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Organising a participatory process

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Objectives

To understand how to organise an inclusive and consultative law or policy-making process

To learn about good practice for such processes

To map the stakeholders who will be involved in the process and determine their role

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The seven stages

Consultation and participation

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Initiating the process

How should the process start?1. Make an official decision to

develop and adopt an instrument- Government: sovereign act- CSOs, international

organisations, special rapporteur: advocacy

2. Communicate the decision to stakeholders, including IDPs and others affected by displacement

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Good process = good document

• Consultation• Participation• Transparency• Information• National ownership• Broad buy-in• Depoliticised

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Keys to a successful process

Maintain access to political stakeholders

Keep the process technical

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Consultation table

National policy on

IDPs

National, provincial

and district authorities Parliament

IDPs and other groups affected by

displacement

National civil society

National Red Cross

SocietyNational human rights

commission

National research

institutions

UN, ICRC, international civil society

AU and UN special

rapporteur on IDPs’ human rights

Donors

African Union

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Participation of IDPs and others affected by displacement

Different IDPs in terms of age, gender and diversity

NGOs, religious and traditional instutitions can represent IDPs

Host communities and other affected people are included

Participatory tools: Information,

communication and empowerment

IDPs’ representatives and organisations

Promotion of gender equality and participation

Focus group discussions Participatory assesment Complaint mechanisms Surveys

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Stakeholder mapping

Government agency

International organisations People

affected by displacement

Local government

Other government

bodies

CSOs

IDPs

National human rights institutions

Regional institutions

Donors

Regional organisations

Stakeholders

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Get the process right

Lead agency

DF

ZEC

AX

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Who’s who?

Steering/draftingcommittee

Lead agency

Consultationpartners

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Getting to work

AU dialogue for actionAction plan for the domestication and implementation of the Kampala Convention in Uganda

YemenRegional consultative workshops for stakeholders on the development of a national policy to adress and resolve displacement