{{One UN has extended over $26 million to help strengthen Democratic practices in Rwanda.}}
The funds are expected to facilitate programs including; media development, access to justice, rule of law, human rights, among others in a period of five years.
Prof Anastase Shyaka, the CEO of Rwanda Governance Board said, “The joint programme has four main components including; inclusive participation, institutional accountability, evidence based public governance and capacity building of national authorities in order to improve their service delivery.”
The set of programs launched Wednesday will be aligned with the second phase of the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS2) that will be implemented in the same time period.
Prof. Shyaka said the first part of the programme,(access to justice, human rights and peace consolidation) will mainly be implemented by Ministry of Justice, the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission, Rwanda National Police, and the National Commission for Human Rights.
According to James Musoni the Minister for Local Government, “Deepening democracy and government accountability are within in the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy,” he said adding that with resources available from UN, these programmes will be implemented with a better sense of urgency.
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