Other Cross-Cutting Issues in Poverty Reduction

There are many issues of importance to poverty reduction that are not directly covered by the agenda of this CG meeting. The 22 attached sectoral and issue papers highlight the main issues identified by NGOs to be taken into account in poverty reduction efforts.

Some cross-cutting concerns that have been raised recurrently by NGOs are the following:

• The gap between national budget committed funds and effective disbursed funds is undermining any gains from policy reforms and contributing to the disillusionment among stakeholders. Thus, NGOs encourage the Ministry of Economy and Finance to honor the commitments made to the social ministries and ensure adequate allocation of funds and a timely and transparent disbursement schedule.

• Also, NGOs encourage the analysis of gender-specific impacts and impact of HIV/AIDS at the policy formulation and implementation phases of reform programs.

For further information of these issues and the recommendations proposed, please see the Education, Gender and Women ‘s Participation, Health, and HIV/AIDs papers on pages 24, 35, 40 and 42 respectively.

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