Syria Urban and Rural Resilience Joint Programme 

ObjectivesFund scope

The situation in Syria has reduced the ability of communities to respond to insecurity and move beyond a stage of coping to recovery and development. The internal displacement of people has exhausted savings and undermined livelihood activities, and placed incredible strain on the infrastructure and services of host communities. Not only is social tension increasing across Syrians, but an increasing number of young males are leaving the country in search of better economic opportunities.  

The Syria Urban and Rural Resilience Fund takes a context-specific approach to tackle these issues. Bringing together the expertise of several committed partners, the Fund Joint Programme supports recovery and resilience programming in both rural and urban parts of the country to improve basic service provision, provide alternative livelihood opportunities, facilitate social cohesion, and attempt to address local causes of conflict in integrated and innovative ways.

Strategic and results framework

The Fund supports the design and roll-out of interventions that maintain and restore basic social services to help communities cope and recover swiftly in the face of ongoing insecurity. Programme action helps communities and local authorities overcome social fragmentation, rebuild trust, stabilize internal displacement, and bridge divides exacerbated by conflict.

The framework, upon which activities are based, gives Fund this pooled fund partners the flexibility to apply context-specific solutions to a volatile and fluid context, where complimentary humanitarian and early recovery resilience-focused efforts are a necessity. Cross-cutting themes (gender equality, human rights approaches, environment, capacity development, and result-s based management) are embedded within the  Fund’sprogramme’s four overarching goals:

• Strengthen the resilience of displaced populations and host communities by providing an integrated package of services.
• Promote local and inclusive social and economic recovery. 
• Support local planning approaches that rely on community participation and address causes of conflict.
• Meet the social cohesion and security needs of local communities, strengthening their collective ability to manage grievances and peacefully resolve disputes. 

Achieving these outcomes creates an enabling environment for more comprehensive efforts towards sustainable peace and human security in the long term. Joint Programmes backed by the Fund the Fund adopt flexible programming approaches with a strong emphasis on community consultation and involvement.

GovernanceGovernance arrangements

Joint Steering Committee

Co-chaired by the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the largest donor to the programme, the Joint Steering Committee manages the Fund and guides its strategic decisions, which include resource allocation and the location of interventions. The Committee meets regularly to discuss implementation progress, review challenges, and provide recommendations to Fund partners. The Joint Steering Committee is also responsible for endorsing Area Action Work Plans and supporting outreach and partnership strategies. 

Programme Management Unit

The Programme Management Unit acts as Technical Secretariat for the Fund. The Programme Manger coordinates Unit activities, and acts as the interface between donors and Participating Organizations in areas of coordination, monitoring and reporting. 

Technical Working Group 

Comprised of representatives from Participating Organizations, the Technical Working Group meets monthly to determine specific priorities and elaborate programme action and work plans.

Administrative Agent

Funds are routed by way of a pass-through mechanism. Participating Organizations receive funds through the Administrative Agent, Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office. The Administrative Agent is responsible for the receipt, administration and management of contributions from donors, disbursement of funds to Participating Organizations, and consolidation and dissemination of progress reports to donors. 

Participating Organizations

Implementation of interventions is the responsibility of Participating Organizations. Each organization is programmatically and financially responsible for resources received.

Projects

Syria Urban and Rural Resilience Joint Programme

Syria Urban and Rural Resilience Joint Programme is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

Syria Urban and Rural Resilience Joint Programme

Results

The Syria Urban and Rural Resilience Fund restores vital economic and livelihood connections to communities disrupted by insecurity and conflict. Efforts help maximize trust between divided communities and contribute to job creation, social cohesion, and improved reconciliation between people. 

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