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Updating Workshop for National Focal Points  in charge

of International Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat of SELA

Torre Europa, 5th floor, Andres Bello Conference Room,

Campo Alegre. Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

19 and 20 September 2007

 

 

Justification   |   Objectives   |   Provisional Agenda   |   Documentation   |  

Organization   |   Sponsors   |   Date and Venue   |   Languages

Registration   |   Contacts   |   Links   |   Photo gallery

 

 

 

Justification

 

In view of both internal and external financial restrictions faced by most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and since the main sources of international financing which could support cooperation actions are giving priority to other geographical regions and imposing tough conditions, it is quite significant to strengthen management capacities of national focal points for cooperation in the region for designing, executing, following-up, evaluating and monitoring projects and initiatives for economic and social development.

 

This initiative forms part of the project Strengthening South-South Cooperation for Economic and Social Integration, with the co-sponsoring of the Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund (PGTF). It involves officials in charge of cooperation in countries of Africa and Asia which are members of the UNDP Unit for South-South Cooperation.

 

Both organizations share the objective of promoting the skills of officials in charge of international cooperation in designing and implementing projects and the various technical and methodological tools used by bilateral agencies offering support to cooperation.

 

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Objectives

 

According to its mandate to serve as a forum for consultation, coordination and cooperation, SELA supports and strengthen the technical and professional training of national focal points in charge of cooperation in Member States, by updating the concepts and technological tools necessary for designing, implementing, following up, evaluating and monitoring projects, programmes and initiatives for economic and social development.

 

In order to promote actions to strengthen South-South Cooperation, SELA, in its capacity as regional focal point for cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, expects to count on the participation in the workshop of the extra-regional counterparts responsible for cooperation in Asia and Africa.

 

Similarly, SELA expects officials to exchange successful ideas and experiences as regards South-South Cooperation, particularly those concerning economic and social development which are financed through bilateral international cooperation, so as to enhance knowledge about such bilateral sources of cooperation.

 

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Provisional Agenda

 

Wednesday, 19 September 2007

 

Morning

 

8:30 – 9:00

 

REGISTRATION

 

9:00 – 9:15

 

OPENING SESSION

Welcome speech by Dr. Antonio Romero

Director of Integration and Cooperation Relations, Permanent Secretariat of SELA.

 

9:15 – 9:30

 

Refreshments

 

9:30

 

ROUND TABLE: “Cooperation towards Latin America and the Caribbean: Relevant themes and selected initiatives: AECI, JICA”.

 

Moderator: Carmen Gabriela Menéndez, Coordinator, Relations with Member States of the Permanent Secretariat of SELA

 

11:00 – 1:00

 

Discussions (Questions and answers)

 

1:00 – 2:30

 

Lunch

 

Afternoon

 

 

2:30

 

SESSION II

 

OPEN DISCUSSIONS: “Necessities and Strengths for Cooperation from the perspective of officials responsible for international cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Extra-regional experiences: Africa and Asia”.

 

Moderator / Trainer: Jairo Agudelo – Latin American International Cooperation School for Development.

 

4:30 – 5:00

 

Refreshments

 

5:00 – 5:30

 

SUMMARY OF THE SESSION

Rudolf Buitelaar, - Programmes and Operations Planning Division. ECLAC

 

Thursday, 20 September 2007

 

Morning

 

 

8:30

 

SESSION III

 

REFLECTION: “Opportunities and Challenges for Cooperation from the perspective of officials responsible for international cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Extra-regional experiences: Africa and Asia”.

 

Trainer: Jairo Agudelo, - Latin American International Cooperation School for Development.

 

10:00 – 10:30

 

Refreshments

 

10:30 – 12:30

 

JOINT WORKING SESSION: “Consensus on Guidelines. Revelant aspects of an Agenda for International Development Cooperation”.

 

12:30 – 1:00

 

SUMMARY OF THE SESSION

Rudolf Buitelaar – Programmes and Operations Planning Division. ECLAC.

 

1:00 – 2:30

 

Lunch

 

Afternoon

 

 

2:30

 

SESSION IV

 

REPORT BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARIAT OF SELA

Carmen Gabriela Menéndez, Coordinator, Relations with Member State

 

SPEECH: "Proposal for training officials responsible for international cooperation",
by Jairo Agudelo – Latin American International Cooperation School for Development.

 

Moderator

Rudolf Buitelaar - Programmes and Operations Planning Division. ECLAC

 

3:30 – 4:00

 

Discussions (Questions and answers)

 

4:00 – 5:00

 

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Antonio Romero, Director of Integration and Cooperation Relations, Permanent Secretariat of SELA.

 

5:00

 

CLOSING SESSION

 

Closing address by the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System

 

 

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Documentation

 

La Cooperación Española 2005-2008
SP/TAPFNCIALC/Di N°1 – 07
Renny Fajardo
Dirección de Proyectos AECI-OTC, Venezuela
 

Introducción de la Cooperación Técnica de JICA. Esquemas, políticas, modalidades
y la experiencia en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

SP/TAPFNCIALC/Di N° 2 – 07
Ryuji Seno
JICA - Venezuela

 

Palabras de bienvenida a cargo del Dr. Antonio Romero
Director de Relaciones para la Integración y Cooperación del SELA

SP/TAPFNCIALC/Di N° 4 - 07

 

Formación para los responsables de la cooperación internacional
SP/TAPFNCIALC/Di N° 5 - 07
Jairo Agudelo
Escuela Latinoamericana de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

 

 

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Organization

 

Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) http://www.sela.org

 

Officials responsible for coordination at the Permanent Secretariat of SELA:

Carmen Gabriela Menéndez, Coordinator of Relations with Member States (cmenendez@sela.org)

Javier Gordon, Relations Analyst (jgordon@sela.org)

Friedel Descailleaux, Coordinating Secretary (fdesacilleaux@sela.org).

Telephones: (58-212) 9557111 / 9557145;

Fax: (58-212) 9515292 / 9516901.

 

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Sponsors

 

Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund (PGTF).

 

Member countries of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), non-DAC countries and non-traditional cooperating countries.

 

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Date and Venue

 

The Updating Workshop for National Focal Points in Charge of International Cooperation for Latin America and the Caribbean will be held on 19 and 20 September 2007 in the headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat of SELA in Caracas, Venezuela (Address: Av. Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, Fifth Floor, Campo Alegre. Caracas, Venezuela. Telephones: 00-58-212-9557111 / 9557145; Fax: 58-212-9515292 / 9516901) Web site: http://www.sela.org).

 

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Languages

 

The official languages of this Updating Workshop for National Focal Points in Charge of International Cooperation for Latin America and the Caribbean will be Spanish and English. There will be simultaneous interpretation.

 

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Registration

 

Convocation to this Updating Workshop for National Focal Points in Charge of International Cooperation for Latin America and the Caribbean is exclusively for a reduced number of officials of the agencies and international cooperation directions of the 26 Member States of SELA, and representatives of selected institutions in charge of international cooperation of countries in Asia and Africa which are members of the G-77.

 

Admission is closed, with limited and restricted access. The public will not be allowed to participate in the event.

 

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Contacts

 

Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) http://www.sela.org

 

Carmen Gabriela Menéndez, Coordinator of Relations with Member States (cmenendez@sela.org)

Javier Gordon, Relations Analyst (jgordon@sela.org)

Friedel Descailleaux, Coordinating Secretary (fdesacilleaux@sela.org).

Telephones: (58-212)9557111 / 9557145;

Fax: (58-212)9515292 / 9516901

 

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Links

 

Sponsoring and cooperating institutions 

 

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