Table 1. Extensions of CCFs or country programmes for Executive Board approval

Implementation of Executive Board decision 2002 4 on approval of country programmes

2005 9 Implementation of Executive Board decision 2002 4 on approval of country programmes

The Executive Board will have before it the draft common country programme document for Cape Verde.

In response to another question, the secretariat said that the timing of country programme submissions to the Executive Boards was being discussed by the UNDG Executive Committee agencies.

When a country programme is prepared at the country level, headquarters and the Executive Board have key responsibilities in reviewing programme activities, but the process begins and ends at the country level.

191. In accordance with the written request from five members of the Executive Board, the Executive Board discussed the first country cooperation framework for Peru (DP CCF PER 1).

12. The decision by the UNDP UNFPA Executive Board to postpone adoption of the country cooperation framework for Montserrat was accompanied by the Executive Board s endorsement of a request by UNDP for the provision of additional emergency and rehabilitation support to the country.

The Executive Board took note of the above mentioned draft country programme documents and the comments made thereon.

The revised recommended award amount is US 5,000. The Executive Secretary s recommended corrections per country are listed below

CSO prepared by country office in collaboration with Government and technical support from headquarters Executive Board reviews CSO

Enhanced interaction with executive boards of funds and programmes and with country teams could assist in this regard.

The Executive Board approves budgets for country programmes of cooperation and the support budget for financing from regular resources.

The Executive Board may wish to take note of the draft country programme documents and the comments made thereon.

The country team in Cape Verde prepared the first ever common country programme document, which was approved by the Executive Boards of UNDP UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP in 2005.

For example, an Article 5 country that requested funding to develop its Country Program in 2004 received funding three months after UNEP submitted the request to the Executive Committee.

The Deputy Executive Director (Management) thanked the delegations for their constructive comments and their support for strengthening UNFPA country offices.

Under this item, the Executive Board will have before it the draft country programme documents for Chad, Swaziland, Afghanistan and Indonesia.

153. The Executive Board approved the first country cooperation framework for Angola (DP CCF ANG 1), with the comments made thereon.

169. The Executive Board approved the first country cooperation framework for Zimbabwe (DP CCF ZIM 1), with the comments made thereon.

180. The Executive Board approved the first country cooperation framework for Pakistan (DP CCF PAK 1), with the comments made thereon.

183. The Executive Board also approved the extension of the fifth country programme for Albania (DP CP ALB 5 EXTENSION I).

COUNTRY PROGRAMMES APPROVED BY EXECUTIVE BOARDS OF UNITED NATIONS FUNDS AND PROGRAMMES DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW (SEPTEMBER 1996 MAY 1997)

The Executive Board took note of the draft country programme documents for Chad, Swaziland, Afghanistan and Indonesia and the comments made thereon.

157. The Executive Board approved the first country cooperation framework for Burkina Faso (DP CCF BKF 1), with the comments made thereon.

166. The Executive Board approved the first country cooperation framework for South Africa (DP CCF SAF 1), with the comments made thereon.

The country director has authority to approve programme activities and projects within the country programme once the WFP Executive Board has approved the country programme document (which gives an outline of major areas of WFP intervention in the country and an indicative level of resources to be made available).

Of the latter amount, over 90 per cent was allocated to the other resources ceilings of country programmes approved by the Executive Board.

Executive Outcomes, a private security firm which worked with mercenaries and provided various services, had been involved in recent events in that country.

As far as Executive Outcomes is concerned, all its logistical support is made available to the people of the country where it works.

The Executive Director added that UNICEF would carefully monitor country based fund raising, with a view to making this a complementary effort to programming.

149. The Executive Board agreed to postpone consideration of the first country cooperation framework for the Republic of the Congo (DP CCF PRC 1).

202. The Executive Board approved the first country cooperation framework for Peru (DP CCF PER 1), with the comments made thereon. 5. Arab States

204. The Executive Board also approved the extension of the fifth country programme for the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (DP CP LIB 5 EXTENSION I).

189. The Executive Board agreed to postpone the consideration of the first country cooperation framework for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (DP CCF YUG 1).

52. Mr. Barlow said that Executive Outcomes had then been called in by the Government of Sierra Leone to train the army of that country.

53. He also indicated that, during the peace negotiations in Sierra Leone, the armed opposition had said that Executive Outcomes had to leave the country.

He noted that UNDP had gender specific focal points in all bureau and country offices, gender strategies built into country level programming, and close collaboration with UNIFEM, whose Executive Director was part of the Strategic Management Team.

Executive

Executive

ICC is governed at the international level by an Executive Council composed of a Vice President and Executive Council Member from each of the four country regions and an international President elected by the ICC General Assembly at meetings held every three years.

The Executive Board adopted decision 2005 28 on progress in implementing decision 2001 11 addressing the issue of the time frame for developing country programme documents.

(a) A comprehensive review of the programme budget and support budget is made before the country programme recommendation is submitted to the Executive Board for approval

4.1 The Executive Secretary is assisted by a Deputy Executive Secretary, who is accountable to the Executive Secretary.

The Executive Council assists the Chief Executive in policy making.