[{"bbox": [96, 102, 1072, 188], "category": "Text", "text": "phases of LOTFA. It is embedded in a well-developed context of complementarity within the se-\ncurity sector but also in the support to the justice sector, to anti-corruption efforts and to civil\nsociety activities."}, {"bbox": [96, 202, 1073, 490], "category": "Text", "text": "Beyond the security sector, the foreseen activity is aligned with the EU-funded Capacity-Building for Results (CBR)²² programme of the World Bank's Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), especially on the elements related to the \"civilianisation\" of the MoI's core public administration functions, the EU-funded Justice Service Delivery Project of the World Bank's ARTF, the EU financed State Building Contract for Afghanistan II (2018-2020) pertinent to its link to GoA's anti-corruption policy and the objectives of the public finance management (PFM) support programme to improve sound management of public finances, reduce fiduciary risks, improve policy-based budgeting, increase fiscal transparency and accountability and also the reform efforts of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) incentivised by the EU through the World Bank's Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) \"Ad hoc Payments\" facility."}, {"bbox": [96, 503, 1073, 648], "category": "Text", "text": "The activity also benefits from close linkage to UNDP implemented programmes in the justice sector²³, on anti-corruption as well as on the EU co-funded Institutional and Capacity Support to the Parliament of Afghanistan (ICSPA). Gender-relevant synergies are ensured by this action through building on the achievements of EUPOL and the previous phases of LOTFA while a dedicated gender specialist ensures the gender awareness of this action."}, {"bbox": [96, 660, 1073, 834], "category": "Text", "text": "The project will build on support managed by the European Commission's Service for Foreign Policy Instruments and funded under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) as per the Exceptional Assistance Measure in favour of Afghanistan – \"Support to police reform and to national peace initiatives\". Following a stock-taking exercise, the present action foresees a continued funding of these activities under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) through a new service contract while closely linking to and following on the IcSP project."}, {"bbox": [96, 846, 1074, 1222], "category": "Text", "text": "For the **donor coordination** in the framework laid down in the 2012 Chicago Summit Declarations and the ongoing security sector reform efforts, the Oversight and Coordination Body²⁴ (OCB) has become the key forum for donors and the GoA to identify funding needs and match them with available donor funding, while also providing oversight and control on the overall security spending. The OCB reviews adherence to commitments given by the GoA and bilateral donors, while the political dialogue on reform bottlenecks and longer-term sustainability has to date not materialised within this framework. The International Police Coordination Board (IPCB)²⁵ coordinates, prioritises and guides the international police reform efforts, with a view towards ensuring consistency between the strategic/policy and operational levels of the ANP. The participation of LOTFA donors in the work of the IPCB fosters donor coordination through a dedicated channel and further increases consistency of the work being done vis-à-vis the police sector. The IPCB operates under the General Directorate for International Coordination (GDIC) of the MoI which also operates the donor aid coordination database."}, {"bbox": [96, 1325, 1072, 1396], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²² The CBR's objective is the recruitment of junior- to high-level managerial civil service positions within the public administration, and which regulates salaries for these posts based on a pre-established scale and career progression based on merit."}, {"bbox": [96, 1397, 765, 1422], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²³ Justice and Human Rights in Afghanistan and Afghanistan Access to Justice."}, {"bbox": [96, 1422, 1072, 1517], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁴ The OCB is supported by an informal donor-only coordination format, the so-called Kabul Friends of Chicago (KFoC). Most of the OCB donors, among them individual EU Member States, are also donors to LOTFA and the reinforced governance structures within LOTFA allow for effective coordination of donors within and without LOTFA."}, {"bbox": [96, 1518, 1072, 1567], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁵ The International Police Coordination Board (IPCB) was established in 2013 to act as the main coordination board for police reform in Afghanistan."}, {"bbox": [552, 1606, 588, 1629], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "[10]"}]