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6. Conflict Sensitivity Assessment and Recommendations
To ensure that the project considers the potential impact of the project activities on the peace and
conflict context, including the risks that should be mitigated and the opportunities that can be
leveraged, the project team conducted a conflict sensitivity assessment and developed a number of
recommendations, which were subsequently discussed with the Peaceful Change Initiative (PCI).
6.1. Conflict Sensitivity Assessment
The project team conducted an in-house conflict sensitivity assessment to identify the main potential
negative and positive impacts that the implementation of the project might have on the peace and
conflict factors in Libya. The exercise was informed by the regular participation of team members in
the sessions on Conflict Sensitivity Assistance (CSA Forum) in Libya as well as the workshops on conflict
analysis organized by PCI. Following the internal team assessment, a consultation was held with PCI
to receive their inputs and recommendations as regards the conflict-sensitivity assessment. PCI
welcomed the efforts made by ICMPD to conduct the conflict sensitivity assessment, which was
commended, and they welcomed ICMPD’s initiative to consult PCI.
The following potential impacts on the peace and conflict environment in Libya were identified6:
The engagement of many Libyan stakeholders can foster broader engagement and facilitate
the inclusive representation of Libyan interests. However, it may also risk fostering tension if
different expectations and views cannot be met.
The engagement of stakeholders involves the potential risk that the background and potential
negative affiliations of stakeholders might not be known to the project team. For instance,
when organising workshops (and ToTs) for law enforcement officials, there is a risk of
providing acknowledgement and recognition to officials who are involved in potentially
violent/non-inclusive/non-accountable practices. In addition to possibly hampering the
reputation of the project, support to those officials might contribute to empowering certain
harmful practices and encouraging other actors to follow suit and engage in such practices.
In addition, there is a general concern that the engagement of certain stakeholders risks
legitimizing and empowering certain actors over others, thereby potentially fuelling tension.
As regards the engagement of Libyan communities abroad, this could contribute to
strengthening their engagement and involvement in Libya as well as enhancing the positive
perception of Libyans living abroad. However, given the recent history of the country and of
migration out of Libya, there might also be a risk that this could foster negative perceptions
of the Libyan communities abroad and of their potential role in Libya.
As regards participation in international and regional migration dialogues, this might risk
fostering tension if there is a perception of exclusion given that conferences/forums only
allow the participation of few delegates.
There is an opportunity for enhancing the engagement and participation of women, especially
given that two of the main ministries that the project will engage are headed by women
ministers.
The opening of an office in Tripoli involves the hiring of new staff, which involves the potential
risk of contributing to the favouring of sides and the risk of negative affiliations among staff.
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The complete conflict-sensitivity report with all details can be found in Annex V – reports
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6.2. Conflict Sensitivity Recommendations
Based on the identified risks and opportunities, the following recommendations were developed:
To avoid creating tension between stakeholders, the project will ensure transparency
towards all stakeholders about which activities are organized with whom. Moreover, a proper
analysis of stakeholders will be conducted for each activity to ensure that all relevant
stakeholders are invited.
Setting up of a proper due diligence system for the vetting of
to project activities. A meeting was held with the
o discuss due diligence processes. She expressed her
appreciation that ICMPD inquired about these issues given the importance of strengthening
awareness of the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP), and it was suggested that
ICMPD could share potential participants to project trainings with UNSMIL who can undertake
an assessment of the affiliation of the participants. As recommended by PCI and UNSMIL, the
project team will regularly consult colleagues from other organisations who might work more
directly with the relevant participants.
To ensure the proper due diligence of CSOs that will be engaged during the project, the needs
assessment of CSOs (see section 7 for more details) will be undertaken with the support of an
external international expert and will also evaluate the impact of the CSOs in the relevant
communities. Consequently, potential harmful practices can be excluded.
Ensuring that Libyan stakeholders are continuously consulted about the activities with
Libyans living abroad and ensure that national and international experts are consulted as
regards the potential risks and opportunities.
Ensure proactive and transparent communication as regards migration dialogues about the
criteria based on which participants/focal points to migration dialogues have been selected.
