulgaria. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime and Interpol also is an important partner of 
the programme.  

The 2008 AAP for Priority 2 (Global and Trans-regional Threats to Security) was adopted on 10 
November 2008 and covers activities for a total of € 13.3 million . Together with a Special Measure 
which covers activities for € 1M the total amount for 2008 is € 14.3M: Expert Support Facility (ESF 
II):  horizontal  and  global  coverage,  with  provision  of  expertise  mostly  from  EU  MS  (€2  million). 
Fight against trafficking from/to Afghanistan (ECO TRAFFICKING). (capacity building of the 10 
ECO  countries  on  this  route  –  Iran,  Afghanistan,  Pakistan,  Tajikistan,  Kazakhstan,  Kyrgyzstan, 
Uzbekistan,  Turkmenistan,  Azerbaijan,  Turkey)  Priority  will  be  given  to  Iran,  Pakistan  and 
Afghanistan while the project will be complementary to the ongoing and planned activities in Central 
Asia, as e.g. BOMCA and CADAP funded under TACIS; (€4.3 million).Supporting the fight against 
the  illicit  accumulation  and  trafficking  of  firearms  in  Africa,  (ARMSAFRICA),  via  the  Regional 
Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons (RECSA) with its seat in Nairobi. RECSA Members States 
are Burundi, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, 
Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The AUC (Peace and Security Department) is also involved. 
(€ 3.3 million). Support to Counter-Terrorism (CT) and Counter Organised Crime (COC) and Illicit 
Trafficking  in  Africa  (CTOC.AFRICA),  via  the  African  Centre  for  the  Study  and  Research  on 
Terrorism  (CAERT)  of  the  African  Union  with  its  seat  in  Algiers  and  via  enhancing  synergies  and 
networking between Maghreb (starting with Morocco) and Sahel countries. (€ 1.5 million). Prevention 
of the diversion of drugs precursors in the Latin American and Caribbean region (PRELAC), where 
the countries involved will be Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, 
further Mexico or Panama and Trinidad and Tobago or Jamaica. (€ 2.2 million). 

A  Special  Measure  covers  an  activity  on  supporting  the  fight  against  the  illicit  accumulation  and 
trafficking in firearms in Central and Latin America, where Central American Programme on Small 
Arms  and  Light  Weapons  Control  (CASAC)  will  be  in  forefront  covering  Belize,  Costa  Rica,  El 
Salvador,  Guatemala,  Honduras,  Nicaragua  and  Panama.  Colombia  and  Mexico  and  regional 
organisations  like,  MERCOSUR;  it  is  also  planned  to  involve  Andean  Community  and  CARICOM. 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY (IFS) 

ACTIONS IN THE AREA OF RISK MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS RELATING TO 
CHEMICAL, NUCLEAR AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS OR AGENTS - (ARTICLE 4.2 
IFS REGULATION) 

Title of IfS Decision(s): Annual Action Programmes for Article 4.2 IfS 2007 & 2008 

Date of adoption of IfS Decision(s): AAP 2007 on 17/12/2007 and AAP 2008 on 05/12/2008 

Amount(s): € 51,500,000 Contracted: € 33,995,500 - Paid: € 16,699,100 

Annual Action Programme 2007: 

1. Support to the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC) in Moscow and the Science 
and Technology Centre in Ukraine, Kiev (STCU) (€ 15 million)  - Objectives: to redirect activities of 
scientists and engineers possessing knowledge and skills related to WMD towards peaceful research 
activities.  Activities:  This  activity  is  managed  by  DG  RTD  through  crossed  sub-delegation.  The 
Centres  have  been  evaluated  by  a  team  of  independent  experts  and  Commission  services  are 
conducting an assessment of Centres' future direction in cooperation with the Member States 

2.  Knowledge  Management  System  on  CBRN  Trafficking  (€  1  million)   –  Objectives:  to  improve 
capabilities of EU neighbouring countries in South-East Europe and possibly Caucasus to combat the 
illicit trafficking and criminal use of CBRN materials. Activities: The contract has been signed with 
the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). It should provide a 
useful tool for information on trafficking incidents. 

3.  Combating  illicit  trafficking  of  nuclear  and  radioactive  materials  in  FSU  countries  (Russian 
Federation,  Ukraine,  Armenia,  Moldova,  Georgia,  Azerbaijan  and  Belarus)  (€  5  million)  -  
Objectives:  to  provide  assistance  to  FSU  countries  in  order  to  improve  their  technical  and 
organisational measures for detection of nuclear and radioactive materials illicit trafficking. Activities: 
This project is implemented by the EC Joint Research Centre and will provide specific locations with 
up-to-date technology for detection of illicit materials. 

