Strengthen governance and security in fragile and conflict-affected countries and make UK humanitarian response more effective

Improve the coherence and performance of British international development policy in fragile and conflict-affected countries

Actions	Start	End
4.1 Increase the effectiveness of DFID's approach to governance reform in fragile and conflict-affected countries
Implement new security and justice programmes in 12 fragile and conflict-affected states	Started	Mar 2014
Increase DFID support for peace-building, economic development and strengthened accountability and rule of law in Burma, at a pace consistent with political reform and progress in that country	Started	Dec 2014
Support the political transition process in Yemen following the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative	Started	Mar 2014
4.2 Improve DFID and UK Government effectiveness in conflict prevention, including through support to the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) in the National Security Council (NSC)
Spend 30% of UK ODA in fragile and conflict-affected states by 2014-15	Started	Mar 2015
Support the development outcomes of the 2012 London Conference on Somalia, including through the establishment of a Joint Financial Management Board and a Stability Fund	Started	Mar 2013
Work towards concluding negotiations on the Arms Trade Treaty at the July 2012 conference in New York	Completed
Complete review on the future of the Stabilisation Unit and agree Whitehall response to recommendations	Started	Mar 2013
4.3 Improve effectiveness of DFID investments in fragile and conflict-affected countries
Work with others to build on the New Deal for engagement in Fragile States agreed in Busan, including working towards a Compact setting out mutual commitments between the donor community and the Government of South Sudan	Started	Mar 2015
Support the delivery of the Arab Partnership programme in the Middle East and North Africa region by providing technical assistance to ensure that the investments of multilateral agencies (World Bank, IFC, ADB and EBRD) fully respond to new Arab Spring conditions	Started	Mar 2015
Finalise methodology for cross-UK Government conflict analysis by October 2012, complete new conflict analysis in at least four countries by March 2013, and ensure up-to-date analysis in at least 13 of DFID-supported fragile and conflict-affected states	Started	Mar 2015
4.4 Improve effectiveness of UK and international humanitarian response and preparedness
Assess the performance of UK core-funded humanitarian multilateral organisations against priority areas for reform as identified in the Multilateral Aid Review (MAR), and use this assessment to inform future funding allocations from April 2013 onwards	Started	Mar 2015
Build disaster resilience in at least eight DFID country programmes as recommended in the Humanitarian and Emergency Response Review (HERR), including publishing work on earthquake preparedness in Nepal	Started	Mar 2013