Promoting MA in Aid relationships, Dar es Salaam 17 th Nov 2005 Afghanistan

Landlocked (647,500 sq. kms) Population: M (GR 2.5%) 39% urban Vs 61% rural Literacy rate: 28.7% (12.7 F) HDI Rank: 173 of 178

Country Background 23 years conflict and political instability International neglect Sever drought The largest migration and internal displacements Wide spread of land mines Geographical constraints

Country Background

International Assistance Background During the conflict 1978 – 1996 ( Bilateral, EC, UN…) During Taliban Government (1996 – 2001) New government (2002) Afghanistans Aid Coordination Authority MoF

Continuous dialogue Islamabad (Nov 2001) Bonn (Dec 2001) Tokyo (January 2002) Berlin (March 2004) Afghanistan ( April 2005) London ( January 2006) Regular Consultative Group Meetings

National Development Framework (2002) Securing Afghanistans Future (2003) National Priority Programs Sectoral focus (16th) Afghanistan Development Forum National Development Strategy (Nov. 2005)

Some Government Policies re AID Three sectors per donor Not Loan for social Sectors All aid should be shown in the budget Donors to use the government channels as a first option Trust Funds as a second option Directly as a last option

Stakeholder roles Donors as financier Government mainly as Policy maker, regulator and Evaluator/Monitor Civil Society largely as implementer Buying the capacity for in short term while Building the capacity for long term

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