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FOREWARD
The first Common Country Assessment (CCA) for Eritrea was prepared in 2002 and formed the
basis for the first United Nations Development Assistance Framework (2002 -2006). The Government of
Eritrea and the United N ations Country Team jointly, in the spirit of co -ownership, launched the preparation
of the second CCA at the beginning of 2005. The CCA has drawn from national documents, the Millennium
Declaration, Millennium Development Goals, international conferences’ declarations, and existing data that
respond to national priorities.
The organizational structure for preparing the CCA had three levels of joint Government/UN teams:
a Steering Committee, a Task Force, and nine thematic groups. Under the leadership of the Steering
Committee (co -chaired by the Minister for National Development and the UN Resident/Humanitarian
Coordinator) and through a long process of Government and UN working together, clear priorities have
emerged where the UN has a comparative advant age to support the Government of Eritrea as it tackles the
challenges articulated in this CCA. These priorities are basic social services, emergency/recovery, capacity
development, food security, and gender.
The CCA document underscores that consolidati on of the peace process including speedy
demarcation of the common Eritrea -Ethiopia border needs to be a priority for all parties involved so that
people’s vulnerabilities are reduced and they are enabled to realize a life free of hunger and absolute
poverty.
We thank all those involved in the preparation of the CCA for Eritrea, and we are confident
that this CCA document will make a significant contribution to development planning in Eritrea in
the next five years.
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Dr. Woldai Futur
Minister of National Development
Government of the State of Eritrea
Asmara, Eritrea
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Macleod Nyirongo
UN Resident/ Humanitarian Coordinator
Asmara, Eritrea