INTEGRATING GOVERNANCE ASSESSMENT INTO PLANNINGIN

POLITICAL TRANSITION, POST-CONFLICT AND FRAGILE COUNTRIES

Rini Reza30th Sep 2011

IRAQ

BACKGROUND

Following the 2003 Following the 2003 invasion, reform has invasion, reform has focused on:focused on:

• establishment of establishment of democratic state democratic state

• strengthening the strengthening the economy economy

• resumption and resumption and expansion of servicesexpansion of services

THE TRANSITION

• Security improved but fragile

• Iraqi HHs were receiving 8 hours’ electricity per day through public network in 2007. Situation worse than in 2007, but some improvements in KRG

• 44% children in Iraq finish primary school and illiteracy rate in the country is 1 in 5. The rate is 28% for women compared to men’s illiteracy rate of 12%

• Iraq has a single sector economy – Oil.

• Weak social contract despite “democracy”

• Security improved but fragile

Support the Government of Iraq and Iraqi women, men and children to have;

•a secure, participatory, equitable, just and accountable governance process •enhanced quality of life

CURRENT VISION

CHALLENGES

CAPACITYCAPACITY(diminished by conflict)(diminished by conflict)

CONFINEMENTCONFINEMENT(total absence of freedom)(total absence of freedom)

COHERENCECOHERENCE(multiple interests)(multiple interests)

CORRUPTIONCORRUPTION(widely prevalent)(widely prevalent)

COOPERATIONCOOPERATION(lack of trust)(lack of trust)

TheThe 5 C’s5 C’s

THE ROAD AHEAD !

How do we build How do we build collaborative collaborative partnerships…?partnerships…?

How do we sustain How do we sustain the ‘recovery’…?the ‘recovery’…?

Thank You!Thank You!