1. The Instrument for Stability Crisis Preparedness Component: Lessons learned Review of Peace-building Partnership activities to date

2. PbP Objective and Target Groups
The overall objective of the Peace-building Partnership (PbP) is to mobilise and consolidate civilian capacity for peace-building activities
Main PbP target groups:
Non-State Actors
International and Regional Organisations
Member States Bodies

3. Non-State Actors (NSA)
Two pillars of cooperation with NSA:
Dialogue element:
Civil Society Dialogue Network, building on previous informal consultation mechanisms
Capacity-building element:
Calls for proposals since
Calls for proposals under the 2010 AAP to be launched in first quarter 2011 via EU Delegations
Overall funding for NSA during was approximately € 20M under IfS Art. 4.3 (50% of the € 40M total)

4. International and Regional Organisations
Establishment of enhanced co-operation with International Organisations (notably, UN family) on a range of thematic areas including :
PCNA/PDNA
Natural resources and conflict
Mediation
Disaster Risk Reduction
Security Sector Reform
Post conflict assistance data coordination
Regional Organisations – enhancing early-warning capacity of the African Union and League of Arab States
Overall funding for International and Regional Organisations during was just under € 12M under the PbP

5. Member States Bodies
Cooperation with Member States focused on training of police and civilian experts to participate in stabilisation missions:
Police trainings:
carried out by the relevant national police training authorities
multi-annual action envisaged under the 2010 AAP
Civilian trainings:
initially (2007) took over the final year of activities of the European Group on Training
multi-annual action implemented by ENTRi, following a call for proposals
Overall funding for Member States during was over € 9M under the PbP

6. Lessons Learned I
The 2009 scoping and stocktaking study contributed to the refocusing of the actions under the PbP
Several of its recommendations have already been implemented in recent Annual Action Programmes including:
the importance of the creation and development of a solid dialogue mechanism to channel input from the relevant implementing partners to the EU policy-making processes on peace-building issues
the need to employ practical funding mechanisms within the constraints of the Commission Financial Regulation

7. Lessons Learned II
A number of other overall lessons may be drawn from the implementation of activities to date
Funding has revealed considerable potential for acting as a catalyst to harness and develop the expertise of civilian peace-building actors
Benefits of improved coordination with relevant UN bodies in order to enhance mutual peace-building capacity, particularly on thematic aspects. Positive effects of these efforts also with regard to internal EU and UN coordination

8. Lessons Learned III
Useful actions with EU Member States on training police and civilian experts, but prospects of enhanced co-operation could be further explored
Advantages of creating support mechanisms for a dialogue network, e.g. the PbP Web Portal
Essential to ensure adequate human resources to manage the PbP
Lessons Learned II

9.  Andrew.Byrne@eeas.europa.eu
Peace-building Partnership
Andrew Byrne
European External Action Service
Conflict Prevention and Secutiry Policy
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