| dc.description.abstract | 1. INTRODUCTION. This global plan outlines in broad terms the phasing and management of major activities envisaged for the PACE Programme's Co-ordination Units in Nairobi and Bamako, and for the Common Services. The global plans for national components of the PACE Programme are contained in separate documents. The financing agreement for the PACE Programme provides the framework of the Programme. The global plan provides only an outline of its operational aspects; it is not possible to determine the precise scheduling of events for the five years during which the PACE Programme will be implemented. Detailed descriptions of activities and estimated costs will be contained in the annual work programmes and cost estimates (AWP&CEs). The main aim of this document is to provide an overview of the PACE Programme from the point of view of its implementation. 2. BACKGROUND. The European Communities (EC) was the major financier of the Pan-African Rinderpest Campaign (PARC) between 1986 and 1999. The project largely achieved its goal of improving the security of animal health by combating rinderpest, one of the most devastating contagious diseases of cattle. PARC' s positive results, confirmed by an independent evaluation in 1996/1997, offer a firm basis for eradicating rinderpest from Africa and controlling other major diseases. The Organization of African Unity and the Commission of the European Communities have developed a new programme, the Pan-African Programme for the Control of Epizootics (PACE). The concept behind the PACE Programme is to build on the headway made in the campaign against rinderpest.. The financing agreement of the PACE Programme (Agreement number 6125/REG) was signed between the Commission of the European Communities and the Organization of African Unity on 5 July and 30 August 1999, respectively. 3. OUTLINE OF THE PACE PROGRAMME. The PACE Programme will cover 32 countries in subSaharan Africa. The Programme started on 1 November 1999 and, after preliminary activities, • implementation of a two ,month inception -programme started on 1 January 2000: PACE will end on 31 October 2004. The Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (TBAR) of the Organization of African Unity(0A_U) will co-ordinate its implementation. The bulk of the Programme's EDF funds (67%) will support national operations that will be planned and implemented in each member country. A range of common services that will be co-ordinated at regional levels will support .these operations. A participatory approach will be adopted so that livestock farmers and animal health professionals will be involved in the implementation of National PACE Programmes | |
