Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization Progress Report Quarters II and III- 2015

Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization Progress Report Quarters II and III- 2015

October 19, 2015

The Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization (FFIS) Quarterly Progress Report for quarters two and three of 2015 is an illustrated document that provides information on the progress of UNDP’s stabilization activities from June to September 2015 including challenges, lessons learned, future plans and a financial update.  

Following the establishment of FFIS in June 2015, UNDP assisted the provincial Governors of Salah al-Din and Ninewah to conduct assessments in areas recently liberated from the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Additionally, UNDP supported the Anbar Governor to prepare a Stabilization Plan.

During the reporting period, UNDP’s test case for stabilization was Tikrit District in Salah al-Din. UNDP acted rapidly to engage in light infrastructure rehabilitation projects and partnered with local NGOs for cash for work projects and small cash grants for newly re-opened businesses. These projects impacted tens of thousands of people and have contributed to the confidence of populations returning to Tikrit.

Stabilization activities face significant challenges, such as ensuring continued security in liberated areas. The first months of FFIS activities imparted a number of important lessons for future engagements. Possible stabilization planning prior to military clearing operations will speed up interventions once areas are liberated. This requires creative approaches to planning and working closely with the civil-military components at the Governorate level, notably in Anbar. Working with the FFIS Steering Committee, the Government of Iraq and donors will set objectives and decide on future areas of engagement as well as the handover from stabilization to longer-term programs supporting the recovery in liberated areas.

Highlights

  • UNDP assisted the provincial Governors of Salah al-Din and Ninewah to conduct assessments in areas recently liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
  • Projects impacted tens of thousands of people and have contributed to the confidence of populations returning to Tikrit
  • Stabilization activities face significant challenges, such as ensuring continued security in liberated areas