Number of new conflict mitigation mechanisms established by area of operations. Number of municipal and community suppor
SOCIAL STABILITY Quarter 3 Dashboard The monthly dashboard summarizes the progress made by partners involved in the Lebanon Crisis Response and highlights trends affecting people in need. Social Stability partners are working to strengthen local communities and institutions ability to mitigate tensions and prevent conflict, and to inform the overall response on the evolution of tensions.
Targeted Communities
2016 Funding Status t
# population in cadastres reached by SoSt Partners
as of 31 August 2016
Received Re
251 Communities in Need
17 m Required uired d $260.9 m
Reached
119 m
Lebanese Registered Syrian PRL PRS
2,769,534 2,769,5 people peopl
217
251 Targeted
1,789,690 838,768 117,565 23,511
Progress against targets - Activity indicators Activities
Outputs
reached / target
# local participatory planning processes conducted
141 /128
# community members participating in local processes
3,780 / 6,400
# municipalities & Union of Municipalities (UoM) benefitting from capacity building support
54 / 134
# municipal and community support projects implemented to address priority needs identified following participatory processes USD invested in municipal and community support projects
reached / target
203/ 244
# Municipalities supported to build social stability
# central level institutions, governorates and districts supported to contribute to social stability
35/ 35
# communities with functioning conflict mitigation mechanisms
49/ 59
0%
100%
128 /732
Gender/Type Breakdown
USD 11.108 m / 46 m
# new conflict mitigation mechanisms established
24 / 32
# youth peacebuilding initiatives implemented
Participants in social stability activities
Participants to participatory planning processes
133/ 251 15% 39%
# youth participating in peacebuilding initiatives
61%
3,317 / 12,500
85%
Male Female
100%
0%
Community members Municipal Officials
Analysis
Number of new conflict mitigation mechanisms established by area of operations
Number of municipal and community support projects implemented
USD value of projects implemented
15
$6,326,229 54
34
30
6
$ 2,533,475 $1,881,388 10
1
$367,398
0 North & Akkar
Bekaa
BML
South
North & Akkar
Bekaa
BML
South
North & Akkar
Bekaa
BML
South
Sector Progress Social stability partners have increased and diversified their support in the past few months, despite a severe funding gap. The sector remains the most underfunded within the response with only 17m USD (14% of the appeal) received so far. In order to fill this critical gap, four social stability projects will be funded under the OCHA Humanitarian fund, representing an additional support of 1.8m USD to the sector to address priority gaps, notably community dialogue and youth empowerment initiatives in Tripoli. Overall, 25 partners are currently active in 217 of the 251 most vulnerable cadasters across the country. Results to date indicate that the sector’s support to municipalities remains strong, with 159 municipalities and Unions receiving capacity building support. 128 projects worth 11.1mUSD have been implemented since the beginning of the year, representing respectively a 10% and 34% increase compared to same time last year. However, in 85 out of the 217 localities currently targeted, partners have only facilitated participatory identification of priority needs and sources of tensions, but have not yet implemented any interventions to address these. This means 119 out of the 251 localities identified as most vulnerable are not receiving tangible support to alleviate resource pressure or mitigate tensions. On a positive note, soft activities such as dialogue mechanisms or youth empowerment have increased by more than 30% compared Quarter 2, with over 1,000 youth and children participating in 41 new initiatives. In addition, 10 new conflict mitigation mechanisms have been established in Q3, bringing the total number of active dialogue committees/mechanisms to 49, covering over 100 localities in Lebanon. Partners report that thanks to their inclusive membership and their link to local institutions, these committees such as the one established in Akroum, Akkar, are not only helping detect tension and clashes in the community but also devise measures to counter them. The support provided to the Ministries of Interior has been scaled up in the past few months, enabling 27 security cells (one at the central level
Facts and Figures 251
Source: Vulnerability Map
# cadastres identified as most vulnerable
114
Source: Vulnerability Map
# vulnerable cadastres where population has increased by 50% or more
70%
Source: LCPS
of municipalities too small to provide any local services (of 1,108 Municipalities)
55%
Source: REACH
