Darfur Community Peace and Stability Fund (DCPSF)

Assistance Strategy

Terms of Reference

It is generally accepted that any lasting end to the protracted conflict in Darfur will need to address the root causes of the conflict, which lie in extreme poverty as well as political and economic marginalization of the region exacerbated by environmental degradation and competition over natural resources.

The purpose of the Darfur Community Peace and Stability Fund (DCPSF) is to support the timely allocation and disbursement of donor resources to activities that help to create the conditions for stability, security, justice and social equity in Darfur. The UN and its partners will apply to this fund to support priority programmes and projects promoting peace and stability in Darfur.

The DCPSF has been designed on the following principles:

• Each programme and project approved for funding will be in line with the purpose, scope and the criteria outlined in the DCPSF Terms of Reference (TOR);
• Funding and implementation will be undertaken with special attention to transparency and accountability as well as to prompt delivery and efficient utilization of the provided resources;
• Special effort will be made to forge partnerships or associations with local Civil Society Organizations, even when the activities financed will be executed by Participating UN Organizations;
• Each activity financed from the DCPSF will explicitly incorporate capacity building aimed at developing sustainable local capacities for the long term;
• Projects funded by the DCPSF are not eligible for Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) support and vice versa.

To support uniform and consolidated financial reporting, the DCPSF is administered by the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in accordance with its financial regulations and rules.