INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE NEW DEAL
FOR ENGAGEMENT IN FRAGILE STATES
Executive Summary
SARAH HEARN
NY U
C I C
CENTER ON
COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL
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In 2015, the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding commissioned the NYU Centre on
International Cooperation (CIC) with the production of the Independent Review of the New Deal for Engagement in
Fragile States.
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CENTER ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
The world faces old and new security challenges that are more complex
than our multilateral and national institutions are currently capable of
managing. International cooperation is ever more necessary in meeting
these challenges. The NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC)
through applied research and direct engagement with multilateral
institutions and the wider policy community.
insecurity issues. This allows us to see critical inter-connections between
politics, security, development and human rights and highlight the
coherence often necessary for effective response. We have a particular
Please cite as: Sarah Hearn (2016), “Independent Review of the New
Deal for Engagement in Fragile States for the International Dialogue
on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding,” New York: Center on International
Cooperation, New York University
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MAIN MESSAGES
The New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States rests upon the mutual commitment of national and international partners
to country-owned and country-led exits from fragility.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) now recognize in SDG 16 that achieving peaceful and inclusive societies,
country.
As an alliance, the g7+ group of countries has the opportunity to make a unique contribution to the sustainable
development agenda as a leading coalition for leaving no-one behind. National leadership and ownership of policies and
International partners could do much more to deliver their side of the New Deal bargain.
This is why partners should commit to a New Deal for the New Deal.
WHAT IS THE NEW DEAL?
focused.
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NINE MAIN FINDINGS OF THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW
AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL:
Civil
AT THE COUNTRY LEVEL:
their areas.
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5. Center and whole of government ownership of the New Deal by g7+ countries and international partners can quickly
change partners’ business methods.
accountability between all partners.
7. The New Deal principles are not surrogates for preventive diplomacy and political dialogue in crisis situations.
directed to growing crises in the Middle East.
build national capacities.
. The
MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS
If the New Deal did not already exist, it would need to be invented.
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Strengthening the New Deal for the SDGs era will require actors to address three main groups of gaps and challenges:
the review.
2. Make better use of resources
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3. Strengthen southern capacity and knowledge
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INFOGRAPHIC | THE NEW DEAL FOR ENGAGEMENT IN FRAGILE SITUATIONS
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