Les programmes de partenariat continuent de recevoir un appui croissant des Etats Membres et de leurs institutions. A la fin de juillet 1998, les accords concernant l'utilisation d'experts pour la coop�ration technique entre pays en d�veloppement et pays en transition (experts CTPD/CTPT) ont �t� sign�s par 117 pays. Plus de 900 experts CTPD/CTPT ont particip� � la mise en œuvre de programmes et projets de la FAO. Le programme de coop�ration avec les �tablissements universitaires et les instituts de recherche a aussi continu� de se d�velopper. A la fin de juillet 1998, 26 pays avaient adh�r� � ce programme con�u � l'origine pour les institutions des pays d�velopp�s qui, vu la demande et l'int�r�t croissants, a �t� �largi aux pays en d�veloppement. Des �tablissements universitaires et des instituts de recherche r�gionaux ont �galement �t� invit�s � participer au programme: cinq y participent d�j� et des pourparlers sont en cours avec plusieurs autres. Jusqu'� pr�sent, la FAO a fait appel � 190 scientifiques et chercheurs invit�s pour des �tudes et des travaux de recherche dans diff�rents domaines.
Dans le cadre du programme d'utilisation des retrait�s, les bureaux du si�ge et de terrain de la FAO continuent de faire de plus en plus appel � des experts nationaux retrait�s et � des anciens fonctionnaires de la FAO et des Nations Unies � la retraite. La masse de savoirs et d'exp�riences de ces experts a enrichi le capital de connaissances techniques disponibles pour mettre en œuvre une vaste gamme d'activit�s de la FAO, auxquelles ont particip� � ce jour quelque 700 experts retrait�s.
Les programmes de partenariat ont contribu� � renforcer l'impact et la durabilit� des r�sultats et ont permis � l'Organisation de r�aliser des �conomies consid�rables.
Los programas asociativos contin�an recibiendo un apoyo creciente de los Estados Miembros y de sus instituciones. A finales de julio de 1998, los Acuerdos sobre la utilizaci�n de expertos para la cooperaci�n t�cnica entre pa�ses en desarrollo y entre pa�ses en transici�n (expertos CTPD/CTPT) hab�an sido firmados por 117 pa�ses. M�s de 900 expertos CTPD/CTPT han participado en los programas y proyectos de la FAO. El Programa de cooperaci�n con instituciones acad�micas y de investigaci�n tambi�n contin�a creciendo. Hasta fines de julio de 1998, 26 pa�ses se hab�an integrado a este programa que originalmente se aplicaba a las instituciones de los pa�ses desarrollados, y que dado el creciente inter�s y la demanda, fue extendido tambi�n a los pa�ses en desarrollo. Se invit� adem�s a instituciones regionales a participar en el programa. Cinco de ellas ya se han integrado y con igual fin se est�n llevando a cabo negociaciones con otras instituciones regionales. Hasta la fecha 190 cient�tificos e investigadores han prestado sus servicios en diferentes campos de la FAO.
En el marco del Programa sobre la utilizaci�n de expertos jubilados, las oficinas de la FAO, tanto en la sede como en el campo, contin�an haciendo un uso creciente de expertos nacionales jubilados y de jubilados de la FAO y de las Naciones Unidas. El conocimiento y la experiencia de estos expertos ha enriquecido el conjunto de experiencias disponible en la FAO para la ejecuci�n de sus actividades, en las que han contribuido hasta el momento aproximadamente 700 expertos jubilados.
Los programas asociativos han contribuido a incrementar el impacto de los resultados y a hacerlos sostenibles a largo plazo, logrando al mismo tiempo ahorros considerables para la Organizaci�n.
The partnership programmes launched by FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf regarding use of experts for technical cooperation among developing countries (TCDC), use of experts for technical cooperation among countries in transition (TCCT), cooperation with academic and research institutions and use of retired experts continue to receive increasing support from member countries and their institutions.
By the end of July 1998, the agreements concerning the use of experts for TCDC and for TCCT had been signed by 117 countries. More than 900 TCDC or TCCT experts have participated to date in the implementation of FAO programmes and projects in response to requests from the beneficiary countries in a wide range of technical fields such as improved rice production, horticultural development, animal genetic resources, small-scale irrigation, curriculum development for environmental education, wood utilization and fishing harbour development. In an innovative response to new challenges, TCDC experts have been used in crop assessment and food supply missions in Sierra Leone, Burundi and Rwanda and in the agricultural rehabilitation of Rwanda.
Similarily, cooperation with academic and research institutions has continued to expand. By the end of July 1998, 26 countries had joined the programme. In view of increasing interest and demand, the programme, originally intended for institutions in developed countries, was extended to the developing countries as well. Regional academic and research institutions were invited to participate; five of them have already joined the programme, and negotiations with a number of others are under way. The variety of ways in which the FAO technical divisions have tapped the institutional expertise illustrates the tremendous potential of the programme for enhancing the role of FAO as a centre of excellence while offering mutual benefit to the institutions. The services of 190 visiting scientists and researchers have already been utilized in studies and research in fields such as animal genetic resources, livestock production systems, risk and vulnerability analysis in farming systems and bibliographic research.
FAO headquarters and field offices continued to make increasing use of national retired experts and retired FAO and United Nations staff members, who have enriched the pool of expertise available for the implementation of FAO's programmes. Close to 700 retired experts, many of them renowned in their fields, have contributed their knowledge and experience in a broad spectrum of FAO's areas of activity, including low-cost, water-saving irrigation, marine fisheries and aquaculture management, land tenure, agricultural statistics, participation of women in agricultural development and technology assessment for agriculture and rural development.
Apart from enhancing the impact and sustainability of FAO programme results, the partnership programmes have also been cost effective. The per month cost of a TCDC or TCCT expert or a researcher or scientist has been only one-third the cost of an expert recruited at international rates. Considerable savings have been made by the use of retirees as well.
Alister McIntyre (left), Vice-Chancellor of the University of the
West Indies, signing the agreement on cooperation with academic and research institutions
Alister McIntyre (� gauche), recteur adjoint de l'Universit� des Indes occidentales,
signe un accord de coop�ration avec les universit�s et les instituts de recherche
Alister McIntyre (izquierda), Vicerrector de la Universidad de Indias Occidentales, firma
el acuerdo de cooperaci�n con las instituciones acad�micas y de investigaci�n
Bruce Ross (left), Director-General, New Zealand Ministry of
Agriculture, and FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf signing the agreements on academic and
research cooperation and the use of retirees
Bruce Ross (� gauche), Directeur g�n�ral du Minist�re de l'agriculture de
Nouvelle-Z�lande et Jacques Diouf, Directeur g�n�ral de la FAO, signent des accords de
coop�ration avec les universit�s et les instituts de recherche, ainsi que pour l'emploi
des retrait�s
Bruce Ross (izquierda), Director General del Ministerio de Agricultura de Nueva Zelandia,
y el Director General de la FAO, Jacques Diouf, firman los acuerdos sobre cooperaci�n con
instituciones acad�micas y de investigaci�n y sobre la utilizaci�n de jubilados