Fw: Nexus Syria note

Terje,

As discussed, attached the Nexus note, in which I added a short paragraph on the lack of coordination of the system and IPI retreat. This is the paragraph I added:

In the mist of this situation, the current international system for response remains fragmented. Multiple agencies, donors, task forces, and "groups of friends" are developing assessments and providing relief, but in disjuncted way with little information sharing and coordination. The system is inefficient and under-performing. At the same time, there is no concerted attempt to think in more long-term and strategic way on post-Assad's Syria, what the humanitarian needs will be, and what early recovery and development will entail. Trying to fill this gap, the International Peace Institute (IPI) has begun to support a dialogue among countries in the region, major international donors, and multilateral agencies, with a recent retreat on issues of coordination and integration in the Middle East, with a special focus on the humanitarian situation in Syria.

I am sending now a clean email that you can forward with attached the agenda and list of participants of the retreat.

Best,
FM

Francesco Mancini Senior Director of Research, International Peace Institute (IPI) 777 United Nations Plaza I New York NY 10017

Forwarding the email from Francesco Mancini regarding the Nexus note on Syria. Please see the attached document for more details.