DUSHANBE, February 10, 2015 Tajikistan should aim to improve its economic diversification and competitivenessover the next 15 years and the development partners will continue their support ─ the Development Coordination Council (DCC), announced today at the 2015 meeting of the National Development Council and Development Forum chaired by the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon and Prime Minister, Kohir Rasulzoda accordingly.
The National Development Council meeting marked the end of implementation of the National Development Strategy 2015 and the Tajikistan Living Standards Improvement Strategy (LSIS) 2013-2015.
Members of the DCC, consisting of 30 multilateral, bilateral, and UN based organizations, commended the Government’s efforts towards achieving country’s strategic priorities, namely improving energy supply and transport connectivity, ensuring food security, improving public administration, developing the private sector and developing human resources. They also discussed the remaining challenges related to welfare improvement and poverty reduction, particularly in the rural areas.
Looking forward, the development partners reaffirmed their commitment to support Tajikistan to achieve its development goals and priorities to be reflected in the next National Development Strategy (2016-2030). The new strategy will reflect the theme of improving Tajikistan’s economic efficiency, diversification and competitiveness. Joint development of the strategy will result in more effective development assistance through closer collaboration between international development partner organizations and Government of Tajikistan in the coming years.
For further information, please contact:
Nargis Esufbekova
Head of Secretariat
Development Coordination Council Tajikistan
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Note on Development Coordination Council (DCC):
External assistance continues to play a significant role in the development of Tajikistan, which will require significant inputs from development partners to pursue its poverty reduction and economic development, and continue reforms and capacity-building. Development partners remain committed to work with the Government of Tajikistan (GoT) to support priorities expressed in the National Development Strategy, 2008-15 (NDS) and Tajikistan’s Living Standards Improvement Strategy, 2013-2015. In addition, they have committed to improving aid effectiveness, in accordance with the Paris Declaration, Accra Agenda and the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.
With an overall objective to strengthen aid effectiveness in Tajikistan, the Development Coordination Council (DCC) was established to facilitate information exchange and collaboration within the development community, as well as foster dialogue on shared priorities with the Government of Tajikistan. The DCC functions as development partners’ coordination mechanism with the GoT in support of the National Development Strategy 2008-15 and the Living Standards Improvement Strategy 2013-2015.
The Chair of the DCC serves as the spokesperson for development partners at formal meetings with the government and is the official point of contact on general coordination matters. The heads (or in their absence, deputies) of 30 bilateral, multilateral and UN agencies comprise the Council.
Since 2010, the DCC has intensified efforts to improve donor coordination and interaction with the government, working closely with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) and the State Committee on Investments and State Property Management (SCISPM).
Detailed results of from Listening to Tajikistan survey are available on the website: http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/tajikistan/brief/listening2tajikistan