Part V Regional cooperation for development
Subprogramme 5. Africa, least developed countries and special programmes Implementing entity: UNCTAD, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes Budget summary (thousands of United States dollars) Relationship to the biennial programme plan for the period 2014-2015: programme 10, subprogramme 5, expected accomplishment (c) 2010-2011 expenditure 2012-2013 resources at revised rates 2014-2015 estimate General temporary assistance 209.4 271.6 253.5 Travel of staff 71.9 68.9 79.3 Participants in seminars 89.2 172.9 175.7 Objective: To provide high-level technical expertise and advisory services, including on- the-spot advice, to member States and to develop specific plans and strategies to assist least developed countries to better integrate their trade policies and priorities in national development plans and poverty reduction strategies and to enhance the national ownership of those policies, plans and priority decisions in particular related to trade-related technical assistance needs in the context of the Enhanced Integrated Framework Total 370.5 513.4 508.5 Expected accomplishments Indicators of achievement Activities/outputs/projects (a) Better integration of trade policies and priorities in the national development plans through, inter alia, the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries (a) Number of least developed countries that have made progress in mainstreaming trade policies and priorities in their national development plans, and have implemented the action matrices of the Enhanced Integrated Framework, with the recognition that many factors have an impact on this indicator 2010-2011: 7 Estimate 2012-2013: 8 Target 2014-2015: 8 (b) Increased awareness and knowledge of policy options and their implications (b) Number of recipients of advisory services who confirm the usefulness of the policy advice provided 2010-2011: 37 Estimate 2012-2013: 38 Target 2014-2015: 38 Advisory services will be provided to respond to country requests for strengthening their capacity to mainstream trade into development strategies and poverty reduction strategy papers and for immediate assistance on the basis of requests from beneficiary governments. Demand-driven high-level technical expertise and advisory services, including through in-country activities, will be provided to the least developed countries with a view to enhancing those countries’ capacity to formulate nationally owned trade policies. Particular importance will be given to activities emanating from country requests in relation to the implementation of the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance for the least developed countries. This strategic approach is in line with the Doha Mandate, which called for UNCTAD to enhance its effective contributions in this regard. Moreover, the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020 recognized the critical importance of implementing “effective trade-related technical assistance and capacity- building in the least developed countries on a priority basis, including by enhancing the share of assistance to these countries for Aid for Trade and for the Enhanced Integrated Framework” (see A/CONF.219/3/Rev.1, para. 66, section 3 (e)). Group trainings for national policymakers, including on the implementation of the Enhanced Integrated Framework to build national capacities for ownership of the Framework, will be organized.