4th JPO Workshop - Cairo, 17-21 November 2003
The Millenium Development Goals
| Evaluation | Participants | Agenda, presentations, speakers |Resources and documents |The Fourth Regional JPO Workshop (hosted by the Egypt Country Office) took place in Cairo, 17 - 21 November 2003. 35 JPOs, working for UNCDF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNIFEM and UNOPS, and Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden participated to the sessions. 10 resource persons facilitated the sessions and made various presentations (available online).
The "Millenium Development Goals" is the theme
for the workshop. The MDGs represent a global vision as well as a well-defined
set of goals for reducing poverty and improving lives. They cut across
UN Agencies, sectors and geographical areas. MDGs can be considered as
a tool for development itself. They not only represent a framework where
comprehensive national strategies can be embedded and evaluated at a later
stage, they also represent a useful tool for UNDP and other UN Agencies
in their work.
The objective of the workshop was to increase the participants' knowledge
of the MDGs and to provide them with an opportunity to link their day-to-day
work with the overall visions, policies and strategies of the UN Organisations.
- - MDGs as a Policy Tool
- MDGs as a Tool for Advocady
- MDGs as a Monitoring and Evaluation Tool
Evaluation of the workshop
The evaluation of the workshop by its participants is available here.
JPO participants
A complete list of the JPOs that participated in the workshop is available
here.
A list of the resource people is also available here.
You can also view pictures from the workshop.
Agenda, presentations, speakers
- Monday 17 November
- Tuesday 18 November
- Wednesday 19 November
- Thursday 20 November
- Friday 21 November
| Monday, 17 November | ||
| 09:00-10:00 | Official Welcome | Workshop Team: JPOSC / LRC |
| 10:00-11:30 | Introduction to the Theme: The MDGs - Why do they matter? What hope to attain them? UN Core Strategy | Ms. Amina Tirana
Mr. Gaith Fariz |
| 11:30-13:00 | Mr. Antonio Vigilante
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| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch break | |
| 14:30-15:00 | Team building exercise |
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| 15:00-16:00 | Introduction to the CO Action Plan |
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| 16:15-16:30 | Q & A on the MDGs: How do they affect our work? |
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| 16:30-17:30 | MDGs and Policy:
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Ms. Amina Tirana |
| Evening Programme | Welcome function with Egypt RR and Country Team. |
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| Tuesday, 18 November | ||
| 09:00 -09:45 | Influencing the Policy Agenda |
Ms. Amina Tirana
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09:45 -10:15 |
Individual work on case |
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| 10:30 -12:15 | Working groups | |
| 12:15 -13:00 | Campaigning for the MDGs:
Advovacy and Communication: basic principles and methods |
Ms. Amina Tirana |
| 13:00 -13:45 | Lunch break | |
| 13:45 -14:15 | Campaigning for the MDGs: |
Ms. Amina Tirana |
| 14:15 -15:00 | Working groups | |
| 15:00 -16:15 | MDG Film and Context for Site Visit |
Egypt Country Office |
| Evening Programme | If tar dinner and Pyramids light show. | |
| Wednesday, 19 November | ||
Visit to a Microstart Project in Fayoum |
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| Thursday, 20 November | ||
| 09:00 -10:00 | Report on Campaigning Ideas |
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| 10:15 -10:45 | Ms. Amina Tirana |
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| 11:00 -13:00 | Working groups - finalization |
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| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch break |
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| 14:30 -15:30 | Mr. Gaith Fariz |
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| 15:45 -16:45 | MDGs and Resource Mobilization.
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Mr. Poul Grosen |
| 16:45 -17:30 | Panel Discussion on Goal 8 and Resource Mobilization at the Country Level |
Mr. Neil Buhne Mr. Michele Ribotta |
| Friday, 21 November | ||
| 09:00 -09:30 | Management skills exercise |
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| 09:30 -11:45 | Career Development |
Mr. Neil Buhne Ms. Sophie de Caen |
| 12:00 -13:00 | Presentation on JPOSC lastest initiatives: JPO Talent Management Roster, JPO Alumni Association and LEAD Programme. |
Mr. Vitaly Vanshelboim |
13:00 -14:30 |
Lunch break |
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14:30 -15:30 |
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15:30 -16:30 |
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16:45 -17:30 |
Evaluation of Workshop |
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Evening Programme |
Blue Nile floating boat |
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Resources
Below is a reading list sent to participants prior to the workshop:
- United Nations Millenium Declaration
- The Millenium Development Goals: 8 goals, 18 targets and 48 indicators
- The UN and the MDGs: A Core Strategy
- How Do the MDGs Relate to the PRSP?
- Human Development Report 2003: an overview
- MDG Reports: an assessment
- Evaluation of the UNDP's Role in the PRSP Process
Below is the list of materials, documents and presentations distributed during the workshop:
- Official Welcome by Tapan Mishra
- Real Life Development Cooperation by Antonio Vigilante
- Case study
- Fayoum Human Development Report
- Project brief on Wadi el Rayan protected area
- MDG Reports: Monitoring and Campaigning Tool by Amina Tirana and Gaith Fariz
- UNDP Programming at Country Level to Support MDGs by Gaith Fariz