COUNCIL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAMBODIA (CDC)

Kingdom of Cambodia
Nation - Religion - King

Royal Government of Cambodia

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
FOR
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT

January 2006

FOREWORD

This Strategic Framework for Development Cooperation Management is a policy document of the Royal Government of Cambodia. It reaffirms the role and responsibilities of line ministries and agencies for external resources mobilization and aid coordination functions in accordance with existing Laws and Regulations of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It also outlines the objectives and principles that shall guide the management of development cooperation programs and a national program to implement RGC's development cooperation management strategy.

The Royal Government encourages development partners to work through the Royal Government's designated focal point for ODA resource mobilization and coordination, the Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CRDB/CDC) to improve aid effectiveness.

The Strategic Framework was adopted by the Royal Government at a cabinet meeting held on 27 January 2006. The Royal Government places a high priority on all parties conforming to and complying with the policies outlined in this document that embody the principles of the Rome and Paris Declarations on aid effectiveness.

Phnom Penh, 30 January 2006

KEAT CHHON, MP
Senior Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance
First Vice-Chairman, Council for the Development of Cambodia
Chairman, Government-Donors Coordination Committee

I. II. III. IV. V.	Introduction ................................................................................................................... Royal Government's Focal Point for Resource Mobilization and Aid Coordination ................... Current Situation and Recent Initiatives to Strengthen Development Cooperation .................. Objectives and Basic Principles of RGC's Development Cooperation Management Strategy ..... National Program to Implement the Development Cooperation Management Strategy ............	1 2 4 7 9
ANNEXES:
1. 2.	Extract of Sub-Decree No. 147 ANK.BK dated 29 December 2005 Related to the role and responsibility of CDC/CRDB ............................................................ Abbreviations ................................................................................................................	12 18