1. Kampala (Uganda), 19-20 October 2016
THE UNITED NATIONS GREAT LAKES REGIONAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK Session 1: Introduction to the meeting objectives, methodology and the Strategic Framework Implementation Plan
PILLAR 1
Land and Natural Resources Management
PILLAR 6
Justice and conflict prevention
PILLAR 5
Gender and SGBV
PILLAR 2
Economic integration, cross-border trade, nutrition and food security
PILLAR 4
Youth and adolescents
PILLAR 3
Mobility
Ensuring effective cross border implementation to address regional conflict drivers
Kampala (Uganda), October 2016
Let me start by thanking you all for your presence here today
We have understood from this morning’s inspiring opening statements the political imperative to deliver NOW on regional development action in the Great Lakes Region, if we are to address the conflict dynamics effectively.
We have today the opportunity to have in this room all the senior UN actors engaged in the region in achieving this shared objective.
We need to ensure that by the end of the day we all have a common and clear understanding of what is expected from each one of us in the concrete delivery on the GL Regional Strategic Framework.
All of us come to the table with differing degrees of knowledge. Therefore this presentation provides
Background, content of the GLR framework
Status of programming documentation and agreed management systems
Specific expectations of the meeting – architecture of the meeting – outline of building blocks

2. 1. Background, content of the GLR framework

3. Foundations for the Strategic Framework
Regional Conflict Analysis
Regional Socio-economic Situation Analysis
Road map of the UN Special Envoy
Some background on the GLR Framework
The Great Lakes Regional Strategic Framework outlines the UN’s regional development approach in support to the implementation of the PSC-F for the DRC and the region with the aim of ensuring durable and sustainable peace for the region.
There are three main foundations for the regional development priorities: the regional conflict analysis; the regional socio-economic situation analysis; the Special Envoy’s Road map for the GLR for
To underline substantial analysis was completed to ensure that the framework addresses the key regional development issues and is in alignment with the mandate of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General.

4. Guiding Principles for the GLR Strategic Framework
Youth needs and empowerment;
Sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity;
Gender mainstreaming and empowerment of women;
Health, HIV/AIDS, education and human rights;
Conflict sensitivity;
Private sector partnership and investment;
Support to implementation of ICGLR protocols and other relevant instruments.
Also, the following guiding principles were identified from the Strategic Framework.
Youth needs and empowerment;
Sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity;
Gender mainstreaming and empowerment of women;
Health, HIV/AIDS, education and human rights;
Conflict sensitivity;
Private sector partnership and investment;
Support to implementation of ICGLR protocols and other relevant instruments.

5. The Six Pillars
Pillar One - Sustainable land and natural resources management
Pillar Two - Economic integration, cross-border trade, food and nutrition security
Pillar Three – Mobility
Pillar Four - Youth and adolescents
Pillar Five - Gender and Sexual and Gender–based Violence
Pillar Six - Justice and conflict prevention
The Strategic Framework promotes development action around Six Pillars with clearly identified objectives and priority interventions
Activities will be implemented at national level with regional implications; cross-border level and sub-regional level and will enable a stronger and coordinated efforts towards the implementation of the SDGs in the GLR.

6. 2. Status of programming documentation and agreed management systems

7. Great Lakes Regional Strategic Framework
Status summary
April 16, 2016 in Dakar, Special Envoy of the Secretary General, Regional United Nations Development Group and Resident Coordinators endorsed:
the Results and Resources Framework (document 11);
the Budget for the GLR Strategic Framework Implementation
July Pillar Leads officially appointed by Regional directors
There is consensus that there is a critical gap in the development responses in the region to address regional conflict drivers. But to date the UN system structure is not facilitating coherence and consolidation among the UN agencies, when it comes to cross border activities.
The work on the Framework itself and the systems to support its implementation are major steps forward in addressing coherence:
At the R-UNDG in Dakar, in April 2016:
Results and Resources Framework for the GLR Framework
TOR for Pillar co-leads at regional level were approved.
In July 2016 Regional Directors officially nominated their Pillar Leads

8. Budget Summary for the GLR Framework
United Nations Great Lakes Regional Strategic Framework :
Total budget: $94.5 million
Resources to be mobilized: $92 million
Total delivered in national programming by the United Nations against the six pillars of the GLR Strategic Framework in the five countries : $447 million
Planned national delivery in the five countries against the Six Pillars : $188 million
Refer to latest budget shared
The consolidated budget for the Strategic Framework estimates a financing need of close to 94.5 million USD, of which almost 2.5 million USD are already available in, for example, agency-specific resources mobilized for the strategy. The financing gap is therefore estimated to be approximately $92 M. The regional interventions will complement and enhance already planned national delivery for in the five countries against the Six Pillars for about $188 million.