4.  Assistance  in  export  control  of  dual-use  goods  (€  4,995,500)   -  Objectives:  to  support  the 
development of legal framework and institutional capacities for the establishment and enforcement of 
the  effective  export  controls  on  dual-use  items,  including  measures  for  regional  cooperation. 
Activities:  The  project  is  implemented  by  the  German  Federal  Office  of  Economics  and  Export 
Control  (BAFA)  is  a  continuation  and  extension  of  previously  funded  activities  to  transfer  to  the 
partner countries the EU methodology for effective export control. 

Implementation status: 

1. ISTC/STCU In 2008, the Centres' core activity remained devoted to the funding and follow-up of 
research projects contributing to their objectives. In addition, both Centres were actively working on 
the  development  or  strengthening  of  their  relations  with  (potential)  partners.  The  Centres  also 
supported  initiatives  aiming  at  supporting  the  progressive  integration  of the  former  weapon  scientist 
population in the international scientific community. Finally, the year 2008 has seen in each Centre the 
start  of  a  new  program  whose  main  objective  is  to  support  the  former  weapon-institutes  and  their 
scientists  towards  self-sustainability  in  the  civil  sector.  This  "Institute  Sustainability  Program"  or 
"ISP"  aims  at  reinforcing  the  marketability  of  the  institutes  work  and  methods  through  a  holistic 
approach, which comprises for example the support for IPR training, for improving collaborative ties 
with the international scientific community, for attracting private and/or public investors, etc. 

2. Knowledge Management System (KMS) - Project activities concentrate on neighbouring countries 
of the EU in South-East Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYROM, Moldova, Montenegro, 
Serbia  and  Turkey)  and  Caucus  countries  (Armenia,  Azerbaijan  and  Georgia).  All  participating 
countries  and  International/Regional  Organisations  have  proved  their  strong  commitment  to  the 

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project  implementation  and  contributed  to  the  different  Activities.  During  the  reporting  period 
UNICRI has organised the kick-off meeting, which made a significant contribution in the outlining of 
the  next  steps  of  the  project  implementation,  has  set  up  a  Portal  through  which  the  National  Focal 
Points  and  representatives  of  the  participating  International/Regional  Organisations  (UNICRI,  EC, 
IAEA,  OPCW,  EUROPOL,  SECI  Center  and  WCO)  can  interact  and  access  information.  All  focal 
points  (excepted  one  for  Azerbaijan)  were  nominated  and  started  their  activities  on  collecting  and 
sharing  data  and  best  practice  on  illicit  trafficking.  All  focal  points  will  liaise  amongst  themselves, 
with their counterparts in other agencies within their countries and with UNICRI to identify possible 
needs or gaps, both on the national level and with regard to the System itself. The First Round-Table 
Meeting  was  organised  in  October  2008  in  order  to  discuss  the  role  of  the  National  Focal  Points, 
identify  possible  topics  of  the  Knowledge  Management  System,  and  analyse  areas  for  possible 
mentoring  services.  The  second  one  is  scheduled  for  March  2009.  The  first  questionnaire  on  the 
Prevention of Illicit Trafficking of CB Material has been designed and discussed with National Focal 
Points  and  International/Regional  Organisations.  Data  collection  on  prevention  has  started  with  the 
deadline end January 2009. 

3.  Combating  IT  of  nuclear  and  radioactive  materials  in  FSU  countries.  This  project  is  a 
continuation of the activities started under TACIS Nuclear Safety programme and is aimed to provide 
the  involved  countries  (Russia,  Ukraine,  Moldova,  Georgia  and  Azerbaijan)  with  the  equipment 
identified  during  the  previous  phase  of  the  project.  The  assistance  will  consist  in  establishment  and 
equipping  mobile  laboratories  in  Ukraine  and  Azerbaijan  with  alarming  monitor  /  dosimeters,  high 
resolution  gamma,  alpha  and  beta  spectrometers,  radiochemical  equipment,  hand-held  radiation 
monitors  for  localisation  of  radioactive  sources  and  hand-held  radiometer-spectrometer  for  in-field 
categorisation. Russia, Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine and Armenia will be supplied with border crossing 
stations,  typically  consisting  of  trains,  truck,  pedestrians  /  cars,  hand-held  radiation  monitors  for 
localisation  of  radioactive sources,  telescopic  radiation  probes,  contamination  monitors  and  personal 
radiation monitors. Analytical laboratory capabilities for analysis of seized nuclear material in Ukraine 
will also be updated.  

