THE Government of Ghana and the Danish Government yesterday signed two agreements on good governance and poverty alleviation totalling $140.8 million.
The overall development objective of the two agreements, Local Service Delivery and Governance Programme (LSDGP) and Good Governance and Human Rights Programme (GGHRP), is to contribute to poverty alleviation through improved service delivery and good governance at the district level.
Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, signed on behalf of the Government of Ghana, while Mr Stig Barlyng, the Danish Ambassador to Ghana, signed on behalf of his government.
Dr Akoto said Danish development assistance started flowing into the country as far back as 1957 and these included the rehabilitation of the Konongo-Kumasi trunk road and the construction of the commercial courts, as well as the provision of boreholes for water delivery in deprived communities.
He said the signing of the new agreements would lead to the institutionalisation of good governance, human rights and access to justice at the national, regional and districts levels.
For his part, Mr Barlyng said the Ghana Audit Service had been commissioned under the agreements to audit all the district assemblies to ensure that the funds made available to them were spent according to the rules and regulations of the agreements.
Mr Barlyng said the two institutions could, therefore, promote good governance and protect human rights at all levels of society, especially at the regional and district levels.
Ms Anna Bossman, acting Commissioner of CHRAJ, said over the years the judicial sector had found DANIDA as a faithful development partner.
She said areas of support had covered capacity building, as well as putting Alternative Dispute Resolution in the mainstream of the justice delivery system.
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