Donor Support – 2017
2017
The Support Peace-Bangsamoro project, which was initially scheduled to be implemented from 2016 to mid-2017, was extended to be implemented until December 31, 2018. In 2017, the project received a total of $1,090,202 in funding from the European Commission, Australia, and the UNDP.[1]
The Mindanao Trust Fund (MTF) and Reconstruction and Development Program, which had previously coordinated with the Bangsamoro Development Agency beginning in 2006, formally closed on March 31, 2017.[2]
Australia’s Partnership for Peace program pledged $12 million in support to maintain long-term stability and development in Mindanao between 2017-2022.[3]
[1] “Support Peace-Bangsamoro”, United Nations Development Programme, October 31, 2017.
[2] Multi Donor Facility – Ph Mindanao Reconconstruction and Development Implementation Status and Results Reports, The World Bank, March 31, 2017.
[3] “Improving conditions for peace and stability in the Philippines,” Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2017.