Responsibilities for UNDP projects shifted to recipients
UNB, Dhaka
Full responsibilities for execution, implementation and management of a development programme or a project financed by UNDP have been vested in the recipient government or any national entity, aiming to have better results. The transfer of responsibilities was done through a new instrument, National Execution (NEX) Manual, launched here yesterday. The launching ceremony was held at the NEC auditorium in Dhaka. Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman attended the function as chief guest. UNDP Resident Representative Jorgen Lissner was special guest. "On our part, we are assuming the overall responsibility of the execution of the UNDP-supported initiatives. The responsibilities are to be performed with greater trust and co-operation, with full transparency and accountability," Finance Minister Saifur Rahman told the meet. He noted that most of the UNDP-assisted projects in Bangladesh, currently, are within the framework of National Execution (NEX) modality. The present NEX Manual accounts for the latest modifications in NEX procedures. It defines and clarifies UNDP's overall policies and procedures and provides practical steps on how best to apply national execution in the country, Saifur said. He termed it a useful instrument in making process smoother that has been developed through active participation of a wide range of stakeholders, from executing ministries, implementing agencies, national project directors, professionals and the development partners.
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