Senior members of the MILF visited the United Nations office at the RCBC Tower in Makati City last August 1.
The delegation was sent by the MILF Central Committee and headed by MILF Peace Panel Chairman Mohagher Iqbal and included Peace Panel member Prof. Abhoud Sayed Lingga, Ustadz Ibrahim Ali of the Transition Commission (TC) and Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo, MILF TWG member and UN Senior Advisor to FASTRAC (Facility for Advisory Support for Transition Capacities). The visit is the first ever by a high ranking official of the MILF to the UN Office in Manila.
The visit is just a part of the wide range of partnerships that the UN and World Bank currently have with the MILF, the TC and the Peace Panel as outlined in the FASTRAC.
The delegation was received by Mr. Praveen Agrawal, Acting UN Resident Coordinator and World Food Program Country Director, and Alma Evangelista of the UNDP. A tour around the UN office was given to the delegation. Mr. Agrawal conveyed the gratitude of UN Resident Coordinator Luiza Carvalho, who is currently in Brazil, to the MILF delegation for taking time to visit the UN Office and for the fruitful partnership that it has forged with the UN.
After the brief tour, a meeting ensued with Matt Stephens and Nick Leffer of the World Bank joining. The meeting extensively discussed the next steps for the partnership given the approval of the FASTRAC workplan by the Consultative Committee last July 29. The MILF expressed thanks to UN and WB for the continuing partnership and the much needed technical assistance in the anticipated transitions to the Bangsamoro.
FASTRAC is a demand-driven facility established through an exchange of letters between the UN/WB and the MILF and was officially launched in Camp Darapanan last April 29, 2013. The Facility aims to deliver timely and well-sequenced technical assistance to the MILF and other stakeholders in the peace process to ensure not only a successful conclusion of the peace negotiations but also of the implementation of the same.
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The visit is just a part of the wide range of partnerships that the UN and World Bank currently have with the MILF, the TC and the Peace Panel as outlined in the FASTRAC.
The delegation was received by Mr. Praveen Agrawal, Acting UN Resident Coordinator and World Food Program Country Director, and Alma Evangelista of the UNDP. A tour around the UN office was given to the delegation. Mr. Agrawal conveyed the gratitude of UN Resident Coordinator Luiza Carvalho, who is currently in Brazil, to the MILF delegation for taking time to visit the UN Office and for the fruitful partnership that it has forged with the UN.
After the brief tour, a meeting ensued with Matt Stephens and Nick Leffer of the World Bank joining. The meeting extensively discussed the next steps for the partnership given the approval of the FASTRAC workplan by the Consultative Committee last July 29. The MILF expressed thanks to UN and WB for the continuing partnership and the much needed technical assistance in the anticipated transitions to the Bangsamoro.
FASTRAC is a demand-driven facility established through an exchange of letters between the UN/WB and the MILF and was officially launched in Camp Darapanan last April 29, 2013. The Facility aims to deliver timely and well-sequenced technical assistance to the MILF and other stakeholders in the peace process to ensure not only a successful conclusion of the peace negotiations but also of the implementation of the same.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/484-milf-sends-delegation-to-un-office-in-manila
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