The IATWG was created to facilitate and improve communication between the agencies in the UN family in Swaziland and as a support to the coordination of the emergency response.

Meetings take place weekly on Mondays. Each agency is represented in the meeting. The agenda always includes agency updates, that is, an update on running projects, on particular initiatives from the agency in question and on specific factors in the emergency that needs particular attention (for instance, a deterioration in the situation of school children due to cold weather).

The agenda also includes updates on events and initiatives that arise from outside the UN system. Representatives of other organizations and institutions are invited ad hoc to give briefings on particular initiatives, reports etc.


IATWG Meeting end of year 2003, Representatives from WFP, UNDP, FAO, UNICEF, UNAIDS and UNFPA attended.

For more information on the IATWG and other meetings contact: Lolo Mkhabela, UNDP Tel: 405-0651 or Email: lolo.mkhabela@undp.org