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
1 Apr 1971, as an integral part of C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat, following F-XF3257 - Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Jan 1971, Singapore (Singapore).
Aims
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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Board of Governors (meets annually), consisting of all eligible members. Executive Committee of 16 members: 8 largest contributors to the overall resources of the various Commonwealth Funds for the past 3 years; 8 regional representatives with 2 from each region (Africa; Caribbean; Europe/Asia; Pacific).
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UIA Org ID
XF3936
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