GoB-UN POP 2010-2014 - UNFPA Botswana

GoB-UN POP 2010-2014Annex I. Cooperation and AssistanceAgreementsWhereas the Government of the Republic of Botswana(hereinafter referred to as “the Government”) hasentered into the following:a) WHEREAS the Government and the UnitedNations Development Programme (hereinafterreferred to as UNDP) have entered into abasic agreement to govern UNDP’s assistanceto the country (Standard Basic AssistanceAgreement (SBAA) which was signed by bothparties on the 14th May, 1975. Based on ArticleI, paragraph 2 of the SBAA, UNDP’s assistanceto the Government shall be made availableto the Government and shall be furnished andreceived in accordance to with the relevantand applicable resolutions and decisions of thecompetent UNDP organs, and subject to theavailability of the necessary funds to the UNDP.In particular, decision 2005/1 of 28 January2005 of UNDP’s Executive Board approvedthe new Financial Regulations and Rulesand along with them the new definitions of“execution” and “implementation” enablingUNDP to fully implement the new CommonCountry Programme Procedures resulting fromthe UNDG simplification and harmonizationinitiative. In light of this decision this ProgrammeOperational plan together with an AWP (whichshall form part of this Programme OperationalPlan, and is incorporated herein by reference)concluded hereunder constitute together theproject document as referred to in the SBAA[or other appropriate governing agreement].b) With the United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) a Basic Cooperation Agreement(BCA) concluded between the Governmentand UNICEF in 1968 and revised in September,1994.c) With the Office of the United Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): operationsare undertaken through tripartite agreementsbetween the Implementing partners and Ministryof Defence, Justice and Security as a thirdsignatory.d) With the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) a letter from the Minister of ForeignAffairs and Development Cooperation dated29 April,1997 to the effect that the SBAA signedby UNDP and the Government on 14th May,1975 be applied, mutatis mutandis, to UNFPA.e) With the Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe United Nations (FAO), a letter from Ministerof Foreign Affairs dated 21 April, 1987 to theeffect that FAO Representation in Zimbabwe,will also be accredited to the Republic ofBotswana.f) With ILO the Government of Botswana signedthe 1947 Convention of the Privileges andimmunities of Specialized Agencies on 5 April1983 with the ILO.g) With the United Nations Educational, Scientificand Cultural Organization (UNESCO), aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) betweenthe Government of Botswana and UNESCOwhich was signed in November 1988.h) IAEA, Revised Supplementary AgreementConcerning the Provision of Technical Assistanceby the IAEA (RSA) signed between theGovernment of Botswana and the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency on 12, September 2006be applied.i) With the World Health Organisation (WHO), aBasic Cooperation Agreement was signed on17 June 1975.j) UNEP signed a MoU on 15 October, 2008 withUNDP establishing UNEP in - country operations,through the UNDP basic agreement modalities.k) UN Women – UN Women’s assistance inBotswana is governed under the UNDP SBAA.l) IFAD – IFAD’s assistance in Botswana isgoverned under the UNDP SBAAm) UNOHCHR – UNOHCH’s assistance in Botswanais governed under the UNDP SBAAn) UNIDO – UNIDO’s assistance in Botswana isgoverned under the UNDP SBAAo) UNAIDS – UNAIDS’s operations governed underthe UNDP SBAA.GoB - UN POP 2010 - 2014 41