and Stability Strengthen inclusivity and Agree. DFAT will draw on Team in gender-sensitivity of DFAT appropriate expertise to Manila and programming. improve this aspect of our DFAT peace and stability Canberra interventions. Further strengthen conflict Agree in principle. DFAT teams will assess DFAT Manila and gender-sensitivity in how this can best be the PATHWAYS program. achieved. The flexible nature of PATHWAYS will enable it to respond to changes in the operating environment and associated opportunities throughout implementation. Its M&E framework will be designed and updated as needed to appropriately measure the effects of the program and to capture broader outcomes. Promote continuity of Agree, noting that the DFAT will remain engaged DFAT Peace existing support Philippines government is with the GPH and and Stability mechanisms, while advancing its peace and development partners to Team in uncertainty over peace development roadmap and establish the most Manila road map architecture is developing a multi-partner appropriate modality for being resolved. financing facility. supporting the peace process. Continue to work flexibly at Agree. multiple levels of the peace process. Advocate for centralized Agree, noting that the DFAT is participating in the GPH (OPAPP) OPAPP of the new GPH-led Mindanao coordination of donors. government has already Working Group. reconstituted the main donor coordination body. Widen technical Agree, noting that TA could DFAT is planning to assistance to both MILF be mobilised through the contribute to the GPH and other Moro multi-partner facility. multi-partner financing facility under development. Start shifting multi-donor Agree, consistent with GPH funds engaged in policy and good community-driven development development from practice. confidence building measures to inclusive socio-economic development.
and Stability Team in Manila and DFAT Canberra Strengthen inclusivity and gender-sensitivity of DFAT programming. Agree. DFAT will draw on appropriate expertise to improve this aspect of our peace and stability interventions. Further strengthen conflict and gender-sensitivity in the PATHWAYS program. Agree in principle. DFAT teams will assess how this can best be achieved. The flexible nature of PATHWAYS will enable it to respond to changes in the operating environment and associated opportunities throughout implementation. Its M&E framework will be designed and updated as needed to appropriately measure the effects of the program and to capture broader outcomes. DFAT Manila Promote continuity of existing support mechanisms, while uncertainty over peace road map architecture is being resolved. Agree, noting that the Philippines government is advancing its peace and development roadmap and developing a multi-partner financing facility. DFAT will remain engaged with the GPH and development partners to establish the most appropriate modality for supporting the peace process. DFAT Peace and Stability Team in Manila Continue to work flexibly at multiple levels of the peace process. Agree. Advocate for centralized GPH (OPAPP) coordination of donors. Agree, noting that the OPAPP of the new government has already reconstituted the main donor coordination body. DFAT is participating in the GPH-led Mindanao Working Group. Widen technical assistance to both MILF and other Moro Agree, noting that TA could be mobilised through the multi-partner facility. DFAT is planning to contribute to the GPH multi-partner financing facility under development. Start shifting multi-donor funds engaged in community-driven development from confidence building measures to inclusive socio-economic development. Agree, consistent with GPH policy and good development practice.
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