Workshop on RCARO

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Workshop on RCARO Future Strategies -
Partnership between UNDP and RCARO -
24-26 July 2007 Walker Hill Hotel, Seoul, Korea
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UNDP Seoul, ROK History

• 1960s-1970s Agricultural productivity, basic
  health care, primary education
• 1980s Establishing training institutes to meet
  the demand of skilled labor in the 1980s
• 1990s Promotion of Sustainable development,
  environment protection, gender equality, social
  security system
• TOTAL UNDPS CONTRIBUTION TO ROK 100 MILLION

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UNDP Seoul, ROKCurrent Country Programme

• After 2000 Strengthen the multilateral
  dimension of the countrys ODA policy
• Main Components
• Transferring ROKs proven experience and
  knowledge to developing countries to achieve MDG
  8 Global Partnership for Development
• Attention to national concern, especially
  environment related areas.
• Ratios between outwardsinwards programme -
  6229

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UNDP Seoul, ROK CURRENT FOCUS AREAS
Global Partnership for Development - ROK intends
to further strengthen its ODA effectiveness and
capacity building to support developing countries
in their efforts to achieve the MDGs through
transferring its proven experience and knowledge
in social and economic development and regional
cooperation. Technical Assistance for 5-Year
(2011 - 2015) Science and Technology Plan in
VietnamLabour Policy Options in Developing
Countries in Response to Globalization
ROK/06/004 Establishment of Websites for
Culture and Tourism Information in Vietnam,
Cambodia and Laos ROK/06/003 Support to the 4th
International Conference of Asian Political
Parties (ICAPP) ROK/06/001 Mitigation of
Coastal Impact of Nature Disaster Like Tsunami,
Using Nuclear or Isotope-based Techniques
(Post-Tsunami Environment Impact Assessment)
ROK/05/005 Model Set-up for School Health
Management in Mongolia ROK/05/004 Promoting
Culture and Tourism Development and Exchange with
South-East Asian Countries ROK/05/003 Coastal
Geological Mapping of Savai'i Island, Samoa
ROK/05/002 Asia and Pacific Network for Quality
Assurance in Radiotherapy ROK/04/002
Bioconversion of By-Products from Palm Industry
for Production of Value-added Biomaterials
ROK/04/001 Developing of Soil Loss Protection
Program in Tumen River Basin
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UNDP Seoul, ROK CURRENT FOCUS AREAS
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UNDP Seoul, ROK CURRENT FOCUS AREAS
Gender Equality- Promoting Integration of Gender
Analysis and Sex-disaggregated Data in the Design
of Policies, Programmes and Operations...   Mainst
reaming Gender Perspective on ODA Policies and
Programmes Gender Responsive BudgetMicrocredit
for Migrants in Korea Korean Human Development
Report on Gender
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UNDP Seoul, ROK CURRENT FOCUS AREAS
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UNDP Seoul, ROK CURRENT FOCUS AREAS
Environment-  Strengthening Environmental
Protection and Food Safety to Meet National and
International Obligations...   ROK/06/007
-Piloting the SCP EcoCity Approach in Gangwon
Province at the Regional Level ROK/05/001
Piloting the SCP EcoCity Approach in Seogwipo
City ROK/03/004 - Improving Agricultural
Production for Food Safety and Environmental
Sustainability ROK/03/G31 - Conserving Globally
Significant Wetlands through Improved
Coordinating Mechanism Regional
Cooperation RAS/00/G31 Reducing Environmental
Stress in the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem
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UNDP Seoul, ROK CURRENT FOCUS AREAS
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UNDP-RCA Post Tsunami Impact Assessment Project

• The Project is in line with
• the UNDP-ROK Country Programme Document to
  support developments efforts in other developing
  countries
• UNDPs mandates Environment, Crisis Prevention
  Recovery
• MDG Goals -
• MDG Goals 1 Poverty Reduction
• MDG Goals 7 Environment Sustainability
• MDG Goals 8 Global Partnership for development

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UNDP-RCA Post Tsunami Impact Assessment Project

• Progress
• Coordination and communications among the
  participating countries
• Relationship with the concerned UNDP Country
  offices
• Monitoring the annual target and expected results
• Lessons Learnt

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Future Cooperation

• Cooperation with UNDP ROK
• Cooperation with the concerned UNDP Country
  Offices
• Action plan of this project in the 23
  respective governments to integrate the proposed
  recommendations into the management strategy for
  policy action at national level
• Capacity Building and Trainings
• Drinking Water
• Air pollution

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• Thank you!