One UN Tanzania Newsletter - Umoja 66

UMOJA - ONE UN
in Tanzania
Issue No. 64
Issue No. 66
Jan-Feb 2016
UN
Global
Compact
debuts
local
network
in
Tanzania
UN launches 1.3bn US dollars development plan May - June
Highlights
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- International Albinism
Day
- Awareness
UNRC visits
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- Global
Goals
introduced
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communication
Parliament
youth
-- Empowering
TASAF conditional
cash
transfers
- World Refugee Day in
Tanzania
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Prof. Sifuni Mchome (left) and UN Resident Coordinator
Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez (right) officially launch UNDAP II. Photo | Zainul Mzige
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blowers must be protected…” Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, the Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, during the
launch of the Global Compact Local Network in Tanzania, 19th January 2016
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M
onday
June
13th marked the
second annual
International
Albinism Awareness Day.
People living with albinism all
over the world regularly face
many forms of discrimination
ranging from social exclusion
and marginalization to violence.
The United Republic of Tanzania
joined the rest of the world in
acknowledging the day by holding
an event at the Mnazi Moja
grounds in Dar es Salaam, where
many children and adults living
with albinism, senior government
and UN officials, ambassadors
and high commissioners, heads
of NGOs and other stakeholders
came together in support of
those living with albinism. The
government pledged more
efforts to address discrimination
and ensure equality and
security for people living with
albinism. Deputy Minister in the
Prime Minister’s Office, Policy,
Parliament, Labour, Employment
and Disability, Dr. Abdallah Possi,
was the guest of honor at the
event and he used the platform
Dr. Abdallah Possi speaking about
the difficulties faced by persons
living with albinism on International
Albinism Awareness Day – UNRCO.
Photo | Edgar Kiliba
International Albinism
Awareness Day
to stress that many challenges
faced by people living with
different forms of disability are
brought about by lack of public
awareness that they are all
human beings.
Dr. Possi stressed the need to
step up public education across
the country and called for an
end to discrimination against
people living with different
forms of disability noting that
“Coordinated efforts to create
public awareness to end
discrimination against people
living with different forms of
disabilities, and most especially
those living with albinism, will
encourage equality and ensure
their security within communities
they live in.”
United Nations Resident
Coordinator and UNDP Resident
Representative in Tanzania, Mr.
Alvaro Rodriguez, also spoke at
the event stressing that the UN
is working with the government
to provide assistance to
people living with albinism in
the country, and highlighting
that people with albinism have
special needs, especially in the
health and education sector. He
called for greater protection of
this “exceptionally vulnerable”
community in Tanzania and
congratulated the government
for all of its efforts to address
the challenges of people living
with albinism. Speaking at the
event, Mr. Rodriguez said that
“Many of our loved ones living
with albinism struggle daily,
and publicly, to be treated with
equality and dignity. We must
ensure that their rights, including
the right to non-discrimination,
are respected.” He added, “we
in the UN Country Team in
Tanzania recognize that deeply
rooted discrimination must be
dealt with effectively, and so we
have placed a high priority on
battling discrimination.
Cash Transfer: Life Changing Story of Halima
Ms. Halima lives in Vikuge
village which is 24 Kilometres
from the town of Kibaha located
in the region of Pwani. Her
household is among other 1.1
million households in mainland
Tanzania and Zanzibar
whose livelihoods have been
enhanced since 2008 through
the introduction of Conditional
Cash Transfers (CCT) programs
whereby people who meet a
certain criteria are periodically
sent money on condition that the
money be used for certain items.
The United Nations in Tanzania,
World Bank, United Kingdom
Department for International
Development (DFID), Irish Aid,
USAID and Swedish International
Development Cooperation
(SIDA) have partnered with
the Tanzania Productive Social
Safety Nets Project (Tanzania
PSSN Project) through TASAF
(Tanzania Social Action Fund)
to make the programs possible.
These programs have so
far helped these 1.1 million
vulnerable households in the
Ms. Halima and her son with some of their ducks. Photo | Zoe Glorious/UNRCO
country’s poorest rural and
urban households to receive
a small income, achieve food
security, and access education
services for their children.
