Mandate:   -   Transformed into a Network in June 2000 [DCD/DAC/M(2000)5]

   -   New mandate approved by the DAC on 17 September 2003 [DCD/DAC/M(2003)6/FINAL]

   -   Mandate extended until 31 December 2006 by the DAC at its 816th Meeting on 17 June 2004 [DCD/DAC/M(2004)8/PROV]

   -   Renewal of the mandate approved by the DAC on 10 May 2007 [DCD/DAC/M(2007)6/FINAL, item IX, para. 22 and DCD/DAC(2007)25/REV2]

   -   Revision of the DAC subsidiary body mandates approved by the DAC on 23 October 2008 [DCD/DAC(2008)39/REV2 and DCD/DAC/M(2008)9, para. 7]

   -   Merger of the Network on Conflict, Peace and Development Co-operation and the Fragile States Group to form the International Network on Conflict and Fragility approved by the DAC at its 891st Meeting on 28 January 2009 [DCD/DAC(2009)5/REV1 ; DCD/DAC/M(2009)1/FINAL, para. 7]

   -   Decision to extend the mandate to 31 December 2011 [DCD/DIR(2010)18]

   -   Decision to extend the mandate to 31 December 2014 [DCD/DAC(2011)38/REV1, para. 17 c. and [DCD/DAC/M(2011)9/FINAL, item V]

   -   Revision of the mandate, approved by the DAC on 12 November 2012 [DCD/DAC(2012)42 and DCD/DAC/M(2012)10/FINAL, item 4, para. 5]

   -   Decision to extend the mandate to 31 December 2015 in order to synchronise with the Committee mandate's date, approved by written procedure [DCD/DAC(2014)60 and DCD/DAC/M(2014)12/FINAL, item 3. para. 4]

   -   Decision to extend the mandate to 31 December 2016, in order to synchronise with the Committee mandate's date, approved by the DAC on 15 April 2015 and confirmed to the DAC on 18 June 2015 [DCD/DAC(2015)9, para. 3.ii), DCD/DAC/M(2015)3/FINAL, item 7. para. 24, 25, 26 and DCD/DAC/M(2015)5, item 3. para. 4]

   -   Decision to extend the mandate to 31 December 2017, in order to synchronise with the Committee mandate's date, approved by the DAC on 20 May 2016 [DCD/DAC(2016)26 and DCD/DAC/M(2016)5/FINAL, item 6. para.14]

   -   Decision to extend the mandate to 31 December 2018, approved by the DAC High Level Meeting on 30-31 October 2017 [DCD/DAC(2017)26/REV1]

   -   Decision to revise and extend the mandate to 31 December 2022, approved by the DAC, via silent procedure, on 19 December 2018 [DCD/DAC(2018)39/FINAL].

   -   Decision to revise and extend the mandate to 31 December 2027, approved by the DAC on 24 November 2022 [DCD/DAC(2022)27/FINAL]

1.   The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is the principal forum through which bilateral donors deal with issues related to the volume and effectiveness of development co‑operation. It aims to impact donor policies and practices in ways that promote aid effectiveness, capacity development, and inclusive globalisation, in order to support poverty reduction and sustainable development in developing countries.

2.   Subsidiary Bodies of the DAC will function as communities of practice and sources of expertise that promote collective learning and produce deliverables in accordance with the DAC mandate. The deliverables of Subsidiary Bodies are to be based on the Programme of Work and Budget (PWB) and on additional guidance from the DAC, as communicated by its Chair. They could include leading edge thinking, policy recommendations, good practices, and tools, which are to be relevant, practical, timely, and user-friendly. These deliverables should be accompanied by communication and dissemination strategies designed to ensure impact on behaviour change. Subsidiary Bodies will also promote synergies among other Subsidiary Bodies in contributing to the DAC’s PWB.

3.   The operations of Subsidiary Bodies, as part of the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD), will be in line with the rules, regulations, and guidance of the Organisation. Together with the Secretariat, they will carry out horizontal work with other parts of the OECD where appropriate to particularly contribute to policy coherence for development. Furthermore, Subsidiary Bodies will develop substantive interactions with international organisations and non-DAC donors –including in support of the Organisation’s efforts toward enlargement and enhanced engagement– as well as reach out on a case by case basis to partner countries and other relevant actors.

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Mandate

I. Objectives

The International Network on Conflict and Fragility (hereafter the “INCAF”) shall assist the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in identifying standards, best practices and behaviour change among international actors to help implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the most fragile, challenging settings.

II. Working Methods

To achieve these objectives, the INCAF shall:

• serve as forum to exchange knowledge, experience and best practice on the challenges of delivering results in contexts affected by fragility, conflict and violence;

• incubate new ideas, collect research and information on emerging issues to do with conflict, fragility and violence, including supporting the DAC in considering different aspects of this agenda and implications for ODA;

• support the development and implementation of OECD standards on international efforts in situations of conflict and fragility;

• support improved development effectiveness in situations of conflict and fragility.

III. Coordination arrangements

In order to efficiently implement its objectives, the INCAF shall:

• Engage with all the other subsidiary bodies of the DAC;

• Consult other OECD bodies and hosted entities, in particular the Development Centre, Sahel and West Africa Club, with a view to support the DAC in furthering policy coherence for sustainable development;

• Co-operate with other international organisations and fora, in particular the g7+ group of fragile and conflict-affected states, the United Nations (the UN Joint Steering Committee to Advance Humanitarian and Development Cooperation (JSC), relevant Agencies, Funds and Programmes), and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, with a view to bringing together the full range of international actors and efforts aimed at addressing issues of and operations in situations of conflict and fragility, support the DAC’s efforts to enhance development co-operation effectiveness, and deliver development results.

• Consult with other stakeholders, in particular, the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (IDPS), the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, the Grand Bargain, the Fragility Conflict and Violence forum of IFIs, and relevant Civil Society platforms.

IV. Composition

The INCAF is composed of governmental experts specialised in conflict and fragility, mainly from Foreign Affairs ministries and development agencies, with a whole-of-government approach built into delivering the work of the Network through active engagement and outreach to other relevant policy communities such as the security, diplomatic and humanitarian communities as appropriate.