The country programme for Niger for the period 2004–2007 is in accordance with the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and reflects the Government’s priorities as laid out in the national poverty reduction strategy by 2015. In accordance with the UNDAF, the country programme objectives consist in:
The country programme includes three activities:
On average, WFP aid will target about 343,290 beneficiaries per year, with an annual volume of 14,016 tons of food. For the country programme’s implementation, in accordance with the recommendations of the evaluation mission, WFP staff in the regions will be reinforced, and the national counterpart will be organized into a “National Directorate for the WFP Country Programme for Niger”, endowed with enhanced monitoring and evaluation capacity.
The role of the Interministerial Country Programme Steering Committee will be strengthened; the committee will undertake periodic examination of activity summaries, consolidated monitoring reports and the implementation timetable. A workshop organized for all partners involved in programme start-up will focus on: updating the logical framework, operational modalities, the implementation timetable, and monitoring and evaluation commitments.
For the proposed Niger country programme, covering the period 2004–2007, the Executive Director requests that the Executive Board approve, on a no-objection basis and subject to the availability of resources, US$31,062,770, representing all basic direct operational costs.