4.  Export  control  of  dual-use  goods.  The  project  covers  15  countries  in  South  East  Europe,  the 
Caucasus,  North  Africa  and  South  East  Asia.  The  range  of  activities  under  the  programme  is  from 
providing  advisory  services  for  the  political  level  (by  means  of  pre-assessment  visits,  background 
information  and  services  to  EU  bodies  or  co-ordinating  meetings  with  other  donors)  to  the 
development  of  an  export  control  capacity  in  the  partner  countries.  A  number  of  events  took  place 
under  the  programme  in  2008.  All  of  the  partner  countries  were  subject  to  a  pre-assessment  study, 
including an initial visit, to identify the counterparts and evaluate the most important needs in export 
controls.  In  almost  all  of  the  countries  -  with  the  only  exception  of  Turkey  -  these  contacts  led  to 
activities. Some could be started already in 2008, some will start in early 2009. The countries in which 
activities could be started in 2008 were Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Georgia, FYROM, 
Morocco and Tunisia, Thailand, Ukraine. The topics covered a wide range from general information 
of  the  European  export  control  system  and  its  national  implementation  by  Member  States  on  an  ad 
hoc-basis (Thailand), over tailored workshops and seminars on capacity development (Albania), legal 
review either to draft a new legislation (Bosnia and Herzegovina) or to review and update an existing 
(Georgia),  outreach  to  industry  and  customs  regarding  the  adoption  of  the  EU  single  control  list 
principle (Ukraine) study visits to customs authorities in EU Member States (Morocco), to a customs 
seminar in the partner country (FYROM). Each event last at least two days. All these events built the 
basis for a longer term co-operation striving for substantial changes and will thus be continued in 2009 
and 2010. The general feedback received was positive being surprised by the quality of the expertise 
rendered  and  the  tailored  character  of  the  events.  First  visible  results  will  be  presented  in  2009, 
depending  on  the  individual  topics  the  partner  countries  raised  and  the  progress.  Besides  this,  a 
customs  workshop  for  experts  of  all  EU  Member  States  was  held  in  Germany,  attended  by  22  EU 
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Annual Action Programme 2008: 

1. International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC)/Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine 
(STCU) (€ 8 million)  - Objectives: The overall objective of the Centres remains to counter residual 
risks  of  proliferation  of  WMD  expertise  by  giving  the  Former  Soviet  Union  (FSU)  scientists  and 
engineers, possessing knowledge and skills related to WMD, opportunities to redirect their talents to 
peaceful  activities.  The  objective  of  the  proposed  project  of  funds  is  to  assure  a  continued  presence 
within  these  Centres.  Activities:  Main  operational  activities  of  the  Centres  –  regular  and  partner 
projects  and  supplemental  activities  -  started  with  TACIS  funding  continue  under  the  IfS  but  were 
adapted  to  the  changed  environment.  In  the  context  of  the  decrease  of  former  weapon  scientists' 
population  and  the  economic  recovery  of  several  countries  within  the  CIS,  the  Centres  are  pursuing 
efforts  to  refine  the  actions  that  help  former  WMD  research  institutes  to  improve  their  self-
sustainability and to reduce their dependence on the Science Centres funding. The aim is to support 
the targeted scientific communities to adapt to a business-oriented and more competitive environment. 

2. Knowledge management system on CBRN trafficking in North Africa and selected countries in 
the Middle East (€ 1 million)  - Objectives: The aim of the project would be to develop a durable co-
operation  legacy  in  the  area  of  trafficking  of  CBRN  materials.  After  the  Knowledge  Management 
System on CBRN trafficking in South-East Europe and the Caucasus funded from IfS AAP 2007, this 
new activity in North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia) and Middle East (Jordan 
and United Arab Emirates) would expand a sense of ownership across participating countries towards 
the effort for the reduction of CBRN trafficking in order to create a coherent approach and develop a 
continuous  capacity  to  adapt  and  respond  to  new  challenges.  Within  the  system  the  following 
objectives would be achieved: (a) Promote and improve the exchange of information and knowledge 
among  states,  and  between  states  and  International/Regional  Organisations;  (b)  Encourage  the 
adoption of a CBRN integrated approach to enhance knowledge on illegal movements and the criminal 
use of CBRN materials; (c) Assist States in accessing and analysing information that will help enforce 
effective measures to prevent illicit trafficking of CBRN materials; and (d) Assist states in benefiting 
from  the  lessons  learned,  especially  in  the  area  of  illicit  trafficking  of  biological  and  chemical 
materials. Activities: This activity will be implemented through direct contribution agreement with the 
UN  Interregional  Crime  and  Justice  Research  Institute  (UNICRI)  within  the  Financial  and 
Administrative  Framework  Agreement  (FAFA)  between  the  European  Community  and  the  United 
Nations. 

