In each technical area, lead agencies have been identified to coordinate United Nations technical assistance.

(i) Staff appointed to technical cooperation project posts

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Some OIAs, including development finance institutions, provide technical assistance and funding for feasibility studies, project development and project start up.

OHCHR's first technical cooperation project in Somalia was initiated in October 1999.

Finally, technical assistance was provided to the UMA to elaborate a comprehensive technical assistance project jointly with other UNCTAD programmes.

In February 2003 the go ahead was given for a project entitled Men taking the Lead'.

This research also constitutes a PhD project in collaboration with the Technical University of Braunschweig.

This should also lead to major reductions in time spent by programme partners on small scale project management.

As regards the necessary technical support, this issue is currently dealt with under a PHARE project.

The importance the Federal Government gives to this program is manifested in the goal assumed under the PNPM (p.44) to attend, between 2004 and 2007, 350,000 women in the Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Project and the Technical and Sustainable Assistance Project.

This project uses a system of revolving credit accompanied by technical assistance in the form of training.

The project is being lead jointly by co chairs representing the Council of Yukon First Nations and the Yukon government.

DARPA just gave Steve 15 million dollars to lead an eight institution project to begin the process of asking that question.

It is envisaged that this project will lead to the development of a national Science and Technology Databank for the country.

The secretariat continued to provide technical cooperation through project activities under (a) the Norway funded project on assessment of trade facilitation needs and priorities (Project INT 0T 2CS) (b) the Sweden funded project on the establishment of trade facilitation platforms (Project INT 0T 3BJ) and (c) the Islamic Development Bank funded project on international multimodal transport operations in the ECO region (Project RAS 0T 1BR).

The National Project Director of this project was a woman and was awarded the pride of performance award and the Commonwealth Broadcast Association's award for gender programming and technical excellence.

A global project on Strengthening the Legal Regime against Terrorism provides the framework for delivering technical assistance to countries.

Project to provide technical assistance to least developed countries in the preparation of their national adaptation programmes of action.

Additionally, FAO is the technical executing agency of the project for regional development of the Highlands of Fouta Djallon.

Such interaction should lead to financial savings and better coordination of project implementation and should also ensure UNIDO's independence and unique role.

Under the FAO technical cooperation project, a project was initiated in Togo to strengthen the capacity of the Government to develop rural radio systems, programmes and activities to promote food security.

The AFC, with its project development subsidiary, Africa Infrastructure, and Chinese equity and technical partners, WEMPCO, is launching a power generation initiative in Bissau. The investment will lead to a rapid deployment of emergency power using heavy fuel power generation, and will involve the rehabilitation and management of transmission and distribution.

The project, now awaiting approval from the Government of India, will be managed by one lead agency and will implement one joint workplan.

Resources to contribute to activities relating to the project of advisory services and technical cooperation were provided from voluntary contributions.

Accountability frameworks will become the norm, with lead agencies assuming responsibility for ensuring the delivery of technical support at the country level.

The project will lead to a publication emphasizing best practices and policy recommendations, to be launched on the International Day of Older Persons 2005.

UNICEF regional offices and the bureaux of the other UNDG agencies have increasingly taken a lead in the oversight and technical support functions.

Lead or pivotal countries can be defined as developing countries which, by virtue of their capacities and experience are positioned to play a lead role in the promotion and application of technical cooperation activities through South South cooperation.

In keeping with the project milestones identified by contractor representatives and the team of technical experts assisting the Authority with the implementation of this project, a midterm meeting will be convened in 2006 to review the progress of the project and to decide on the specific methods to be employed to complete the project.

Advisory missions can lead to the formulation of technical cooperation projects, implemented either by the Government or in partnership with a United Nations entity.

The project would be undertaken in cooperation with UNITAR, which would take the lead in developing the relevant training materials and in organizing the five meetings.

The project will lead to comprehensive policy recommendations on developing a continuum of care within the primary health care sector aiming towards integrated old age care.

(i) Management of extrabudgetary resources, particularly concerning technical cooperation projects, including project documents review, allocations issuance, monitoring of expenditure implementation and financial reporting.

UNMIS responded to Government and SPLM requests for logistical and technical assistance when the crisis first broke and in the lead up to the funeral.

A global project on strengthening the legal regime against terrorism, begun in January 2003, provided the overall framework for the delivery of technical assistance.

Recommendations for improving the technical review of GHG inventories and for applying common approaches in the review by expert review teams (resulting from meetings of lead reviewers)

Between 2001 and 2004, 78 projects were developed and implemented and the NGO was responsible for the project review in addition to providing technical support.

The Electoral Assistance Division with UNDP and the Secretariado developed a technical assistance project to assist in the holding of local elections in the country.

(d) Planning the technical cooperation programmes of ESCAP, including support to substantive divisions in project development and implementation managing technical cooperation trust funds and overseeing relations with donor Governments and agencies by serving as focal point for resource mobilization

(ii) Technical material development of a database for the management of geographic information and a database on management of the project cycle in the OHCHR Intranet maintenance of the field activities and technical cooperation menus of the OHCHR website

IADC continues to work on technical issues that will lead to changes in the guidelines, in addition to considering the issues raised by member States of the Committee.

Also in preparation is the establishment of a network of automatic speed cameras, a longer term project that requires both technical preparation and possibly new legislation.

OHCHR, together with UNAMA and UNDP, have continued to support AIHRC through a joint technical cooperation project that has been extended to the end of 2005.