Halima joined the program
through TASAF in 2013 and
when asked about what she did
with her first payment, which was
Sh25,000, Ms. Halima told us, “I
was so hungry and broke…the
first thing I bought was food and
then, with the little money left, I
bought a bag of poultry feed.”
She explained that she decided
to buy the sack of poultry feed,
split it into smaller portions and
then resell it.
In the last 3 years, Ms. Halima
has since developed a poultry
feed business with the first
amounts of money she made
from reselling that first sack
of poultry feed. In addition to
reselling poultry feed, she now
rears chickens and ducks. “I’m
now a rich woman.” She laughs.
“I have my ducks and hens of
which I make a lot of money
from selling the meat and eggs
too.” Ms. Halima told us that her
monthly income now ranges
from Sh150,000 – Sh250,000
and she can now afford to live
in comfort.
Ms. Halima, who is a widow,
lives with her last born son
who is currently building a new
chicken coop assists her with
rearing the ducks and finding
markets for the animals and the
feed. “I thank God for TASAF, I’m
not so sure but maybe I would
have been bedridden out of dire
poverty by now if it wasn’t for
them. They truly have uplifted
my livelihood and I now have a
source of income of which I’m
not only making money from,
but I’m also really fond of.” Ms.
Halima said. “I love my ducks,
they are part of my family.”
Participants of the workshop on human rights and gender equality in Zanzibar. Photo | Tua Lundquist/ UNWomen
UN Women training in Zanzibar
U
N Women Tanzania together with
Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights
(OHCHR) hosted a three-day
capacity building workshop on human rights
and gender equality for over 35 senior legal
professionals in Zanzibar earlier this year
from May 17th to 19th. Magistrates, senior
lawyers from Attorney General Chambers
and Director of Public Prosecutors Office,
representatives from the Commission
for Human Rights and Good Governance
(CHRAGG), the Law Review Commission,
and the Dispute Handling Unit all attended
the workshop.
They were trained on national and international
legal mechanisms and frameworks such as
The theme for this year’s World
Press Freedom Day, which was
commemorated on May 3rd,
was ‘Access to Information and
Fundamental Freedoms: This is
Your Right!’ The United Republic
of Tanzania held celebrations in
Mwanza on May 2nd and 3rd and
the event was graced by Judge
In-Charge of the High Court
responsible for the Mwanza Zone
Robert Makaramba who was the
guest of honor in place of the
country’s Chief Justice, Mohamed
Chande Othman.
The event was jointly organized
by the National Press Freedom
Committee chaired by the Media
Institute of Southern AfricaTanzania Chapter (MISA) Tanzania
Chapter, UN, EU, UNESCO, and
eight other media organizations.
Media members used the
platform to air their concerns
on how the media is treated. In
his statement MISA Tanzania
Chairperson, Simon Berege,
said journalists in Tanzania still
the Convention on the Elimination of all forms
of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW),
the Universal Periodic Review on Human
Rights (UPR), the African Union Charter
on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the
National Human Rights Action Plan 2013.
The main objectives of the training were
to reinforce understanding of international
treaties, and strengthen the capacity of legal
professionals in the mainstreaming of these
treaties into national laws. Key elements from
CEDAW and UPR on Human Rights were
emphasized, focusing on observations and
recommendations for the United Republic
of Tanzania.
Despite the Government of the United
Republic of Tanzania being party to the
aforementioned international conventions and
treaties, discrimination of women still impacts
the administration of justice. “Women’s rights
cannot remain only written in laws,” said
Commissioner for Human Rights and Good
Governance, Mr. Mohamed Khamis. “We
need to implement women’s rights in all parts
of society, including the justice system”. Mr.
Khamis urged participants to consider the
various economic and practical obstacles
women face in pursuit of justice.
“Respect and protection of women’s rights
can only be guaranteed if effective domestic
remedies are available,” said Senior Policy
Advisor, UN Women Tanzania, Ms. Usu
Mallya. “Judges, magistrates and other
legal practitioners have the opportunity to
apply provisions of CEDAW in domestic court
decisions, as well as consider its application
in the ongoing review of the Kadhi Courts Act
in Zanzibar,” continued Ms. Mallya.