3.  Combating  illicit  trafficking  of  nuclear  and  radioactive  materials  in  selected  FSU  and 
Mediterranean  Basin  countries  and  preparation  of  border  management  activities  in  the  ASEAN 
region  (€  6.7  million )  -  Objectives:  The  overall  objective  of  this  project,  which,  for  its  first  part, 
represents the final phase of the activities started under Tacis Nuclear safety programme, and, for the 
second one, their expansion to the Mediterranean area and, at the later stage, to the ASEAN region, is 
to  reduce  the  threat  of  nuclear  and  radiation  terrorism.  Activities:  Main  activities  will  focus  on  (1) 
supply of the last batch of equipment for detection of NRM at selected border check points in Russia, 
Ukraine,  Moldova,  Georgia  and  Belarus  as  it  was  identified  in  the  previous  phase  of  the  activity 
financed by TACIS Nuclear Safety programme (2) improvement of detection at borders and/or other 
nodal points identified in the selected countries of the Mediterranean Basin and corresponding training 
to the front-line officers for a proper use of the delivered equipment, (3) providing an insight on the 
situation in the South East Asia and prepare an action plan for the countries specific needs and for a 
coordinated regional follow-up. This action, as the previous ones in this area financed by TACIS and 
IFS  AAP2007,  will  be  implemented  through  an  Administrative  Agreement  with  the  Joint  Research 
Centre (JRC). 

4.  Assistance  to  the  Russian  Federation  on  control  of  exports  of  dual-use  goods  (€  1  million)  – 
Objectives:  The  overall  objective  of  the  project  is  to  enhance  the  effectiveness  of  export  control  of 
dual use items in the Russian Federation, with a view to contribute to the fight against the proliferation 
of  WMD  and  related  materials,  equipment  and  technologies,  in  the  perspective  of  a  Common 
Economic  Space  and  a  Common  Space  on  External Security.  This  project  will  continue  and  expand 
the  cooperation  with  Russia  in  the  area  of  export-control  of  dual-use  goods  started  under  TACIS 
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information  exchange  with  EU  exporters,  support  industry  and  researchers  for  awareness  raising, 
organisation of seminars for exporters in the regions of the Russian Federation. 

5.  Strengthening  bio-safety  and  bio-security  capabilities  in  Russia  and  in  Central  Asian 
countries  (€  6.8  million) -  Objectives:  The  project  will  address  shortcomings  in  the  safety/security 
practices of key biological facilities in Russia and the selected countries of the Central Asia. The main 
objectives  of  the  project  are  to  raise  the  skills  of  the  personnel  working  at  facilities  (laboratories) 
handling  dangerous  biological  agents  or  supervising  those  facilities,  and  to  provide  additional 
equipment, as needed, to ensure an adequate level of bio-safety and security. The activities will also 
aim at enhancing the capacities of the concerned authorities and other stakeholders for prediction and 
control of transmission routes of pathogens, dangerous agents and substances as well as at evaluation 
of  potential  risks  linked  with  the  development  and  use  of  biotechnologies.  Activities:  The  main 
activity areas could include: • 
training  of  personnel  in  both  the  beneficiary  and  in  the  donor 
upgrading  bio-facilities  in  the  Central  Asian  region  as  well  as  in  the  RF  through 
countries, • 
provision, installation and commissioning of equipment as required, •  development and coordination 
of  international  efforts  for  surveillance  of  pathogens  routes,  including  creation  of  a  model  Avian 
Influenza surveillance programme. The project will be implemented under joint management through 
a contribution agreement with international organisations - a partner project with International Science 
and Technology Centre (ISTC) in Moscow, as this Centre provides a unique possibility to have access 
to the facilities active in the bio-field in Russia and in other FSU countries 

