AMMAN — The Ministry of Interior, the
European Union Delegation in Jordan, and the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in
collaboration with the Ministry of Local Administration on Thursday signed a 5
million euro agreement for a program that aims to enhance local governance in Jordan
by encouraging accountability and effective policymaking.
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The “Decentralization, Accountability and Integrity at the
Local Level” 54-month program aims to improve service delivery and offer
development opportunities to people by improving public institutions’ ability
to fulfil their mandate, seek funding opportunities and implement projects
involving the active participation of citizens, a press statement from UNDP said.
The agreement was co-signed by Minister of Interior Mazen
Faraya, Minister of Local Administration Tawfiq Kreishan, Minister of Planning
and International Cooperation Nasser Shraideh on the one side, and EU
Ambassador to Jordan Maria Hadjitheodosiou, and UNDP Resident Representative to
Jordan Sara Ferrer Olivella on the other.
The program, funded by the EU with technical support from
UNDP, “focuses on the importance of development cooperation regarding citizens
and responding to national priorities,” Faraya said during the signing
ceremony.
The Minister of Interior hailed the role of the EU, and UNDP
for their continuous support to Jordan through capacity building, technical
support, and digitalized tools designed to streamline local administration and
development through improving accountability, efficiency, and effectiveness in placing
and implementing policies in the 6-selected governorates of Irbid, Balqa,
Aqaba, Ajloun, Madaba and Tafilah.
This includes the government priorities in policies that
support rule of law and integrity that require the follow up of priorities on
all government levels, according to the statement.
Hadjitheodosiou stressed that “when addressing issues such
as climate change, growing inequalities, urbanization or rural remoteness,
local authorities are at the forefront for responding to the challenges on the
ground and providing viable solutions for their communities. We believe that
addressing the needs of local communities and achieving sustainable development
can only be achieved through effective local governance. Our program aims to
contribute to strengthen the capacity of Jordanian municipalities and
Governorates, improve service delivery and develop accountability mechanisms.”
Stressing UNDP’s long-term presence in Jordan, Olivella
anticipates that the new program will benefit local institutions in fostering
inclusive and participatory participation and providing citizens for the common
good during these testing times of the global pandemic.
The “Decentralization, Accountability and Integrity at the
Local Level” program, or DAILL, will be implemented by UNDP in close
cooperation with the ministries of interior, local administration, finance, and planning and international cooperation in
the governorates of Aqaba, Ajloun, Balqa, Irbid, Madaba, Tafileh, the statement said.
Direct beneficiaries of the initiative will include
governorate, executive and municipal councils, local civil servants, and
communities in the pilot localities.
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