She further added that accessing justice
in Zanzibar is particularly challenging for
women due to the existence of multiple
legal systems, i.e. religious, customary and
statutory laws.
The training concluded with commitment
to raise awareness specifically for women
at local levels on how to access justice;
magistrates’ commitment to use international
instruments in decision-making; to eliminate
discrimination and gender stereotypes in the
justice continuum; and to empower women in
the labour market through gender responsive
regulations.
World Press Freedom Day
work under hostile environment
because of existence of draconian
media laws that create room for
constant threats from the state.
Other members of the press
also aired their dissatisfaction
over the government’s recent
decision to ban live parliament
session coverage, and urged
the government to reverse the
decision so that the public could
continue to enjoy their basic right
of information. In response, the
Minister for Information, Culture,
Arts and Sports Development,
Nape Nnauye, who was in
attendance, urged media
stakeholders to form a taskforce
that would meet with parliament
and government officials and
discuss the matter in depth for
amicable solution.
Other high-level officials in
attendance included UN Resident
Coordinator, Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez,
UNESCO Representative and
Head of Office, Ms. Zulmira
Rodrigues, EU Deputy Head
of Mission, Political Affairs Ms.
Luane Reale, and Media Owners
Association Chairman, Reginald
Mengi.
Adding his voice to the
conversation, Mr. Rodriguez
reminded those in attendance
that media has a key role to
play in raising awareness about
the Global Goals, tracking their
implementation in Tanzania
and the challenges that are
encountered throughout the
process. He added that, “Goal
16 specifically has a target and
indicator that addresses the
need for accountability and the
role of the media. It even seeks
to monitor abuses against
journalists. For this reason, we
encourage all stakeholders to
recognize the critical role played
by the media and to respect the
rights of all journalists.”
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SPECIAL REPORT
Taking the Global Goals introduced to Parliament
T
he UN Resident
Coordinator’s office in
the United Republic
of Tanzania has been
carrying out Global Goals
awareness-raising activities
across the country. On June
4th Members of Parliament
(MPs) of the United Republic of
Tanzania had an opportunity to
attend a seminar on the Global
Goals which aimed at increasing
the understanding and level of
awareness concerning the Global
Goals.
The seminar, which was
organized jointly by the UN
and the government, was held
at Msekwa hall, within the
Parliament premises, and was
attended by over 180 MPs. The
seminar was presided by the
Deputy Speaker of the National
Assembly, Hon. Dr. Tulia
Ackson and the UN Resident
Coordinator and UNDP Resident
Representative in Tanzania, Mr.
Alvaro Rodriguez.
Speaking at the event, Mr.
Rodriguez said that the Global
Goals call for sustainable
partnerships in order to achieve
the Goals by 2030. He added
Deputy Speaker, Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson during the SDGs seminar for the Members of Parliament. Photos | Zainul Mzige
that members of parliament have
a huge responsibility in helping to
raise awareness so that news of
the Global Goals reaches every
Tanzanian. Mr. Rodriguez added
that “The Tanzanian government
and the UN have continued to
partner in awareness-raising
efforts. It’s important that MPs
are involved and gain and good
understanding of these 17
Global Goals so as to enable
them to deliver and to follow up
on the goals at a national and
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Deputy Speaker Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson (second from left, bottom row) with UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez (middle, bottom row) pose with MPs after the
Global Goals Seminar.
Hon. Sofia Simba, special seat – CCM, showing the goal of her choice during the seminar in Dodoma. PHOTO | Zainul Mzige
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local level.” Highlighting on the importance
of the Global Goals, the Deputy Executive
Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning,
Mr. Paul Kessy said, “Tanzania is among
many countries which participated in the
ground preparations of the Global Goals and
has considered the peoples development in all
Continue on Pg 6
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the decisions made. The goals are
people-centered compared to the
Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs).”
Emphasizing the importance of the
awareness-raising, he said, “It is
important to ensure the country’s
participation and the initial preparations
to implement the Global Goals. The
seminar [was] more focused on how
to ensure the implementation goes
hand-in-hand with the Five Year
Development Plan. The national plan
aims at steering economic change
and people’s development.”