To enhance participation of women, a gender-sensitivity assessment has been conducted and
recommendations have been developed. Read more in Chapter 6.
A balanced and fair staff selection process with clearly defined procedures and selection
criteria has informed the hiring of the Associate Project Officer and Project Assistant based in
Tripoli, Libya. Social Media checks and consultations with the Libyan project advisor have been
undertaken.
The project team will continuously monitor the risks and opportunities in accordance with the peace
and conflict development in Libya and will adjust accordingly.
7. Gender Sensitivity Assessment and Recommendations
ICMPD is committed to ensuring the full, equal, and meaningful participation of both Libyan and
international women in project activities. Given the societal gender norms around the role of Libyan
women in public and professional life, there is a comparatively limited number of women in key roles,
particularly within government institutions, but also in civil society and academia. With the view to
ensuring that the project team will make a conscious and dedicated effort to encourage the
participation of women, to allow for their voices and perspectives to be heard, and to challenge
societal gender norms, the project team took the initiative to conduct a gender-sensitivity assessment.
Consultations focusing on gender were held with a number of gender experts, Libyan women, and
other international stakeholders, with the aim to share good practices and recommendations, as well
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as to understand how the project can mainstream gender throughout all its activities. Table 3 provides
an overview of the participants who have hitherto been consulted based on their experiences and
knowledge of the Libyan context.
Table 3 Gender Sensitivity Consultations List of Participants
Participant name Title Organisation Date
13 July 2021
14 July 2021
I
28 July 2021
The consultations were met with a positive response, with many participants highlighting the
importance of ensuring gender-sensitivity in projects, and welcoming the efforts made by ICMPD to
consult other stakeholders on this topic. While this is an ongoing effort and the project team will
continue to consult and consider ways to become more gender-sensitive, a number of
recommendations have been developed based on the consultations.
To encourage the participation of women in project activities:
To facilitate an open environment that encourages women to participate in trainings,
workshops, and other events:
o Break out into smaller groups (potentially with women only) to create a more
protective space, especially at the beginning of capacity strengthening activities;
o Ensure that there are women trainers/facilitator and that women are trained to
become trainers (via ToTs);
o Organize preparatory workshops (e.g. focusing on capacity strengthening) with
women only;
o Given that it is sometimes difficult for women to speak up and express their opinions
in the Libyan society, while they might more easily express themselves via writing,
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innovative ways to collect opinions and perspectives will be explored such as the use
of sticky-notes which will allow women participants to anonymously share their
opinions or written preparation in advance of trainings;
o Trainers/facilitators will be made aware that they should make a conscious effort to
ensure the inclusive participation of all genders during activities.
All material and documents will be shared in English and Arabic. Interpretation will also be
available, and when possible, trainings/workshops will be held in Arabic.
Given that many Libyan women are not trained or used to participating in discussion and
dialogue, questions and material will be shared ahead of trainings/workshops to allow them
to prepare.
When organizing activities, a 50% quota will be set as regards how many women participants
are required to participate. Moreover, the project team will formulate specific criteria for
activities, including as regards experience, so that women who match these criteria will be
invited to participate.
Based on observations made during previous activities during which it became evident that
activities organised in Libya saw the participation of more women, a dedicated effort will be
made to organise more activities in Libya to make it easier for women to participate.
To ensure substantive gender mainstreaming:
All new staff within the project team, and experts to the extent feasible, will be informed
about what gender mainstreaming is and how it should be considered in the work of the
project.
As regards policies and legislation, a dedicated effort will be made to focus on how migration
and migration policy might be gendered, and how this should be addressed. This will be done
in consultation with women experts.
The project te that activities and outputs will include a
gender analysis/dimension.
A dedicated effort will be made to consult more women experts and examples of women role
models who have accomplished important work in the migration field will be used more
actively during events to showcase positive results as well as why it is important to include
women to achieve better migration governance.
As regards communication and visibility, more publications that have a gender dimension will
be shared (e.g. via the project newsletter), and the project team will ensure that all
publications have a gender dimension.
