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Country Overview: UN Volunteers in Namibia
01 February 2003 BONN: One of the largest United Nations Volunteers (UNV) initiatives in recent years is in the offering for Namibia. In 1999, the Namibian National Planning Commission conducted a national workforce assessment in which shortages were identified in all sectors, from health care and education to research and public administration. Under the project -- carried out in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and executed by UNV -- a mixed team of UN Volunteers and those from other volunteer sending agencies are to take an active part in building local capacity over a five-year period. They will upgrade the technical skills and abilities of the Namibian workforce; fill specific technical and functional gaps in governmental institutions with UN Volunteers during the programme's duration; and enhance the skills of the unemployed and inexperienced sector of the labour force. A total of 1,070 national and international UN Volunteers are required at an estimated cost of US$29 million. The Government, in partnership with the bilateral and multilateral donor community, will cover the cost of the project. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UNV are providing approximately US$300,000. The Namibian Government has also developed a long-term perspective plan titled Vision 2030. In cooperation with UNV, the plan will provide, by way of a participatory approach, a policy regarding choices for the future course of development through 2030. This target date was chosen as a possible horizon for the country to achieve developed country characteristics. UN Volunteers' current contribution to Namibia |
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