Official Development Assistance in 2011

Development Cooperation of the Principality of Monaco Official Development Assistance in 2011

preface

Therefore, in spite of the political crises that broke out in several countries in Africa, including Tunisia and Niger, where the Monegasque Cooperation has been active for several years, the Government of Monaco decided to continue its cooperation efforts for the benefit of the most disadvantaged populations of these regions.

Emergency humanitarian aid was also allocated to lend assistance to the victims of conflict in Tunisia and Libya, as well as in Ethiopia, for the communities suffering from the worst drought the Horn of Africa has known for the last 60 years.

The fight against poverty remains at the heart of the development cooperation policy pursued by the Government of Monaco.

Therefore, I was eager to attend the 4th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) which was held in Istanbul from 9th to 13th May 2011. The goal of the Conference was to strengthen the commitment of the international community vis-à-vis these countries, whose number has increased two-fold since 1971 and to adopt a new action plan for the next ten years.

During my address, I reaffirmed the Principality of Monaco’s solidarity for the LDCs and drew attention to the fact that in 2010 the Government of Monaco allocated 75% of its ODA to these countries.

This commitment was further confirmed upon the signing of a framework cooperation agreement with the Republic of Mali during the visit of Mr Amadou Toumani Touré, the then President, on 30th and 31st October 2011. Mali has thus become a priority country of intervention for the Monegasque Cooperation with action targeted more specifically on the health and education sectors.

A few months later, whilst speaking from the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly during the 66th session’s general debate, I reiterated the crucial role of women in conflict prevention and resolution as well as peace building, and I insisted on the need to place women and girls, true engines of development, at the core of our cooperation strategies.

In general, the representatives of the Government of Monaco, the Permanent Missions to the United Nations and the Embassies, continued to demonstrate, throughout 2011 within the major international fora, the Principality of Monaco’s strong and concrete commitment to the fight against poverty. »

José Badia Minister of External Relations

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« Particularly sensitive to the human and environmental challenges for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince reaffirmed the Principality of Monaco’s commitment to pursuing its efforts in 2011 with regard to Official Development Assistance (ODA), despite an extremely difficult international backdrop.

Address by Mr José Badia at the 66th United Nations General Assembly on 26th September 2011.

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table of contents

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Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation

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> Health

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> Education

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> Microeconomy

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> Environment

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Emergency Humanitarian Aid

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Partnership with Monegasque Development NGO’s

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Public-Private Partnership

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International Volunteer Programme

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Awareness and Education relating to developmentt

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Annex / Organization chart

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Introduction to the report

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Support for the Arkhangai Herders’ Federation to perpetuate nomadic herding (Mongolia) 4

INTRODUCTION

I - DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION POLICY In 2011, Monegasque ODA, allocated solely in the form of grants, amounted to 10,647,941 Euros, 8% of which represent implementation costs.

This assistance enabled support to be given to over 120 projects in 27 partner countries.

Areas of Intervention The 8 MDGs are the basis of the Government of Monaco’s development cooperation policy and are focused on 4 areas of intervention.

distribution of funding in 2011 by area of intervention

18 % 43 %

Health Education

11 %

Microeconomy Environment

Geographical Distribution Aid is primarily focused on the African continent, targeting more particularly the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the Mediterranean Basin (historical countries for cooperation). Support is also given to projects in Haiti and Mongolia.

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28 %

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slovenia moldavia croatia bosnia-herzegovina syria

tunisia lebanon URG

URG

morocco

lybia algeria

cuba haiti el savador costa rica

mauritania

URG

niger mali

URG

senegal burkina faso

colombia

egypt URG

sudan URG URG

ethiopia

URG

horn of

URG africa

kenya burundi

mozambique

madagascar mauritius

south africa

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Geographical map of intervention 2011

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mongolia

nepal

prioritary countries partners countries URG

emergency humanitarian aid

timor leste

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Distribution channels

Bilateral cooperation

7 % 8 %

Multi-bilateral cooperation

9 % 9 %

Multilateral cooperation 50 %

17 %

Emergency humanitarian aid Partnership with Monegasque development NGO’s Implementation costs

Bilateral cooperation As the Monegasque Cooperation aims to promote local cooperation, particular focus is placed on the deployment of bilateral cooperation. Some fifteen countries benefitted from Monegasque Assistance in 2011, primarily LDCs.

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Multilateral cooperation

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A share of Monegasque ODA is also donated to certain international organisations for programmes and projects which are in line with the political priorities pursued by Monaco on the international scene, namely environmental protection, humanitarian action, health, support for capacity building and the protection of children and human rights.

Emergency humanitarian aid This aid is geared towards the communities affected by humanitarian and natural disasters or conflict. Three components have been developed: prevention, emergency and post-crisis rehabilitation.

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Partnerships with Monegasque development NGOs Partnerships with Monegasque NGOs mainly involve project co-funding and capacity-building.

Support is also given to two Collectives: • Monaco Collectif Humanitaire (hospitalisation of children in the Principality who cannot be treated in their own country - 149 children have received care since the beginning of the project); • Monaco Collectif Haiti (construction of a primary school in Port au Prince).

II – HUMAN RESOURCES Under the authority of the Ministry of External Relations: The Office of International Cooperation (DCI) is entrusted with: • helping to establish and monitor every aspect of the Principality’s international cooperation policy including the selection of projects and the defining of implementation methods, as well as the legal, technical and financial framework; • implementing and monitoring the proposed measures and actions within the scope of emergency humanitarian aid; • monitoring relations with Monegasque and international non-governmental organisations working abroad in development assistance; • all other missions pertaining to international cooperation assigned to it.

• helping to establish and monitor the Principality’s external relations policy; • examining and monitoring international treaties, conventions and agreements, of a bilateral or multilateral nature, to which the Principality is a party or plans to be a party; • acting as a depository for certain international agreements; • dealing with and following up on the applications made by the Principality for membership to international organisations;

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The Office of International Affairs (DAI) is entrusted with:

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• allocating the Principality’s statutory and voluntary financial contributions to the aforementioned organisations; • preparing and following up on international meetings, of a bilateral or multilateral nature, in which the Principality takes part and carrying out any action that subsequently needs to be taken; • all other missions pertaining to international affairs assigned to it.

To this end, the above Offices work in close cooperation with Embassies, Monegasque representations to international organisations, the consular network, Monegasque NGOs and the private sector.

The Consuls of Monaco The Principality of Monaco boasts a particularly rich consular network abroad. Therefore, in most of its countries of intervention, the Monegasque Cooperation is supported by the Consuls of Monaco. In addition to facilitating dialogue with the country’s authorities, the Consuls also help to monitor cooperation projects.

Technical Coordinators

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In several priority countries of intervention, technical coordinators are posted within the Consulates in order to monitor cooperation projects on a day-to-day basis and maintain dialogue with the local partners. These technical coordinators work in direct contact with the Office of International Cooperation which also carries out regular field monitoring for all the projects funded by the Government of Monaco.

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In 2011, five technical coordinators were posted to the following countries: Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Mali, Niger and Tunisia.

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INTRODUCTION

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BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL COOPERATION

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Distribution of mosquito nets - Accelerated action on malaria until the pre-elimination stage in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2015 in partnership with WHO

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Among the 8 MDGs, three concern health: MDG 4: Reduce the under-five mortality rate; MDG5: Improve maternal health; and MDG6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.

According to the latest MDG report issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of under-five mortality: one child in eight dies before his/her fifth birthday, i.e. twice the average as in all the developing regions. It is also in this region of the world that the highest maternal mortality rate is found (640 deaths per 100,000 live births) and the highest HIV prevalence rate (4 adults in 1,000 infected in 2009).

Faced with this reality, the Government of Monaco has made health its priority area for action focusing its aid on Sub-Saharan Africa.

In 2011, the projects given support in the health sector consequently represented 43% of Monegasque bilateral ODA. The main beneficiaries are the most deprived people, populations living in rural areas, children and adults with a disability, refugees, women and children (especially under-fives).

Selected projects are carried out in support of the national public health policies and strategies of partner countries.

In order to implement its action successfully, the Monegasque Cooperation has teamed up with specialised partners.

On 21st December 2010, a 5-year framework agreement was signed between the Government of Monaco, the Institut Pasteur and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. The agreement provides for the funding of joint projects to combat emerging diseases, access to training for scientists and health professionals in the least advanced countries, as well as the organisation of charitable scientific events related to environmental protection.

Furthermore, the Monegasque Cooperation is supported by the expertise available in the Principality through Monegasque healthcare institutions such as the Princess Grace Hospital, the Cardio-Thoracic Centre of Monaco, the Medical Imaging Centre and the Monegasque Institute for Sports Medicine and Surgery.

The Government of Monaco has also forged partnerships for many years with international organisations active in the health sector, such as the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to which it makes contributions.

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As far as civil society is concerned, strategic partnerships have been established with internationally renowned foundations and associations including the Institut Pasteur, the Mérieux Foundation, INSERM and Santé Sud.

WFP-UNFPA Programme Food security for children (Madagascar)

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tunisia lebanon

cuba mauritania haiti

senegal

mali

niger

burkina faso

burundi

madagascar

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mongolia

Prevention and access to healthcare for underprivileged populations Maternal and child health Fight against HIV, malaria and other diseases Fight against neglected diseases Technical cooperation timor leste

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Within the World Health Organisation (WHO), Monaco provides support for the Organisation Programme Budget and contributes funds to the «Health Action in Crisis» department which is responsible for emergency humanitarian aid.

The Principality places particular focus on two of the thirteen strategic objectives of the 2012-2013 Programme Budget: • Strategic Objective n° 3 which aims to prevent and reduce disease, disability and premature death from chronic noncommunicable diseases, mental disorders, violence and injuries and visual impairment; • Strategic Objective n° 8 which promotes a healthier environment, aims to intensify primary prevention and influence public policies in all sectors so as to address the root causes of environmental threats to health.

In order to achieve these objectives flexibility and responsiveness are required vis-à-vis the measures undertaken. This will necessarily take the form of contributions that are classified as «fully» or «highly» flexible.

In terms of voluntary contributions, since 2010 Monaco has been part of a small group of countries cited as models due to the fact that part or all of their contributions are made in a fully non-appropriated manner and/or are «highly flexible» contributions. This situation increases Monaco’s visibility within this organisation even more.

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By significantly increasing its voluntary contributions over the last few years, Monaco has become the 30th largest funder with the signing on 1st March 2007 of a framework cooperation agreement with the organisation, by providing for a contribution of 100,000 Euros minimum per year over a renewable two-year period, the main cooperation focus being direct aid to the countries. This agreement has been extended until 2013 and the annual amount of aid increased to 300,000 Euros for the 2009-2013 period.

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The Principality has therefore made a strong commitment to help prevent and combat noncommunicable diseases which were one of the key topics of the 64th World Health Assembly (Geneva, from 16th to 24th May 2011), by taking part in negotiations concerning the resolution of this issue and by becoming a co-sponsor.

Moreover, the Principality, which is actively involved in the fight against AIDS, contributes to the implementation of the UNAIDS programme and a framework cooperation agreement was signed in 2007.

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The Principality of Monaco’s commitment was formally endorsed with the appointment in October 2006 of H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie, President of the association Fights Aids Monaco, as «Special Representative of the UNAIDS Programme».

I. Prevention and access to healthcare for underprivileged populations The goals are to promote access to reliable diagnosis, affordable, available and effective medical treatment for the most deprived, but also to improve existing healthcare services in order to make them sustainable and efficient.

In February 2011, the Government of Monaco and the Mérieux Foundation signed a three-year partnership agreement with a view to reinforcing the quality of primary healthcare offered to the rural populations of Madagascar and Mali thanks to improved biological diagnosis.

It involves strengthening the human and technical skills of the laboratories located in rural regions in order to improve the diagnosis and, consequently, the monitoring and treatment of infectious diseases.

Some of the other projects lent support in 2011 include the improvement of cardio-vascular health for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon (partnership with UNRWA), the strengthening of the Tahaddi association’s medical programme (home visits and establishment of a community clinic) for the benefit of 10,000 inhabitants in the Hay El Gharbeh shanty town, half of whom are children, and in Mongolia, improved healthcare in 3 hospitals in the Arkhangai region (partnership with Santé Sud). For the latter project, over 400 medical and paramedical staff were trained and additional equipment installed. The effects were very quickly assessable as between 2010 and 2011 child mortality in this region dropped by 35% and neonatal mortality by 38%.

In 2011, the emergency programme initiated in the Filingué Department in Niger following the 2010 food crisis was also completed. This project enabled 2,000 pupils from 3 schools to be fed daily, 3,607 children and women to receive care in healthcare centres, as well as the creation of 2 community health insurance schemes to ensure access to care for the most vulnerable.