The project team will continue to consult relevant stakeholders, including the newly established
Women’s Affairs Office at the MoJ and the MoI, the Ministry of Women, as well as the Empowerment
of Women Unit under the Presidential Council, to explore ways to engage more women during the
project.
Moreover, ICMPD has participated in the Gender Responsive Rule of Law, Justice and Security
roundtable meetings hosted by EUBAM, and will continue to do so, with the aim to ensure
coordination and synergy with other international actors working on gender issues.
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8. CSO Needs Assessment
During the previous EU-funded project, “Strategic and Institutional Management of Migration in
Libya”, ICMPD collaborated with CSOs from across Libya mainly through the provision of capacity
enhancement activities and support to networking among Libyan CSOs. The LIBMITAF project is
planning to continue and scale up such efforts.
In order to identify the concrete needs and priorities of Libyan CSOs working on migration and, thus,
to deliver more efficient support, as well as to evaluate the actual impact of the CSOs with which
ICMPD is working in their communities, a “needs assessment” of the CSOs is deemed necessary.
Therefore, as regards the activities planned under Activity Strand 4 - Support to the Libyan Civil society
organisations (CSOs) working on migration in reinforcing their work and role – ICMPD is planning to
carry out a preliminary in-depth needs assessment of the Libyan CSOs that ICMPD will support. The
specific aim of the assessment is thus to (1) understand the needs and priorities of CSOs, and (2) to
evaluate the effectiveness and the impact of the CSOs in their communities, which will inform the
selection of CSOs with which the project will be working and which will ensure that the activities are
designed to match the needs and priorities of the selected CSOs. An external expert has been selected
to carry out the assessment.
Given the important role of CSOs in their communities, it is essential to ensure that the perception of
communities is considered. Therefore, in addition to using quantitative assessment tools, the exercise
will make use of specific methodological tools to understand the perception of the relevant
communities in which the CSOs are operating, and the willingness of CSOs to engage on the field. The
needs assessment will among other focus on issues such as the legislative framework for civil society,
the interactions with official authorities, the administrative capacities of CSOs, as well as the CSOs’
community engagement based on past projects, and the perceptions of the communities towards
local CSOs. The CSOs needs assessment will give primary importance to the active and direct
participation of the CSOs themselves in the assessment through the organisation of virtual or in-
person meetings and roundtables with the representatives of Libyan CSOs in order to present and
discuss the methodological tools of the needs assessment as well as its findings.
9. Development of Monitoring and Evaluation Tools
ICMPD has developed a number of internal project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tools to monitor
(1) project implementation, and (2) progress of the strategic objective, specific objectives, immediate
outcomes, and outputs as outlined in the project logframe7.
To monitor progress of the strategic and specific objectives as well as the immediate
outcomes, a baseline survey8 has been developed with the aim to collect data against the
indicators outlined in the logframe. The baseline survey, which poses questions matching the
indicators, has been shared with a number of relevant Libyan stakeholders working on
migration at the beginning of the project to establish the baseline. To allow for as many
responses as possible, the results of the Baseline Survey are still being collected. At the end
7
See the logframe, which remains unchanged, in the Description of the Action / Project Document.
8
See Annex IV for the Baseline Survey.
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of the project, the baseline survey with the same questions will be answered by the same
participants in order to measure and evaluate the progress made.
To monitor the outputs outlined in the logframe, an activity tracker and an indicator tracker9
have been developed. Specifically, the activity tracker will ensure that the project team will
monitor data for each activity organized (e.g. on number of participants, gender
disaggregation, key results etc.). The indicator tracker will facilitate the collection of data as
regards the number of activities, in order to ensure that the output targets are monitored
To evaluate the relevance of participants joining the project activities, a quality participation
scale10 has been developed with several indicators, including as regards gender balance,
relevance of attendance, etc. This will facilitate the monitoring of the relevance of participants
in activities.
To ensure that the project team stays up to date and can learn from the experiences from
other implementers, the team has participated in the first “Peer-to-Peer learning event” that
are being organizes for EUTF NoA implementing partners, and will continue to partake in such
events where relevant.
