NIGER: The Niger UNFPA Annual Programme Reviewed for 2009-2010
Le Sahel Dimanche reported on 24 December on the Niger UNFPA Annual Programme review held from 22-23 December in Niamey. Participants were partners from government, UNFPA, and civil society organizations involved in the implementation of the programme. In his speech, the UNFPA Niger Representative Yacine Diallo indicated that the review is an occasion for all participants to appreciate the programme’s progress and identify the best practices, difficulties, lessons learnt. This will help UNFPA Niger Programme to improve its implementation strategies for better results. In the opening speech, the Ministry of Economy and Finance Secretary General Ibrahim Garba appreciated the quality of the cooperation between UNFPA and the Niger Government. He indicated that after two years of the programme implementation, positive results have been recorded in the different domains covered by the UNFPA Programme, namely, the reproductive health, gender equality, human rights and population and development.