| African Development Bank |
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Multinational organization providing funding and technical assistance throughout Africa. Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (ADB) is the premier pan-African development finance institution fostering economic growth and social progress in Africa. The ADB mobilizes resources in and outside Africa and provides financial and technical assistance for development projects and programs in Africa. At the continental level, the new vision of the ADB focuses on economic integration. At the country level, there are three broad priority themes: agricultural and rural development, human resource development and private sector development. Today, the ADB has a total of 77 member states comprising 53 regional (African) and 24 non-regional countries. The ADB is based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Contact:
African Development Bank
Rue Joseph Anoma
01 B.P. 1387 Abidjan 01
Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)
Website: http://www.afdb.org/
Email: afdb-webmaster@afdb.org
Tel: (225) 20.44.44
Fax: (225) 21.77.53
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| German Agency for Technical Cooperation - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) |
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The government-owned GTZ operates in the field of technical cooperation. Some 1,600 German field staff members work with 8,590 locally contracted personnel, and another 800 “integrated experts” are placed with employers in partner countries. Currently, there are 2,800 projects in 142 countries receiving administrative and professional assistance from GTZ Head Office in Eschborn, Germany, and more than 60 GTZ Offices in partner countries. Experts are responsible for cooperation with individual countries, to ensure that the technical solutions and management methods used in the projects match the socio-cultural and economic conditions of the partner countries. Consulting firms, specialist institutions and universities are also used as partners for projects where expertise on specialized issues is needed.
Contact:
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit – GTZ
Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 – 5
Postfach 51 80
65728 Eschborn 1
Germany
Website: http://www.gtz.de/
Tel: (+49) 6196 79 0
Fax: (+49) 6196 79 11 15
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| UN HABITAT (water for cities) |
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www.un-urbanwater.net
Established by the United Nations System-wide Initiative on Africa (UNSIA) and a broad partnership of the UNSIA Water Cluster, the ‘Managing Water for African Cities’ programme is managed by a joint UNEP- UN Habitat team from Nairobi. It aims to resolve the urban water crisis through efficient water demand management and information exchange on water management and conservation. The programme promotes the exchange of best practices in urban water management in support of the implementation of the Habitat Agenda, in seven African cities.
Contact:
The Co-ordinator
Water for African Cities Programme
UN-HABITAT
P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254-2-623039
Fax: 254-2-623588
E-mail: wacmail@unhabitat.org
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| United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |
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UNICEF is an integral part of the United Nations system. UNICEF carries out its work through eight regional offices and 125 country offices (31 December 1998).
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
UNICEF now works in 161 countries, areas and territories on solutions to the problems plaguing poor children and their families and on ways to realize their rights. Its activities are as varied as the challenges it faces, encouraging the care and stimulation that offer the best possible start in life, helping prevent childhood illness and death, making pregnancy and childbirth safe, combating discrimination and cooperating with communities to ensure that girls as well as boys attend school.
UNICEF was created at the end of World War II to relieve the suffering of children in war torn Europe and it continues today to respond rapidly in crises, helping recreate a sense of stability and normalcy, reopening schools and establishing safe spaces for children when armed conflict and war, flood and other disruptions occur.
Contact:
Headquarters New York
UNICEF House
3 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017, U.S.A.
Tel: 1-212 326.7000 - Switchboard UNICEF House
Fax: 887.7465 – Primary, 887.7454 - Secondary
Email • Adresse électronique • Correo electrónico
Website: http://www.unicef.org
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| World Health Organisation (WHO) |
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http://www.whoafr.org/
The World Health Organization, the specialized health agency of the United Nations was established on 7 April 1948 and is based at Geneva. It aims to attain the highest possible level of health for all people. The African chapter of the WHO has 46 Member States and thus represents the second largest of WHO’s six regions. It has headquarters in Brazzaville, Congo, and consists of divisions of communicable disease prevention and control, healthy environment and sustainable development, family and reproductive health, etc. The disparities in population and development within its members pose immense challenges and opportunities.
Contact:
Director, Programme Management
World Health Organisation - Regional Office for Africa (AFRO)
Cite du Djoue, P.O.Box 06 Brazzaville, Congo
Tel: +242 8 39000; Fax: +242 8 39001
Email: soumahorok@afro.who.int
WHO Headquarters Office, Geneva
Avenue Appia 20
1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Tel: (+00 41 22) 791 21 11
Fax: (+00 41 22) 791 3111
Telex: 415 416
Telegraph: UNISANTE GENEVA
Website: http://www.who.int
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| World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) |
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The World Bank, established in 1946, is an international development agency providing loans, advice, and other services to over 100 countries. It is owned and operated by its 180 member countries. Its funds are raised through world markets and contributions from member governments. Its divisions include the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, The International Development Association, The International Finance Corporation, The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. The World Bank offers more development assistance than any other organization worldwide, at US $20 billion annually. The World Bank seeks ”to reduce poverty and improve living standards through sustainable growth and investment in people.”
Contact:
The World Bank
Headquarters
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20433 USA
Tel: (+1) (202) 477 1234 (call 473 0000 if outside USA)
Website: http://www.worldbank.org/
Fax: refer to website for fax number of specific contact person
Email: via the website
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