New Zealand

Assistance and support for capacity building provided

Period	Description of the assistance	Committed	Disbursed	Beneficiaries	Implementing agencies	Procedures for disbursements
2016-2017	The AANZFTA Economic Cooperation Support programme (the AECSP)	NZD 562400	NZD 562400		Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	The AECSP is implemented primarily by the AANZFTA Support Unit. The Programme support is designed to develop the capacity of the countries in South East Asia to engage in trade discussions and covers the range of thematic areas included in AANZFTA. Some support is provided directly by New Zealand to enable trade officials from LDCs (including Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar) to engage in discussions and participate in capacity building. Approximately 15% of the total disbursements across the life of the project have been provided for capacity building support in the area of Customs and Rules of Origin. The figure represented in the second column represents New Zealand's total support to the programme in the 2016/2017 financial year.
2016-2017	New Zealand-ASEAN Trade and Regulatory Cooperation Programme	NZD 27000	NZD 27000		Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	New Zealand also unilaterally operates a funding mechanism to provide capacity building support to the same region.
2016-2017	Oceania Customs Organization (OCO)	NZD 549485	NZD 549485	Pacific	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	The OCO implements an annual work programme, informed by the priorities in the Strategic Plan and approved by member States at the Annual Conference.
2016-2017	Customs sector development in the Pacific, including support for efficient and effective border management systems and leadership programmes.	NZD 687563	NZD 687563	Fiji, Samoa Pacific Cook Islands	New Zealand Customs Service	New Zealand Customs Service implements an annual work plan, informed by country level governance teams.