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OVERALL IFS ALLOCATIONS, COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS IN BETWEEN CRISIS RESPONSE / 
CRISIS PREPAREDNESS / LONGER-TERM THREATS (BUDGET HEADING 19.06) 

Execution of 2008 budget as of 31/12/2008

19.060101 - Crisis Response and Preparedness & 19.060104 - 
Conflict Prevention

19.060201 - Actions in the area of risk mitigation and 
preparedness relating to chemical, nuclear and biological materials 
or agents 

19.060300 - Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised 
crime, trafficking, protection of critical infrastructure, threats to 
public health and the fight against terrorism and 19.060203 - 
Community policy on combating the proliferation of light arms

Available 
Commitment 
Appropriations 
in 2008*

Committed in 
2008

in % of 2008 
budget

out of which 
Contracted in 
2008

in % of 2008 
commitments

Paid in 2008

in % of 
payment 
appropriations

        137.107.869          137.107.869 

100%           99.178.738 

72%

       91.972.717 

85%

          25.500.000            25.500.000 

100%             8.000.000 

31%

                      -   

          12.293.377            12.293.377 

100%             7.493.377 

61%

          1.224.505 

* After budgetary transfers, including C4 and C5 credits.

Total consumption 1906 in 2008: 

     174.901.246      174.901.246 

100%     114.672.115 

66%     93.197.222 

Execution of 2007 commitments as of 31/12/2008

2007 
Commitment 
Appropriations*

Committed

in % of 2007 
budget

Contracted as of 
31/12/2008

in % of 2007 
commitment

Paid as of 
31/12/2008

in % of 
contracted 
amount

19.060101 - Crisis Response and Preparedness

        98.979.669            98.129.587   

99%

        95.492.875   

97%

     62.232.837   

65%

19.060201 - Actions in the area of risk mitigation and 
preparedness relating to chemical, nuclear and biological materials 
or agents 

19.06.0300 - Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised 
crime, trafficking, protection of critical infrastructure, threats to 
public health and the fight against terrorism

Total consumption 2007 commitments on 1906 as of 
31/12/2008: 

* After budgetary transfers, including C4 and C5 credits.

        26.040.303            26.000.000    100%

        25.995.500   

100%

     16.699.100   

64%

        11.013.435            10.942.583   

99%

        10.942.583   

100%

        3.609.565   

33%

     136.033.407      135.072.170 

99%     132.430.958 

98%

    82.541.502 

62%

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IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2008: COMMITMENTS 
AND PAYMENTS 

BROKEN DOWN BY PROGRAMMES AND DECISIONS AS OF 31/12/2008 (BUDGET 
HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION) 

Available appropriations on 19060101 and 04
Transfer of appropriations
Additional C4 and C5 credits used
Total available

Commitments:

136.871.000

-
236.869
137.107.869

Payments:

71.500.000
37.000.000
297.321 
108.797.321

Region

Country

Action

2008 Financing 
decisions in €

Commission 
Financing 
Decision

Committed

Contracted

Paid

Transitional Justice: Support to Special Court 
Charles Taylor

2.500.000

November

2.500.000 

2.500.000 

2.250.000 

Support to National Mediation Process

1.100.000

July

1.100.000 

1.100.000 

731.062 

Security Sector Reform - Expert Team 

1.500.000

October

**

1.390.494 

320.267 

5.150.000

December

5.150.000 

-

-

Security Sector Reform -  Financial support 
package
Support to Stabilisation in Eastern DRC
Support package for TFI
Urgent support to early elections
Election expert based on commitments agreed in 
Art 96 negotiations
Truth and Reconciliation Commission - preparatory 
work
Further stabilisation support including SSR
Support to Mindanao peace process
Mediation
Conflict mitigation 

10.000.000
4.000.000
1.000.000

186.000

300.000

4.700.000
1.000.000
221.557
6.500.000

June
May
October

July

July

November
December
October
July

10.000.000 
4.000.000 
**

3.216.309 
4.000.000 
1.000.000 

1.590.599 
3.200.000 
950.000 

**

**

4.700.000 
1.000.000 
**
6.500.000 

5.950.000 

186.000 

71.058 

299.202 

4.700.000 

-
221.557 
5.347.931 

59.840 

2.774.016 

-
-

3.293.635 

-

-

Peace Trust Fund

5.950.000

December

Capacity-building of local authorities in Aceh 
Disaster response - Post-Disaster Needs 
Assessment
Recovery and rehabilitation of cyclone SIDR 
affected livelihoods 

Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar - Support to PDNA

3.000.000

August

3.000.000 

2.599.188 

1.332.048 

255.271

February

**

255.271 

-

13.000.000

July

13.000.000 

13.000.000 

3.660.171 

291.474

August

**

291.474 

232.695 

Africa

Africa

Africa

Africa

Africa
Africa
Africa

Sierra Leone

Central African 
Republic
Central African 
Republic
Central African 
Republic
DRC
Somalia
Zambia

Asia/Pacific

Fiji

Asia/Pacific

Solomon Islands

Asia/Pacific
Asia
Asia
Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Asia

Timor Leste
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Nepal

Indonesia

Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Burma

Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan

Rule of Law - judicial reform

2.500.000

July

2.500.000 

2.369.447 

-

Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan

Constitutional reform

1.500.000

February

1.500.000 

1.500.000 

1.045.000 

Eastern Europe Ukraine

Southern 
Caucasus
Southern 
Caucasus
Southern 
Caucasus
Southern 
Caucasus
Latin America
Latin America
Latin America

Georgia

Georgia

Georgia

Armenia

Peru
Peru
Nicaragua

Latin America

Haiti

Middle East
Middle East
Middle East

Syria
Lebanon
Libya

Oil spill in Ukraine Black Sea - Support to PDNA - 
UNEP

136.500

July

**

136.500 

-

Post-conflict support package for IDPs

15.000.000

December

15.000.000 

14.999.172 

9.286.246 

CBM package: multi-track dialogue on Abkhazia

414.585

March

**

414.585 

317.830 

Support in relation to elections

2.000.000

April

1.762.100 

1.762.100 

1.126.784 

Advisors on key reform areas 

810.000

November

**

810.000 

729.000 

Support to mitigation of conflict root causes
Disaster response - earthquake
Disaster response - hurricane
Disaster response - Post-Disaster Needs 
Assessment
Support to vulnerable Iraqi refugees in Syria 
Support to electoral reform
Support to national strategy on HIV/AIDS

2.533.000
3.000.000
7.500.000

April
May
May

2.533.000 
3.000.000 
7.490.000 

2.533.000 
3.000.000 
7.490.000 

152.000

December

**

152.000 

1.481.500
4.000.000
1.000.000

August
December
November

1.481.500 
4.000.000 
1.000.000 

1.481.500 
1.026.080 

-

1.273.848 
2.000.000 

-

-

814.053 
-
-

W Balkans

Kosovo*

Support to reappointment of judges and prosecutors

5.000.000

February

5.000.000 

5.000.000 

3.455.954 

W Balkans

W Balkans

Kosovo*
Bosnia and 
Herzegovina

Global

Global

Global

Global

Global

Global

Global

Global

UNMIK Pillar IV running costs

9.200.000

March

9.200.000 

9.200.000 

8.757.215 

Destruction of ammunition

2.720.000

June

2.720.000 

2.720.000 

1.271.230 

Second Facility for urgent Policy Advice, 
Technical Assistance, Mediation 
 Transitional Justice Facility****

5.521.269

December

12.000.000

June

5.521.269 

9.500.000 

-

-

-

-

Actions under the 2007 Conflict Resources Facility

1.430.644

***

1.430.644 

359.209 

Peace-Building Partnership AAP 2008

8.000.000

March

Total 2008 Crisis Response and preparedness decisions and consumption of appropriations
Payments on 2008 budget for ongoing projects
Total consumption 2008
in % of available appropriations

8.000.000
137.107.869

3.046.284
99.178.738

- 

137.107.869
100%

99.178.738
72%

-

50.901.760
41.070.957
91.972.717
85%

* under UNSCR 1244 (1999)
** These actions were contracted under the 2007 L1 commitment for the 2007 decision adopting the first Facility for urgent Policy Advice, Technical Assistance, Mediation
*** These actions were contracted under the 2007 L1 commitment for the 2007 decision adopting the Conflict Resources Facility
**** This commitment represents the remainder under the financing decision for the Transitional Justice Facility as €2.5 million had already been committed for the support to the Sierra Leone Special Court.

