United Nations
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Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme and of the United Nations Population Fund
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Distr.: General |
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Second regular session 2013
9 to 13 September 2013, New York
Item 12 of the provisional agenda
UNFPA – Country programmes and related matters
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
Extensions of country programmes in the Arab States region
Note by the Executive Director
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Summary
The present note contains information on the first on-year extension of the UNFPA country programme for the State of Palestine.a
In accordance with established procedures, the Executive Director approves six-month extensions and first one-year extensions of country programmes, while requests for extensions for a second or third year, as well as two-year and two and a half year extensions, are submitted to the Executive Board for approval.
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aOn 29 November 2012, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 67/19. Pursuant to operative paragraph 2 of that resolution, the General Assembly decided to "…accord to Palestine non-member observer State status in the United Nations…". On 12 December 2012, Palestine informed the Secretary-General that the designation "State of Palestine" should be used in all official documents, although this does not preclude the use of the term "occupied Palestinian territory".
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Table. One-year country programme extension approved by the Executive Director
Document symbol: DP/FPA/2013/17
Document Type: Note, Programme
Document Sources: United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Subject: Assistance, Children, Demographic issues, Gaza Strip, Governance, Health, Population, Social issues, Women
Publication Date: 09/09/2013
Document Type: Note, Programme
Document Sources: United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Subject: Assistance, Children, Demographic issues, Gaza Strip, Governance, Health, Population, Social issues, Women
Publication Date: 09/09/2013