Democratic Governance. 4.9 Taking into account the impact of the April and June 2010 events, constitutional change, and UNDP’s potential for advocacy, the programme will continue supporting the key democratic pillars of the reformed state, to make it more efficient, transparent, accountable and responsive to its people, and to prevent corruption. The programme will support the President’s Office, the Parliament, national and local Governments, and the Ombudsman to make public and municipal service delivery more responsive to the needs of people, especially women and disadvantaged groups. Legislation and policy frameworks will be strengthened to improve the accountability of government, the quality of public and municipal services, and popular participation in national and local development initiatives and decision- making processes. In addition, assistance will be provided to selected rule of law institutions such as Parliament, the Chamber of Accounts, the Ministry of Justice, and Ombudsman Institution to implement reforms of the legal system. The legal and institutional framework for the design, coordination, implementation and monitoring of measures for gender equity will be enhanced.
Democratic Governance. The Country Programme will focus on improving democratic governance by strengthening national and local capacity with emphasis on increased community safety and access to justice with due consideration for human rights of vulnerable people, who do not have personal resources economically and socially.
Democratic Governance. The capacity to develop and implement sound public policy based on solid governance principles and respect for human rights is developing, both at the national and sub‐national levels in Tajikistan. Progress has been made: an integrated approach was taken for the development of the Public Administration Reform Strategy, the Concept of Enhancement of Public Administration, as well as other concepts approved by the President of the country. At the national level and under the Presidential Administration, a project is being implemented on Public Sector Reform. However, the following areas require additional support: coordination of development initiatives, public finance management, delivery of core public services, and planning and decision‐making. There is an opportunity to involve local self‐governing bodies in planning and budgeting processes through the established network of 404 jamoats (self‐governance institutions operating at the lowest administrative level as a municipality body: the sub‐district level). While the legislative framework regulating Jamoat activities is currently under review, the expected revisions are likely to bring about positive changes and greater autonomy. Unfortunately, the political participation of women has considerably decreased since independence. In 2005 Parliamentary elections, only 11 women (18% of the total) were elected to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (national level), and only 12% to the Majlisi Milli (oblast level). The percentage of women representatives in local government is even lower: 4%, 7%, and 11% at the oblast, district and municipal levels, respectively10.
Democratic Governance. Digging Deeper — a summary of the reports on ‘The Political Institutions: Parties, Elections and Parliaments’, ‘Participation in Democratic Governance’, ‘Legal Sector’ and ‘Good Governance’.