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IFS CRISIS RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 2007: COMMITMENTS 
AND PAYMENTS 

BROKEN DOWN BY PROGRAMMES AND DECISIONS AS OF 31/12/2008 (BUDGET 
HEADING 19.06.01, ARTICLE 3 AND 4.3 OF THE IFS REGULATION) 

Region

Country

Action

2007 Financing 
decisions in €

Commission 
Financing 
Decision

Committed

Contracted

Paid

Global

Global

Peace-Building Partnership

7.000.000

December

7.000.000

6.863.812

2.824.197

Africa

Congo DRC

Flanking measures to mobilisation of 
DRC mixed Brigades

3.200.000

May

3.200.000

3.200.000

3.040.000

Africa

Congo DRC

Census Police Forces in RDC

5.000.000

August

5.000.000

4.803.328

1.292.957

Africa

Guinea-Bissau*

SSR experts*

700.000

September

709.263

709.263

378.724

Africa

Haiti

Africa

Somalia

Africa

Uganda

Re-establishment of civilian 
administration
Support to African PK deployment 
(AMISOM)
Mediation support group & 
Contribution to Juba Initiative Fund, 

3.000.000

November

3.000.000

2.950.000

1.709.867

5.000.000

October

4.907.000

4.907.000

2.631.966

4.200.000

December

4.200.000

2.470.000

1.186.475

Africa

Zimbabwe

Dialogue, elections

3.000.000

December

3.000.000

2.999.966

1.695.022

Africa

Africa

Chad

Chad

Support to UN police programme

10.000.000

December

10.000.000

10.000.000

8.000.000

Electoral census

5.000.000

December

5.000.000

5.000.000

4.500.000

Africa

Sudan/Darfur

Trust Fund for AU/UN Joint 
Mediation

3.000.000

December

3.000.000

3.000.000

2.241.185

Asia

Asia

Asia

Latin 
America
Latin 
America

Afghanistan

Justice Programme

2.500.000

April

2.300.000

2.300.000

1.676.651

Thailand

Burma/Myanmar*

Support to justice and informed 
public debate
Support to UN and civil society 
initiatives*

3.000.000

December

3.000.000

2.999.014

1.627.000

695.000

December

692.262

692.262

529.361

Bolivia*

Coca Leaf Study*

1.000.000

November

1.000.000

589.000

500.000

Colombia

W Balkans Kosovo**

Support to reconciliation in the 
context Justice and Peace law 
Contribution to the initial running 
costs of the International Civilian 

5.000.000

August

5.000.000

5.000.000

4.500.000

10.000.000

December

10.000.000

10.000.000

5.000.000

Middle East Lebanon*

Police reform*

Middle East Lebanon*

Support to Border Security Pilot 
Project*

400.000

2.000.000

July

July

399.640

399.640

119.892

2.000.000

2.000.000

1.600.000

Middle East Lebanon

Nahr El Bared Camp

6.800.000

December

6.800.000

6.729.560

4.552.948

Middle East

Israel/Palestine

Middle East Syria

Global

Conflict Resources

Global

Conflict Resources

Global

Global

Support to the Peace Process: 
Quartet Envoy Team, Dialogue, 
Support to UNICEF enabling the 
Syrian education system to cope with 
Support to the Kimberley Process 
(JRC)
Remainder Conflict Resources 
Facility
Remainder Policy Advice and 
Mediation Facility*

7.500.000

December

7.500.000

7.500.000

6.875.000

3.000.000

November

3.000.000

3.000.000

2.313.144

569.356

August

569.356

569.356

398.549

2.000.000

July

1.430.644

1.430.644

359.209

10.000.000

April

5.421.422

5.380.030

2.680.690

Total 2007 Crisis Response decisions and consumption of appropriations as of 31/12/2008

98.129.587

95.492.875

62.232.837

out of which payments in 2008 for 2007 projects

39.042.561

in % of commitments and contracts

99%

97%

65%

* The Facility for urgent actions involving Policy Advice, Technical Assistance, Mediation and Reconciliation for the benefit of third countries in crisis 
situations  was established by Financing decision C(2007)1705 on 17 April 2007 for a maximum amount of € 10 million.

** under UNSCR 1244 (1999)

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IFS LONG-TERM COMPONENT: 2008 COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS 

BY COUNTRY, REGION AND PROJECTS AS OF 31/12/2008 

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 AND 19.06.03, ART. 4 (1) AND (2) OF THE IFS REGULATION) 

Region

Country

Action

Commitment 
appropriations

Committed

Contracted

Payments

19.06.02.01 - Actions in the area of risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, nuclear and biological materials or agents 

Initial appropriations
Transfer to 19.080103
Total available appropriations

 27.000.000 
 1.500.000 
 25.500.000 

17.800.000

Former CIS

ISTC: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, 
Russia,Tajikistan; STCU: Azerbaijan, 
Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Support to the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC) in Moscow and the 
Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine (STCU), Kiev.

