I.

PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED IN 2006

1.    Programme:

Regional Consultation for the Identification of Technical Assistance Needs of Tsunami Affected Coastal Fishing Communities

Venues:

Medan and Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Date:

7 – 10 February 2006

Participating Countries:

India, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand.

Participating International Institutions:

EU Representative, IFC and AIPRD of Australia, SINTEF of Norwegia, CFC of Netherlands, INFOFISH of Malaysia, World Fish Centre of Malaysia, Mercy Corps of USA, TRIANGLE of French, and ADB based in North Sumatera.

Number of Participants:

34 persons

Implementing Partners:

Department of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), and INFOFISH Malaysia.

Selected Photos:

              Group Photo                       Meeting Session in Medan       Meeting Session in Banda Aceh

2.    Programme:

Third Country Training Programme on Microfinance for African Region

Venues:

Jakarta and Bandung, Indonesia

Date:

24 July – 11 August 2006

Participating Countries:

Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Number of Participants:

12 persons

Implementing Partner:

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Selected Photos:

              Group Photo                               Class Session                                   Field Session

3.   Programme:

Regional Training Workshop on Enhancing Women’s Role in SMEs Development

Venue:

Bali, Indonesia

Date:

18 – 22 September 2006

Participating Countries:

Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand.

Number of Participants:

17 persons

Implementing Partner:

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

Selected Photos:

              Group Photo                               Class Session                                   Field Session

4.   Programme:

Capacity Building Programme for Developing-Eight (D-8) Countries on Microfinance

Venue:

Jakarta, Indonesia

Date:

6 – 12 November 2006

Participating Countries:

Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria,  Pakistan, Turkey.

Number of Participants:

17 persons

Implementing Partner:

Department of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia

Selected Photos:

              Group Photo                               Meeting Session

5.   Programme:

International Training Programme on Business Incubator to Develop Small and Medium Enterprises for Asia, Africa and Pacific Countries

Venues:

Jakarta and Bandung, Indonesia

Date:

20 – 25 November 2006

Participating Countries:

Afghanistan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Samoa, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania.

Number of Participants:

18 persons

Implementing Partner:

Department of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia

Selected Photos:

              Group Photo                               Class Session                                   Field Session

6.   Programme:

Regional Workshop on South-South Cooperation for Tsunami and Other Disaster Risk Management

Venues:

Bali, Indonesia

Date:

7 – 8 December 2006

Participating Countries:

Bangladesh, Fiji, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Participating International Institutions:

UNDP, ISDR, OCHA, and UNESCAP.

Number of Participants:

26 persons

Implementing Partners:

Department of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, UNESCAP, SU-SSC UNDP

Selected Photos:

              Group Photo                               Meeting Session

II.

PROGRAMME SUPPORTS IN 2006

1.    Programme Support:

Virtual Information Sharing on Disaster Risk Management

Venue:

Jakarta, Indonesia

Date:

As of January 2006

2.   Programme Support:

Public Exhibition on Promotion of NAM CSSTC  during UNESCAP Meeting on the Infrastructure and Disaster Areas

Venue:

Jakarta, Indonesia

Date:

6-12 April 2006