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The U.S. Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization Mission: “To lead, coordinate and institutionalize U.S. Government civilian capacity to prevent or prepare for post-conflict situations, and to help stabilize and reconstruct societies in transition from conflict or civil strife so they can reach a sustainable path toward peace, democracy and a market economy.”
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The U.S. Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) is developing a framework for U.S. agencies to use when planning and coordinating stabilization and reconstruction operations for countries at risk of, in, or emerging from conflict. In completing the framework, S/CRS must address three unresolved issues:
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“First, NSPD-44, the Foreign Affairs Manual, and the framework provide unclear and inconsistent guidance on the roles and responsibilities of S/CRS and State’s other bureaus and offices.”
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“Second, the lack of a common definition for stability and reconstruction operations may pose an obstacle to interagency collaboration.”
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“Third, some interagency partners expressed concerns over the importance and utility of the framework, stating that the framework is cumbersome and time-consuming for the results it has produced.”
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Since November 2005, the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization has encountered challenges in identifying stability operations capabilities and developing measures of effectiveness—both of which are key tasks required by DOD’s recent directive and important steps in performance-based management.
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