MPs were given a comprehensive
breakdown of the Global Goals and
how they specifically relate to the
context of Tanzania. They were also
given an opportunity to ask questions
concerning the Global Goals and
used it to further consolidate the
information that was presented to
them by Economic Advisor, United
Nations Development Plan, Mr.
Rodgers Dhliwayo. After the session
concluded the MPs asked that the UN
return soon for a second seminar on
the Global Goals.
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T
he United Nations
in Tanzania is set to
reach over 20,000
youth across different
regions with an awareness
raising campaign on the Global
Goals message with a new
initiative which seeks to make
use of ‘Youth Champions’. The
initiative which was launched on
Friday at the closing ceremony
for the TIMUN by the UN
Resident Coordinator, Mr. Alvaro
Rodriguez, will be implemented
through the Tanzania Youth
of United Nations Association
(YUNA).
50 youth who were attending
the Tanzania International
Model United Nations (TIMUN)
2016 for the whole of last week
received the awareness-raising
training and are expected to
disseminate the Global Goals
to other youth in their respective
schools and universities. TIMUN,
is an annual conference in which
university and secondary school
students from Tanzania and its
neighbouring countries roleplay
delegates to the United Nations
and simulate the UN General
Assembly and UN committees.
In his address to the youth
at the closing ceremony of
TIMUN, which was held at the
EAC headquarters in Arusha,
Mr. Rodriguez stressed to all of
the participants that the 2030
Global Goals Agenda requires
the involvement of everyone. He
told the Youth Champions, “You
have a very important role and
responsibility towards your fellow
youth as the Youth Champions.
It is up to you to reach out to
others when you get back to your
schools and universities and tell
everyone about the Global Goals.
The Resident Coordinator also
added, “The UN will support
you through YUNA to ensure
that together we tell everyone
about the Global Goals to
end poverty, combat climate
change and fight injustice and
inequality.” In September 2015,
193 world leaders adopted the
Global Goals. The new universal
transformative agenda is to be
implemented over the next 15
years and brings together social,
economic and environmental
sustainable objectives.
Empowering youth in Arusha
UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez congratulating the Youth Champions after the closing ceremony of TIMUN
2016. Photo | Edgar Kiliba/UNRCO
Youth Champions pose with UN
Resident Coordinator, Mr. Alvaro
Rodriguez after the closing ceremony
of TIMUN 2016. Photo | Edgar Kiliba/
UNRCO
Youth Champions attending the training. Photo | Edgar Kiliba/UNRCO
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O
Empowering youth in Dodoma
n June 6th and 7th, the United
Nations in Tanzania partnered
with the University of Dodoma
(UDOM) to train over 500 youth
and academicians to enable them to be
champions of the Global Goals across the
Dodoma region. The awareness-raising
campaign on the Global Goals seeks to
empower Youth Champions to reach other
youth to get to understand the new goals and
their responsibilities in their implementation.
The outreach at UDOM is a continuation of
an initiative which was launched in Arusha
by the UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Alvaro
Rodriguez, which certified an initial group of
50 Youth Champions from across Tanzania to
raise awareness on the Global Goals across
the country. It is expected that over 20,000
youth will be trained in the in the coming year.
One of the students who participated,
Jane Mwonsasu, said that “I feel educated,
informed and enabled to communicate the
new Global Goals to my family, my friends,
and my peers. This knowledge was not clear
to me before. The Global Goals Agenda will
end in 2030, and I will be 40 years-old. I
want to be part and parcel of witnessing the
successes in their implementation and this is
why I am playing part in raising awareness
among other colleagues.”
Speaking at the UDOM Campus, Mr.
Rodriguez stated that the 2030 Sustainable
Development Agenda requires the involvement
of everyone. He congratulated the students
and academicians for their commitment
to understanding the Global Goals and in
becoming champions. He also pointed out
the importance of youth’s participation in
development issues in Tanzania where youth
comprise about 60 percent of the population.
Addressing those at the event, Mr. Rodriguez
stated that, “You have a very important role
and responsibility towards your fellow youth
Top, Middle and
bottom Students
and academicians
during the SDG
training at UDOM.
