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2003/15
Joint field visits
The Executive Board
1. Thanks the Government
of Mozambique for hosting the joint field visit of the Executive Boards
of UNDP/UNFPA, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World
Food Programme (WFP) in March 2003, and the United Nations country team
for their contribution to the visit;
2. Takes note of the
report of the joint field visit to Mozambique (DP/2003/CRP.10-DP/FPA/2003/CRP.1);
3. Considers the joint
field visits (alongside field visits of individual Executive Boards) an
important contribution to the engagement of the Executive Board in the
coherent work of the funds and programmes at the country level, and in
particular to understanding the contribution made by the United Nations
country team, in cooperation with donors, to national development strategies;
4. Notes that future
joint field visits should focus on themes of common interest to the Executive
Boards of UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP, such as the United Nations Development
Assistance Framework arrangements, the work of the United Nations country
team on the MDGs* and/or other relevant cross-cutting themes for discussion
at subsequent joint meetings of UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP Executive Boards,
while at the same time allowing members of the Boards to visit the projects
of their respective agencies;
5. Notes that joint
field visits can place a considerable burden on host governments, United
Nations country teams and secretariats, and can have significant costs,
requests that this be taken into account in deciding on destinations and
the duration for future joint visits, and invites the Bureau of the Executive
Board of UNDP/UNFPA to propose to the Bureaux of the Executive Boards
of UNICEF and WFP to provide clear guidance and consider the possibility
of rotating secretariat responsibility for coordinating and organizing
joint field visits;
6. Invites the Bureau
of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA to facilitate discussion on future
joint field visits through the secretariat and with the Bureaux of the
Executive Boards and secretariats of UNICEF and WFP, with a view to preparing
the options for a joint field visit in 2004 for consideration by the Executive
Boards of the respective organizations at their September and October
sessions.
19 June
2003
* Internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration.
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