The EU SSG Facility provides tailored services to all EU actors engaged in supporting partner countries’ Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R) as well as Demobilisation Disarmament Reintegration (DDR) processes. The Facility supports assessment of emerging needs in partner countries, analyses gaps in national security processes and international support programmes and facilitates technical and strategic advice. This way, the EU seeks to strengthen partner countries in their provision of effective and accountable security to women, men, girls, and boys, underpinned by respect for human rights, democracy, rule of law, and the principles of good governance.
- Covering the whole spectrum of the Security Sector, including support to democratic oversight and accountability, gender equality, discriminated population groups, as well as police, justice, defence, penal reform and other regional, thematic or cross-cutting dimensions of security.
- Delivering policy and strategy advice to strengthen EU analytical capacity and engagement in the policy domains of SSG/R and DDR.
- Supporting establishment or development of sectoral reform or of institutional governance processes in the overall Security Sector and/or in partner countries’ national SSR and DDR processes.
- Delivering strategic advice and capacity building of relevant stake holders in partner countries in the field of SSG/R and DDR.
Concrete examples:
- Georgia: The implementation of a new EU Security Sector Governance programme in Georgia, which embraces 36 institutional entities, has been facilitated by the Facility experts through several inter-active planning workshops to foster Georgian ownership and to identify the expected future outcomes and respective indicators for each component of the EU-funded programme.
- Jamaica: Advice on a new security plan for Jamaican citizens. The Facility supported a joint taskforce composed of officials from the relevant ministries, Office of the National Security Advisor, and the Planning Institute of Jamaica to elaborate a new national Citizen Security Plan. The National Security Council subsequently approved the Plan in October 2019 and set up a citizens security secretariat in March 2021.
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Analysis of political opportunities and sectoral entry points to re-launch the EU-DRC security partnership. Recommendations to the EU Delegation were informed by a critical review of 15 years of EU experience in supporting the Congolese security sector and the identification of key conditions for the EU to design a successful programmatic approach for the short- to long-term.
Clarify eligibility:
- All EU actors engaged in supporting partner countries’ SSG/R and DDR processes.
- The EU SSG Facility can work at the political-strategic level with the presidencies, relevant ministries, and parliaments, as well as at the more technical and operational levels with security forces, law enforcement, justice actors, and civil society organisations.
Step-by-step:
- Contact FPI.1 Programme Manager (details below) with an initial request.
- Draft Terms of Reference using the EU SSG Facility template (provided by FPI.1).
- Engage with the EU SSG Facility Team Leader to fine-tune the Terms of Reference.
- Approval of Terms of Reference and team of experts by FPI.1 and the EU initiator.
