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UNDP's Gambia Employment Programme (GAMJOBS) project organized a launching ceremony of the Country Poverty and Employment Study Report on Thursday 22nd January 2009, at the Paradise Suites Hotel.

The Poverty and Employment Study was conducted in 2007 and validated in July 2008, with a view to examine economic growth trends, origins and components of gross domestic growth, the structure of the economy and factors underpinning economic growth. The objective is to provide policy perspectives to enhance national planning towards achieving national development aspirations, through the development and implementation of pro poor economic and sector policies and strategies as well as developing the capacity of labour forces to exploit economic opportunities accruing from growth. The purpose of the launching ceremony is to disseminate the findings to a wider audience.

»Post Round Table Conference Consultation Meetings

Banjul, 22nd December2009

Following the 25th April 2008 donor consultations meeting at Sheraton Hotel in Brufut, another such meeting was scheduled to be held in July 2008. Due to logistical reasons the July 2008 meeting could not be held. Nonetheless, a sector wide consultation workshop aimed at, amongst others, putting in place preparations for the quarterly donor consultations meeting was organized and this took place at the Sea View Gardens Hotel from 22nd – 24th December 2008. The workshop was well attended by relevant sectors and representatives from donor organisations.
The other objectives of the workshop included the creation of a common platform for effective and well coordinated aid coordination functions (aid coordination framework) particularly for the purposes of the management and sustainable maintenance of the aid coordination database. The aid coordination database development was the most essential component of the workshop.

UNDP Annual Programme Review Meeting successfully ended on Wednesday 25th April at the Corinthia Atlantic Hotel. The APRM provides a forum to review the previous year’s Results and together with Government endorse the key areas and targets for programme intervention in 2008.

»Round Table Conference Final Communique

Banjul, 7th February 2008

The Seventh Roundtable Conference on the Poverty Reduction Strategy–PRSPII – for The Gambia was held at EXCEL Conference Centre, London on the 5-6 February 2008 under the Theme: TAKING A DECISIVE STEP TOWARDS THE MDGS IN THE
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»The Gambia Round Table Conference

Banjul, 5th February 2008

The Government of the Gambia with the support of the UNDP is organizing a Round Table Conference (RTC) with its development partners, to be held in London, United Kingdom, on the 5th and 6th February 2008.

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