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Cross-cutting Issues
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NGO
Statement to the 2002 CG Meeting |
Final
Draft of the NPRS |
Other
Cross-Cutting Issues in Poverty Reduction
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Some cross-cutting concerns that have been raised
recurrently by NGOs are the following:
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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.[1]
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. |
The
need for improvement in budget management and disbursement is included,
but actions and indicators to address these problems are not elaborated.
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Also,
NGOs encourage the analysis of
gender-specific impacts and impact
of HIV/AIDS at the policy formulation and implementation phases of
reform programs. |
There
are programs for Gender and HIV/AIDS but no clear strategy how to
mainstream these issues into all of the priority poverty reduction
programs. |
[1] In the Education sector, an average of 65% of the 2001 PAP funds had been disbursed to schools (50% for tertiary education). None of the 2002 funds have been disbursed at the time of this writing. In the Health sector, only 3% of the PAP budget and 0% of the health section of Chapter 11 were released during the first four months of 2002.