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In 2011, this project enabled 3 laboratories to be set up in Mali as well as training to be given to 3 doctors and 3 technicians to cover a population of 88,498 people. A mission to install equipment and provide training on how to use it was organised by Santé Sud. In the long term, 9 laboratories will be set up in the country and 9 teams trained (one doctor and one technician per team).

WFP-UNFPA Programme - Food distribution

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Finally, in Timor Leste, in partnership with the Monegasque Red Cross, the Government of Monaco funded the construction of a second maternity home named the «Princess Grace Maternity». The maternity home will open its doors in 2012 and will enable 3,000 women to receive pre and postnatal care. The first, opened by H.S.H. Prince Albert II in April 2008, is fully up and running. It is to be noted that the Government of Timor Leste has replicated the project and the country now has 32 healthcare facilities of this type. In the long term, all 64 districts of the country should be equipped.

Projects supported in 2011 in the field of prevention and access to care for the underprivileged populations

Country

Project

Partner(s)

Duration of roject

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Burkina Faso

Ambulance of Hope

Enfants du Monde

2011-2013

68.782 €

20.000 €

Burkina Faso

Albinism Awareness

Association Burkinabé pour l’Intégration des Personnes Albinos (ABIPA)

2011

19.934 €

19.934 €

Lebanon

Reinforcement of a medical and educational programme for the people living in the Hay El Gharbeh shanty town

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA)

2011-2013

300.000 €

100.000 €

Improved healthcare through improved biological diagnosis

• Les Amis du Liban monaco • Apprentis d’Auteuil • Tahaddi

2009-2011

86.672,83 €

31.003 €

Mérieux Foundation

2011-2013

314.695 €

111.644 €

Lebanon

Madagascar – Mali

Charles Mérieux Centre in Bamako Improving the quality of care through enhanced laboratory diagnosis (Mali)

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Improved healthcare through improved biological diagnosis

Country

Project

Partner(s)

Duration of roject

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Mauritania

Maintenance work to the wastewater treatment plant at the maternal and child welfare centre in Nouamghar

EauNergie

2011

11.757,97 €

11.757,97 €

Mongolia

Improved access to good quality care for the Arkhangai population

Santé Sud

2009-2011

335.000 €

140.000 €

Niger

Support for health and food security for the populations living in the Filingué Department

SOS Sahel International

2010-2011

99.954 €

19.954 €

Niger

Supply of medicines and food supplements for four healthcare centres

Consulate of Monaco in Niger

2011

9.595 €

9.595 €

Niger

Study for the construction of a Paediatric Ward and a Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre

ES-KO

2011

18.846 €

18.846 €

Timor

Construction of the Princess Grace Maternity Home in the Oecussi District

• Ministry of Health • Monegasque Red Cross

2010-2011

60.000 €

30.000 €

1.325.236,80 €

512.733,97 €

TOTAL

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II – Maternal and child health Maternal and child health is a key area of intervention for the Monegasque Cooperation, namely through prevention, education on reproductive health, access to obstetric services, improved care in pregnancy and childbirth and food security.

Subsequently, following the recurrent food crises affecting Southern Madagascar, the Monegasque Cooperation has supported a large-scale programme since 2009 in the Androy and Anosy regions in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in order to reduce the vulnerability of women of childbearing age and children between 6 and 24 months. In 2011, Monaco’s contribution resulted in 24.61 tonnes of fortified flour being supplied to 931 children, 224 pregnant women and 212 lactating mothers. Thanks to the project as a whole, over 8,000 women of childbearing age have used at least one reproductive health service (family planning, pre or post-natal consultation, childbirth with distribution of hygiene and well-being kits.

In 2011, two new partnerships were established with regard to child health: with Médecins du Monde to reduce the mortality rate of under-sixteens in Madagascar suffering from heart disease and with the Institut Pasteur through the research programme on children’s infection with antibiotic resistant bacteria (ChARLI).

Moreover, within the scope of the agreement signed in 2010 with St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, the Monegasque Cooperation supports the Casablanca and Rabat Hospitals so that they can offer suitable treatment for children and young adults suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Some forty children received treatment in 2011.

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Finally, the Principality of Monaco is the number one contributor per capita worldwide in the fight against poliomyelitis. Since 2005, its support for vaccination campaigns launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Niger has enabled 100,000 children to be inoculated every year.

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Country

Project

Partner(s)

Duration of roject

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Madagascar

Support for paediatric heart surgery

Médecins du Monde

2011-2013

400.000 €

50.000 €

Madagascar

Reducing the vulnerability of women and children due to the food crisis

• World Food Programme (WFP) • United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)

2009-2012

327.000,70 €

90.000 €

Morocco

Treatment for children and young adults suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia

St Jude Reasarch’s Hospital

2010-2014

490.000 €

70.000 €

Niger

National polio vaccination campaign

World Health Organisation (WHO)

2005-2011

355.000 €

100.000 €

Low-income countries

Pilot research programme on children’s antibioticresistant infection (CHARLI)

Institut Pasteur

2011-2013

847.110 €

39.710 €

2.419.110,07€

349.710 €

TOTAL

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Projects supported in 2011 in the field of maternal and child health

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III - Fight against HIV, malaria and other diseases

Fight against HIV/AIDS As far as combating HIV/AIDS is concerned, the Government of Monaco signed a framework partnership agreement with UNAIDS in 2009. In 2011, a contribution amounting to 120,000 € was made to this organisation for the prevention and fight against HIV/AIDS in Haiti.

A three-year partnership with UNICEF was initiated in 2011 in Burundi to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The partnership provides that 60,000 pregnant women consult services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS and that 80% of babies born to HIV infected mothers receive appropriate paediatric treatment.

A «health microfinance» programme was also initiated in Burkina Faso with PlaNet Finance to improve the living conditions and promote the socio-economic integration of people living with HIV/AIDS through the development of income-generating activities and access to microfinance.

Fight against malaria In 2004, the Monegasque Cooperation joined forces with WHO in order to play an active role in the fight against malaria in Madagascar. The initial results on Sainte Marie Island have been remarkable (the prevalence rate has dropped from 53% to 5%).

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In 2008-2009, on the basis of these initial results, it funded, again in partnership with WHO, the construction and fitting out of a National Reference Centre for Malaria Control to which it makes a financial contribution every year to cover running costs.

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This positive experience has led, again in partnership with WHO, to the launch of a wide-scale programme in Southern and Eastern Africa for the pre-elimination of malaria in 8 countries (Botswana, Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland, Zanzibar and Zimbabwe). The Government of Monaco provided funds amounting to 1,500,000 € for phase I of this programme (2010-2012), which in 2011 resulted in the distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets, indoor spraying and the implementation of strategic plans in each country.

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Other diseases In addition to HIV and malaria, the Monegasque Cooperation pays particular attention to other diseases affecting the developing countries such as acute bacterial meningitis, cancer and noma.

In order to do this, it has teamed up with specialised partners including the Institut Pasteur (fight against acute bacterial meningitis in Niger), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its programme of action for cancer therapy (PACT) in Niger and Enfants du Monde whose aid from Monaco enables 8,000 malnourished children or children suffering from Noma’s disease to benefit from food supplements and care every year.

Projects supported in 2011 in the fight against HIV, malaria and other diseases

Partner(s)

Duration of roject

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Burkina Faso

Support for the socioeconomic integration of people living with HIV/ AIDS

• PlaNet Finance • Programme d’Appui au Monde Associatif et Communautaire de lutte contre le VIH/Sida (PAMAC)

2011

38.296 €

38.296 €

Burundi

Community care for HIV/ AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children

• AMADE Burundi • AMADE Mondiale • Fight Aids Monaco

2011-2013

360.001 €

150.000 €

Burundi

Increasing the prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission from mother to child

UNICEF

2011-2013

390.000 €

110.000 €

Haïti

Fight against HIV/AIDS

ONUSIDA

2011

120.000 €

120.000 €

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Project

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Fight against HIV/AIDS

UNICEF - Strengthening the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS (Burundi)

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Country

Project

Partner(s)

Duration of roject

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Fight against malaria Botswana Comoros Madagascar South Africa Namibia Swaziland Zanzibar Zimbabwe

Speeding up the fight against malaria so as to reach the pre-elimination phase in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2015

World Health Organisation (WHO)

2010-2012

1.500.000 €

450.000 €

Madagascar

Strengthening the healthcare system and access to care in Sainte Marie

World Health Organisation (WHO)

2010-2013

355.000 €

100.000 €

Madagascar

Support in running the National Malaria Control Centre

Ministry of Health

2010-2012

60.000 €

20.000 €

Niger

Influence of climate factors: fight against acute bacterial meningitis

Institut Pasteur

2010-2013

187.990 €

23.980 €

Niger

Implementation of a national cancer programme

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

2010-2011

175.000 €

100.000 €

Burkina Faso

The fight against malnutrion and Noma disease in children

Enfants du Monde

2009-2011

75.000 €

25.000 €

3.261.287 €

1.137.276 €

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Other diseases

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TOTAL

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IV - Fight against neglected diseases

Fight against sickle cell disease The Monegasque Cooperation attaches great importance to neglected diseases, particularly through prevention and improvement of the fight against sickle cell disease in West Africa.

The world’s number 1 genetic disease, sickle cell disease claims the lives of almost 200,000 people every year, 50 to 75% of whom are children under five, and affects 500,000 others.

In this field, the intervention implemented by the Monegasque Cooperation consists of concrete action on a national scale, by constructing and fitting out Research Centres to Combat the disease and providing aid for the running costs in Mali and Niger.

The centres, now fully operational, care for 8,000 patients every year, almost half of whom are children under five.

This is supplemented by partnerships with associations to support sickle cell sufferers in several countries (Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Madagascar and Niger) to inform the population about screening, especially mothers, as well as the public authorities, the mobilisation of European players (Pierre Fabre Foundation, AMADE Mondiale, researchers...) in favour of this cause and the training of doctors by contributing to the Virtual Medical University of Monaco.

Moreover, as part of the «health microfinance» programme, the Monegasque Cooperation has continued giving support to the micro-credit access programme for sickle cell disease sufferers which entered its phase 2 in 2011. This project enables sufferers to improve their socio-economic conditions through the development of income-generating activities thanks to access to microcredit.

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In addition to access to care for sickle cell sufferers (screening, curative care, medical follow-up, hospitalisation in the event of complications), they are also developing components concerning medical research, training (doctors, school principals, technicians...) and awareness efforts in cooperation with sickle cell disease associations. They are also setting up protocols that can be reproduced in other healthcare establishments.

Dispensary at the Research Centre to Combat Sickle Cell Disease in Bamako (Mali)

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Fight against Bilharziasis The Government of Monaco also helps to fight neglected diseases by supporting the Bilvhax study conducted by Inserm, the ultimate phase in the development of Bilvhax, the vaccine candidate against biharziasis. The clinical trials, carried out in the Saint Louis region in Senegal, have assessed the therapeutic efficiency of the vaccine among 250 children aged between 6 and 9.

The final goal is to enable the populations to protect themselves against bilharziasis, the world’s second most widespread parasitic disease which primarily affects the developing countries. Over 200 million people are chronic sufferers of the disease and 300,000 die from it every year.

As part of this partnership, the Principality of Monaco hosted on Friday 7th October 2011, the 5th Steering Committee, Bilhvax 3 «a vaccine against bilharziasis».

In the presence of Mr José Badia, Minister for External Relations, the Co-Presidents of the Steering Committee, Professor André Syrota, CEO of Inserm, and Ms Majdouline Sbaï, Vice-President of the North-Pas de Calais Regional Council, the last committee meeting was held prior to obtaining the results from the many years of research conducted by INSERM to develop a vaccine against bilharziasis.

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The steering committee provided the opportunity to commend the efforts undertaken over the past 25 years by French, Belgian and Senegalese researchers, as well as to discuss with all the partners concerned the future of the vaccine so that it can benefit the populations affected in the shortest time possible.