of host and displaced communities members reporting multiple causes of tensions between communities in 251 vulnerable cadastres and one in each of the 26 Qaza) to be equipped, set up and trained on data collection and analysis on social tensions and monitoring of the security situation. In parallel, the committee in charge of the drafting of the Standard Operating Procedure and Code of Conduct of the municipal police has organized 12 local consultations to collect inputs from representatives of the security forces, governors, municipalities and civil society organizations. Both initiatives are already supporting dialogue between central and local institutions, ensuring that the analysis and guidance of the Ministry of Interior is rooted in the needs and realities from the field. In the next quarter, a priority interventions for partners will be to deliver trainings for newly elected municipal officials so as to familiarize them with their roles and responsibilities
Changes in Context - Third Quarter Following the completion by MOSA and UNDP of the Mapping of Risks and Resources (MRR), a participatory planning process used to identify/address key local priorities in the 251 most vulnerable cadasters across the country, a formal launch ceremony was organized at the Grand Serail in July under the leadership of the Prime Minister. The Municipal Action Plans resulting from the MRRs are gradually being uploaded on MoSA’s website, which will provide key information to all LCRP sectors and partners to strengthen and harmonize their support to municipalities. The June attacks in Ras-Baalbek/Qaa led not only to a deterioration of the security situation in North Bekaa, but also to a more general spike in social tensions and a degradation in inter-community perceptions throughout the country, as reported by field working groups. This renewed concerns that social stability in Lebanon remains fragile and vulnerable to rapid deterioration and localized instances of violence. This is supported by a recent analysis conducted by Lebanon Support, showing a 23% augmentation in the number of security incidents in the May-August period compared to the first months of 2016 – the rise of incidents being mostly attributable to the Qaa attacks and associated security response. In order to improve the response monitoring, field working groups are working on identifying areas more prone to tensions. While the most commonly identified sources of tensions were competition for jobs and pressure on resources, the situation varies from areas to areas and the purpose of the exercise will be to ensure that responses are tailored to the local context. In any case, this recent deterioration of the situation highlighted the difficulty of implementing reactive programmes once tensions have spiked and the importance of preventive social stability interventions in priority locations. This worryingly contrasts with the funding situation of the sector.
Organizations The achievements described in this dashboard are the collective work of the following organizations: ACTED, ALEF, AND, ARCS, ActionAid, Basmeh & Zeitooneh, DAWB/NABAA, DPNA, DRC, Dorcas, IOM, IRC, Intersos, LOST, MOSA-UNDP, Mercy Corps, NRC, PU-AMI, SCI, SFCG, SIF, UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNHCR, UNRWA
SOCIAL STABILITY Quarter 3 Organizations per district The achievements described in this dashboard are the collective work of the following 25 organizations: ACTED, ALEF, AND, ARCS, ActionAid, Basmeh & Zeitooneh, DAWB/NABAA, DPNA, DRC, Dorcas, IOM, IRC, Intersos, LOST, MOSA-UNDP, Mercy Corps, NRC, PU-AMI, SCI, SFCG, SIF, UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNHCR, UNRWA
Akkar ACTED,AND, MOSA-UNDP,NRC, SCI,SFCG,UNDP, UNHCR
ALEF, ActionAid,Intersos, Tripoli MOSA-UNDP,SCI,SFCG, UN-Habitat,UNDP UNHCR
El Hermel MOSA-UNDP, UNDP, LOST UNHCR
MOSA-UNDP,Mercy Corps,NRC,UNDP, UNHCR El Minieh-Dennie
El Koura UNDP UNHCR MOSA-UNDP, Zgharta UN-Habitat,UNDP UNHCR
UNHCR Bcharre
El Batroun UNDP, UNHCR MOSA-UNDP, SFCG, UN-Habitat, Jbeil UNDP, UNHCR
Baalbek ActionAid,IRC, LOST, MOSA-UNDP, Mercy Corps, NRC,SFCG,UNDP, UNHCR
DRC, MOSA-UNDP Kesrwane UNHCR MOSA-UNDP, Beirut UNDP, UNRWA
MOSA-UNDP, El Meten UN-Habitat,UNDP, UNHCR MOSA-UNDP, PU-AMI,SCI, SIF,UNDP
Dorcas,MOSA-UNDP, Aley UN-Habitat,UNDP, UNHCR
Chouf
MOSA-UNDP, SFCG,UN-Habitat, UNDP,UNHCR
Zahle
Basmeh & Zeitooneh, MOSA-UNDP,NRC,SCI, SFCG,UN-Habitat,UNDP UNHCR
ACTED, UNHCR West Bekaa Rachaya
Saida
Jezzine PU-AMI
MOSA-UNDP,SFCG, UN-Habitat,UNDP Hasbaya El Nabatieh MOSA-UNDP, ARCS, SFCG,UNDP, SFCG, UNHCR Marjaayoun UNHCR
DAWB/NABAA,IOM, MOSA-UNDP,SFCG, UN-Habitat,UNDP UNHCR
Number of partner per dis tric t 1-2
DRC, SFCG, UNDP Sour
ACTED, PU-AMI,SCI, UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNHCR MOSA-UNDP, UN-Habitat, UNHCR Bent Jbeil
3 4 5-6 7 and more
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