| Accelerating the pace and effectiveness of local government reform |
Decentralization, local governance and urban/rural development |
Capacities and partnerships developed of local governance actors in urban/rural areas for policy formulation service delivery and resource management |
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| Deepening Democracy |
Policy support |
Broad-based national governance programmes, reflecting poverty reduction goals, agreed by all stakeholders |
Democracy Index Elections MDP Parliamentary projects
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| Promoting rights based legal and justice sector reform |
Justice and human rights |
Poor and disadvantaged groups empowered to seek remedies for injustices, and justice institutions enabled to be responsive to claims, consistent with international human rights norms; |
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| By 2010, pro-poor democratic governance is realised with enhanced accountability, capacity and participation in the 10 poorest provinces |
| By 2010, pro-poor participatory decentralisation policies and mechanisms in place with public and private institutions adhering to the rule of law and international instruments |
| 1a. | Regulatory framework conducive for local governance reform established and accepted by stakeholders | | 1b. | Pro-poor policy in line with MDGs mainstreamed in planning and budgeting of local government and public service sector receiving increased budget allocation | | 2a. | Participatory implementation mechanisms adopted | | 2b. | Existence of participatory mechanism in development of legislation | | 3a. | TI corruption perceptions index | | 3b. | Increase in levels of satisfaction and trust in the justice system |
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| 1a. | Law 32 of 2004 should be further defined by sectoral regulations and division of authorities, incentive structure for local governance structure still weak. | | 1b. | Pro-poor policy/MDGs are not fully integrated into local development planning, and budget allocation to public service improvement is not enough | | 2. | Participatory process limited to planning process - public participation in implementation, monitoring and evaluation process still weak, not structured | | 3. | Ranked 133rd in World Bank, TAF, UNODC and UNDP surveys |
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| 1. | Incorporated in policies | | 2. | In place and exist in selected local parliaments | | 3. | RoL enhanced | | 4. | Improved |
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