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Integrated Framework
The Integrated
Framework (IF) was inaugurated in October 1997 at the WTO High Level
Meeting on Integrated Initiatives for Least
Developed Countries' (LDCs) Trade Development by six multilateral
institutions (IMF, ITC, UNCTAD, UNDP, World Bank and the WTO). The IF
aims to:
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Mainstream trade
into LDCs’ national development plans such as Poverty Reduction
Strategy Papers (PRSPs);
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Assist in the
coordinated delivery of trade-related technical assistance in response
to needs identified by LDCs; and
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Develop the capacity
of LDCs to trade, including through capacity building and addressing
supply constraints.
The IF has undergone a major reform to enhance its operation.
On 1 May 2007, a package of recommendations was adopted to begin implementation
of the Enhanced
Integrated Framework (EIF)1. The main enhancements being
introduced to the IF are aimed to:
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Provide increased,
predictable, and additional funding on a multi-year basis;
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Strengthen the
IF in-country including through mainstreaming trade into national development
plans and poverty reduction strategies; more effective follow-up to
Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies (DTIS) and implementation of action
matrices; and, achieving greater and more effective co-ordination amongst
donors and IF stakeholders, including beneficiaries; and
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Improve the IF
decision-making and management structure to ensure an effective and
timely delivery of the increased financial resources and programmes.
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1 The enhanced IF should be guided by the aid effectiveness principles
set out in the Paris Declaration, such as donor harmonization, using country
systems, promoting ownership and involving stakeholders such as the local
private sector.
Site Last Updated on February,
2008
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