Management Response

: Liberia
: 2020 - 2024 , Liberia (CO)
: FINAL EVALUATION REPORT OF THE SUSTAINING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION THROUGH STRENGTHENING LAND GOVERNANCE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS PROJECT IN LIBERIA
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: Liberia
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All recommendations accepted with set actions initiated.

: Approved
Recommendation: Consider expanding the boundary harmonization to more communities accompanied with the issuance of the land title deeds. This critical to sustaining peace in the intervention communities (Findings 6&9)
Management Response: Under phase two of this project, several new communities and counties have been selected to undergo boundary harmonization
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Description: Under phase two of this project, several new communities and counties have been selected to undergo boundary harmonization
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development, Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind, Knowledge management
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness, Efficiency, Relevance, Sustainability, Gender equality
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Under phase two of this project, several new communities and counties have been selected to undergo boundary harmonization UN Women, UNDP, WFP 2026/10 Ongoing New project designed and it will be implemented within three years.
Recommendation: Consider improving the livelihood component of the intervention by focusing on distribution of farms inputs than food distribution and also provide start-up capital for the VSLA (Findings 19)
Management Response: NOTED. IN THE NEXT PHASE, IT IS AGREED THAT MORE FOCUS WILL BE ON PROVIDING FARMING INPUTS
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development, Knowledge management, Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality, Impact, Sustainability, Relevance, Efficiency, Effectiveness
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NOTED. IN THE NEXT PHASE, IT IS AGREED THAT MORE FOCUS WILL BE ON PROVIDING FARMING INPUTS UN Women, UNDP, WFP 2023/10 Ongoing Included in the phase II of the project.
Recommendation: The project team should consider sustaining the awareness-raising activities on women's land rights and their participation in decision-making at the communities’ level since this is a deep-rooted traditional norm in the intervention communities (Findings 6&19)
Management Response: DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY ON WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS
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Description: Included in the phase II of the project
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development, Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind, National ownership, Knowledge management
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination, Operational activities
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness, Efficiency, Relevance, Sustainability, Impact, Gender equality
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DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY ON WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS UN Women 2026/10 Ongoing INCLUDED IN THE PHASE TWO
Recommendation: There is a need to provide for M&E unit in the overall management structure of the project. While the evaluation rated the management structure of the project good, it is a good practice to locate the M&E unit within the organizational structure of any project as they are an important component of the project team (Findings 14)
Management Response: DONE. THE M&E IS NOW INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN THE NEXT PHASE
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development, Knowledge management, National ownership, Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination, Partnership
UNEG Criteria: Gender equality, Sustainability, Relevance, Efficiency, Effectiveness
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DONE. THE M&E IS NOW INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN THE NEXT PHASE UN Women, UNDP, WFP 2024/10 Ongoing INCLUDED IN THE PHASE TWO
Recommendation: Ensure that the implementing partners have an adequate number of staff for project implementation and also consider the inclusion of Women-Led organizations as part of the implementing partners. Women-Led organizations can play a pivotal role in advocating for women's land rights and promoting gender equality within the community (Findings 9&12)
Management Response: A CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF ALL IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS WILL BE DONE
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Description: WOMEN-LED ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS IPS
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development, Oversight/governance, Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind, National ownership, Knowledge management, Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination, Partnership
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness, Efficiency, Relevance, Sustainability, Gender equality
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A CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF ALL IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS WILL BE DONE UN Women, UNDP, WFP 2025/10 Initiated Initiated
Recommendation: The project team should in the next programming, consider developing a coordinating mechanism of all development partners working in the same intervention communities to ensure that project complementarity occurs as planned and not be chance (Findings 27).
Management Response: ONGOING. SEVERAL MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD WITH OTHER PARTNERS
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Oversight/governance, Alignment with strategy, Capacity development, Knowledge management, National ownership, Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind, Internal coordination and communication, Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination, Normative Support, Partnership
UNEG Criteria: Sustainability, Relevance, Efficiency, Effectiveness
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ONGOING. SEVERAL MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD WITH OTHER PARTNERS UN Women, UNDP, WFP 2024/12 Ongoing Ongoing
Recommendation: Consider continuing with the capacity building for Government Institutions to strengthen their knowledge and skills ability to address issues related to women and youth land rights effectively (Findings 18 and 20)
Management Response: THIS IS ONE OF THE KEY INTERVENTIONS IN THE NEXT PHASE 2
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Description: THIS IS ONE OF THE KEY INTERVENTIONS IN THE NEXT PHASE 2
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development, Alignment with strategy, Oversight/governance, Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind, National ownership, Knowledge management, Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination, Partnership
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness, Efficiency, Relevance, Sustainability, Gender equality
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THIS IS ONE OF THE KEY INTERVENTIONS IN THE NEXT PHASE UN Women, UNDP, WFP 2025/10 Ongoing
Recommendation: The project team should consider having another phase of the project to cover more counties and communities in other to extend the benefits of the project to other communities (Findings 19)
Management Response: THE PHASE TWO HAS BEEN INITIATED AND APPROVED
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Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Oversight/governance, Alignment with strategy, Capacity development, National ownership, Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind, Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination, Partnership
UNEG Criteria: Impact, Sustainability, Relevance, Efficiency, Effectiveness
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THE PHASE TWO HAS BEEN INITIATED AND APPROVED UN Women, UNDP, WFP 2025/10 Ongoing Ongoing
Recommendation: Consider the testing and implementation of the communication strategy developed by the project which will help in consolidating the benefits of the project in the intervention communities (Findings 30)
Management Response: PLANNED FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE NEXT PHASE
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Description: Initiated
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Capacity development, Alignment with strategy, Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind, National ownership, Knowledge management, Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination, Partnership
UNEG Criteria: Effectiveness, Efficiency, Relevance, Sustainability
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PLANNED FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE NEXT PHASE UN Women, UNDP, WFP 2024/12 Ongoing Ongoing
Recommendation: Consider linking the Women Peace Hut, MSP and CLDMCs with Public Actors to foster collaboration between local dispute resolution mechanisms and public actors such as the courts, security institutions operating in the same location. This integration can create a more comprehensive and efficient system for resolving land-related disputes and conflicts within the community (Findings 18).
Management Response: THIS IS ONE OF THE PLANNED ACTIVITIES IN THE NEXT PHASE
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Description: Ongoing
Management Response Category: Accepted
Thematic Area: Peace and security (SPs before 2018)
Operating Principles: Oversight/governance, Capacity development, Knowledge management, National ownership, Promoting inclusiveness/Leaving no one behind, Advocacy
Organizational Priorities: UN Coordination, Partnership
UNEG Criteria: Sustainability, Relevance, Impact, Gender equality, Efficiency, Effectiveness
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THIS IS ONE OF THE PLANNED ACTIVITIES IN THE NEXT PHASE UN Women, UNDP, WFP 2024/12 Ongoing THIS IS ONE OF THE PLANNED ACTIVITIES IN THE NEXT PHASE