ADB, UNDP sign MoU to enhance reforms in local level governance
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KATHMANDU, Dec 2: The Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed two MoU to help Nepal government in enhancing reforms in local level governance.
According to a press release issued by the UNDP in Kathmandu, the two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for Administrative Arrangements focus on: (i) expanding the outreach of UNDP’s ongoing Public Private Partnership for Urban Environment (PPPUE) Program to four municipalities, and (ii) initiating new methods of supporting service delivery for marginalized groups.
The four municipalities are Birganj, Butwal, Dharan and Dhangadhi.
The ADB is providing USD 381,000 for the projects.
The additional funds for increasing the role of the private sector in selected municipalities aims at increasing the local bodies’ own-source revenues and provide services more effectively and efficiently with UNDP/PPPUE support.
The funds for new initiatives in service delivery are provided by the Australian Government through the AusAID-ADB Development Partnership Facility for South Asia – and will be used for recruiting and placing 25 national women volunteers within selected local bodies of Nepal (including municipalities) through the United Nations Volunteer (UNV) Program, the release added.
During the signing ceremony, the Asian Development Bank Country Director for Nepal, Barry Hitchcock said, “ADB is keen to work with interested development partners in supporting local governance reforms in Nepal. As the country moves towards a federal form of governance, it is necessary that greater focus be placed on providing more effective service delivery at all levels of local government, including municipalities”.
UNDP Country Director Anne-Isabelle Degryse-Blateau said, “We are very pleased at this landmark agreement between the ADB and UNDP and we look forward to seeing improvements in the delivery of basic services through the expansion of Public Private Partnerships.”
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ADB, UNDP Sign MoU To Enhance Reforms In Local Level Governance
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