Experts' Working Group Reviews 2018 Activity Plan and Budget

The EASF Experts’ Working Group meeting on Activity Plan and Budget for the year 2018 was held from 1st to 2nd November 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The periodical meeting comprises experts from diverse fields drawn from EASF Member States to discuss and optimize crucial matters before these are presented to the highest decision making organs for final conclusion.

Before the end of every year, the meeting convenes with the aim of reviewing the current year's activity plan and budget identifying any shortfalls in the plan. It then optimizes the financial resources at the Secretariat's disposal against planned activities for the following year. This steering mechanism ensures not only that resources are used in the most appropriate way possible, but also that all Member States agree collectively on such important issues.

The Secretariat's team was led by EASF's Management; the EASF Director Dr. Abdillahi Omar Bouh, the Head of Peace Operations' Department Brigadier Albert Kendagor and the Head of Finance and Administration Col. Letebrhan Kahsay. Others included Planning Element's Joint Chief of Staff, the Force Commander, the Chief of Staff at Logistics Base, Heads of Components and other members of staff.

The Experts' Working Group Meeting in Session