Staff Reporter
The Government has launched the 4th Round Monitoring Exercise for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) alongside two other issues in the strengthening of Zimbabwe’s Development Cooperation Architecture in Harare today.
In a speech the Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, Professor Mthuli Ncube informed that GPEDC aims to advance the achievement of the sustainable development goals agenda 2030.
“As you may be aware, the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation is a multi-stakeholder platform that aims to advance the effectiveness of all development efforts and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030),” said Minister Mthuli.
Professor Mthuli emphasised that, the Monitoring Exercise, thus is an inclusive multi-stakeholder partnership which aims to assess the quality and effectiveness of all forms of partnerships and co-operation in a country.
“The monitoring exercise thus is an inclusive multi-stakeholder partnership which aims to assess the quality and effectiveness of all forms of partnerships and co-operation in a country. Globally, it is coordinated by the OECD – UNDP Joint Support Team which assists countries to carry out the assessment,” Mthuli said.
The Partnership fosters engagement and mutual learning on how to make development co-operation more effective, country-owned, results-oriented, inclusive, transparent & accountable.
The Ministry also launched the Development Projects Management Information System (DEVPROMIS), a web-based system for reporting, tracking and monitoring all development projects funded by both the Government and Development Partners and Sector Working Groups (SWGs) a foundation that strengthens dialogue between Government and its Development Partners, through the establishment of Sector Working Groups in the different sectors of our economy.
Furthermore, Zimbabwe has been participating in the monitoring exercises GPEDC since the Second round which was conducted in 2016, and the Third round in 2018. Comprehensive reform of the monitoring exercise took place between 2020 and 2022, culminating in a revised monitoring process and framework which was endorsed at the 3rd Global Partnership High-Level meeting in 2022.
Meanwhile, the 4th Round Monitoring Exercise, Zimbabwe has committed to conduct the process during the year 2024, under the coordination of the Ministry of Finance, as the National Coordinator.
