Progress Report Quarter 2 2011 - UNDP Afghanistan

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induction training for Indian Statistical Service, reserving certain percentage of slots for
Afghans in the foreign training programmes and support for development of legal
framework for strengthening provincial statistical system.
Another twinning MOU, signed on 16th June 2011 during the reporting period, was between
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) of GIRA and Ministry of Civil Aviation
(MoCA) of GOI for cooperation in the field of civil aviation to address critical capacity needs
in Afghanistan. H. E. Dr. Daoud Ali Najafi, Acting Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
signed the MOU on behalf of GIRA. Mr. Vayalar Ravi, Hon‟ble Minister of Civil Aviation signed
the MOU on behalf of GOI. The Afghan Delegation led by H. E. Dr. Najafi also underwent an
exposure visit to Airport Authority of India (AAI); Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),
India; Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), India; facilities at Delhi International Airport;
and facilities of TATA Motors (for road transport – Millie Buses) at Delhi and Pune. The visits
resulted in strengthened partnership related to civil aviation management and aviation
security. The Afghan delegation in particular was exposed to public-private partnership in
airport management resulting in better understanding of MoTCA senior management about
a good regulatory framework for civil aviation sector.
H. E. Dr. Daoud Ali Najafi, Acting Minister of Transport
and Civil Aviation, GIRA and Mr. Vayalar Ravi Minister of
Civil Aviation, GOI discussing areas of cooperation after
signing of the twinning MoU on 16/06/2011
H. E. Dr. Daoud Ali Najafi, Acting Minister of Transport
and Civil Aviation, GIRA at the Air Traffic Control (ATC)
tower at Delhi International Airport
Under the existing twinning arrangement with Korea International Cooperation Agency
(KOICA), called the „Joint Technical Cooperation Programme‟ for capacity development of
Afghan civil servants, 3 training programmes of two weeks each were organized during the
reporting period. The first course was on “Gender Equality Policy Development”, the results
of which are reported for indicator 1.3. The other two courses were on “Statistical Training”
and “Labour Relations and Coordination”, the results of which are presented below:
KOICA Training Course 2:
Course Title:
Statistical Training for Afghanistan
Quarterly Project Progress Report | April to June 2011