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Participating UN Organizations

United Nations agencies that formulate project proposals to be submitted for funding under the Cape Verde Transition Fund are required to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP as the Administrative Agent. The MOU sets out the duties and responsibilities of each party. The entities that sign the MOU are referred to as "Participating UN Organizations".

Each Participating UN Organization assumes full programmatic and financial accountability for funds disbursed to it by the Administrative Agent under the Cape Verde Transition and its reporting requirements are specified in the MOU.

Through a Participating UN Organization, other international organizations, non-governmental organizations and national entities may receive funds from the Cape Verde Transition Fund based on a project agreement concluded, as an implementing partner, with the Participating UN Organization in accordance with the regulations, rules and procedures of the latter.

The following Participating UN Organizations have signed the MOU with the Resident Coordinator and the UNDP MDTF Office, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent of the Cape Verde Transition:

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)   Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)   United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)   UN Humans Settlement Programme (UN Habitat)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)   United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)   World Food Programme (WFP)
World Health Organisation (WHO)   World Meteorological Organization (WMO)