Photos | Zainul
Mohammed
as Youth Champions. The 500 youth and
academicians have made a commitment
to be advocates and ambassadors for the
SDGs at home, their institutions and in their
communities. In this way, the UN continues to
assist Tanzanians men, women and youth to
take responsibility for the implementation of
activities in support of the Global Goals. As
such responsibility for the Global Goals rest
with all of us and especially the youth.”
U
N Cares held an
inter-agency team
workshop on 16th
-18th of May, 2016.
Representatives from multiple
UN agencies in Tanzania were
present for the workshop which
took place at Coral Beach Hotel
in Masaki, Dar es Salaam and
was officially titled ‘Implementing
UN Cares in Tanzania’. UN
Cares is the UN system-wide
workplace programme on HIV
that is implemented on an interorganizational basis through
a partnership between all UN
Organizations.
Almost every UN agency
has what’s known as a ‘focal
point’ for UN Cares and the
programme is implemented
through the coordination of an
inter-agency team of individuals
representing their respective
agencies.
Focal points are expected to
implement the ‘UN Cares 10
UN Cares workshop
UN Cares members doing a team exercise during the UN Cares workshop at Coral
Beach Hotel in Masaki, Dar es Salaam. Photo | Eådgar Kiliba/UNRCO
Minimum Standards’ in their
agency. These Standards,
which include information and
education on HIV as well as
voluntary counseling and testing
for HIV, are meant to reduce
the effects of HIV within the UN
workplace. The Standards also
aim to prevent and discourage
any stigma and discrimination
against UN personnel who may
have HIV. The workshop was
facilitated by UN Cares Regional
Coordinator for Eastern and
Southern Africa, Mr. Dan
Onyango Maina, who is currently
based in Johannesburg, South
Africa.
Nyota ya Asubuhi Congolese (DR) Band entertaining guests during the commemorations of World Refugee Day
in Nyarugusu camp. Photo | Stephen Mhando/UNHCR
World Refugee Day in Tanzania
World Refugee Day was marked globally on
20 June 2016 and the UN Refugee Agency
(UNHCR) in Tanzania commemorated the
day together with the refugees residing in
Nyarugusu refugee camp – which currently
hosts over 130,000 refugees – in Kigoma
region to the North West of the country.
The Guest of Honour at the event was
the Kigoma Regional Commissioner,
retired Brigadier General Emmanuel
Maganga who was joined by UNHCR
Representative Ms. Chansa Kapaya. Other
guests partaking in the commemorations
were the Government’s regional and
district authorities, development partners
(represented by a delegation from the
Italian Embassy), other UN agencies,
NGOs, media and the host community.
Adopting the theme, “We stand together
#WithRefugees. Please stand with us”,
the occasion was used to pay tribute to
the courage, resilience, strength and
determination of refugees and to increase
the public’s awareness and understanding
of the various issues which affect them. The
day also served as an important opportunity
to appreciate the generosity of the United
Republic of Tanzania in providing refuge to
Mr. Maina explained that “The
aim of the workshop was to relaunch the UN Cares Programme
with the goal of taking care of
the health and wellness of UN
personnel in Tanzania. But, also,
we wanted to launch a program
that ensures a UN workplace
in Tanzania that respects and
upholds the human rights of
everyone.”
Ms. Fatina Kulivia is, in addition
to being a Programme Analyst
at the United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA), the Country
Coordinator for the UN Cares
programme in Tanzania said that
“The most fundamental thing I
hope people take from this is
observing human rights and
respecting diversity. Creating
an inclusive environment in
the workplace where we are
accepting of each other’s
differences is important because
nobody wants to feel left out of
anything.”
those in need of asylum and to highlight the
continued support of development partners
in responding to the needs of refugees and
asylum-seekers in the country. During the
event the refugees in the camp exhibited
products they had handcrafted and proudly
showcased their cultural heritage through
traditional dances.
