EIF Focal Points Global Workshop,

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Delivering as One
How the Interagency Clusteron Trade and
Productive Capacityis supporting the EIF
EIF Focal Points Global Workshop, Geneva, 9 July
2009
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Mr. Ban Ki-Moon at the launching of the Cluster
(UNCTAD XII, Accra, April 2008)

• Building competitive productive capacity is
  crucial to the use of trade as an engine of
  development, as well as to the success of the
  development process.
• UN must play its full role in this regard.
  Trade and productive capacity building should,
  therefore, constitute a pivotal component of the
  UN country assistance plans . 

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What are the main goals and features of the
Cluster?

• The Cluster 13 members UNCTAD, UNIDO, UNDP,
  ITC,WTO,
• FAO, the five UN Regional Commissions, UNEP,
  UNOPS, and
• cooperation with other agencies as needed.
• Design and implementation of interagency
  coordinated activities
• Promote trade and productive capacity assistance
  in UN country plans
• Contribute to complementarities between the
  assistance provided by all members of the Cluster
  including through the Enhanced Integrated
  Framework (EIF) and the Aid for Trade initiative

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Examples of EIF and UN plans made convergent and
coherent by the Cluster

• In the One UN Pilot Mozambique, the activities
  under the One UN Joint Programme entitled
  "Building Capacities for Effective Trade Policy
  Formulation and Management" directly refer to the
  EIF.
• In the One UN Pilot Rwanda, the One UN activities
  entitled "Institutional capacities to improve
  business environment strengthened" directly refer
  to the EIF
• Similar approach is currently being adopted by
  the Cluster in the One UN Pilots Cape Verde and
  Tanzania and Countries which have adopted a
  Delivering as One approach such as Afghanistan,
  Bhutan, Comoros, Lao PDR

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How the Cluster operates?

Pragmatic, flexible, action-oriented approach
through

• Interagency regular coordination
• Interagency missions to the field
• Resource Guide on Trade and Capacity Building
• Aid for Trade Needs Assessment Guide
• Operations grounded in the DTIS and the UN
  country processes in view of ensuring ownership

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• Thank You

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