Negotiating the 'governance gap': The UN and Capacity-building in Afghanistan For the UN Capacity-building Task Force ACKU Nicholas Leader Islamabad, 24 November, 2000
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[email protected] Managed by UNCHS Habitat. Funded by UNDP, UNHCR and UNICEF Table of Contents Acronyms .......................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary ........................................................................................... 4 1. Background and scope ................................................................................... 7 2. Process ........................................................................................................... 7 3. The problem ................................................................................................... 8 4. The concept of 'capacity-building' and its relevance to the problem ............ 12 5. UN and Donor policy on 'capacity-building' ............................................... 14 5.1 UN policy ................................................... ~ ............................................ 14 5.2 Donor policy ..........................................................................................