WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank Group Wednesday approved a 20 million dollar grant for the Demand for Good Governance (DFGG) Project in Cambodia to help enhance citizens' engagement in development and governance processes, and government responsiveness to their demands.
The DFGG Project represents an integral part of the World Bank's efforts to tackle governance issues in Cambodia, according to a statement released by the World Bank.
Even though the country has achieved impressive economic progress over the last decades, governance remains a key impediment for broad-based development and further poverty reduction, it added.
This innovative project will seek to enhance the demand for good governance in priority reform areas in Cambodia by strengthening institutions, supporting partnerships, and sharing lessons, said the World Bank.
It will do so by promoting so called "demand-side" approaches, which strengthen the ability of citizens, civil society organizations, and other non-state actors to work constructively with government and to hold it accountable. These approaches also enhance the capacity of the government to become more responsive to citizens.
"This project is part of the Bank's response to calls for broader engagement in governance reform in Cambodia. The Bank has provided leadership on supporting the public sector governance reform in the past," said Qimiao Fan, the World Bank Country Manager for Cambodia.
"Now it is a great time to work with a broad range of stakeholders such as the government, private sector, civil society, donors, parliamentarians, and media, to create a stronger demand for good governance," he added.
Good governance is increasingly recognized as a fundamental prerequisite for sustainable development. Its opposite -- corruption -- is also recognized as a major impediment to efficient and effective government, with a disproportionate impact on the poor.
Stimulating citizen demand for better governance has become a fundamental tool for more transparency and accountability in public affairs, and an integral part of the World Bank's governance and anti-corruption strategy.
The DFGG Project represents an integral part of the World Bank's efforts to tackle governance issues in Cambodia, according to a statement released by the World Bank.
Even though the country has achieved impressive economic progress over the last decades, governance remains a key impediment for broad-based development and further poverty reduction, it added.
This innovative project will seek to enhance the demand for good governance in priority reform areas in Cambodia by strengthening institutions, supporting partnerships, and sharing lessons, said the World Bank.
It will do so by promoting so called "demand-side" approaches, which strengthen the ability of citizens, civil society organizations, and other non-state actors to work constructively with government and to hold it accountable. These approaches also enhance the capacity of the government to become more responsive to citizens.
"This project is part of the Bank's response to calls for broader engagement in governance reform in Cambodia. The Bank has provided leadership on supporting the public sector governance reform in the past," said Qimiao Fan, the World Bank Country Manager for Cambodia.
"Now it is a great time to work with a broad range of stakeholders such as the government, private sector, civil society, donors, parliamentarians, and media, to create a stronger demand for good governance," he added.
Good governance is increasingly recognized as a fundamental prerequisite for sustainable development. Its opposite -- corruption -- is also recognized as a major impediment to efficient and effective government, with a disproportionate impact on the poor.
Stimulating citizen demand for better governance has become a fundamental tool for more transparency and accountability in public affairs, and an integral part of the World Bank's governance and anti-corruption strategy.
5 comments:
Hun Sen and his cronies will pocket the grant and all others loans.
Khmer will have to pay the loan down the generation but not Hun Sen, cronies, and his family need not worry about repaying the loan.
All Khmers should stand up and get rid of the CPP, top official.
Khmer suffer enough from Hun Sen. We need not trial Khmer Rouge leaders now because they are doing no harm to Khmer anymore, only Hun Sen.
Let put Hun Sen on trial instead.
HUN SEN smell cashes again with HO chim minh smile .they will be happy and only group cloesd to them but khmer people just look at them to injoy .
khmer are no chance to get better live under pressured from YUON
on behalf of most khmer people who can't speak for themselves, i thank you, world bank, for creating this important voice for khmer people and citizens alike for better governance and better accountability in the part of the gov't toward the people of cambodia. i'm hopeful that cambodia will become a better country in the near future when everyone contributed to help make a difference for cambodia. cambodian people like myself are very grateful and appreciative to see such force and voice so gov't can reform to better service its people. after all, khmer people have waited for too long already for a good change to sweep across the country so people of cambodia can gain trust again in their gov't for the nation and its people. thank you and may god bless cambodia and its khmer people and citizens.
1.038am, I support your comments and hopefully the government will start putting together some sort of 5 years Business plans that will provide good incentives for the country and its people. Most Khmers have been waiting 30 years for improvement and I guess to wait another elected years term wouldn't hurt. We don't want to be totally against but we will wait and see. If nothing has improve regarding infrustractures especially roads and schools. Also health, welfare and legal systems than we will be very disappointed as usual and your government should step aside totally.
This type of assistant is much better than a particular laon from specific countries like China or other neighbours countries. On behalf of some Khmer over sea would also sincerely like to thank World Bank for giving the current government another chance. May god bless us all and bring peace to our country and our people to learn how to love and support each other with respect without prejudice and class.
Srey Khmer
i said " BS "
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