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FINLAND:
On behalf of the Nordic countries, Elizabeth Rehn,
Minister of Equality Affairs, said that the responsibility for overall
policy guidance and coordination on population and development issues
belongs to ECOSOC. There does not seem to be justification for a
separate Executive Board for UNFPA. She stressed the need for greater
inter-agency cooperation, a combined reporting and monitoring system
for the follow-up of various conferences, and assurance of the
effectiveness and predictability of financing for population and
development activities.