SPECIAL FUND

As the executing agency of the ACS for international co-operation, the Special Fund, with the support and co-operation of Members States and Associate Members, will continue to seek new international co-operation resources for the execution of the projects outlined in this Plan of Action.

In this context, the following actions will be carried out:

5.1 Strengthening of existing mechanisms of articulation and co-ordination, aimed at managing and fostering international co-operation in the ACS.

5.2 Establishment of a network of international co-operation focal points of Member States and Associate Members, with a view to strengthening co-ordination in the implementation of regional projects in the Greater Caribbean, through the use of new information technologies, as a mechanism of communication among these focal points.

5.3 Study, preparation and implementation of resource mobilisation mechanisms of the private sector of the Greater Caribbean, in order to encourage and facilitate the participation of this sector in ACS projects.

5.4 Obtaining technical assistance aimed at the institutional strengthening of the Secretariat for managing co-operation projects.

5.5 Preparation of a matrix that would systematize all potential sources of co-operation for the ACS and the creation of a strategy so that, following a structured work plan and established priorities, the financing needed for the region might be sought.

In the execution of the present Plan of Action, the ACS Secretariat will continue to pay particular attention to:
- The identification of a wide range of sources for financing the co-operation activities which have been approved by the ACS;
- The development of political and co-operation relations with the Member States, Associate Members and Observers Countries of the ACS;
- The development of inter-institutional co-operation with special emphasis on inter-Secretariat co-operation with the Founding Observers of the ACS;
- The dissemination of information on the ACS to the general public; and
- The promotion of the region of the Greater Caribbean as a Zone of Co-operation.

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