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| UNFPA
Strategic Plan for 2008-2011 - "To deepen,
intensify and enhance South-South cooperation" |
| Date
: 10-14 September, 2007 |
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The
UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board, at its second regular session
for 2007 ( 10-14 September 2007, New York), endorsed
UNFPA's Strategic Plan for 2008-2011 which focuses on
the three areas of population and development, reproductive
health and rights, and gender equality towards achieving
the ICPD goals and contributing to the Millennium Development
Goals. It also endorsed UNFPA's proposed global and
regional programme for 2008-2011, which is to be implemented
in line with the Strategic Plan.
With
reference to South-South cooperation, the document on
the Strategic Plan says "UNFPA has a long history
of promoting South-South cooperation. The recent report
of the High Level Committee on South-South cooperation
accorded South-South cooperation high priority in order
for developing countries to meet new challenges. UNFPA,
in line with General Assembly resolution 60/212 and
other resolutions relevant to South-South cooperation,
will continue to provide support to deepen, intensify
and enhance South-South cooperation, including through
triangular cooperation. In its programmes and through
country level activities and country offices, UNFPA
will mainstream modalities to support South-South cooperation
through the enhanced use of local capacities and as
a means to share best practices. The Fund will strengthen
and further invigorate South-South cooperation as well
as monitor its inputs through an appropriate indicator
in the results framework."
It
may be recalled here that PPD's proposed Strategic Plan
for 2008-2011, which is to be submitted to the PPD Board
at its annual meeting in Rabat in November 2007, shares
the goals and objectives it will promote within the
framework of South-South cooperation with those of the
Strategic Plan of UNFPA.
UNFPA
is planning to relocate its geographical divisions to
the regions and merge them with the country support
teams. The locations of the divisions are to be worked
out in consultation with other development agencies
of the UN system.
The
Partners was represented at the session by Mr. Jyoti
Shankar Singh, Permanent Observer to the United Nations
and Dr Jotham Musinguzi, Director, PPD Regional Office
for Africa.
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