The present report provides a synopsis of the 10 reports prepared by JIU in 2004 and 2005, followed by selected recommendations of interest to UNDP from each report and UNDP comments thereon.

Interim Cooperation Framework

Multi year funding framework

Beyond equality of status, there is a need to strengthen the independence and freedom of women in Guinea by combating sexist violence and strengthening women's rights to take responsible decisions regarding their sexuality and procreation.

The cost of this framework programme is estimated at 27 billion Guinean francs, of which only one quarter has been raised.

The Gender and Development Framework Programme (PCGeD).

The Private Sector Support and Development Framework Programme.

Table 2. Regular budget expenditure and income by programme and major object of

(a) The Hyogo Framework is the cornerstone of the Strategy.

A framework for the Year was adopted in October 2004.

The Framework also includes the existing legislation on the theme.

Gender and development programme, for 0.45 billion in 2001.

(c) Framework Programme for Private Sector Support and Development (PCSD SP)

Integrated Framework for Trade Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries

INTAS now includes all European Union Member States as members, along with Iceland, Israel, Norway, Turkey and Switzerland.

The framework programme is flexible enough to enable the development of additional initiatives.

For example, the Integrated Framework could be a means by which trade related aid could be channelled.

United Nations Development Assistance Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The revised Framework will reflect the full spectrum of Liberia's needs, priorities and strategies for 2005.

Common country assessment and United Nations Development Assistance Framework

A. Common country assessment United Nations Development Assistance Framework

The EU 6th Research Framework Programme willcontribute to the INTAS budget with 70 million.

In 2004, Multilateral Framework for Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities (LMAPD) replaced the Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities initiative.

The Framework calls for targeted increases in official development assistance and national budgets towards reducing underlying risk factors.

Since 2001, the European Research Area has been developing a system of reference for assessing the exchange of experience between different methods of managing and financing science.

Over the past two years and as a result of the reduction in the size of UNCTAD's Special Programme for Least Developed, Landlocked and Island Developing Countries, part of the resources of the core project has been made available for research work required for the Least Developed Countries Report.

The Framework constitutes an agreement that was developed through exhaustive negotiations between States, experts and collaborating organizations.

The Conference resulted in the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 2015 Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters.

The framework is led by the National Transitional Government of Liberia, with support from the United Nations country team, donors and non governmental organizations.

A number of important instruments were also available to the system, such as the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF).

To mitigate these difficulties and obstacles, certain measure have been taken, including the implementation of the framework programme on promotion of the private sector which was drawn up in 1997.

The Results Focused Transition Framework continues to serve as the common platform for directing and monitoring Liberia's transition to recovery.

Water Framework Directive 2000 60 EC

The Interim Cooperation Framework included the participation of 26 bilateral and multilateral agencies, United Nations agencies, civil society and the private sector.

This framework plan is based on the priorities that were determined together with the Central African authorities democratic governance, resumption of post conflict programmes, and the fight against HIV AIDS.

Framework Convention on Climate Change (including Kyoto Protocol) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 9 May 1992, http unfccc.int essential_background convention background items 2853.php.

Framework Convention for the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians

Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 2015 Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (A CONF.206 6 and Corr.1, chap. I, resolution 2).

Programme F.3 Regional Policy 86

Decides to include this subject in the Agenda of the Second Islamic Conference on Ministers of Environment due to be convened in the year 2006 by ISESCO.

ODA overseas development aid

Programme F.3 Regional Policy 88

The Air Quality Framework Directiveand its Daughter Directives.

The Gender and Development Framework Programme (PCGeD), which has been in effect since 2000, has served to introduce an institutional framework specifically focused on the promotion of women and children.

The Conference resulted in the Hyogo Declaration and the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 2015, in which the importance of Earth observations in disaster management was stressed.