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Projects supported in 2011 in the fight against neglected diseases Partner(s)

Duration of roject

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Fight against sickle cell disease

Initiative Committee against sickle cell disease in Burkina Faso

2010-2011

38.040 €

18.040 €

Madagascar

Programme to combat sickle cell disease

• Ministry of Health • Fight against sickle cell disease • World Health Organisation (WHO)

2010-2011

220.000 €

110.000 €

Mali

Construction and support for the Research Centre to Combat Sickle Cell Disease in Bamako

Ministry of Health

2009-2012

424.920 €

110.000 €

Mali, Niger

Setting up ten online medical training courses on sickle cell disease

Virtual Medical University of Monaco

2011

10.969 €

10.969 €

Mauritania

Awareness and training concerning care for sickle cell disease

Association for sickle cell disease sufferers in Mauritania

2011

40.000 €

40.000 €

Niger

Strengthening the managerial capacity and institutional expertise of the Sickle Cell Disease National Reference Centre

Sickle Cell Disease National Reference Centre (CNRD)

2011

50.000 €

50.000 €

Niger

Managerial capacity building for the National Blood Transfusion Centre

National Blood Transfusion Centre (CNTS)

2011

39.870 €

39.870 €

Country

Project

Burkina Faso

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Fight against sickle cell disease

Inserm – Bilhvax 3, a vaccination against bilharziasis

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Country

Project

Partner(s)

Duration of roject

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Association to combat sickle cell disease in Niger (ALDN)

2011

30.000 €

30.000 €

2011

173.594 €

173.594 €

2008-2012

432.298,11 €

118.078,11 €

1.459.691,11€

700.551,11€

Fight against sickle cell disease Niger

Niger

Increasing the efficiency of the action of the Sickle Cell Disease Association at national level

Access to microcredit for sickle cell sufferers

• PlaNet Finance • Association to combat Sickle Cell Disease • National Sickle Cell Disease Reference Centre

Fight against Bilharziasis Sénégal

BILHVAX 3, a vaccination against bilharziasis

Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm)

TOTAL

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On 30th March 2011, the Government of Monaco signed framework agreements within the health sector with four healthcare structures in the Principality: • The Princess Grace Hospital (CHPG) • The Cardio-Thoracic Centre in Monaco (CCM) • The Medical Imaging Centre (CIM) • The Monegasque Institute for Sports Medicine and Surgery (IM2S The purpose of these agreements is to manage and reinforce partnerships that are already operational.

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Capacity building for nursing staff As part of the partnership with the CHPG, the Monegasque Cooperation supported the structuring of 2 hospital departments in its partner countries in 2011: • the orthopaedic surgery department at the Niamey National Hospital (HNN) in Niger thanks to missions carried out in cooperation with the Monegasque Red Cross, the CHPG and IM2S; • the gynaecology department at the Pikine Hospital in Senegal thanks to endoscopic training for a team consisting of a scrub nurse, a doctor and an anaesthetist.

In order to structure these departments, skills transfer is either carried out in the Principality by means of a long-term training course within the CHPG, or in the partner country by means of humanitarian missions.

In 2011, the CHPG also took on board a Madagascan doctor from the Tananarie University Hospital for a one-year period within its medical imaging department in order to train him in digestive ultrasound and traditional radiology. This action completes a programme which is already implemented involving training missions in «medical imaging» and the creation of a university diploma in ultrasound.

Again at the CHPG, a Tunisian doctor benefitted from a training course in heart rhythm techniques (cardiology department). The doctor concerned, fully integrated into the department’s activity, was responsible for monitoring patients, took part in various scientific activities and helped to write an article published on «ventricular epicardial tachycardia».

It is also worth noting that the Government of Monaco and the Institut Pasteur signed a special agreement in 2011 concerning the training of five young professionals from the African continent with a view to obtaining a Master’s degree in public health with a specialisation in infectious risks at the Ecole Pasteur-Cnam de Santé Publique for the 2011-2014 period.

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Furthermore, medical material and equipment were sent to Cuba and Niger.

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Projects supported in 2011 in the field of Technical Cooperation Country Madagascar Joseph Ravoahany Hospital Andrianavalona (Antananarivo)

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Medical imaging training for a doctor

Partner(s)

Duration

CHPG

1 year training

Morocco • Essos Hospital Centre of Cameroon • CHU Ibn Roc-Casablanca

Training for two hepato-gastroenterologists in digestive ultrasound techniques

• CHPG • OESO Foundation

1 week of training each

Senegal Pikine Hospital (Dakar)

Training for a scrub nurse in gynaecology

CHPG

3 month course

Tunisia Fattoumata Bourghiba University Hospital (Monastir)

Training for a doctor in cardiology heart rhythm, radiofrequency ablation

CHPG

1 year training

Madagascar Antananarivo University Centre

Mission to provide ultrasound tuition

CHPG

10 day mission

Morocco Marrakech and Oudja Hospital

Two missions to implant pacemakers and carry out radiofrequency ablations

• CHPG • Association de cardiologie Monaco-Maroc

8 day mission

Setting up a gynaecological endoscopy unit thanks to the training of a team consisting of a doctor, an anaesthetist and a scrub nurse

CHPG

2011

Niger Niamey National Hospital (HNN)

Structuring an orthopaedic surgery department

CHPG

2011

Sénégal Centre Hospitalier de l’Ordre de Malte (Dakar)

Installation of remote training facilities

Order of Malta

2011

African continent

Training for a young professional in order to obtain a Master’s degree in public health with specialisation in infectious risks, implemented by the Ecole Pasteur/Cnam in cooperation with EHESP

Institut Pasteur

2011

Sénégal Pikine Hospital (Dakar)

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Training/Project

Total funding for 2011

121.904 €

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Supply of equipment Country

Project

Partner(s)

Duration of roject

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Cuba «Senen Casas» Community Centre

Support for the supply of paediatric equipment

«Senen Casas» Community Centre

2010-2012

25.300 €

13.800 €

Cuba José Luis Miranda» Paediatric Hospital

Support for the supply of medical equipment

«José Luis Miranda» Paediatric Hospital

2010-2011

34.700 €

6.200 €

Niger National Public Health Nursing School

Support for demonstration material and teaching books

• CHPG • IFSI

2011

8.617,69 €

8.617,69 €

68.617,69 €

28.617,69 €

GRAND TOTAL DISBURSED 2011

2.866.962,77 €

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TOTAL

Research Centre to Combat Sickle Cell Disease in Bamako (Mali)

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Monseigneur Luc Sangaré Educational and Cultural Centre for Youth.

Drop-in facilities, tutoring and continuous education for over 1,000 pupils and students every year (Mali - Bamako)

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Education is among the Monegasque Cooperation’s priority areas of intervention, representing 28% of Monaco’s bilateral ODA in 2011. The strategy for education is inspired by 3 of the 8 MDGs: • MDG1, eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (target 1B: achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people) • MDG2, achieve universal primary education • MDG3, promote gender equality and empower women In Sub-Saharan Africa, where over half the population is under 15, the education of children remains a challenge. In Burkina Faso for example, only one child in two attends primary school and only one in six secondary school. In Madagascar, the net enrolment rate in secondary education is a mere 24% (UNICEF statistical sources 2007-2010).

The Monegasque Cooperation is developing its intervention in this sector by promoting access to education through the construction and fitting out of schools and literacy programmes for children and adults who did not have the opportunity of attending school. Training courses and professional integration are also being developed, in particular for the benefit of street children and disabled children. Finally, a component focused on social integration and respect for human rights has been implemented for the most vulnerable populations (refugees, orphans, the disabled...).

Within civil society, partnerships have been established with the Apprentis d’Auteuil (support for local associations taking care of street children), Handicap International (capacity building for state organisations and associations working for the improved social integration of the disabled), the Zakoura Education Foundation (Moroccan association specialised in combating school drop-out and the development of nonformal education in the rural environment).

A new partnership was also initiated in 2011 with the SAMU Social International to support children and youth on the streets of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).

As far as international organisations are concerned, Monaco, a founder member of the International Organisation for the French-speaking world (OIF), actively contributed towards the running and activities of this organisation in 2011, by helping to finance the Francophone Volunteer Fund. The aim of this contribution was to set up the OIF’s international French-speaking

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In order to carry out successfully its development cooperation policy with regard to education, the Monegasque Cooperation draws on the support of specialised partners.

Hardi Centre, social and economic reintegration of street children and youth in Tananarive (Madagascar)

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croatia

tunisia

moldavia

lebanon

morocco algeria mauritania el salvador

senegal

mali

burkina faso

burundi

madagascar

mauritius

south africa

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mongolia

Access to education and literacy Training and professional integration Social integration and respect for human rights

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volunteer pilot programme, which now offers young French-speaking adults aged between 21 and 34 the opportunity to take part, for a one-year period, in a development project.

Furthermore, after funding over 500,000 Euros from 2001 to 2008 for the opening of 22 Reading and Cultural Activity Centres (CLAC) in Madagascar, the Principality is now supporting the extension of the CLAC network in Burundi.

Monaco also shares the international commitment made by the Francophonie to increase the efficiency of educational systems, so as to achieve Education For All (EFA), the second Millennium Development Goal. This Francophone cooperation is based on improving the professional expertise of teachers and other players involved in education, in particular by modernising teaching tools. This is one of the goals of the IFADEM (Initiative francophone pour la formation à distance des maîtres) programme launched in 2007 and which will have trained several thousand teachers by 2013.

Regarding the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the Principality of Monaco, which was elected to the Organisation’s Executive Board in 2009, has supported two field projects in Burkina Faso (Education For All / Teacher training) and in Mongolia (training in combating illicit trafficking in cultural goods).

In addition, while taking part in the 36th session of UNESCO’s general conference, which was held in Paris in October/November 2011, the Permanent Delegation of Monaco participated in the discussions of the Education Commission (ED) which opened with the conclusions of the 7th Youth Forum.

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On this occasion, UNESCO’s leading role in education was reaffirmed and the four priorities vis-à-vis Education For All (EFA) were confirmed, namely literacy, teacher training, technical and vocational training, and improved planning for sectoral policies.

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Moreover, particular importance is now given by UNESCO to the promotion and dissemination of education for sustainable development (ESD) programmes.

Within the field of the protection of human rights and the rights of the child, the Principality actively contributes towards the financing of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. It also demonstrates its support for children within UNESCO by helping to fund the children and violence programme whose goal, in accordance with the policy implemented by the Government of Monaco in this field, is to reinforce systems to protect children and to prevent any violence and mistreatment against them.

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Within the OSCE, Monaco is particularly involved in child protection and the fight against trafficking in human beings, especially in Moldavia.

Moreover, a partnership initiated in 2005 with Monaco’s Office of National Education, Youth and Sports concerning vocational training in the hotel & catering industry (Monte Carlo Technical and Hotel School and the MITD Sir Gaetan Duval School in Mauritius) opened the way for wider cooperation. 2011 saw the beginning of schools in the Principality taking part in the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Freerice game, the organisation within the premises of the Charles III School of a photographic exhibition on projects given support by the Monegasque Cooperation in Mali and an exchange visit between Croatian and Monegasque students (Gymnasija Dubrovnik and Lycée Albert I of Monaco).

I - Access to education and literacy In the non-formal education sector, the Monegasque Cooperation supports the Zakoura Education Foundation in Morocco. An initial project (2008-2010) enabled 5 rural communities in the Agadir region to give a non-formal education to children, adult literacy classes, hygiene and health awareness, professional initiation for youth and the setting up of a local association.

A second similar project was initiated in 2011 for the benefit of 5 new rural communities, again in the Agadir region. This should allow over 1,000 children to gain access to education between 2011 and 2013.

In Lebanon, the aim is to improve educational services adapted to children who have received very little schooling. Support is therefore given to the Tahaddi and INSAN NGOs which are setting up these services for the benefit of children made vulnerable by their experience of poverty, as refugees or migrants. Generally speaking, the children’s education is completed through social support for the families. In 2011, approximately 600 children benefitted from educational programmes of this type. Support for Lebanese NGOs by the Apprentis d’Auteuil or l’Institut Européen pour la Cooperation au Développement (IECD) led to the consolidation of the working methods and increased sustainability of the results.

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Projects supported in 2011 concerning access to education and literacy

Project

Partner(s)

Duration of roject

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Burkina Faso

Education For All / Teacher training

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

2010-2013

200,000 €

50,000 €

Burundi

Creation of eight new reading and cultural activity centres (CLAC)

International Organisation for the French-speaking world (OIF)

2009-2012

400,000 €

100,000 €

Lebanon

Autonomisation of educational and psychosocial services of the INSAN association

Association INSAN

2011-2012

89,820 €

34,877 €

Lebanon

Support to the Janah Centre for the education of children and young Iraqi refugees

Institut Européen pour la Coopération au Développement (IECD)

2011-2012

95,062 €

35,027 €

Lebanon

Development and sustainability of socioeducational activities of the Tahaddi Educational Centre

Apprentis d’Auteuil Tahaddi Liban

2011

85,792 €

85,792 €

Madagascar

Open-air school classes for deprived children in Fianarantsoa

NGO Bel Avenir

2010-2012

57,407.55 €

22,573.12 €

Madagascar

Support for specialised school for blind and visually impaired children and youth Ephata

Centre EPHATA

2010-2011

18,937 €

9,964 €

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Project

Partner(s)

Duration of roject

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Madagascar

Development and strengthening of educational and learning activities for youth and children in difficult situations in the High Plateaux of Madagascar

Centre EPHATA

2011

20.000 €

20.000 €

Morocco

Combating school dropout (Tanouir programme)

Association Kane Ya Makane

2010-2012

80.000 €

20.000 €

Morocco

Integrated development of 6 douars in the Marrakech and Agadir regions

Zakoura Foundation

2011-2013

299.743,22 €

75.000 €

Senegal

Support for running the community early learning centre in Fass Ngom

Association for the Promotion of Creative Education (APEC) for street children and youth

2011

1.385 €

1.385 €

Exchange between students on cultural and spiritual ties between the two Mediterranean cities

• Office of National Education, Youth and Sport of Monaco • Lycée Albert I of Monaco • Gymnasija Dubrovnik

2011

9.830 €

9.830 €

1.357.976,77€

464.448,12€

Croatia

TOTAL

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Development and strengthening of educational activities for children in precarious situations in the High Plateaux of Madagascar

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II - Training and professional integration Since 2010, the Monegasque Cooperation has supported a skills training programme as well as the reintegration of youth in the rural village of Baguineda in agro-sylvo-pastoral and cottage industry activities in Mali, conducted by the association AJA Mali.

