Government of the Federated States of Micronesia

UN Volunteer and Fund Control Specialist to Visit States

PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): August 6, 1997 –
Vice President Leo A. Falcam told governors of the FSM States in a
July 30, 1997, letter that it is important to improve foreign aid
reporting and coordination in view of the declining funding under the
Compact and hence the need to better focus foreign aid projects and
programs to achieve a coherent results.

In this regard, UNDP Volunteer Specialist Solomon Wole and Fund
Control Specialist Senny Phillip, attached to the FSM Finance
Department, are visiting the states to provide training on the
preparation of quarterly progress reports on aid funded projects and
training on foreign funding proposal preparation to relevant staffs
in each state.

The training is intended for staff of finance and planning
departments which are requested to nominate one trainee each and a
key staff be designated to organize and coordinate such training.

Wole and Phillip are planning to begin their visits with the State
of Kosrae from August 11th to the 16th;
the State of Chuuk from August 17th to the 22nd;
and to Yap State from August 25th to August
29, 1997; and will conduct similar training for Pohnpei State staffs
during the first week of September.