Speaking during the commemorations,
the UNHCR Representative in Tanzania,
Ms. Chansa Kapaya declared that, “It is
a day to not only recognize the harrowing
experiences of refugees but also to
acknowledge that they too have hopes and
dreams, ambitions and aspirations and that
they too can make positive contributions
in the communities that become their new
homes.” She also called on the international
community to mobilize resources to support
refugees in dire need of humanitarian
assistance as the response to the Burundian
refugee emergency in the country remains
significantly underfunded.
Prior to the influx of Burundian refugees in
April 2015, Nyarugusu camp was the single
remaining refugee camp in Tanzania with a
population of over 65,000 mainly Congolese
(DRC) refugees.
Today, it is one of the largest and most
overcrowded camps in the world. Its
congestion necessitated Nduta and
Mtendeli, former refugee camps, to be reopened in October 2015 and January 2016
respectively, to receive refugees relocated
from in Nyarugusu and to host refugees that
are still arriving from Burundi.
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Combating
child labour
T
he
International
Labour
Organizatino (ILO), Winrock
International and the Prime
Minister’s Office (PMO), Labour,
Employment, Parliamentary Affairs and the
Disabled, launched on May 25th 2016, a
multi-year program, “Achieving Reduction of
Child Labour in Support of Education (ARISE)
to help reduce child labour in the districts of
Kaliua, Uyui and Urambo, in the Tabora region.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister, PMO,
Labour, Employment, Parliamentary Affairs
and the Disabled, Dr. Abdallah Possi, stated
that “This is a milestone as far as elimination
of child labour is concerned in our country…
as the problem of child labour is a global,
and national phenomenon which affects
children mentally, physically and morally.” Dr.
Possi underscored the government’s efforts
to address poverty of households, which is
one of the root causes of child labour, and
expressed the government’s determination
to ensure that all children have access to
education.
“We are now implementing the free education
initiative for primary and secondary education
levels to make sure that children are not
denied of their brighter future,” he added.
According to the Integrated Labour Force
Survey undertaken last year, there are more
than 4 million children in child labour. About
29 percent of children between 5-17 yearsof-age are engaged in child labour in various
Child labour is widely spread in Africa. Photo | File
economic sectors, including agriculture,
domestic work, fishing, and mining industries.
In her speech, Director of the ILO Office for
Tanzania, Ms. Mary Kawar, commended the
Government for the measures already
undertaken to combat the oppressive
practice. Among these measures are the
ratification of ILO Conventions No. 182 and
No. 138 on the use of Child Labour,
implementation of the national Time-Bound
programme for the elimination of child labour
and development of the National Action Plan
(NAP).
The programme is successfully being
executed in Brazil, Malawi and Zambia with
over 14,900 children and youth enrolled in
formal and informal education, and more
than 50,000 community members educated
on child labour. Since 1992, the ILO has
been providing technical assistance to
Governments, employers’ and workers’
organizations, businesses and civil society
organisations in an effort to eliminate child
labour in more than 107 countries.
National Consultation on Ending Aids by 2030
A zero draft of the 2016 Political
Declaration: On the fasttrack to end AIDS in the age
of sustainable development
was adopted at 2016 United
Nations General Assembly
High-Level Meeting on Ending
AIDS, took place during June
8th – 10th in New York after
open, transparent and inclusive
process of informal consultations
and negotiations. On May
24th, as part of the process,
the Tanzania Commission
for AIDS (TACAIDS) and
UNAIDS convened a national
multi-stakeholder consultation
bringing together over 50
representatives across the
government, civil society, the
private sector, academia,
development partners, media
and affected communities from
the Mainland and Zanzibar to
discuss and provide feedback
on the zero draft Political
Declaration. The meeting
also aimed to generate a
shared understanding of
national epidemic priorities,
opportunities and challenges
in the new context and how to
accelerate progress towards
ending AIDS by 2030.
Participants agreed on a
number of priorities which
Tanzania would want to see
included in the declaration.
These included an increase of
domestic financing (including
from the private sector), an
expansion of comprehensive
health services and information
to remote areas, a commitment
to 90-90-90 targets, new service
delivery models, a paradigm
shift of effective community
engagement, addressing
punitive laws and policies
blocking access to services
for key populations, local
manufacturing of essential
medicines. The importance
of translating the global
declaration into local policies
and programmes at the country
level was also emphasized,
as well as the importance of
understanding and highlighting
what’s new in this declaration in
comparison to the one adopted
in 2011.
