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Fragile Situations: A Swedish priority in policy and practice

The Policy for Global Development identified conflict management and human security as one of the eight central component areas for development co-operation. Global Challenges identified conflict and fragile situations as one of the six global challenges for policy coherence. The MFA intends to issue a new policy on security and development during 2009. In the interim Sida will continue to use the existing policy to guide its support (Sida, 2005b). The prioritisation has been reflected in substantial budget allocations (12% of Sida’s budget in 2007) to promote peace and security as a necessary condition for sustainable development and durable poverty reduction. A recent survey (Sida, 2008a) found that in 2007 Sida financed 257 interventions promoting peace and security, amounting to USD 293 million, and made a further 180 decisions for interventions at a planned disbursement of USD 327 million between 2007 and 2010. There is, therefore, a good match between Sweden’s stated policy imperatives and Sida’s budget allocations. The process of categorising bilateral partnerships has consolidated responsibility for development co-operation partnerships in 12 conflict and post-conflict countries within a single Sida department. This should facilitate coherent analysis and practice as well as cross-country learning. For these 12 countries, Swedish commitments appear well-aligned with the DAC Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States and Situations (OECD, 2007). For example, conflict analysis informs development co-operation strategies and the links between political, security and development objectives are outlined in Global Challenges. Sweden argues that despite shorter time frames used in co-operation strategies in fragile states, and the fact that they are not included in the group of countries it calls “long term co-operation”, that it is committed for the long term. (Box 3 p.28)

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