PPDC at Annual Meeting:
Complex Crises Fund & Civilian Response Corps

Nov 15, 2011

Complex Crises Fund

Without rapid response funds available for civilian agencies to act, the military has been left to fund and direct many activities that should be civilian-led. The Complex Crisis Fund is used to support activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen crises that address security or stabilization needs. This small fund has been used to help mitigate violence in critical places like Kenya, Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan and Yemen.

Complex Crises Fund: In Kenya
The CCF has been used to facilitate inter-community dialogues encouraging peaceful engagement and to correct misinformation about the International Criminal Court (ICC) process. It also supported conflict prevention initiatives in advance of a contentious constitutional referendum in the areas of the country that were hit hardest by post-election violence in 2007.

Complex Crises Fund: In Sri Lanka
The CCF provided agricultural support to restart livelihoods amongst recently resettled Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and restored the capacity of 55,000 returnees to feed themselves and earn an income.


Read more about the Complex Crises Fund.

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Civilian Response Corps

In 2008, Congress passed legislation authorizing the creation of the Civilian Response Corps (CRC), a cadre of civilian experts who can be deployed to conflict situations to help prevent, mitigate, and rebuild after wars.

Rather than responding to global problems with military force and sending soldiers to perform civilian functions, the Civilian Response Corps, a cadre of civilian experts, can help stabilize states in crisis and prevent violent conflict. This can avoid costly deployments of military force which endanger civilians and often further escalate deadly conflict. The CRC currently has more than 1,100 active and stand-by members ready to deploy.

Civilian Response Corps: In South Sudan
The CRC supported observations of the April 2010 elections in Sudan. The CRC also assisted in developing plans around the January 2011 referendum and Darfur. Over 20 CRC members were stationed throughout the country. Their presence helped enhance monitoring, reporting and timely recommendations for further action to support a peaceful transition. The CRC members also provided early warning of threats to stability and to help prevent violence.

Go to the Civilian response Corps website.


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