Project Description

To help ensure full implementation of the 2006 Comprehensive Case Fire Agreement by enabling support to the first phase of OOR of the FNL In addition to assembling, verification and disarmament. This phase will render effective the separation of the armed branch of the Movement from Its political wing which is a pre-requisite for registration of FNI as a political party.

Main Goal and Key Immediate Objective

The main objective of the Project is to cover critical operational gaps of Phase I of the DDR Process in order to ensure a coherent and consistent implementation of the DDR process and mitigate the risks associated with this phase. The funding will support the timely and successful completion of Phase I of DDR Process in Burundi, guarantee full transparency in the management of funds and thus lay a solid foundation for the implementation of the World Bank supported Government-led second phase an: the development of the third stage, in close consultation with the relevant national and international stakeholders.

BINUB/UNDP has already been supporting the Facilitation (and participated in an integrated Facilitation/African Union/BINUB/UNDP) in the establishment and running or Rubira Assembly Area (PBF Emergency Window Fund covering medical expenses and UNDP contributing about $750,000 in late December 2008 for feeding FNL elements assembled. The institutional framework for this funding envelope will therefore be provided by existing structure from a previous Emergency Window submission of March 2008 and its subsequent cost-extension of December 2008.