The project team will continuously consult stakeholders and partners throughout the Implementation
Phase in order to evaluate and understand progress on the deliverables, and to adapt activities as
necessary, as well as to ensure that data is properly.
10. Development of Visual Identity11
To enhance the visibility of the project and the donor
commitments, the project has developed a positive and
coherent visual identity (“brand identity”) in collaboration
with a graphic designer. A project logo and complete brand
identity have been developed, which will feature on all
project-related digital and printed products, including reports,
roll-ups, videos, promotional materials (e.g. pens, USBs,
badges), agendas etc. The function of the new visual identity
will be to distinguish the LIBMITAF project from other projects,
thereby enhancing visibility and awareness. The logos of the
project donors (the EU and the Swiss Confederation) will at all Figure 1 LIBMITAF logo
times feature prominently and in full compliance with the Communication and Visibility Guidelines,
and the project logo will be used in full synergy with these requirements.
The LIBMITAF logo was designed with the rationale to incorporate the colours of the Libyan flag to
represent the country in which the project operates, as well as ensure that the main characteristics of
ICMPD’s work with the Libyan stakeholders on migration is featured.
9
See Annex IV for the activity tracker and the indicator tracker
10
See Annex IV for the quality participation scale
11
See Annex III for the Communication and Visibility Strategy
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11. Conclusion and Way Forward
The stakeholder consultations and the other activities undertaken during the Inception Phase, as
outlined above, informed the design of the proposed Implementation Phase Work Plan (see Annex I).
Activity Strand 1: Support to the Libyan authorities in their efforts to engage Libyans Living Abroad.
To enhance the engagement of Libyans Living Abroad, which was identified as an important action,
the focus will be on two separate strands of work: (1) Consular Crisis Preparedness, which will focus
on enhancing the capacities of the Libyan authorities, (2) Support to Libyans Living Abroad
Organisations. As regards Consular Crisis Preparedness, a programme design study will take place in
the first months of the implementation phase to create a ToT programme in line with available
resources. The activities that will be undertaken as regards the support to Libyans Living Abroad will
have the primary aim to foster enhanced communication and dialogue between the Libyan authorities
(incl. Libyan Embassies/Consulates) and the Libyan communities abroad, including by increasing trust
and establishing enhanced frameworks for communication. With many Libyans Living Abroad
organisations still being at the beginning of their journey, the initial focus will be on individualised
support to them. Later on, a study visit for different pilot organisations to meet and allow for peer
exchange will be organised, possibly leading up to a final study visit bringing together Libyan
authorities and Libyans Living Abroad organisations. If deemed feasible, a National Conference will be
organised as suggested by the former Interim Head of the Department for Expatriate Affairs, which
will bring together all relevant stakeholders, including the Libyan institutions and the Libyans Living
Abroad Organisations.
Activity Strand 2: Facilitation for Libyan Delegations’ active participation in international and regional
migration dialogues.
The support to the participation in and accompaniment to, international and regional migration
dialogues was highlighted by most stakeholders as an important effort that needs to be continued. In
response to the concrete suggestion by the DI to develop a training course on migration dialogues to
be included in a curriculum for young Libyan diplomats, the design of such a training package for the
DI has been included in the WP. This specific activity will contribute to ensuring the sustainability of
the participation of Libya in future migration dialogues. Other than that, preparation and
accompaniment to four most relevant different dialogue meetings will be organised in close
cooperation with the Dialogues’ Secretariats (meetings and their agendas still to be defined by
dialogues).
Activity Strand 3: Support to the Libyan authorities in strengthening the legislative framework on
migration.
