UN PLAN 2002 Together... Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) UN COUNTRY TEAM Published by the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator BP 465, Avenue Foch, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Telephone: (242) 81 03 88 Facsimilie: (242) 81 16 79 E-mail:
[email protected] REPUBLIC OF CONGO FAO ILO IOM UNDP UNESCO UNFPA UNHCR UNICEF WFP WHO ...from the ground up Congo is located in western central Africa astride the equator. It borders Gabon, Cameroon, the Cen- tral African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda, with a short stretch of coast along the South Atlantic. Congo is divided into 11 administrative regions (Brazzaville, the Capital, constitutes a region). C INTRODUCTION ONTENTS Foreword 4 Executive Summary 5 UN Country Team Goals 6 COUNTRY BRIEF History 9 Civil War 10 Foundations for Peace 11 Building Democratic Institutions 12 Economic Management 13 CROSS-SECTOR THEMES Responding to Emergency 16 Gender Equity 17 HIV/AIDS 19 Human Rights 20 Poverty Reduction 22 SECTORS Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition 23 Children and Family 25 Culture and Communications 26 Education and Science 27 Employment and Income-Generation 29 Environment 30 Health 31 Refugees 33 Reintegration Ex-Combatants 34 Water, Hygiene and Sanitation 35 UN PROJECTS FOR 2002 UN PROJECTS FOR 2002 Project Index 38 Project Index PARTNERS NGOS 82 FOREWORD This is the second year that we have produced an all-in-one ‘UN Plan’ for our work in Republic of Congo, fusing together the elements of the United Nation’s humanitarian OREWORD appeal, its common assessment, and its development framework into a unitary approach.