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The ability to deliver essential public services and government functions is a prerequisite for well-functioning, legitimate states. It is also a necessity if states are to meet the most basic needs of their citizens while maintaining security and stability, bringing in foreign direct investment, pursuing poverty-reduction objectives and strengthening governance. Find out more about the Partnership for Democratic Governance.
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03-Feb-2010
The OECD is proposing Service Delivery Guidance to assist Haitian authorities and the donor community in the recovery and reconstruction of the urban and rural areas of Haiti. The Guidance is intended to support decision-makers and practitioners make informed, fast and efficient choices about outsourcing and contracting basic services for the people of Haiti.
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14-Jan-2010
We at the PDG Secretariat express our sympathy and support for the people of Haiti following the earthquake that hit the country on Tuesday, 12 January. Our thoughts particularly go to our colleagues and partners whom we saw during our last mission to Port-au-Prince at the end of November 2009, and with whom we have developed a very close relationship.
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12-Jan-2010
The Secretariat has published its Annual Activity Report for 2009. This document is intended for stakeholders and the general public in order to better contextualise the work of the Partnership. By presenting each area of PDG work, readers will gain a concrete understanding of the PDG approach and how Partnership members are helping to further the development priorities which make the PDG a unique initiative.
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23-Jun-2009
On the 8-9 June in Tunis, the PDG held a conference on “Contracting Out Core Government Services and Functions in Fragile and Post-Conflict Situations”. This event was co-hosted by the African Development Bank and benefitted from a financial support from Japan. The conference gathered around 80 participants from a wide range of development aid stakeholders. Fifteen partner countries from Africa and Asia were represented at senior level, including the Minister of Finance for Timor-Leste and the Minister of Health for Liberia.
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25-Mar-2009
On 17 March, the PDG, in co-operation with ZIF (Center for International Peace Operations), co-hosted a senior-level policy dialogue on "The Use of Deployable Civilian Capacity for Stabilisation and Reconstruction". OECD Deputy Secretary-General Mario Amano provided opening remarks. For the first time, representatives from the Commonwealth Secretariat and NATO Civil Emergency Planning took part in the dialogue, which included over 40 participants from 16 OECD and non-OECD countries and five international organisations.
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