Global

Global

Expert Support facility II 

Global

2008 Annual Action Programme for the 
Instrument for Stability Priority 1 – Non-
Proliferation of Weapons of mass 
destruction (WMD)

- Knowledge management system on CBRN trafficking in North Africa and selected 
countries in the Middle East
- Combating illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials in selected FSU and 
Mediterranean Basin countries and preparation of border management activities in the 
ASEAN region
- Assistance to the Russian Federation on control of exports of dual-use goods
- Strengthening bio-safety and bio-security capabilities in Russia and in Central Asian 
countries

 8.000.000        8.000.000 

 2.000.000 

                    -   

 15.500.000                     -   

- 

- 

- 

19.060301 - Trans-regional actions in the areas of organised crime, trafficking, protection of critical infrastructure, threats to public health and the fight against terrorism and 19.060203 - Community policy 
on combating the proliferation of light arms

Total execution

-

25.500.000

8.000.000

-

Initial appropriations
Transfers and C5 credits
Total available appropriations

 12.000.000 
 293.377 
 12.293.377 

 8.000.000 

Afghanistan and ECO countries (Iran, 
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, 
Azerbaijan, Turkey)

Fight against trafficking from/to Afghanistan - Phase II

 4.300.000         4.300.000 

- 

Latin America/Carribbean

Central America and neighbouring 
countries 
Africa
Africa

Prevention of the diversion of drugs precursors in the Latin American and Caribbean 
region (PRELAC)   
Supporting the fight against the illicit accumulation and trafficking in firearms in Central 
America and neighbouring countries 
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Support to Counter-Terrorism (CT) and Counter Organised Crime (COC) and Illicit 
Supporting the fight against the illicit accumulation and trafficking of firearms in Africa 

 2.193.377         2.193.377 

824.505 

 1.000.000         1.000.000 

400.000 

Total execution

-

12.293.377

7.493.377

 -   

- 
           1.224.505 

 1.500.000 
 3.300.000 

Asia

Latin 
America / 
Carribbean
Central 
America
Africa
Africa

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BY COUNTRY, REGION AND PROJECTS AS OF 31/12/2008 

(BUDGET HEADINGS 19.06.02 AND 19.06.03, ART. 4 (1) AND (2) OF THE IFS REGULATION) 

Region

Country

Action
19.06.02.01 - Actions in the area of risk mitigation and preparedness relating to chemical, nuclear and biological materials or agents 

Appropriations

Committed

Contracted

Paid

Former 
CIS

ISTC: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyz Republic, Russia,Tajikistan; STCU: 
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Support to the International Science and Technology 
Centre (ISTC) in Moscow and the Science and 
Technology Centre in Ukraine (STCU), Kiev.

 15.000.000 

     15.000.000 

 15.000.000 

Total available appropriations

           26.040.303 

 26.000.000 

 25.995.500  16.699.100 

South-
Eastern 
Europe & 
Caucasus
Former 
CIS

Global

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of 
Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and 
Turkey; Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

Knowledge Management System on CBRN Trafficking

 1.000.000 

       1.000.000 

 450.000 

Russian Federation, Ukraine, Armenia, Moldova, 
Georgia, Azerbaijan and Belarus

Combating illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive 
materials in FSU countries

 5.000.000 

       5.000.000 

 250.000 

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, 
FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Serbia, 
Ukraine, United Arab Emirates; Georgia, Moldova, 
Tunizia, Turkey; Pakistan Armenia Azerbaijan;

Assistance in export control of dual-use goods

 5.000.000 

       4.995.500 

 999.100 

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

Global Global

Asia

Afghanistan and ECO countries (Iran, Pakistan, 
Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, 
Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey)

Asia

Philippines

Initial appropriations
Transfer from 190601 (for project No. 3)
Total available appropriations

 9.013.435 
 2.000.000 
 11.013.435      10.942.583 

     10.942.583 

3.609.565 

Expert Support facility for the fight against proliferation 
of WMDs

 3.800.000         3.800.000 

2.066.982 

Fight against trafficking from/to Afghanistan

 5.200.000         5.200.000 

 - 

Regularisation and Continuation of a project in favour of 
the Republic of the Philippines to be financed under 
Article 19 06 03 of the general budget of the European 
Communities

 1.942.583 

 1.942.583 

1.542.583 

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