As regards the work on the Legislative Framework on migration, some of the main priorities identified
included the need for capacity enhancing activities, trainings on legislative drafting, and preparatory
work. As such, in the project’s initial months the proposed actions mainly include the roll-out of a
training programme on the legislative framework on migration as well as a ToT programme to ensure
the sustainability of this action, as consulted parties perceived capacity enhancement as a relevant
entry point to the topic. In response to the MoJ’s specific request for activities focusing on
international conventions and frameworks, a dedicated activity focusing on the analysis of
international standards as regards migration has been included in the WP. Moreover, given the
suggestion by the MoJ to create a library with relevant documentation on migration as well as the
specific request by the HoR to focus on legislative research, an activity has been included to support
the Research Centre of the HoR with the creation of a database on legal literature on migration, which
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will facilitate access for all stakeholders working on migration to relevant research and literature.
Other policy support actions include the follow up on the recommendations of the Legal Assessment,
support to law drafting skills, and support to the review of specific thematic legislation (thematic area
to be defined during follow-up on the recommendations of the Legal Assessment).
Activity Strand 4: Support to the Libyan CSOs working on migration in reinforcing their work and role
Based on the consultation with the CSOs, the priority areas of the CSOs include capacity enhancement
as regards networking and report drafting, the inclusion of CSOs in the work on legislative
development, the creation of the national CSOs platform, as well as the engagement between the
CSOs and Libyans Living Abroad. In response to the CSOs specific request to be engaged in the work
as regards the Legislative Framework on Migration, a workshop and study visit have been proposed in
the WP that focus on the migration legislation to prepare them for such a role. In addition, the CSO
needs assessment, which will be conducted during the first three months of the Implementation
Phase, will identify any other needs or priorities of the CSOs that might need to be addressed.
The WP will be presented to the key government stakeholders during the first week of September, to
receive their final eventual inputs and feedback as regards the proposed activities. In addition to the
proposed activities in the WP, other activities can be designed and implemented in response to any
specific needs and priorities that may arise during the Implementation Phase.
Following the presentation of the WP, the project will be launched officially in Tripoli, Libya, which will
be followed by the first meeting of the Operational Steering Committee.
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ANNEX I – Implementation Phase Work Plan
Activity 2021 2022 2023
Overarching Activities
Month 09 10 11 12 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 01 02
Presentation of the WP to key stakeholders (1st week of
X
Sept.).
Official project launch (last two weeks of Sep.). X
Operational Steering Committee. X X X
Technical Coordination meetings with stakeholders to
X X
ensure coordination and dissemination of outputs.
Interim Report. X
Final conference on project results and outputs. X X
Closing of project and final report. X X
Activity Strand 1: Support to the Libyan authorities in their efforts to engage Libyans Living Abroad.
Month 09 10 11 12 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 01 02
Consular Crisis Preparedness – Libyan Institutions
Needs Assessment Programme design study. X X X
Workshop I: Consular Crisis Preparedness incl. Peer
X
Exchange.
Workshop II: Training of Trainers (customized ToT
X
sessions and training tools).
Workshop III: Training of Trainers (customized ToT
X
sessions and training tools).
Workshop IV: Consular Crisis Preparedness. X
Policy Support Action: Set-up of M&E framework. X X X
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Support to Libyans Living Abroad Organisations
Policy support action 1 – Development of
X X X X X X
communication strategy.
Policy support action 2 – Individualised support to pilot
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
organisations.
Policy support action 3 – Background study for National
X X X X X X
Conference.
Study visit with organisations. X
Study visit with organisations + Libyan authorities. X
National Conference (TBD) or smaller scale event. X
Activity Strand 2: Facilitation for Libyan Delegations’ active participation in international and regional migration dialogues.
Month 09 10 11 12 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 01 02
Preparation workshops to dialogue meetings for
X X X X
Libyan12 delegates.
Accompaniment to dialogue meetings.13 X X X X
Development of a training package/course on migration
X X
dialogues for the Diplomatic Institute.
Activity Strand 3: Support to the Libyan authorities in strengthening the legislative framework on migration.
Month 09 10 11 12 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 01 02
Trainings on the Legislative Framework on Migration. X X X X
Training of Trainers on the Legislative Framework on
X X
Migration.
Study visit on the Legislative Framework on Migration
X
(thematic).
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Pending agenda of relevant dialogues, which is yet to be finalized.
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Pending agenda of relevant dialogues, which is yet to be finalized.
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