Working Better Together in a Team Europe Approach

Fragile contexts and states are often marked by high levels of aid fragmentation, a proliferation of overlapping humanitarian, development and peace actors, limited government coordination capacity and volatility, presenting challenges that are specific to each situation.

Shared context and conflict analysis is a minimum starting point for joint programming: The NDICI-Global Europe Regulation sets out the requirement that a conflict analysis be conducted to feed the programming process for countries and regions in fragile contexts, which also applies to joint programming and TEIs. In affected countries and regions, conflict analysis supports conflict-sensitive programming, tailored to the specific context and needs and avoiding actions that unintentionally exacerbate conflicts – in line with the do-no-harm principle. The EU’s Integrated Approach to external conflict and crises identifies eight practical steps for working in a conflict sensitive manner:

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