The
Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland) are key
donors and partners of the United Nations system globally, regionally
and at country level. In order to strengthen their collaboration with
the United Nations in support of the Global Goals, and strategic
development priorities of the Government of Tanzania, officials
representing the five Nordic countries will be in the country during 14
-18 November, 2016.
The
mission comes during the initial implementation stage of the UN
Business Plan (UNDAP II) as well as the Five Year National Development
Plan of Tanzania. The mission, comprising of 13 delegates from Nordic
Ministries of Foreign Affairs and five delegates from UN offices in
Nordic countries, is expected to visit some of the UN supported
programmes in Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and Kigoma.
The
mission is expected to meet with senior government officials, including
the Vice President of Tanzania, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
East African Cooperation. They are also expected to meet with the
National Assembly Speaker and other regional leaders in the regions they
visit.
While
in Dar es Salaam, on November 14-15, the mission will meet with the
senior UN officials, government counterparts, and representatives from
CSO’s and NGO’s. They will also visit a Gender and Children Desk in the
police station of Chang’ombe and PASADA, an organization dealing with
HIV and AIDS. These visits will demonstrate support to ending
gender-based violence and violence against children, and for people
living with HIV and AIDS, and enhancing democratic governance through
the rule of law.
In
Dodoma on November 16, the mission will meet National Assembly
Leadership, where the UN, through its agencies, has been supporting
capacity building for the past five years. The visits will include a
Youth Employment Programme, the Three Sisters Oil Mills Company Limited –
the Kizota Food Warehouse and TASAF.
The
last leg of the visit will be to the Refugee Camp in Kigoma, on
Thursday 17 November. Accompanied by Government and UN Officials, the
mission will visit Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Kasulu to see the
humanitarian refugee response led by the UN, as well to meet with
women’s associations in their host communities supported by UN
interventions.
Highlighting
the importance of the mission, on behalf of the UN System in Tanzania,
the UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez, stated that the
Nordic countries have been key partners to the UN in development and
humanitarian activities, and this has allowed the UN to be a partner of
the United Republic of Tanzania in addressing pressing national
priorities. He added that their visit to Tanzania comes at the right
time when the UN and the Government have developed their five-year plans
for eradicating poverty, addressing climate change and ensuring
sustainable development. Mr. Rodriguez added, “We in the UN are very
pleased with the Nordic countries’ support and their commitment in
ensuring no one is left behind when it comes to development and
humanitarian assistance”.
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