United Nations common country assessment : Samoa report

The Common Country Assessment (CCA) is a country-based process for reviewing and assessing the national development situation and identifying key issues as a basis for policy dialogue and forms the foundation for the ensuing United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). The CCA has been prepared in close collaboration with the Government of Samoa and other key partners from the donor community, civil society, and the private sector. All UN organizations present in Samoa, which together comprise the United Nations Country Team (UNCT). participated in the CCA process. The UN Agencies located in Fiji but whose programmes cover Samoa, also contributed to the process. The specific objective of the CCA process is to enable all partners to achieve a shared and deeper knowledge of the key development challenges facing Samoa, based on a shared in-depth