9. Pillar Leads Agencies Contacts
Pillar One - Sustainable land and natural resources management
UNEP, UNHABITAT, FAO
Levis Kavagi, Saidou Hamani, Claude Ngomsi, Patrick Kormawa
Pillar Two - Economic integration, cross-border trade, food and nutrition security
UNDP, WFP
Mansour Ndaye, Simon Clements, Patrick Kormawa
Pillar Three - A comprehensive approach to Border Management and Cross-Border mobility
UNHCR, IOM, WHO
Tim Howe, Ngoy NSENGA, Susana Boudon, Papa Kysma Sylla
Pillar Four - Youth and adolescents
UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHABITAT
Asha Mohamud, Mark Hereward, Mutinta Munyati
Pillar five - Gender and SGBV
UNWOMEN, UNFPA
Jebbeh Forster, Pamela Husain, Seynabou Tall
Pillar Six - Justice and Conflict Prevention
UNDP, OHCHR
Ozonnia Ojielo, Luc Mutoy Mubiala
Pillar Leads are appointed from regional offices to specific TORs to which they are held accountable by their direct supervisors
They are a mixture of old hands and those who have faced their baptism of fire during the working groups yesterday

10. Great Lakes Regional Strategic Framework
Implementation Plan October 2016
Documentation package available at
Concept Notes for each priority intervention were updated; (document 9)
the Results and Resources Framework updated (document 11);
the Budget for the GLR Strategic Framework Implementation Plan updated. (document 10)
Extensive documentation has been already been developed and shared with you all. Please do refer to the documentation package available at this site and take a look at the instructions file for guidance.
The latest Implementation Plan that was shared with you all is an update from October 2016:
It contains the Concept Notes for each priority intervention and please note that there was some updating for Pillar Three and Pillar Five – this is a working documents and can be updated by Pillar-leads when required;
The Results and Resources Framework was also updated accordingly as well as the consolidated budget.
Other key documents that have been produced are:
A regional summary mapping (last update was in April 2016) and it will be essential to update the mapping on a regular basis in order to appropriately define and refine regional interventions – working groups began the work on the update yesterday
Draft Communication Plan and Resource Mobilization Plan have also been circulated and they will be the basis for our discussions in the afternoon sessions.
To ensure strategic and coordinated financing as well as harmonized financial and programmatic monitoring and reporting, a GL cross-border fund is currently under set-up. The main aspects of the Fund will be presented by the MPTFO this afternoon. For your referral, please do have a look at the Draft ToR for the Fund that were also circulated.
Furthermore, specific documents were produced to facilitate the delivery of Pillar co-leads in the forthcoming weeks/months:
A Templates for regional interventions. This is the proposed template for regional interventions. The same template will be used potentially for submission of proposals to the Cross Border Fund. However, whatever funding source is to be used it will be important that Pillar Leads have a common framework for regional interventions to ease their monitoring and reporting obligations;
A Template for 2-years workplan. According to the ToRs for the Pillar Lead, a two-year work plan would need to complement the CNs for the priority interventions, providing more implementation details. Once the CNs are finalized, Pillar leads should present a completed work plan.
In sum we have a fully developed tool kit – the question is are we able to deliver regionally

11. Regional summary mapping updated in April 2016 (document 12)
Great Lakes Regional Strategic Framework
Status summary on documentation developed
Regional summary mapping updated in April 2016 (document 12)
Draft Communication Plan and Resource Mobilization Plan (documents 13 and 14)
Draft ToR for the Great Lakes cross-border Fund (document 15)

12. Templates for regional interventions (document 18);
Great Lakes Regional Strategic Framework
Documents for Pillar co-leads
Templates for regional interventions (document 18);
Template for 2-years workplan (document 19).

