World Food Programme head led a UN mission to Tonga [1]
Friday, March 3, 2023 - 15:47. Updated on Friday, March 3, 2023 - 15:48.
Alpha Bah, Head of the UN World Food Programme led a UN mission to Tonga for discussions with Tonga Civil Society representatives and development partners this week.
They creation of Country Implementation Plans (CIPs) and how it is a ‘key part’ of the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027 (UNSDCF), which the Government of Tonga and the UN jointly signed last year.
The UN said that a joint signing with the government last year signalled increased collaborations for the next five years. It also renewed a “long-standing relationship” between the two parties.
UN Resident Coordinator to Tonga and other Pacific islands, Sanaka Samarasinha said, “The outcomes of the UNSDCF are strengthened by these discussions.”
A 7.6 million (USD) contribution to Tonga by the UN last year was meant to support health systems, education, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, biodiversity, food systems, disaster reduction and response, renewable energy, economic empowerment and livelihoods, gender equality, and human rights.
There are 10 UN agencies based in Nuku’alofa and 21 staff.