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Meetings of AUICK Committees EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Regular Meeting on 22 June 2006 The AUICK Executive Committee held the first regular meeting of FY2006 at the Kobe City Hall on Thursday, 22 June 2006. In the opening remarks, Mr. Tatsuo Yada, Chairman of AUICK, briefed the committee members on the activities that AUICK has been conducting since its launch of the new strategy in 2004. He promised to continue pursuing AUICK's goals, and hoped that international cooperation would be further strengthened in the future, especially through the Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) which sent an expert to participate in the ongoing First 2006 Workshop. Following the opening remarks, the Secretariat reported the achievements in FY2005. One of the achievements in 2005 was the case studies on the best practices in Surabaya, Khon Kaen, Chittagong and Chennai, which were presented at the workshops. The training is also one of the core activities of AUICK. In 2006 AUICK held two workshops, inviting senior officials from the associated cities. The themes were "Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS" and "Universalization of Education for Urban Poor" respectively. To assess the effectiveness of the workshops, AUICK Secretariat visited Weihai and Surabaya and held monitoring meetings with past participants. For purposes of information dissemination, AUICK published newsletter No.44 and No.45, and delivered 500 copies to concerned parties. AUICK Website has also been improved after digitalizing and updating past publications. The Secretariat presented a financial report for FY2005. Mr. Ueda, auditor of AUICK, reported that the auditors examined all the financial reports and confirmed that there were no problems. The bills on achievements and financial reports for FY2005 were approved by the committee members. Dr. Kojiro Niino and Dr. Shozo Takayose initiated the subsequent discussion on the further improvement of financial management in compliance with the UNFPA rules and regarding the further strengthening of collaboration between UNFPA and AUICK. The Secretariat responded that the only problem was the difference of fiscal year between UNFPA and AUICK, that is January to December for UNFPA, compared with April to March for AUICK.  The Secretariat also responded that AUICK has been in constant communication with UNFPA so as to ensure the continuation of close collaboration with UNFPA. The Secretariat also recognized the fact that AUICK deserves better and wider recognition as it is a very unique organization, bringing forth appreciable results. The Secretariat communicates with UNFPA Headquarters and field offices to consult for guidance and inform them of AUICK's successful activities. Dr. Niino suggested that AUICK publicize more about its specific role and activities. Lastly, the Secretariat presented the outline of the First 2006 Workshop on Population and Environmental Protection in Urban Planning and the UNFPA Seminar scheduled on June 22nd. Members Attended: Kojiro Niino (Chair) |