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CARICOM/EU HIV/AIDS/STI PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP MEETS |
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The Third Bi-annual Meeting of the Project Advisory Group (PAG) of the project for "Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS/STI in the Caribbean" was convened on Friday 26th October 2001 in Trinidad and Tobago. This three-year project is being supported financially from the resources of the 8th European Development Fund and executed by the CARICOM Secretariat. The implementing agencies are CAREC, CHRC, CRN+, UNAIDS and UWI.
The main focus of the meeting which proceeded under the Chairmanship of Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Regional Authorizing Officer for the project, surrounded a comprehensive review of all aspects of the performance of the project since its inception in January 2001 including the establishment of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU), achievements in the area of defined project outputs, the disbursement of project funds, and reporting mechanisms.
Also, important policy decisions were taken on the arrangements and timetable for the preparation of the Work Programme and Cost Estimates for 2002, the establishment of guidelines for the development and dissemination of financial and technical reports and the award of scholarships by the UWI under the project. Also, discussions were held on the evolution of a management arrangement for the project within the framework of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership.
In addition to relevant members of staff of the CARICOM Secretariat and officials of the implementing agencies, the meeting was attended by representatives of UNDP, CDB, the Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC) and the Government of Guyana.
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