rp21 situational analysis - Pacific Health Voices

Australian non-government
organisations
Tokelau is not listed as receiving assistance
from any Australian NGOs, according to the
ACFID website. 811
14.7 International
involvement
New Zealand
New Zealand is the major contributor to
Tokelau, providing direct budget support.
The 2008–09 allocation is NZ$17.1 million. 812
Contributions are made in accordance with
the 2003 Joint Statement of the Principles
of Partnership between New Zealand and
Tokelau. In accordance with this partnership
agreement, New Zealand government
departments support the limited Tokelau
Public Service in any area of government
activity, as required. 813 The Government of
New Zealand worked with the Government
of Tokelau to establish the TITF in 2004. 814
The Administrator of Tokelau manages the
relationship with New Zealand and is based in
the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Trade. 815 The budget support program
includes secondary and tertiary study awards
for study in New Zealand and places Volunteer
Service Abroad teachers in Tokelau. 816
Other programs
Tokelau is included in many of the United
Nations multi-country programs in the Pacific
region. These programs promote cooperation,
particularly among the smaller island states.
The WHO country office located in Apia is
responsible for WHO activities in Tokelau.
Technical cooperation between the government
and WHO focuses mainly on human
resources development (fellowships), communicable
and non-communicable diseases
(NCD), and tobacco control. In 2008–09,
WHO technical cooperation with the Government
of Tokelau is expected to focus on
WHO strategic objectives: to prevent and
reduce disease, disability and premature death
from chronic non-communicable conditions,
mental disorders, violence, injuries and visual
impairment (SO3). WHO assistance also aims
to support the strengthening of NCD control
and prevention under Strategic Objective 6
to promote health and development, and
prevent or reduce risk factors for health conditions
associated with the use of tobacco,
alcohol, drugs and other psychoactive substances,
unhealthy diets, physical inactivity
and unsafe sex. 817 Tokelau was also included
in the UNAIDS Pacific Regional Implementation
Strategy on HIV and AIDS 2004–08 and
will be part of the 2009–13 strategy (in draft
form at the time of writing).
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811 ACFID website, available at: (accessed March 2009).
812 Above, fn.787.
813 Ibid.
814 Ibid.
815 Ibid.
816 Ibid.
817 WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, Tokelau 2008–09 program budget, available
at: (accessed November 2008).
Tokelau