Visit of the Committee for UNMIT Assets Donation to the Obrigado Barracks
On February 7, a team headed by the Vice Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Committee for the UNMIT Assets Donation, Rui Manuel Hanjam, visited the UNMIT compound at the Obrigado Barracks to inspect the assets to be donated, and to discuss the protocol and mechanisms relating to the donation process.
As mandated in the Council of Ministers meeting and in accordance with the main objective of the Committee to coordinate and inspect all steps of the donation process, the Donation Committee along with staff from the Ministry of Health discussed and defined the next steps of donation, the assets inventory, the procedures and the observances to be complied with.
One of the main points raised in the discussion was the suggestion by the Chairman of the Committee on human resources including the urgent necessity to train the government technicians in order for them to achieve the level of skills required for the functioning of the UNMIT services to be maintained, for instance managing the medical clinics and the warehouses, as well as the capacity of the Government to absorb the national staff who are currently working for the UNMIT.
The Chairman of the Committee emphasized that the Government intends to obtain not only the UNMIT assets but also to adopt the operating systems and procedures for these assets, comprising of organization, methodology, the knowledge and professionalism of UNMIT. This will require good coordination between the Government and the UNMIT to train and strengthen the capacity of the government technicians.
After the meeting, the committee visited the UNMIT warehouses and the equipments to be donated, consisting of the medical clinic, the Geographic Information Services (GIS), the workshops, the storerooms for office stationary and the Communication and Information Technology Section.
The airfield is also a place to visit as these facilities have many material resources that will be an asset for the entities and Government institutions. The Donation Commission's priority is to ensure a correct and accurate distribution of the assets, ensuring that this is carried out according to the real needs of applicants.
It is important to ensure that these requesting Government agencies have the capability in terms of financial and human resources to maintain these assets and utilize their capacity to the fullest.
