Community Security and Arms Control South Sudan

This Completion Memo can be read together with the Statement on Report (May 2018). The following project reports provide the main basis for information on results: CSAC Final Report (April 2015-June 2017), reporting on the Sida funded output 5 CSAC Final report (March 2011-April 2017), reporting on the CSAC project as a whole The CSAC Summative Evaluation, final report (May 2017) Some examples of results achieved during the project include: * The passing of the Firearms Act "Small Arms and Light Weapons" bill including the development of an implementation roadmap. * Strengthened community resilience to conflict by combatting tensions along ethnic and political lines, building more shock responsive communities including for IDPs. * In the "Leave No One Behind" agenda, the added CSO component of the project managed to reach into areas previously unattained and enhance sustainability in doing so (funded by Sida). * Working with CSOs at community level across divides and building capacity (funded by Sida). * Decreased level of violence following the establishment of livestock patrol in previously known Jonglei state. Same trends have been visible in Lakes state, where there has been a shift from cattle "raids" to cattle "theft" and large scale communal conflict to petty crimes. * Training for women in conflict analysis and mediation (funded by Sida). * Through two women peace initiatives, a women peace dialogue process and the commemoration of the International Day of Peace, 3,450 women were reached with peace messages at national and subnational level (funded by Sida). Some challenges reported include: * The creation of 32 states reinforced tensions along ethnic lines, creating a more volatile context and challenges the establishment of a national infrastructure for peace. * The efforts on infrastructure (prisons and police posts) have not been sustainable due to the deteriorating context. * In relation to the Do No Harm discourse, the provision of water facilities (boreholes and haffirs for human and animal consumption) was initially an important element of the conflict sensitivity initiative as conflict over water is a major issue in Lakes, Jonglei and Eastern Equatoria. However, there is a need to maintain these facilities, not to create sources of conflict. * Staggering inflation has made South Sudan an extremely costly context, in some instances making the implementing partner (UNDP) conduct its work using US dollars.

Violence is reduced and community security improves.