The consultation was organized
with the financial support
of the Swiss Embassy and
saw the participation of the
Ambassador of Switzerland,
Ms. Florence Tinguely-Mattli
and High Commissioner of
Zambia, Judith KangomaKapijimpanga as well as other
high-level officials. Ambassador
Tinguely-Mattli expressed that
“Success of the High Level
Meeting means the international
community commits to a set of
ambitious quantitative global
targets…to guarantee access
to services for all, in particular
in fragile communities, [and] to
strengthen people-centered and
integrated systems for health.”
Deputy Minister, Prime Minister’s
Office, Policy, Parliament,
Labour, Employment and
Disability, Dr. Abdallah Possi
–stressed that “To end AIDS,
international cooperation should
be emphasized. We cannot
avoid economic realities where
we are discussing health care
coverage.”
UNDAP II launch in pictures
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Constiutional Affairs, Mr. Sifuni Mchome. Photos |
Zainul Mzige
ILO Country Director, Ms. Mary Kawar.
UNDP Country Director, Ms. Awa Dabo.
Ms. Tamara Keating, IOM Project Coordinator on behalf of IOM
Head of Mission, Dr. Sufi Qasim
IFAD Country Director, Mr. Francisco Pichon.
UN Women Officer in Charge a.i, Ms. Maria
Karadenizli.
FAO Representative, Mr. Patrick Otto.
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UNCDF Chief Technical Advisor, Mr. Peter Malika.
UNICEF Representative, Mrs. Maniza Zaman.
Mr. Gerald Runyoro, Officer-in-charge for UNIDO, on behalf of UNIDO
Representative.
Mr. Jerry Bailey, WFP Deputy Country Director, on behalf of WFP Representative,
Mr. Richard Ragan
WHO Representative, Dr. Rufaro Chatora.
UNHCR Representative Ms. Chansa Kapaya.
UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez on behalf Non Resident Agencies
Dr. Rutasha Dadi, Assistant Representative, on behalf of UNFPA Representative,
Dr. Natalia Kanem.
Spencer Bokosha, UNESCO Administrative Officer, on behalf of UNESCO
Representative, Ms. Zulmira Rodrigues
Marie Engel, on behalf of UNAIDS Country Director, Dr. Warren Naamara
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Upcoming UN Days
1 March – Zero Discrimination Day
3 March – World Wildlife Day
Upcoming Events:
Jane Goodall visits
Chimpanzees — Jane's life and
passion
United
11 July -Nations
World Population Day
PHOTO | AFRICAN SAFARI
Tanzania
Offices
18 July - Nelson Mandela International Day
participants including H.E. Egon
28 July - World
Hepatitis Day
Kochanke,
Ambassador
of
the
French Legion of Honour, Japan's
Federal
Republic
of
Germany
and
Mr.
Kyoto Prize, the Benjamin
30 July - World Day against Traffickingprestigious
in
Alvaro
Rodriguez,
Resident
Franklin Medal in Life Science, the
Persons
Coordinator of the UN system
Gandhi-King Award for Non-violence
attended.
9 August -International Day of the World’s
and the Spanish Prince of Asturias
Indigenous Peoples
Dr. Goodall is a recipient of various
12 Augustincluding
- International
Youth Day
honours,
the Medal
of
Tanzania,
the
Tyler
Prize
for
19 August - World Humanitarian Day
Environmental
Achievement,
the
Award - and she spends over 300
days on the road each year promoting
messages of hope and environmental
stewardship.
8 March – International Women’s
Day
21 March – International Day for
the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
22 march – World Water Day
24 March – World TB Day
7 April – World Health Day
7 April – International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in
Rwanda
25 April – World Malaria Day
28 April – World Day for Safety
and Health at work
A Stronger United Nations for a Better World !
UN reform at a glance
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the Delivering as One reform initiative at
country level. Albania, Cape Verde,
Mozambique, Pakistan, Rwanda, Uruguay
and Viet Nam are the others. For more
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