In 2011, this youth entrepreneurship support programme resulted in 150 young people aged between 18 and 25 obtaining: • professional qualifications in an agro-sylvo-pastoral or cottage industry trade; • skills in micro-enterprise management; • help to enter the job market (drawing up a micro-enterpise project, setting up an initial integration fund, creating a self-financing and business sustainability fund, support for starting up and developing their micro-enterprise, setting up a guarantee fund to facilitate access to credit).

Sports-education projects are also given support in Mali with the establishment of the football training centre in Bamako, and in Senegal with the development of a rugby centre in Yoff. In addition to the sports aspect, strong focus is placed on education, training and the social integration of youth, most of whom are in extremely precarious situations.

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In Mongolia, along with the archaeological excavation missions conducted by the MonacoMongolia joint mission and the rehabilitation of the Tsetserleg Monastery-Museum of Ethnology, a summer university has been created which accommodates fifteen or so young archaeology students from Oulan Bator each year and 2 Mongolian archaeologists have enrolled in a PhD course in France.

Yeleen Olympic football training centre - Bamako (Mali)

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Furthermore, the Monegasque Cooperation supported the creation of a centre for vocational training and development in controlled and responsible tourism trades through the Mongolian Outdoor Leadership Institute’s (MOLI) study and activity programme. This project meets the expectations of the Mongolian Government in terms of tackling unemployment, improving the conditions for the safety and welcome of tourists, respect for the environment and the local communities.

Finally, again in Mongolia, as part of the programme to combat illicit trafficking in cultural goods conducted by UNESCO, training has been given to 200 employees working in museums, on borders, in government and schools. In addition to improving the skills of participants regarding the protection of cultural heritage, the training also enabled them to set up a network whose efficiency has already had a positive effect in the field.

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Total funding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Algeria

Training and museography

Monaco’s Museum of Anthropology

2010-2011

16.147 €

1.500 €

El Salvador

Improving through education the living standards of 48 young women with limited resources

Asociacion de Fomento Cultural y Deportivo (AFCyD)

2010-2012

90.000 €

30.000 €

Mali

Setting up the Yeleen football training centre in Bamako

Association Football Solidaire

2009-2011

242.322 €

113.018 €

Mali

Skills training and support for the reintegration of 150 young adults from the Rural Commune of Baguined

Association AJA Mali

2010-2012

319.918 €

5.000 €

Mauritius

Exchange programme in the hotel and catering industry

Mauritian Consulate

2005-2011

80.500 €

14.811,30 €

Mongolia

Training to combat illicit trafficking in cultural goods

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

2011-2013

150.000 €

50.000 €

Archaeological excavations and restoration of a monastery in the Arkhangai region

• Mongolian Academy of Science’s • Institute of Archaeology • Monaco’s Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology

2008-2011

417.500 €

143.327,07€

Mongolia

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Projects supported in 2011 in the field of training and professional integration

Association Jeunesse Actions Mali (AJA) (Youth Action Association) - Vocational training and socio-economic integration of 150 rural youth (Mali)

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Total funding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Mongolia

Support for the project to create a training and development centre in controlled tourism

Mongolian Outdoor Leadership Institute (MOLI)

2011-2012

17.986,50 €

14.389,20 €

Senegal

Support for the development of a Rugby Centre in Yoff

Consulate of Monaco in Senegal

2011

82.208 €

54.594 €

1.416.581,50€

426.639,57€

TOTAL

III - Social integration and respect for human rights For many years, the Monegasque Cooperation has supported programmes for the benefit of street children in partnership with the Apprentis d’Auteuil.

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In Madagascar, a project to support the social and economic reintegration of street children and youth has been lent support since 2009. This project, conducted by the Apprentis d’Auteil in cooperation with the associations Graines de Bitume, Hardi, Centre Energie and ENDA Indian Ocean, enables over 900 youth to receive care by various facilities (accommodation, school refresher courses, vocational training, improved health and nutritional situation, economic integration...). A training component for 60 education professionals has also been developed.

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In Morocco, again in partnership with the Apprentis d’Auteuil, the Monegasque Cooperation has been supporting a programme since 2007 to help youth living on the street and in difficulty in the cities of Casablanca, Marrakech and Safi with their education and professional integration.

In 2011, 300 young people followed a vocational training course adapted to their level in state or private establishments and 5 children were placed in 5 foster families. Lobbying efforts are also being conducted among the authorities to define a framework for the placing of children in foster care.

Moreover, a new partnership, for a three-year period, was signed in 2011 with the SAMU Social International in order to improve the health, psycho-social and educational situation of children and youth living on the streets of Ouagadougou. In 2011, the mobile support centre made 312

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rounds. Thanks to these rounds, 1,641 children were provided care, 27 young people were given shelter and hospitalised, 547 children were provided psycho-social counselling and 266 new beneficiaries were identified. The day care centre registered 4,198 admissions and 184 children benefitted from emergency accommodation (ranging from one night to one year).

In the field of disability, a five-year partnership was initiated in 2010 with the NGO Handicap International with a view to strengthening the organisational and managerial capacity of Moroccan associations working for the benefit of the disabled. Close to 1,000 disabled individuals benefit from improved care, services and activities from the associations. In addition, the players involved in development are made aware and mobilised in order to improve the social participation of the disabled. In 2011, the project was implemented with 5 associations, of which 2 were newly identified. Furthermore, an occupational therapist was posted to support one of the 5 associations as part of the International Volunteers of Monaco programme.

In Tunisia, two new partnerships were initiated at the end of 2010: one for a five-year period to improve the accessibility of the urban environment for the disabled and the other for a three-year period to improve the quality of care given to abandoned children.

The strategy for all projects given support is based on building the capacity of staff from the specialised Tunisian associations and institutions. The first project is a pilot initiative conducted in two municipalities of Tunisia before disseminating the results to the whole of the country.

The second will enable the emotional, medical and intellectual support given every year to 500 children aged between 1 and 6 to be improved (the number of abandoned children each year in Tunisia is estimated to be between 700 and 800).

Within the field of respect for human rights, the Monegasque Cooperation supports two projects for the potential child victims of all forms of exploitation and denial of their basic rights: • In Senegal and Mali, in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations and multi-sectoral cooperation at national level, as well as to improve care for the child victims of trafficking.

• In Moldavia, in partnership with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the focus is on prevention through information and support for professional integration among a particularly vulnerable population of young people left by their parents who went to look for work in Western Europe or Russia.

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The post-revolution situation has caused delay in starting these projects which will enter their proper operational phase in 2012.

The Orchidées Blanches medical and educational centre (Madagascar)

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Projects supported in 2011 in the field of social integration and respect for human rights

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Total funding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

South Africa

Assessment of needs and drawing up of a development project through sport in Atlantis

Mthente Research and Consulting Services (Pty) Ltd

2011

22.173 €

22.173 €

Burkina Faso

Support of health, psycho-social and educational services for street children and youth

Samusocial International

2011-2013

165.200 €

15.200 €

Mali-Senegal

Assistance for the victims of trafficking in human beings

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

2011-2013

374.340 €

75.000 €

Croatia

Strengthening the support system for child and teen victims of mines or psychological trauma

Centre MARE

2010-2012

300.000 €

100.000 €

Croatia

Strengthening the support system for child and teen victims of mines or psychological trauma

Centre MARE

2008-2011

54.054,08 €

9.352,72 €

Lebanon

Social reintegration of young prisoners

Apprentis d’Auteuil

2010-2012

180.000 €

60.000 €

Madagascar

Social and economic reintegration of street children and youth in Antananarivo

Apprentis d’Auteuil

2009-2011

352.680 €

112.680 €

Madagascar

Improving the services and care provided at the Fianarantsoa Catholic Orphanage.

Fianarantsoa Catholic Orphanage

2011-2013

141.000 €

60.000 €

Madagascar

Sustainability of activities conducted by the Association les Orchidées Blanches medical-educational centre Orchidées Blanches and the National Union of Associations for the Disabled

2011-2013

88.336 €

40.240 €

Total funding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Morocco

Support for associations representing the disabled

Handicap International

2010-2014

585.000 €

90.000 €

Morocco

Promotion, respect for and implementation of the rights of children and women

• Al Karam • Apprentis d’Auteuil

2010-2012

319.492 €

123.161 €

Morocco

Construction of community crèches and a Fondation du Sud child protection centre in the Souss-Massa region

2010-2012

85.000 €

25.000 €

Morocco

Assistance for refugees in urban regions of Morocco in terms of health, education and sefl-sufficiency

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR)

2011-2013

280.000 €

50.000 €

Moldova

Prevention of trafficking in human beings and aid for children with no parental support

Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

2010-2011

150.000 €

92.000 €

Tunisia

Inclusive local development and universal accessibility for the promotion of the social participation of the disabled

Handicap International

2010-2014

350.000 €

10.000 €

Tunisia

Efficient and high-quality care for children with no family support

Health Sud

2010-2012

117.925 €

37.094 €

3.369.200,08€

921.900,72 €

TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL DISBURSED IN 2011

1.812.988,41€

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Productive microcredit and socio-economic support for underprivileged families living in the poor districts of Mahajanga (Madagascar) 46

microeconomy

MDG 1 aims to halve the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty, i.e. those living on less than 1.25 US$ per day. Currently, 1 billion people live below this poverty line, mainly in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), countries on which the Monegasque Cooperation focuses.

According to the latest UNDP MDG report, in Sub-Saharan Africa 51% of the population lives on less than 1.25$ per day. Based on the recent results concerning growth and the projected trends, the extreme poverty rate should drop below 36% in the region. To achieve this, and reduce the rate even further, efforts must be continued and where necessary increased.

The microeconomy sector specifically aims to meet this MDG, thanks to the implementation of development projects which enable the poorest people to generate an income.

As the logic of microfinance differs from that of charity, it encourages an approach for sustainable development through integration into the economic fabric, enabling beneficiaries to become the players in their own development, while contributing to the dynamism of the local economy.

Beyond the granting of a simple loan, access to financial services (savings, insurance) gives poor families the opportunity to invest and to bridge the gap for other necessary needs such as health and education, and thus reduce their vulnerability.

In 2011, microeconomy projects represented 11% of Monegasque bilateral ODA. This area of intervention falls under the responsibility of two strategic partnerships: • a framework cooperation agreement signed in 2010 with the Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation and CFM Monaco in the microfinance and social business fields; • close cooperation with PlaNet Finance which has enabled many programmes to be implemented successfully over the last few years allowing the most destitute to gain access to microcredit.

A partnership with an international organisation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has also been undertaken by providing support to the Web Cities project, World Alliance of Cities against Poverty.

It is also worth noting that «microfinance health» and «microfinance environment» programmes have been developed to support HIV/AIDS and sickle cell sufferers in Africa, in addition to Mongolian herders (see areas of intervention Health and Environment).

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Other specialised players are also partners of the Monegasque Cooperation such as Entrepreneurs du Monde and the Luxembourg-based NGO ADA (Appui au Développement Autonome).

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mali

senegal

burkina faso

burundi

madagascar

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Access to microfinance services for the poorest populations Promotion of the social impact and transparency of the microfinance sector Promotion of social entrepreneurship and fair-trade industries

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I – Access to microfinance services for the poorest populations Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) play a crucial role as intermediaries specialised in inclusive financial services.

The strengthening of young MFIs with a strong social impact, through technical assistance (training, supply of equipment, performance, management and organisation audits, information system equipment) is a priority and guarantees security.

In 2011, two MFIs were given support in Burkina Faso and Mali through the provision of technical assistance by PlaNet Finance.

In Burkina Faso, PlaNet Finance strengthened the capacity of the union of the Mutuelles d’Epargne et de Crédits (MECAP) of Artisans and Producers of Burkina Faso which offers appropriate and profitable financial services and has over 20,000 members. This assistance has enabled the staff to be offered training and support to be given to MECAP management (preparation of financial statements, financial analyses...).

