APPENDIX FIVEScenarios from The Sahel: Working in Partnership to Stop AIDSReplication Guide Dakar, Senegal - April 1999 Organizational information on the UNDP HIV and Development Programme and on The Global Dialogues Trust The UNDP HIV and Development Programme An important objective of the HIV/AIDS-related activities of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is to support countries to strengthen and expand their capacity to respond to the development implications of the epidemic. Activities are focused on identifying effective and sustainable policy and programme responses surrounding the epidemic_s social and economic implications. The aim is to strengthen capacity for an effective response within governments and civil society as well as within UNDP itself. In partnership with many organizations, UNDP emphasizes support to initiatives which catalyse community and national mobilization; create a supportive ethical, legal and human rights framework; are gender sensitive; empower people to take charge of their own well-being, drawing on local resources and building on local knowledge and values; and foster an enabling political, economic and social environment. Through its network of over 130 country offices serving over 150 nations, UNDP plays an important complementary role to that of other UN organizations; within the operational activities of the UN system, UNDP provides funds for the financing of development cooperation through a system of UN, national and other executing agencies; it provides technical support in cross-sectoral, multidisciplinary areas of technical assistance relating to sustainable human development; and it has overall responsibility for assisting the Secretary-General in improving the coordination of operational activities for development, including strengthening the Resident Coordinator System. UNDP_s regional programmes provide an important mechanism for fostering intercountry collaboration and helping regional institutions and networks to strengthen their capacity to respond effectively to the epidemic. Contact:
New York, NY 10017
The Global Dialogues Trust Scenarios from the Sahel is co-ordinated by THE GLOBAL DIALOGUES TRUST, working in synergetic partnership with an extensive, multi-sectoral range of local and international organizations. Global Dialogues is a UK-registered NGO (Registered Charity No. 1071484) working out of Dakar, Senegal, and dedicated to promoting excellence in HIV prevention education and related training. It places special emphasis on capacity building for local organizations in the Sahel region of West Africa, through training, network development, research, and the initiation of innovative collaborative projects.
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