Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 A NEW Joint Partnership Forum that brings together development partners based in Zambia and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has been established, says assistant secretary general in charge of programmes Dr Kipyego Cheluget. Dr Cheluget said the objective of the forum was to coordinate identification, prioritization and support to regional integration programmes to avoid duplication of activities. The first forum was hosted at the COMESA secretariat where representatives of the development partners exchanged information on how to jointly contribute resources to ensure availability of funds for implementation of key programmes and activities. The forum provided COMESA with an opportunity to receive feedback from the partners on the potential areas of interest to support the implementation of its Medium Term Strategic Plan and defined the steps necessary for creating a more regular COMESA-Development Partners forum. “The institutionalization of this forum will go a long way in […]
COMESA, development partners launch a coordination forum.