In Mali, the support has promoted and strengthened the growth and development of SINSINSO, a fully-fledged MFI since the end of 2008 and keen to develop products geared towards particularly vulnerable people, such as the women, who work in the rural environment.

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A new three-year partnership (2011-2013) was also initiated in Burkina Faso with Entrepreneurs du Monde to improve the living conditions of 25,000 extremely poor families thanks to social entrepreneurship. The project provides for technical assistance to three MFIs so that they can diversify their services and support the creation or reinforcement of small companies involved in environmental protection (production and sale of environmental cookers, solar powered electricity protection systems...), access to drinking water and the fight against malnutrition (production and distribution of spirulina).

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In Burundi, the Monegasque Cooperation, AMADE Mondiale and Fight Aids Monaco have lent support since 2008 to AMADE Burundi in order to provide care to over 36,000 Orphans and other Vulnerable Children (OVCs). Faced with this major responsibility, AMADE Burundi was eager to promote the empowerment of the foster families of OVCs and the socio-economic integration of these children.

Therefore, since 2009 the Monegasque Cooperation, with the help of PlaNet Finance, has supported the creation of an MFI, named DUKUZE, to give families access to microfinance (savings, credit, insurance), while helping them to develop income-generating activities. In 2011, the MFI had 1,105 clients (mainly women) and aims, again with the support of PlaNet Finance, to become one of the three key players within this sector in Burundi over the next few years (target: 15,000 clients).

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Finally, in Mali, as part of the tripartite partnership with the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and CFM Monaco, a due diligence mission including the identification of technical assistance needs for the Soro Yiriwaso MFI was carried out by CFM Monaco.

Projects supported in 2011 in the field of access to microfinance services for the poorest populations Total funding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Burkina Faso

Developing social entrepreneurship among the most deprived by supporting microfinance institutions

Entrepreneurs du Monde

2011-2013

300.000 €

50.000 €

Burkina Faso

Capacity building for the Union des Mutuelles d’Epargne et de Crédits for artisans and producers

PlaNet Finance

2010-2011

66.906 €

36.906 €

Burundi

Supporting the institutional solidity and growth of DUKUZE Microfinance in order to maximise its social impact among vulnerable families

DUKUZE Microfinace

2010-2011

280.073 €

125.522 €

Mali

SINSINSO Association’s capacity building programme - technical assistance

• PlaNet Finance • SINSINSO

2011

34.112 €

23.878 €

Mali

Due Diligence Technical Assistance - SORO YIRIWASO

• Grameen Foundation • Crédit Agricole • CFM Monaco

2011

4.760€

4.760€

Developing social entrepreneurship among the most deprived through support for microfinance institutions (Entrepreneurs du Monde)

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Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Country

project

Partner(s)

Madagascar

Productive microcredit and socio-economic support for underprivileged families living in the poor districts of Mahajanga

MAMPITA Association

2010-2011

38.231 €

18.231 €

Madagascar

World Alliance of Cities against Poverty (Web Cities Programme)

UNDP

2009-2011

280.000 €

100.000 €

Madagascar

Deployment of an information and management system specialised in microfinance for the benefit of the Mutuelle du Mandrare

La Mutuelle du Mandrare

2010-2011

28.705 €

20.000 €

Sénégal

Technical support for the diversification of the Caurie MFI in agricultural funding

• Grameen Foundation • Crédit Agricole

2010-2011

12.000 €

2.000 €

104.478,87 €

381.297 €

TOTAL

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Total funding disbursed by Monaco

Project duration

II – Promotion of the social impact and transparency of the microfinance sector The Rating Initiative is a programme initiated by the Luxembourg Cooperation and implemented by the Luxembourg NGO ADA (Aide au Développement Autonome), a benchmark operator in the microfinance sector in Luxembourg. The aim of the Rating Initiative is to promote the financial and social rating of MFIs (www.ratinginitiative.org).

The Government of Monaco provided funds amounting to 100,000 € for the 2009-2011 period, primarily in order to finance the social and financial ratings of African MFIs. This programme offers

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excellent visibility as well as direct access to the ratings of several hundred MFIs on the African continent that may be eligible for technical assistance as part of the action undertaken by the Monegasque Cooperation. Since it was launched in 2008, 334 ratings, including 209 social ratings, have been co-funded, mainly on the African continent.

Again in partnership with ADA, the Monegasque Cooperation supports the microfinance website (www.lamicrofinance.org) dedicated to microfinance in the broadest sense of the term. The website’s resources represent the most comprehensive source of information on the subject in the French language.

Total funding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Burkina Faso, Mali, Madagascar et Sénégal

Pan-African Financial Education Programme for microfinance clients

Groupe de microfinance participative pour l’Afrique

2010-2011

40.000 €

10.000 €

Luxembourg

Supporting and encouraging the use of financial and social ratings between MFIs and increasing transparency in the sector

Appui au Développement Autonome (ADA)

2011

50.000 €

50.000 €

Luxembourg

Support for the development of the website dedicated to microfinance «Le portail francophone»

Appui au Développement Autonome (ADA)

2010-2012

75.000 €

25.000 €

165.000 €

85.000 €

TOTAL

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III – Promotion of social entrepreneurship and fair-trade industries In Senegal, following the results of an expert mission carried out by GRET, support was given to the development of the dairy industry in the Richard Toll and Ferio region in 2011, in partnership with the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. Milk collection by the Laiterie du Berger has promoted the partial settling of families and bovine herds. This process has led to increased needs for the population in terms of access to basic social services (in particular drinking water) and productive services (livestock feed, veterinary care, water). Efforts to structure the services offered to stockbreeders have continued, as well as their organisation as a representative entity, but they were faced with a particularly bad rainy season. The project resources have been redefined, mainly towards the use of fodder and cattle fattening which provide the animals with the necessary nutrients and guarantee an adequate quality of milk.

Since 2010, the Monegasque Cooperation has supported a project in Mali to improve the economic situation of 150 women members of the Malian association MNDK through the promotion of viable and sustainable micro-enterprise. The project currently concerns 120 direct and 494 indirect beneficiaries; various training sessions have been provided to improve the management skills of the beneficiaries.

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In Lebanon, support for the fair-trade industry by the association Fair Trade Lebanon has enabled four rural cooperatives to develop their business. Promotional activities have resulted in an increased volume of orders, whilst the cooperatives have benefitted from training and support for the installation of equipment with a view to complying with the production and sales standards in force on the European market.

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Total funding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Lebanon

Contribution to rural development through fair trade

Fair Trade Lebanon

2010-2012

100.000 €

30.000 €

Lebanon

Socio-economic rehabilitation in the southern suburbs of Beirut

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

2011-2013

400.000 €

100.000 €

Mali

Support for the promotion of women micro entrepreneurship in San

Association Muso Ni Den Kunkow (MNDK)

2010-2012

54.603 €

18.410 €

Senegal

Development of dairy farming in the Richard Toll Basin

• Grameen Foundation • Crédit Agricole • GRET • Laiterie du Berger

2010-2011

132.000 €

97.793 €

TOTAL

686.603 €

246.203 €

GRAND TOTAL DISBURSED 2011

712.500€

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ENVIRONMENT

Within the context of the Millennium Development Goals, and more particularly MDG7 «Ensure environmental sustainability», the Monegasque Cooperation, which has placed people at the heart of its concerns, focuses its intervention strategy on 3 areas of intervention: the fight against desertification and climate change; preservation of biodiversity and promotion of eco-tourism; access to drinking water and sanitation.

18% of Monegasque bilateral ODA is devoted to this field of intervention.

The UNDP’s latest report on the MDGs shows that further efforts and innovative approaches are necessary in order to reach the targets for preserving priority ecosystems; it also states that the target concerning drinking water should be met, if not exceeded, yet more than one in ten people will still have no access in 2015, the poorer and more vulnerable populations being at the greatest disadvantage.

Projects supported by the Monegasque Cooperation are generally managed by an international NGO (SOS Sahel International, Peace Park Foundation, Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières - AVSF) or a specialised local association (ALCESDAM, Association de sauvegarde de l’Oasis de Chenini, Arkhangai Herders’ Federation - AHF -, Fanamby).

The Monegasque Cooperation also works with National Authorities (Lebanon, Tunisia, Timor Leste, Costa Rica) and, generally speaking, the projects form part of national policies and strategies.

Within the scope of the various measures undertaken to honour its commitments with regard to mitigating and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, in 2009 the Ministry of External Relations introduced a procedure to offset greenhouse gas emissions generated by its own travel and that of its three Offices. Since 2011, this programme has been extended to the operation and running of the Office of International Cooperation. As such, a partnership covering the period 20092012 was established with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation through its programme «Monaco Carbon Offsetting». GHG emissions were subsequently offset via a wind farm project in Inner Mongolia (China).

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Furthermore, the Principality of Monaco is a party o the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol.

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lebanon tunisia morocco

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burkina faso

ethiopia

costa rica

mozambique madagascar

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mongolia

The fight against desertification and climate change Conservation of biodiversity and promotion of eco-tourism Access to drinking water and sanitation Other

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The Government also provided financial support for the organisation of a ministerial conference set up by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on «Climate Change Adaptation in the Caribbean: Science, Ethics and Policies» which was held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 8th and 9th March 2011.

Furthermore, Monaco is involved in the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) the purpose of which is to forge a global partnership to reverse and prevent desertification/land degradation and to mitigate the effects of drought in affected areas in order to support poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.

As a permanent Observer to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Monaco funded an initiative for the benefit of migratory species in the Western Hemisphere. The goal of this initiative is to make a significant contribution towards the protection of migratory species in the western hemisphere by strengthening cooperation and communication between States, international initiatives and civil society. It also aims to raise awareness and increase political support.

As far as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is concerned, the Government of Monaco broadly supports this UN institution by allocating funds to the various organisations which depend on this programme.

Finally, the Principality made a contribution to the project entitled «Increasing the capacity of countries to take part in international negotiations on the environment and sustainable development» conducted by the Institut de l’Energie et de l’Environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF).

I -The fight against desertification and climate change Concerning desertification issues, three projects are given support in Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia.

Since 2001, the Monegasque Cooperation has provided technical assistance in Lebanon with regard to reforestation and agroforestry in conjunction with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture.

The Debbiye tree nursery, the result of ten years of cooperation, has enabled the Ministry of Agriculture’s staff to gain real know-how and is promoted as an operating model which is reproduced for other cooperation projects. The purpose of the new partnership initiated in 2011 is to modernise this tree nursery in order to produce high-quality forest plants for reforestation. It covers a 2,000 m2 area and the annual production envisaged is 40,000 plants.

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In Morocco, a partnership was initiated in 2004 with the Association pour la Lutte contre l’Erosion, la Sécheresse et la Désertification in Morocco (ALCESDAM) which has resulted in the rehabilitation of 7 palm groves within 6 years, while also developing income-generating activities and micro projects for farmers, as well as measures for the integration of women into the social fabric. The new partnership established in 2010 concerns a further 3 palm groves. Activities began in January 2011 with work to rehabilitate irrigation infrastructure (wells, basins and irrigation channels).

Moreover, the Monegasque firm, EauNergie, carried out a study to install a solar pumping kit in the Kasbat Sidi Abdellah M’Barek palm grove.

Finally, in Tunisia, a new partnership was initiated in 2011 with the Association de sauvegarde de l’Oasis de Chenini to preserve and develop natural heritage with a view to the sustainable development of the whole oasis. This is an integrated management project which incorporates all the components for the management and development of natural resources, applied agroecology, as well as improved income and living standards for the local population. The activities envisaged will target directly a group of 120 farmers and indirectly the oasis population, i.e. approximately 15,000 inhabitants.

Concerning rural development issues, projects have been initiated in Mongolia and Timor Leste.

Following the emergency aid allocated in 2010 when 10 million cattle were lost due to a particularly harsh winter, an increasingly frequent phenomenon and the reason for the significant increase in rural exodus, the Government of Monaco decided to provide support for prevention and development measures geared towards herders in Arkhangai, a province where the Principality focuses its action. This support, implemented by the NGOs Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF) and GERES, enabled a pilot programme to be set up to eliminate brucellosis, a disease affecting cattle and which can be passed on to humans, a factor limiting the exportation of meat. Training for improving the state of health of the livestock, managing the pasture land, managing the cattle, diversifying sources of income, etc, was also provided. Approximately 4,000 people have benefitted from this programme.

In Timor Leste, the programme concerning reforestation and the generation of family income initiated in 2008 for a five-year period has two main goals: alleviation of poverty and equitable and sustainable economic growth which will help to improve the health and education of the Timorese people. In 2011, 85 hectares of coffee trees were cleaned, protected and replanted and 3,000 people were given access to water thanks to the construction and rehabilitation of 8 water supply systems.

