Prepared by John K Chung For Presentation to RCARO 2010 July Cheju Workshop 1

What is Past, is a Prologue. – Hamlet - 2

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 1997 Yangon: Recommended establishment of an RCA Regional Office in the Region to enhance RCA ownership by MSs  1998 Taupo: Discussed possible establishment of an RCA office similar to UNDP Project Office in the Region  2000 Mumbai: Korea offered hosting of the RCA Regional Office in Korea. MSs welcomed.  2001 Dhaka: MSs fully supported establishment of RCARO in Korea  2001 Vienna: 30 th RCA GCM agreed the establishment of the RCA Regional Office in Korea (2-year interim period) 4

 2002 Daejeon: The RCA Regional Office was officially opened  2002 Vienna: 31 GCM adopted Working Paper on the establishment and operation of RCARO in Korea  2003 Vienna: 32 GCM adopted RCA Resolution  Reconfirms roles and function of Dir.-RCARO  Requests Government of Korea to continue all necessary support for RCARO operation  Requests all RCA MSs to support and cooperate with RCARO  2007 Vienna: 36 GCM adopted RCA Resolution on the roles and status of RCARO  Confirms Dir-RCARO has authority to act on behalf of RCA in order to fulfill its mandate as set out in the GOR of RCA  Requests all MSs to provide necessary support for Dir-RCARO with their best capacity  Requests IAEA’s RCA Secretariat to continue extending cooperation to RCARO  2007 Vienna: GOR amended incorporating Appointment, Roles and Responsibilities of Dir-RCARO as well as RCARO SAC 5

 Identity Crisis  Not yet recognized by the RCA Agreement  Still within the framework of KAERI  No proper legal status of Dir-RCARO when representing RCA before international development community  No official administrative interactions with IAEA’s  RCA and the MTS  Project should suit to RCA priority (No more thematic sectors)  The Project: the fewer, the better philosophy  Seems more emphasis on non-RCA projects  Role of RCA Coordinator (now RCA Focal Person) 6

 Some good indications of host government of RCARO  Korea joined in OECD DAC(Development Assistance Committee) in 2009: From newly developed industrial country to advanced donor country  Korea will upgrade ODA/GNI from current 0.09% to 0.25% by 2015 (ideally, 0.7%)  Cooperation between KOICA and RCARO envisioned  Role of Korea in international development community  Export nuclear power plants to UAE and so on  Chair the G-20 Seoul Summit in 2010  Host the Nuclear Security Summit in

 Recognition of RCARO’s legal personality  Enhanced partnership based on ownership of individual RCARO initiated projects  Harmonization among donor countries in RCA region  Alignment of development strategies of developing RCA MSs  Mutual accountability between RCARO and RCA MSs 8

 Revision of RCA Agreement incorporating RCARO status  Agreement between IAEA and Government of Korea regarding the operation of RCARO  Recognition of RCARO as an international- level organization by host government  Restructuring of RCARO (e.g. Introducing Deputy Director) 9

 Contribution by the RCA MSs to the RCARO initiated projects (Financial or in-kind)  Attract fund from other international or regional development organizations to RCARO initiated projects 10

 Harmonization among RCA donor countries in implementing projects (AUL, JPN etc) 11

 Best reference to the Agency’s CPF(Country Programme Framework)  Coherence for development policy of MSs 12

 Proper system for project evaluation based on outcomes 13