Increase coordination of Agree, noting that each DFAT will investigate BASIC partners. partner has its own options with partners to DFAT Peace comparative advantage and improve coordination. and Stability relationships to manage. Team in Attempts by DFAT to Manila ‘drive’ coordination could be counter-productive and would need to be managed in close consultation with partners. Increasing coordination also increases the management burden on Australia and our partners. Focus BASIC partners on Agree. A competitive and areas of core comparative selection process advantage. will be conducted to allocate grants for the next phase of bilateral support. Find opportunities to raise DFAT will investigate Agree the profile of promising options with partners and conflict management relevant levels of tools. government in Muslim Mindanao. Embed a stronger Agree. DFAT will draw on approach across appropriate expertise to BASIC. improve this aspect of BASIC and its successor program. Deliver more targeted Agree. DFAT will draw on gender-inclusive appropriate expertise to programming under improve this aspect of BASIC. BASIC and its successor program. Recommendation Response Actions Responsibility For future programming Strengthen Australian DFAT will develop a whole DFAT Canberra will Government alignment. of government strategy that manage development of articulates our objectives for this strategy with close investments in Mindanao engagement with DFAT and peace and stability, how Peace and Stability team in we will achieve those Manila. objectives, which partners we will work with, and how progress will be measured. DFAT Peace
DFAT Peace and Stability Team in Manila Increase coordination of BASIC partners. Agree, noting that each partner has its own comparative advantage and relationships to manage. Attempts by DFAT to ‘drive’ coordination could be counter-productive and would need to be managed in close consultation with partners. Increasing coordination also increases the management burden on Australia and our partners. DFAT will investigate options with partners to improve coordination. Focus BASIC partners on areas of core comparative advantage. Agree. A competitive and selection process will be conducted to allocate grants for the next phase of bilateral support. Find opportunities to raise the profile of promising conflict management tools. Agree DFAT will investigate options with partners and relevant levels of government in Muslim Mindanao. Embed a stronger approach across BASIC. Agree. DFAT will draw on appropriate expertise to improve this aspect of BASIC and its successor program. Deliver more targeted gender-inclusive programming under BASIC. Agree. DFAT will draw on appropriate expertise to improve this aspect of BASIC and its successor program. Recommendation Response Actions Responsibility For future programming Strengthen Australian Government alignment. DFAT will develop a whole of government strategy that articulates our objectives for investments in Mindanao and peace and stability, how we will achieve those objectives, which partners we will work with, and how progress will be measured. DFAT Canberra will manage development of this strategy with close engagement with DFAT Peace and Stability team in Manila. DFAT Peace
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