FSMIS
(December 3, 2012): A Joint-Mission of the United Nations agencies
namely the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
visited the FSM in late November for the purpose of holding consultation with
the FSM Government on the next United Nations Development Assistance Framework
(UNDAF). The next UNDAF cycle runs from 2013
to 2017. FSM is currently implementing
its UNDAF for the period of 2008 – 2012, during which the focus areas of assistance
include poverty alleviation, the Millennium Development Goals, and Good
Governance.
Under the next UNDAF, focal areas will
include gender, economic growth and poverty reduction, good governance, basic
services such as health and education, and environmental management, climate
change and disaster risk management.
A Joint-Strategy Meeting (JSM) was held
between the visiting UN agencies and the FSM, building on previous
consultations on the UNDAF. Officials of
the state and national government participated in the meeting. While consultations had taken place before,
the significance of the Mission was specifically to finalize the FSM Matrix of
Activities under the UNDAF with an aim towards endorsing the matrix. The JSM accomplished that objective paving
the way for UN to seek formal Government’s endorsement.
Mr. Knut Ostby, United Nations Pacific
Coordinator and UNDP’s Regional Representative who headed the Mission
congratulated the participants for their endorsement of the document.
The FSM Vice President Alik L. Alik, who
received the Mission during a courtesy call commented by alluding to the recent
Development Partners Forum (DPF) held in Palikir and referred to the JSM as an
appropriate exercise to build on in harmonizing overseas development assistance
in FSM.
For more
information, contact the FSM Department of Foreign Affairs at 320-2641 or email
fsmpio@mail.fm
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