Review of activities: Tasks which lie ahead in economic and social Technical cooperation programs:
The main tasks of the groups were: •
to review economic and social progress within the Co- lombo Plan region since the Consultative Committee
last met, taking note of the various factors which have HќLJ[LKWYVNYLZZ
• to consider the tasks which lie ahead in economic and
social development; the priorities; and the best use of available resources;
• to exchange views on technical co-operation programs
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to discuss a pre-selected special issue of general con- cern relating to development;
• to review the activities of the Colombo Plan Coun-
cil; the Colombo Plan Secretariat; the Drug Advisory Program; the Program for Public Administration and
Environment Program; the Program for Private Sec- tor Development; the Long Term Scholarship Program
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• to take decisions about the proceedings of the Con-
sultative Committee itself. The Meeting noted the presentations from the three groups
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South AsiaSub-Region of South West-Asia Group made pre- sentations in the following Programs and Activities:
• Give continued importance to human resource de-
velopment with a focus on Technical and Vocational Training and Education
• Need to focus on training and capacity development
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• Felt the need for longer-term Scholarship
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be arranged and invited so that a large number of par- [PJPWHU[ZJHUILILULÄ[LKH[SVLYJVZ[
• Ongoing programs are highly relevant; however it
needs to be prioritize among the priorities. Recommendations:
All communication and correspondence from Secretariat should be channeled only through National Focal Point. It can
be copied to other technical or functional focal points. Secretariat and Council to propose and the host country while
ÄUHSPaPUN[OLHNLUKHMVY4ZOV\SKPUJS\KLHZLZZPVU[V\W- date and review on the decision taken in the last CCM and
implementation status.
CCM agenda also needs to be accompanied with proposals to be considered and decided by the CCM .
Outgoing, Current, and next Chair should meet before the CCM.
The Chair Country until it hands over the chairmanship to next country should spare some time to monitor the implementation
of decisions made at the CCM and the implementation of same under the Colombo Plan Mechanism.
South East Asia Group