Reforestation and family income generation programme (Timor Leste)

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Projects given support in 2011 in the fight against desertification and climate change

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

The fight against desertification Lebanon

Improving the production of forest plants in the «Debbiye» tree nurseries

Ministry of Agriculture

2011

19.500 €

16.140 €

Lebanon

Technical assistance for the development of an ecotourism product in the Jaj cedar forest

TOTEM

2011

11.300 €

5.650 €

Morocco

Restoration of the Tata, Akka and Foum Zguid palm groves in the Tata province

Association pour la Lutte contre l’Erosion, la Sécheresse et la Désertification au Morocco (ALCESDAM)

2010-2012

350.000 €

80.000 €

Tunisia

Restoration of the Ras Eloued sector in the Chenini Oasis

Association de sauvegarde de l’Oasis de Chenini

2011-2013

227.280 €

70.350 €

Fight against climate change, rural development

Construction and training on the use of two pilot passive solar buildings for market gardening and stockbreeding (Mongolia)

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Mongolia

Support for the Arkhangai Herders’ Federation to perpetuate nomadic breeding

• Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF) • Arkhangai Herders Federation (AHF)

2011

50.000 €

70.350 €

Mongolia

Feasibility study, design, construction and training on the use of two pilot passive solar buildings for market gardening and stockbreeding

GERES

2011

26.000 €

26.000 €

ENVIRONMENT

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Fight against climate change, rural development Timor Leste

Reforestation and family income generation in the Ermera Province

• Presidency of Timor Leste • Post Conflict Foundation

2008-2012

229.500 €

45.000 €

Timor Leste

Sustainable development of the Eraulo, Estado, Goulolo and Raimerhei communities in the Ermera Province

• Presidency of Timor Leste • Post Conflict Foundation

2011-2013

155.000 €

30.000 €

1.068.580 €

313.140 €

TOTAL

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Morocco

Installation of a solar pumping kit in the Kasbat Sidi Abdellhah M’Barek palm grove in the Tata province

Société Eaunergie

2011-2012

79.766,40 €

56.026,40 €

Tunisia

Upscaling the implementation of CDM projects in the energy and industry sectors

National Agency for Energy Management (ANME)

2011-2012

297.600 €

200.000 €

1.445.946,40 €

569.166,40 €

TOTAL

Timor Leste

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II – Conservation of biodiversity and promotion of eco-tourism Initiated in 2008, the partnership with the Madagascan association FANAMBY and the Government of Madagascar was renewed in 2011 in order to implement a development and management plan for one of the largest protected areas in Northern Madagascar, Andrafiamena – Andavakoera. The aim of the project is to perpetuate the management methods for this protected area through the development of a community-based activity, eco-tourism, which is particularly attractive due to the area’s natural features: rainforests (the habitat of Perrier’s Sifaka, a critically endangered lemur), dry forests, mountains and valleys, home to various endemic species. In addition, traditional activities (wood felling, pasture land...) have been adapted, food production improved (rice crops, market gardening) and reforestation initiatives, firewood in particular, will be promoted in order to involve the population (approximately 250,000 people) in the activities implemented to protect natural habitats.

In Mozambique, the aim of the partnership with the Peace Park Foundation is to promote the efficient management and responsible use of natural resources in the Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation and Resource Area, as well as to adapt the activities of the communities situated within and around the Area, to the establishment of eco-tourism services as well as the monitored surveillance of the protected area.

In Tunisia, a new partnership was launched at the end of 2011 with the Ministry for the Environment and the French Development Agency (AFD). For a 4-year period, the project will implement a participatory management approach for the Chaambi National Park located in the centre-west of the country and representing a surface area of close to 7,000 hectares.

Consequently, the populations of the neighbouring villages (6,000 families) will see their living conditions improved thanks to their participation in the development of natural resources and the development of eco-tourism activities generating a significant economic return. This pilot experience has the potential to be reproduced across the country which has 8 national parks and 24 protected areas where the key to reconciliation between the local populations and biodiversity conservation objectives has not yet been found.

Management of the marine protected area in the Maputo special reserve (Mozambique)

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Projects given support in 2011 for the conservation of biodiversity and the promotion of eco-tourism Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Costa Rica

Cooperation for the protection of the marine environment

Republic of Costa Rica

2008-2011

180.000 €

45.000 €

Madagascar

Implementation of development and management plan for the Andrafiamena Andavakoera Protected Area

Fanamby

2011-2012

220.000 €

100.000 €

Mozambique

Management of the marine protected area in the Maputo special reserve

Peace Parks Foundation

2010-2012

210.000 €

70.000 €

Tunisia

Management support for the Chaambi National Park

• Ministry for the Environment and Sustainable Developmen • French Development Agency

2011-2013

386.500 €

200.000 €

Tunisia

Creation and management of marine protected areas for the development of recreational diving and the preservation of underwater landscapes

National Agency for Coastal Protection (APAL)

2011-2012

113.100 €

66.675 €

1.109.600 €

481.675 €

240.000 €

85.000 €

TOTAL

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Support for nature protection and conservation of biodiversity

Slovenian Ministry for the Environment

2010-2012

Management support for the Chaambi National Park (Tunisia)

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III - Access to drinking water and sanitation In Burkina Faso, in partnership with the NGO SOS Sahel International, an extensive programme was launched between 2009 and 2011 for the benefit of 30 villages in the Bam province and the villages of Dedougou and Bousse. The project enabled 18,900 people to benefit from improved access to water and women to gain an average of 10h per week for new income-generating activities. Moreover, 21,330 people now have access to basic hygiene and sanitation services thanks to the construction of domestic and public latrines and 1,335 pupils have been taught about the behaviour to adopt in terms of hygiene.

In Ethiopia, the project conducted by Enhancing Pastoralist Research and Development Alternatives (EPaRDA) from 2010 to 2011 helped to improve water access for both humans and cattle in the regions severely affected by the drought and conflict (Dassenech and Nyagatorn, South Omo region). 5,662 people now benefit from a well and a subsurface dam enabling them to retain subterranean run-off water in the dry season. The target populations have been educated about water and well maintenance. A water committee has been created. As far as irrigation is concerned, 20 km of channels have been built to irrigate 18.75 ha of land located well above the level of the Omo River and consequently descent crops are can now be grown.

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ENVIRONMENT

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Burkina Faso

Strengthening of local capacity for the sustainable access of the population to water, hygiene and sanitation services in the Bam province

SOS Sahel International

2009-2011

325.000 €

125.000 €

Ethiopia

Water supply and irrigation in the Dassanech and Nyangatom districts

• E nhancing Pastoralist Research and Development Alternatives (EPaRDA) • Lazaret Laboratory of Archaeology

2010-2011

38.984 €

8.984 €

Mali

Support for the «Millennium Village Sustainable Development in Mali» project

• Earth Institute Mali • Prince Albert II Foundation

2009-2013

463.500 €

63.500 €

TOTAL

827.484 €

197.484 €

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Projects given support in 2011 in the conservation of access to drinking water and sanitation

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Other projects funded in 2011 in the environmental sector

Archaeological excavations in Croatia Cooperation between the Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology of Monaco and the Croatian Restoration Institute continued in 2011 with, in addition to the excavations in the Ljubic Cave (Croatia), one of the largest and most interesting in Istria, still unexplored prior to the start of this cooperation, the preparations for the future exhibition scheduled in Croatia and Monaco in 2012 and a documentary film which will be shown on this occasion.

Air quality monitoring in Morocco Cooperation with the Kingdom of Morocco concerning air quality monitoring began in 2001 with support for the Laboratoire National de l’Evaluation et de Surveillance des Polluants atmosphÊriques (LNESP) placed under the authority of the Ministry for the Environment. Until 2007, this partnership primarily involved the installation of the very first permanent monitoring stations in major industrial cities in the North of the country (Casablanca, Mohammedia, etc.) and the training of Moroccan employees on how to use and maintain them. As the development of a fine-meshed monitoring network in each major city was not possible in the short term, the objectives of this cooperation were redirected in 2008 to giving support to the LNESP in its on-site monitoring activities concerning the industrial discharge of air pollutants and the drawing up of registers to record air pollutant emissions. In 2011, a mobile unit enabling ad hoc readings to be taken from various industries was purchased and LNESP staff were trained in the methodology for establishing pollutant registers. At the same time, equipment continued to be supplied to the networks of major cities thanks to Moroccan funds.

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project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Croatia

Archaeological excavations in the Ljubic Cave

• Monaco’s Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology • Croatian Restoration Institute

2008-2011

134.922 €

40.422 €

Morocco

Monitoring of atmospheric emissions from industrial and small-scale units

Kingdom of Morocco

2008-2011

395.000 €

152.911 €

529.922 €

193.333 €

TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL DISBURSED FOR ODA 2011

1.185.632 €

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Country

Archaeological excavation project in the Ljubic cave (Croatia)

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EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN AID

Emergency humanitarian aid is provided regardless of any geographical considerations in order to assist populations in distress.

Emergency aid involves prevention and rehabilitation: the first enables the impact of the crisis to be reduced; the second enables the transition from a critical situation to a development phase. This aid is mainly bilateral and brings into play the expertise of the public, private and non-profit sectors.

I - Prevention

Civil protection For many years, the Monegasque Cooperation, in partnership with the Monaco Fire Department, has supported and developed civil protection programmes by donating equipment, providing training and building infrastructure.

Cooperation within the civil protection sector was initiated in 1998 between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Principality of Monaco. Initially, this involved technical assistance focused on the donation of material and equipment, as well as missions carried out by firefighters to offer training.

In 2006, this partnership was strengthened with the construction of a fire station in Toujounine.

Inaugurated in August 2010, the station covers a population of 300,000 inhabitants. As Nouakchott has 3 million inhabitants and Monaco is the only funding body in this field, in 2011 the decision was made to build a second station in the suburbs of Tevrah Zeina.

In Burkina Faso, the Monaco Fire Department has been supporting the Ouagadougou National Fire Brigade since 2006. In 2011, thanks to the supply of additional resources (machinery, equipment, training and the dispatch of experts) close to 12,000 people were rescued.

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Partner(s)

Project duration

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Burkina Faso

Assistance in the field of civil protection

• Burkina Faso National Fire Brigade • Monaco Fire Department

2010-2012

210.000 €

66.145 €

Mauritania

Construction of a fire station in the TevrahZeina district of Nouakchott

ES-KO

2011-2012

182.053 €

141.500 €

Mauritania

Assistance in the field of civil protection

• Burkina Faso Ministry of the Interior and Decentralisation • Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Monaco

2010-2012

210.000 €

69.859 €

Mauritania

Expert mission in the field of civil protection

Monaco Fire Department

2011

3.278 €

3.278 €

605.331 €

280.782 €

Country

TOTAL

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In 2011, in addition to interventions carried out within the scope of humanitarian emergencies (see table below), a new partnership was signed with the Monegasque Red Cross and the French Red Cross to enable workers from the Monegasque Red Cross to join the deployments of the emergency response units (ERU) of the French Red Cross. Deployments take place on humanitarian disaster scenes in the fields of primary health, water and sanitation.

The Government of Monaco has also maintained its support for the displaced populations of Sudan through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR), bringing its total contribution since 2007 to 500,000 €.

Pays

ACTIONS

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PARTENAIRES & OPERATEURS

Ethiopia

Drought in the Horn of Africa - food supplements purchased for 56,500 children

20.000 €

World Food Programme (WFP)

Horn of Africa

Drought - Food crisis

33.700 €

World Food Programme (WFP)

Horn of Africa

Drought - Food crisis

24.500 €

UNICEF

Niger

Food crisis / reinforcement of school canteen programme

50.000 €

World Food Programme (WFP)

Niger

Aid for the populations in the north of the country

25.000 €

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Columbia

Floods - Aid for disaster victims

10.000 €

Fund for natural disasters in Columbia

Tunisia

Political crisis - Supply of consumables to hospitals

30.000 €

Handicap International

Tunisia / Italy

Political crisis - Reception of Tunisian refugees on the Island of Lampedusa in Italy

10.000 €

Sovereign Order of Malta

North Africa:

Political crisis and civil war (Libya Egypt) - Distribution of 78 tonnes of pasta for the displaced populations

60.000 €

World Food Programme (WFP)

Sudan

Support for the displaced populations

100.000 €

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR)

Syria

Humanitarian medicine (primary health care)

25.000 €

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR)

Worldwide

Support to the Emergency Response Units (ERU) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

50.000 €

French Red Cross

TOTAL

438.200 €

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Monegasque Red Cross workers join the team of the French Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU)

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In addition to this specific aid, voluntary contributions were made to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the International Federation of the Red Cross Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF).