13. 3. Specific expectations from the meeting
Let me start by thanking you all for your presence here today
We have understood from this morning’s inspiring opening statements the political imperative to deliver NOW on regional development action in the Great Lakes Region, if we are to address the conflict dynamics effectively.
We have today the opportunity to have in this room all the senior UN actors engaged in the region in achieving this shared objective.
We need to ensure that by the end of the day we all have a common and clear understanding of what is expected from each one of us in the concrete delivery on the GL Regional Strategic Framework.
All of us come to the table with differing degrees of knowledge. Therefore this presentation provides
Background, content of the GLR framework
Status of programming documentation and agreed management systems
Specific expectations of the meeting – architecture of the meeting – outline of building blocks

14. Meeting objectives and expected results
The overall aim of the meeting is to facilitate the effective and coordinated cross-border implementation of the interventions under the Great Lakes Regional Strategic Framework.  
By the end of the meeting we expect to have:
A clear and shared understanding of the current stage of implementation, the next steps to be undertaken and the governance architecture of the Strategic Framework;
Consensus on key actions and recommendations to effectively achieve regional and cross-border implementation;
An action plan clearly detailing responsibilities, recommendations and timeline for further actions. .
Our work here today will serve to enable important results within the region in the sustainable management of natural resources, mobility, youth and adolescents’ issues, gender and SGBV challenges and justice and conflict prevention.
Our challenge is a considerable one - regional action is not easy- traditionally within the UN we act at country level – yet the case for regional action is compelling. Our task today is to identify the structure and means of regional implementation. This needs to be agreed between the R-UNDG, Resident Coordinators, UNCTs who are all here in this room
The overall aim of the meeting is to facilitate the effective and coordinated cross-border implementation of the interventions under the Great Lakes Regional Strategic Framework.  
By the end of the meeting we expect to have:
A clear and shared understanding of the current stage of implementation, the next steps to be undertaken and the governance architecture of the Strategic Framework;
Consensus on key actions and recommendations to effectively achieve regional and cross-border implementation;
An action plan clearly detailing responsibilities, recommendations and timeline for further actions.

15. Expected results from each session
Session 1: clear and shared understanding of the meeting objectives and methodology and provide background information on the Strategic Framework Implementation Plan.
Session 2: clear and shared understanding on the current state of implementation of the Strategic Framework. Background information for discussion in following sessions. 
Session 3: The session will enable the setting of key actions and recommendations to effectively achieve cross-border implementation.
Session 4: Inputs and agreements from participants on Communication, RM. Shared understanding on status of set-up of the GL Cross-border Fund
Session 5: set the next steps and a timeline roadmap
Now for the ARCHITECTURE of the meeting
I will now request you all to go through the Agenda the latest version has been printed for you,
We hope that the structure of this meeting with its different columns/sessions will make for a satisfying building – our common regional Great Lakes house .
Session 1: This current session is provided to give you all a clear and shared understanding of the meeting objectives and methodology and provide background information on the Strategic Framework Implementation Plan.
The RCs of DRC and Rwanda will provide a the structural frame for its importance
Session 2: Chaired by the R-UNDG chair, will provide you with a clear and shared understanding on the current state of implementation of the Strategic Framework. Today’s meeting follows yesterday afternoon’s working groups that were guided by Pillar co-Leads with the aim of fine-tuning their regional delivery mechanisms - identify key actions and recommendations to effectively achieve implementation It will also give you background information for discussion in the following sessions. 
Session 3: Chaired by IOM Regional Director, will enable the setting of key actions and recommendations to effectively achieve cross-border implementation and your active participation to the discussion will be necessary.
Session 4: Chaired by UN RC of Tanzania, will enable inputs and agreements from participants on Communication, RM. Shared understanding on status of set-up of the GL Cross-border Fund.
Session 5: Chaired by UN RC in Burundi, will set the next steps and a timeline roadmap.

16. Thank you for your attention!
Contact person:
David Clapp
Chris Nikoi
We look forward to successful deliberations