Project profile — Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation - Institutional Support - 2010-11

The expected intermediate outcomes include: Improved democratic practices, rule of law and respect for human rights by Commonwealth country governments; and, strengthened development and implementation of pro-poor economic growth and sustainable development policies and programs, which integrate gender equality, human rights and youth considerations.

Results achieved as of 2011 include: seven Member Countries ratified or adopted eight different human rights agreements and conventions, ranging from protecting the rights of children to persons with disabilities to protecting political rights; Commonwealth teams were deployed to observe and assess elections in Zambia, Cameroon, The Gambia, St Lucia, and Guyana; Secretariat assistance enabled Malawi to reform its legislative, regulatory and institutional arrangements for its petroleum sector, and Botswana to prepare a modern Natural Gas Policy and Gas Bill to facilitate the creation of a new coal-bed methane industry; four Caribbean countries developed national and regional policy frameworks and associated legislation for Maritime and Ocean Governance to build economic resilience, while contributing to better food security and improved livelihoods; and, the Caribbean Association of Debt Managers (CARADEM) was established to provide practical assistance to countries within the region in developing technical capability, and for meeting their core debt management objectives.