Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC)
Fonds du Commonwealth pour la coopération technique
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Contact Details
URL: http://www.thecommonwealth.org/
Founded
1971-04-01
History
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As a source of assistance for sustainable development and poverty eradication: contribute to development efforts of member states; promote economic and social development and alleviation of poverty in Commonwealth countries; provide technical assistance (advice, experts and training) to meet priority needs of Commonwealth developing countries; support development cooperation activities of the Commonwealth by enabling each country to draw on the variety of skills available in the Commonwealth and to offer its own skills to others.
Events
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Permanent observer status with: B-XB3635 - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Works with the following regional organizations:
- F-XE0470 - Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD);
- E-XE4838 - Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD);
- D-XD4579 - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat;
- F-XF4023 - Caribbean Development Bank (CDB);
- D-XD1294 - Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO);
- F-XF3162 - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA);
- F-XF0488 - Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB);
- E-XF0363 - Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI);
- D-XF4346 - Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS);
- D-XD3260 - Pacific Community (SPC);
- F-XF9594 - Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA);
- E-XE4630 - Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat;
- F-XF2522 - Southern African Development Community (SADC);
- F-XF8052 - University of the South Pacific (USP);
- F-XF7988 - University of the West Indies (UWI);
- E-XE5978 - West African Health Organization (WAHO).
Links with:
- E-XD4634 - African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD);
- D-XD8572 - African Union (AU);
- E-XE2355 - Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP);
- F-XC0281 - Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific (CPS);
- F-XF1309 - Commonwealth of Learning (COL);
- E-XE4701 - East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC);
- E-XE0190 - Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre (EASTC);
- E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC);
- F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD);
- E-XE0390 - International Development Research Centre (IDRC);
- E-XE2639 - International Trade Centre (ITC);
- E-XE3879 - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF);
- F-XE5377 - Pacific Islands Forum;
- E-XE8300 - Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP);
- E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
- B-XF2527 - World Trade Organization (WTO).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Gives support to training activities of Commonwealth and other bodies, including:
- D-XD5399 - African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM);
- C-XD8092 - Commonwealth Association for Health and Disability (COMHAD);
- D-XD8293 - Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa (ATUPA);
- D-XC4545 - Commonwealth Association of Science, Technology and Mathematics Educators (CASTME);
- C-XC0361 - Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE);
- C-XC8308 - Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA);
- U-XG4239 - Commonwealth-India Metrology Centre.
Also funds: F-XE1465 - Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management (CPTM). Former staff members can join: E-XJ0999 - The Commonwealth Association (COMASSOC).
Links with: U-XF0224 - African Society for Environmental Studies Programme (ASESP); F-XE1750 - Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA); H-XD2244 - Association of Management Training Institutions of Eastern and Southern Africa (AMTIESA); C-XC3937 - Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC); E-XE0213 - Institute of Development Management (IDM); E-XD3046 - Pan African Institute for Development (PAID); F-XF2524 - West African College of Nursing (WACN).
Members
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- Society → Disadvantaged
- Commerce → Funds
- Technology → Technical
- Development → Sustainable Development
- Solidarity → Cooperation
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XF3936
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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