Security Sector Working Group (SSWG)
The main purpose of the Security SWG is to act as a forum for coordination and
exchange between donors and the PA on issues related to security, as well as
the priorities and strategies of relevant PA institutions in this sector.
The key functions of the SSWG are as follows:
- assist
donors in aligning assistance in relation to the National Policy
Agenda (NPA) 2017 - 2022 and strategies for the sector;
- support
the development and updating of sector strategies within the
framework of national plans and budgets;
- coordinate
and harmonize donor assistance to prevent duplication;
- carry
out coordinated and strategic dialogue with the purpose of identifying PA
priorities and the readiness/availability of the donor community
to fund related programmes;
- function
as the main source of information for needs and achievements, donor
funding and gaps in the security sector;
- develop
joint indicators and sector reviews for sector monitoring and
programme-based approaches.
Membership in the group is limited to donors and other institutions (e.g.
non-governmental organizations, Civil Society and Private Sector Institutions)
who can add substantial financial or analytical value, as well as relevant
PA institutions.
Composition
Chair: Ministry of Interior (MoI) and
Deputy Chair: United Kingdom (DFID)
Technical Advisor: United States Security Coordinator (USSC)/
European Union Police Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUPOL
COPPS)
Donors: Canada, United Kingdom (DFID), Office of the European Union
Representative (EUREP), US, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy,
Japan, Turkey, Spain, ICRC, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed
Forces (DCAF).
UN Agencies: UN Women, Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR).
Government Institutions: PMO, MoJ, MoFA, MoPWH, MoFP
Private Sector Institutions: PFI
Civil Society Institutions: Hurryyat
Secretariat: Local Aid Coordination Secretariat (LACS)