SummaryIn order to maximize the UAE’s visibility as a major international donor, OCFA has developed a comprehensive framework for reporting the country’s foreign aid contribution that is compatible with the reporting requirements of international bodies. The framework has been updated in response to comments from UAE donor organisations during the 2009-2011 reporting cycles, and includes mechanisms for reporting data electronically as well as standards and guidelines on how to categorise the forms of aid. In advance of the 2012 data collection process, OCFA would like to invite its key partners to familiarize them with the core components of the UAE Reporting Framework, highlight the modifications that have been made in response to donors’ feedback, and explore some of the lessons learned from the 2009-2011 reporting cycles. Content:• Purpose and rationale for the UAE reporting framework• UAE foreign aid reporting standards and guidelines• Reporting mechanisms• Experiences of UAE donor organisations of reporting data to OCFA• Lessons learned from 2009-2011 reporting cycles Speakers: • Sultan Al Shamsi, Executive Director, OCFA• Zaki Sirelkhatim, Manager, Information Management Unit, OCFA• Makki Hamid, Manager, Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, OCFA• Sarah Humaid, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, OCFA ParticipationParticipants should be representatives of UAE-based development and humanitarian organisations who are responsible for recording their organisations’ humanitarian data with OCFA. Organisations are kindly requested to register the details of their nominated participants with Muna Al Braiki at albraiki@ocfa.gov.ae, phone: 026544410, or fax: 026544443 by no later than 2 January 2013.
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