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I. NGO Statement to the 2002 CG Meeting |
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NGO voice stems primarily from the principle that development is first
about people. NGOs believe that the foundation for long-term development
of Cambodia rests on the skills and the knowledge of its people.
Therefore, human resource development and capacity building should be the
overarching priority for Cambodia’s poverty reduction strategy. This
implies a commitment to upgrade skills and capacities at all levels in the
public, private, civil society and non-governmental sectors. During
the NGO consultations on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP),
NGOs identified rural development and decentralization, and public sector
reform and good governance as priority crosscutting issues. The NGO
focus on promoting rural development does not intend to exclude the urban
poor but rather it attempts to emphasize the need for pro-poor development
strategies instead of development efforts that benefit mainly the
non-poor. There are four essential success factors for local development
in both rural and urban areas: effective pro-poor decentralization; the
active participation of the poor; realistic salaries for civil servants,
and implementation of anti-corruption legislation. This
NGO Statement addresses the issues to be discussed at this year’s CG
meeting. It covers the issues of poverty reduction strategy in Cambodia as
well as the role in poverty reduction of: trade policy; civil service
reform and anti-corruption measures; legal and judicial reform; election
reform; agriculture and natural resources management; decentralization,
and partnership and participation. |
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