Furthermore, the Government of Monaco makes contributions to help cover the running costs of the following humanitarian organisations’ offices:

• International Committee of the Red Cross for office overheads The ICRC is an independent and neutral institution that provides protection and assistance to the victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence. It provides humanitarian aid in emergency situations and also works to promote respect for international humanitarian law and its integration into national legislation.

• International Committee of the Red Cross Special Fund for the Disabled, in particular for Mali This Fund is intended to improve the quality of services offered at centres looking after the disabled, by providing these facilities with technical and financial aid and offering international level training to ortho-prosthetists by helping candidates to obtain study grants in regional schools. This support enables help to be given to the victims of armed conflict or other situations of violence, often in areas where the Monegasque Cooperation cannot travel for security reasons.

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• World Health Organisation (WHO), Department of Health Action in humanitarian crises

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The WHO Department for risk management relating to emergency situations and humanitarian action works in close cooperation with Member States, international partners and local institutions to help the communities to prepare for emergency situations, disasters or crises, to cope with them and recover from them.

• Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs This Office promotes coordination between national entities in order to provide the necessary humanitarian aid, as well as prevention measures. Long-term solutions are given priority.

EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN AID

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees responsible for the protection of refugees worldwide.

Monaco targets part of these funds to projects in aid of child refugees and signed a framework cooperation agreement with this organisation in 2010.

III - Rehabilitation

Mine countermeasures In Croatia, the Monegasque Cooperation has supported mine clearance activities since 2003 through a partnership with the Croatian Mine Action Centre (CROMAC) which is responsible for clearing part of the minefields inherited from the war in the 1990s. 45 hectares of protected areas were cleared of mines between 2003 and 2010.

In 2010, a new three-year agreement was signed to clear 3 national parks of mines: Paklenica, Velebit and Kopacki Rit. In 2011, approximately 8 hectares of land was cleared. On completion of this project, between 15 and 20 hectares will have been cleared of mines, providing a safe environment for the 22,246 inhabitants of the municipalities concerned, as well as offering the opportunity to carry out nature conservation and eco-tourism activities for the 166,000 visitors to the three parks every year.

In 2011, two new partnerships were initiated in Bosnia: • with Handicap International to improve the living conditions of 38,400 people affected by the presence of anti-personnel landmines by supporting the economic development of 4 municipalities with a high potential for tourism; • with Genesis Project to raise the awareness of children, teachers and representatives of the local communities in Bosnia Herzegovina concerning the risks posed by unexploded mines and ordnance. Consequently in 2011, Monegasque aid helped to raise the awareness of 4,465 children through puppet shows, 311 children acquired the tools to educate their peers and 141 teachers mastered mine-risk educational tools.

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Haïti Following the violent earthquake that hit Haiti on 12th January 2010, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco was eager to unite all the players involved in humanitarian action in the Principality (Government of Monaco, Monegasque Red Cross and some twenty NGOs) to support a joint project: MONACO COLLECTIF HAITI. The collective has chosen to support the global health project conducted by Dr William Pape, the creator and manager of the 26 Gheskio healthcare centres in the country, forerunners in HIV/AIDS research and prevention, by building a nursery and primary school in Port-au-Prince (see chapter Partnerships with Monegasque NGOs).

In 2011, the Government of Monaco provided the project with support amounting to 50,000 € covering the schooling of 150 children while awaiting the opening of the school, and the salary of the engineer in charge of supervising the construction of the building.

The Monegasque Cooperation also took part in two field missions to Haiti with the members of the Collective’s steering committee in order to monitor the progress of the project.

Palestine

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In 2011, a new two-year partnership was initiated with the URI (University Rehabilitation Institute of Slovenia) for the rehabilitation of the child victims of conflict in the Gaza strip and the training of physiotherapists.

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The project includes the medical assessment of children and young adults in Gaza, as well as their travel arrangements from Gaza to Ljubljana in Slovenia where they are admitted to the URI. Here they receive the appropriate treatment, as well as the ortheses or prostheses adapted to their disability and spend approximately 2 weeks learning how to use the appliances before returning to Gaza. Slovenian physiotherapists also give training in Gaza to their Palestinian colleagues. The project, funded by the Government of Monaco, falls within the scope of a programme initiated by the President of the Republic of Slovenia following his visit to Ramallah in 2009, aimed at providing 150 children with physiotherapeutic care by the end of 2012.

EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN AID

Country

project

Partner(s)

Project duration

Totalfunding disbursed by Monaco

Funding 2011 disbursed by Monaco

Croatia

Mine clearance in protected areas

Croatian Mine Action Center (CROMAC)

2010-2012

225.000 €

75.000 €

Bosnia

Reducing the impact of anti-personnel mine-related risks

Handicap International

2011

80.000 €

80.000 €

Bosnia

Educational programme in primary schools regarding mine-related risks

Genesis project

2011

35.990 €

35.990 €

Haiti

Support to the Monaco Collectif Haiti project Construction of a school in Port au Prince

Gheskio Centres

2010-2011

150.000 €

50.000 €

Palestine

Rehabilitation of child victims of conflict from the Gaza strip

URI (University Rehabilitation Institute) of Slovenia

2011-2012

100.000 €

50.000 €

TOTAL

590.990 €

290.990 €

GRAND TOTAL DISBURSED 2011

1.009.972 €

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T.S.H. the Sovereign Prince and Princess Charlene with Seynabou and Aichatou who travelled to the Principality to receive treatment (11th October 2011)

PARTNERSHIPS WITH MONEGASQUE DEVELOPMENT NGOs

In 2011, the Monegasque Cooperation co-funded 13 projects in partnership with 8 Monegasque NGOs. ONG AMADE MONDIALE

ACTION Burundi - Community care for orphans and other vulnerable children in the provinces of Bururi and Bujumbura Mairie Mali - Support for underprivileged children and youth

Monegasque Red Cross International Section

Femmes Chefs d’Entreprises de Monaco Fight Aids Monaco

Burkina Faso - Increasing the operational capacity and skills of the Burkina Faso Red Cross in first aid Timor Leste - Construction of the Princess Grace Maternity Home in the Oecussi District Senegal - Creation of business centres managed by women in the suburbs of Dakar Burundi - Community care for orphans and other vulnerable children in the provinces of Bururi and Bujumbura Mairie Indian Ocean - Support for the fight against HIV/AIDS

Interactions & Solidarity LES AMIS DU LIBAN à MONACO Mission Enfance

Kenya - Continuation of the N’gaissi programme Lebanon - Autonomisation of educational and psycho-social services of the INSAN association Lebanon - Reinforcement of the medical and educational programme for the people living in the Hay El Gharbeh shanty town Burkina Faso - Construction of a nursery in the Guié Village - Oubritenga Province

MONACO AIDE ET PRESENCE

Niger - Food security Niger - Development of market gardens

The Government of Monaco also awards operating grants to four of them: Monaco Aide et Présence, Mission Enfance, AMADE Mondiale and the Monegasque Red Cross.

© P.H. Sébastien Darrasse/Realis/DCI

Nepal - Construction of a secondary school in the Rigaon canton

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Capacity building Within the scope of the partnerships formed with Monegasque NGOs, the DCI supports their professional development through the implementation of a capacity building programme.

In 2011, 5 training sessions were set up on the following subjects: • Final assessment and ex-post assessment / of impact within the context of an international solidarity project • Capacity building for the creation, management and evaluation of a project • Creating a simple estimated budget and becoming familiar with the budgetary tools and methods in order to manage a project • The NGO’s presentation brochure and communications concerning a «long term» project • How to understand the specificities of the Web and develop an online community strategy

MONACO COLLECTIF HAïTI Following the earthquake in Haiti on 12th January 2010, and in accordance with the wishes of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, all Monegasque organisations active in humanitarian work joined forces so that Monaco could respond to this disaster efficiently.

After several missions a partner was identified - the GHESKIO Centres managed by Doctor Jean-William Pape - as was a project - the construction of a nursery and primary school in Port au Prince to accommodate children from the most destitute areas, the most affected in the Haitian capital.

HAÏTI

Over one million Euros was raised.

In December 2010, the Monegasque firm ES-KO, a partner of the Haitian building firm TECINA, was selected by the Haitian partner to construct the building (a steel construction with prefabricated elements).

Laying the first stone of a nursery school (Haiti)

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The first stone of the school was laid in May 2011.

PARTNERSHIPS WITH MONEGASQUE DEVELOPMENT NGOs

The following have joined this initiative: Act For Nature, ADSF, Aide au Père Pédro Opéka, Alliance Française, AMADE Monaco, AMADE Mondiale, Amitié Sans Frontières Internationales, AMREF, Artistes en Mouvements, Association Monaco Asie, Caritas, Children & Future, Com.it.es, International German Club of Monaco, Monegasque Red Cross, ECPACT Monaco, Fight Aids Monaco, Interactions & Solisarity, L’Entrepôt, Les Amis du Liban, Lions Club of Monaco, Monaco City Council, Mission Enfance, Monaco Aide et Présence, NAMASTE, Needs International, Sovereign Order of Malta (Monegasque National Association), Rotary Club of Monaco, Peace and Sport, SEB,V Ships Monaco, Single Buoy Moorings.

Monaco Collectif Humanitaire After being in operation for three and a half years, Monaco Collectif Humanitaire presented extremely positive results to H.S.H. Prince Albert II on 11th October 2011.

This collective groups together 21 Monegasque NGOs, supported by the Government of Monaco, in which Monaco’s hospital centres are involved (Cardio Thoracic Centre, Princess Grace Hospital and Monegasque Institute for Sports Medicine & Surgery) which make their top specialists available and cover part of the hospitalisation costs.

The children are looked after, for the duration of their treatment, by a host family selected by the association Rencontres Africaines, which also takes care of all the administrative formalities concerning their stay. The length of the stay ranges from three days to two months.

The results obtained by Monaco Collectif Humanitaire and its partners, as well as the high degree of expertise of Monaco’s hospital facilities, led to the Chaîne de l’Espoir, an internationally-renowned French association and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) joining the initiative.

Thanks to this wonderful chain of solidarity, uniting private and public partners, 35 children received care in 2011, bringing the total number to 149 children since the beginning of the project. These children came from the following countries: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Cameroon, Niger, Burundi, Congo, Morocco, Tunisia, Iraq, Chad, Egypt, Comoros and Togo.

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Travel and escort services for the children are provided by the association Aviation Sans Frontières.

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Each child suffered from a disorder (cardiac or orthopaedic) which was inoperable in his/her country of origin.

At the same time, in partnership with the Government of Monaco, a capacity-building programme for healthcare staff and hospitals in the children’s countries of origin was implemented, so that in the long-term certain disorders can be treated locally.

H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince wished to renew his support for the project by allocating 150,000€ per year from 2011 to 2013, and said that he hoped that the Collective would be able to achieve financial autonomy after this period.

The results, as well as the high degree of expertise of Monaco’s hospital facilities, led to the Chaîne de l’Espoir, an internationally-renowned French association and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) joining the initiative.

The following have joined this initiative:

© Gaëtan Luci - Palais Princier

Act For Nature, ADSF, APPO, AMADE Monaco, AMADE Mondiale, AMREF Monaco Flying Doctors, Association Monaco Asie, Caap Afrika, Children & Future, Fight Aids Monaco, Interactions et Solidarité, Mission Enfance, Monaco Aide et Présence, Amitié Sans frontières Internationale, les Amis du Liban Monaco, Caritas, Monegasque Red Cross, Soutien Entraide Bénévolat, Rotary Club of Monaco, Princess Grace Foundation, Tatsa, Rencontres Africaines, Aviation sans Frontières, la Chaîne de l’Espoir, the Cardio-Thoracic Centre of Monaco, the Princess Grace Hospital, l’IM2S and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince visits Basim, an Iraqi refugee in Syria, at the Monaco Cardio-Thoracic Centre after his operation in June 2011

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Philibert’s story - the father of Don Noel, 10 months old when he had his first operation

out that our son « At the end of 2008 when we found disorder, it was was suffering from a serious heart . In the end, it was impossible for us to send him abroad f Humanitaire. The possible thanks to Monaco Collecti this aid, he would operation was successful. Without most probably have died. treated for the In March 2011, our son had to be aco where he second time. He travelled back to Mon emely happy beunderwent surgery again. We are extr and in top shape. cause he came home in perfect health e to school since He plays normally and has even gon the beginning of the school year. nk all the people My family would like to sincerely tha ause they saved involved and the hospital staff bec e to save other our child. I only hope that they continu African countries, lives since Burundi, and many other ain diseases. » do not have the means to treat cert

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Construction of the second fire station in Mauritania by the company ES-KO 84

public-private partnershipS

In line with the “Millennium Declaration” implemented by the United Nations General Assembly, encouraging the establishment of solid partnerships with the private sector in order to promote development and eradicate poverty, a public-private partnership commission was set up in September 2008 between the Office of International Cooperation and Monaco’s Chamber of Economic Development (CDE).

The mission of this commission is to match the expertise of Monegasque companies with the needs of the Monegasque Cooperation.

The Monegasque Cooperation has consequently formed several partnerships with the private sector enabling it to benefit from specific skills at cost price or a low cost, including in the fields of construction, health, access to drinking water, transportation and microfinance.

In 2011, these partnerships led to: • the construction of a fire station in Mauritania (ES-KO); • a study for the construction of a Paediatric Ward and a Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre in Niger (ES-KO); • the construction of a primary school in Port au Prince as part of Monaco Collectif Haiti (ES-KO); • maintenance work to the wastewater treatment plant at the maternal and child welfare centre in Nouamghar, Mauritania (EauNergie); • the installation of a solar pumping kit in the Kasbat Sidi Abdellhah M’Barek palm grove in the Tata province of Morocco (EauNergie); • a due diligence mission including the identification of technical assistance needs for the Soro Yiriwaso Microfinance Institution (MFI) in Mali (CFM Monaco); • the supply of equipment (Monaco Logistique, OMM); • surgery for children suffering from disorders that are inoperable in their own country as part of the Monaco Collectif Humanitaire project (Cardio-Thoracic Centre of Monaco).

Wastewater treatment plant at the maternal and child welfare centre in Nouamghar in Mauritania (EauNergie).

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Xavier, an International Volunteer of Monaco, assistant for the WFP nutrition/health programme in Antananarivo (Madagascar) 86

THE INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME

Since 2008, the Government of Monaco has been implementing the International Volunteer of Monaco (VIM) programme to: • enable young adults between 21 and 35 to gain international professional experience in the field of official development assistance; • offer specific expertise to the Monegasque Cooperation’s partners in the field.

In 2011, 10 VIMs were posted abroad : Madagascar Chloé, a graduate in biology and the science of communication

Support biologist at the Laboratory of the National Reference Centre for Malaria in Antananarivo

Xavier, holding a master’s degree in economic science and a master’s degree in international health

Health/nutrition programme assistant within the United Nations World Food Programme in Antananarivo

Bérengère, holding a professional master II in humanitarian action and law, DESU international jurist in applied human rights and DESU crisis management techniques and players

Project coordinator for the precarious children’s centre in the Fianarantsoa region

Arnaud, a graduate in sociology

WEST AFRICA Project coordinator for monitoring the activities of the Monegasque Cooperation and Monegasque Red Cross in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Morocco

Agnès, a graduate in urban planning

Project coordinator for the UNDP ART GOLD programme

Béatrice, a graduate in history of art and cultural management

Cultural project coordinator for the Kane Ya Makane association dedicated to the informal education of women and children

Bénédicte, a graduate in community and socio-cultural leadership (subject: development management and humanitarian action)

Administrative coordinator and partner relations within the Al Karam association which supports street children in Safi

Lisa, holding a master’s degree in international and European law and a university degree in humanitarian affairs and international cooperation

In charge of community services for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) in Rabat

Perrine, a graduate in occupational therapy Benjamin, a graduate in political studies and the development and assessment of the social economy

Occupational therapist within the Association for Disabled Children in Agadir, Morocco TUNISIA Attaché at the Consulate of Monaco in Tunisia for the implementation of environmental projects supported by the Monegasque Cooperation

Bénédicte, an International Volunteer of Monaco, partner relations and administrative coordinator within the Al Karam association which supports street children in Safi (Morocco)

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Photographic exhibition by Claire Gillet - Albinism: black & white skin - Exotic Garden of Monaco from 11th to 25th March 2011. Part of the profits from the exhibition were donated to the Association Burkinabé pour l’Intégration des Personnes Albinos (ABIPA).

AWARENESS AND EDUCATION RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT

In 2011, the Monegasque Cooperation supported four awareness initiatives: • The Convergences 2015 World Forum which was held in Paris on 3rd, 4th and 5th May 2011.

Initiated by ACTED, the Crédit Coopératif and the Paris City Council, with the support of over forty partners, the 4th edition of this Forum brought together 3,000 people with a common goal: to contribute to the development of new forms of solidarity in the North and South in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Over a three-day period, public operators, players within the private sector, from multinationals to social entrepreneurs, and the representatives of civil society exchanged ideas, experiences, practices and perspectives on innovative ways and financing methods to help alleviate poverty on a sustainable basis. The 3 days of discussions resulted in a consensus for developing new financing solutions for international solidarity, the scaling up of social entrepreneurship and for more responsible microfinance with the launch of the Global Appeal (www.appeldeparis.org).

• A simulation of the United Nations General Assembly in partnership with the United Nations Regional Information Centre and the International University of Monaco (IUM).

On 4th March 2011, in the Principality of Monaco, fifty students from colleges and universities in the region simulated debates and diplomatic negotiations, just as they take place within the UN, focused on MDG8 «Develop a global partnership for development».

• The Short Film Festival «Le Temps Presse» (www.letempspresse.org) which is aimed at promoting the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This is the continuation of the film «8» produced by Marc Obéron which features 8 short films made by top names in cinema (Jane Campion, Mira Nair, Wim Wenders, Gus Van Sant, Gaspard Noé, Jan Kounen, Abderhamane Sissako, Gael Garcia Bernal). In 2011, the Monegasque Cooperation provided and presented the Grand Prix to a young director for her short film «I Telia» which illustrates the culture shock and the difficulty in gaining access to healthcare in Mali, through MDG 4 «reduce child mortality».

• The photographic exhibition by Claire Gillet «Albinism: black & white skin», in partnership with the Association Burkinabé pour l’intégration des Personnes Albinos (ABIPA).

The exhibition was held from 11th to 25th March 2011 at the Exotic Garden of Monaco. Part of the funds raised by the sale of the photographs and by-products was donated to ABIPA. The exhibition then moved to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso from 13th to 23rd October 2011, coupled with awareness campaigns in order to allow albinos to express their views so that the population will be aware of their difficult living conditions and discrimination, even exclusion, with which they are confronted within society.

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• Venice Biennial - Support for the Zimbabwe Pavilion in partnership with the New National Museum of Monaco (NMNM) and the National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) to contribute to the renewal of Zimbabwe visual arts while restoring visibility to a country marked by hardship but boasting artistic wealth and dynamic public institutions.

Moreover, external communication campaigns were conducted to make known to the general public the development cooperation policy instigated by the Government of Monaco: • A photographic exhibition by P.H. Sébastien Darrasse on cooperation projects supported in South Africa in the field of education on the occasion of the 14th Show «Rêverie sur les Jardins de Monaco» inaugurated by H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover on Saturday 7th May 2011.

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• A photographic exhibition by P.H. Sébastien Darrasse on cooperation projects supported in Mali in the health and education sectors in the Galerie des Pêcheurs in Monaco, inaugurated

by Mr Amadou Toumani Touré, the former president of Mali, during his state visit to the Principality on 31st October 2011.

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Photographic Exhibition by P.H. Sébastien Darrasse on projects supported by the Government of Monaco in South Africa in the Education and Health sectors, Monaco 6th to 16th May 2011

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financiAl Annex

oda’s Detail by distribution channels distribution channels

2011

Bilateral cooperation (DCI)

5 203 186 €

Multi-bilateral Cooperation (DCI)

1 787 000 €

Multilateral cooperation (DAI/DCI)

1 005 406 €

Emergency humanitarian aid (DCI)

1 009 972 €

Partnership with Monegasque development NGO’s (DCI/DASS)

755 000 €

TOTAL Disbursed 2011 Implementation costs (DCI)

887 377 €

TOTAL disbursed 2011 with implementation costs

7 % 8 %

17 %

10 647 941 €

Bilateral cooperation

9 % 9 %

9 760 564 €

Multi-bilateral cooperation 50 %

Multilateral cooperation Emergency humanitarian aid Partnership with Monegasque development NGO’s Implementation costs

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countries ALGERIA SOUTH AFRICA

BILATERAL

MULTIBILATERAL

1 500,00 22 173,00 50 000,00

BURUNDI

275 522,00

210 000,00

66 145,00

50 000,00

514 521,03 485 522,00 10 000,00

10 000,00

45 000,00

45 000,00 150 252,00

225 252,00

75 000,00

CUBA

20 000,00

20 000,00

EL SALVADOR

30 000,00

30 000,00

ETHIOPIA

8 984,00

8 984,00 120 000,00

HAITI

57 260,00 298 489,00

200 000,00

MADAGASCAR

549 034,12

190 000,00

MALI

461 178,86

Morocco

636 072,00

MAURITIUS

14 811,30

MAURITANIA

51 757,95

LEBANON

MOLDAVIA MOZAMBIQUE

349 327,00

40 680,00

SENEGAL

273 850,11

14 811,30 92 000,00

92 000,00

50 000,00

399 327,00 70 000,00

200 000,00

SOUDAN

105 000,00

TUNISIA

384 119,00

SUBTOTAL

75 000,00

60 000,00

60 000,00

37 108,00

679 887,60

15 000,00

288 850,11

50 000,00

50 000,00

100 000,00

100 000,00 25 000,00

25 000,00

SYRIA

Miscellaneous

266 394,95

214 637,00

PALESTINE

TIMOR

49 710,00

105 000,00 424 119,00

40 000,00 625 000,00

690 250,03 5 203 186,00

501 858,86 686 072,00

50 000,00

70 000,00 367 779,60

multy country programs

60 000,00 739 034,12

NEPAL NIGER

57 260,00 498 489,00

60 000,00

LYBIA

MONGOLIA

170 000,00

50 000,00

KENYA

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115 990,00

115 990,00 348 376,03

COLOMBIA

78 200,00 50 000,00

1 787 000,00

1 009 972,00

38 000,00

790 910,00

456 952,00

1 197 202,03

755 000,00

8 755 158,00

MULTILATERAL COOPERATION

1 005 406,00 887 377,00

IMPLEMENTATION COSTS TOTAL DISBURSED 2011

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TOTAL iN EUROS

1 500,00

BURKINA FASO

CROATIA

MONEGASQUES NGOs

22 173,00

BOSNIA

COSTA RICA

Emergency humanitarian aid

10 647 941,00

financiAl Annex

PARTNERSHIPS WITH MONEGASQUE DEVELOPMENT NGOs Operating grants

298 048 €

Capacity building

66 352 €

Operating grants

320 600 €

Monaco Collectif Humanitaire

70 000 € TOTAL

755 000 €

EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN AID PREVENTION

280 782,00 €

emergency

438 200,00 €

post-crisis restoration

290 990,00 € TOTAL

1 009 972,00 €

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

100 000,00 €

the International Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF)

50 000,00 €

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

70 000,00 €

ICRC Special Fund for the Disabled

20 000,00 €

World Health Organisation (WHO), Department of Health Action in humanitarian Crises (HAC)

20 000,00 €

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

40 000,00 €

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

30 000,00 € TOTAL

330 000,00 €

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organization chart 2011

Department of External Relations Place de la Visitation 98 000 MONACO Tél : +377.98 98 89 04 Fax : +377.98.98.85.54 relext@gouv.mc www.diplomatie.gouv.mc

Office of International Cooperation 2 rue de la Lüjerneta 98 000 Monaco Tél : +377 98 98 44 88 Fax : +377 97 77 73 22 coopint@troisseptsept.mc www.cooperation-monaco.gouv.mc

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Burkina Faso Ghislaine OUEDRAOGO Consulat de Monaco +226.50.49.30.36 consulatmonacobf@gmail.com Madagascar Niry RABEMANOLONTSOA Consulat de Monaco +261.20.22.356.83 niry@somadipa.com Mali Cécile DAKOUO Consulat de Monaco + 223 44 90 01 81 cecile.dakouo@consulmonaco-ml.net Niger Abdoulaye DOUKA Consulat de Monaco +227 90 54 32 44 adouka956@yahoo.fr

Office of Internationals Affairs Place de la Visitation 98 000 Monaco Tél : +377.98.98.19.56 Fax : +377.98.98.19.57 relext@gouv.mc www.diplomatie.gouv.mc

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Technical Coordinator

Tunisia Benjamin BELLEGY Consulat de Monaco +216.20.27.28.79 bellegy@consulatmonaco-tn.org

Photos credits: PH Sébastien Darrasse (Realis) - DCI / JM Bernard (Realis) - DCI / Al Karam Morocco / Centre de Presse de Monaco (Charly Gallo) / Centre Cardio Thoracique de Monaco / Croix-Rouge monégasque, section internationale / Direction de la Coopération Internationale / ES-KO / Claire Gillet / Inserm / Région Nord-Pas de Calais / Palais Princier (Gaëtan Luci) / Richard Seren

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www.cooperation-monaco.gouv.mc Women and children waiting for food to be distributed by the WFP. Food security programme supported in partnership with the WFP and UNFPA (Madagascar).