The United Nations System in The Gambia, which consists
of UN agencies in the country, will now be periodically assessing, and sharing with
other stakeholders, the real progress of The Gambia in implementing programmes
and projects under the government as a way of strengthening the country’s aid
effectiveness and accountability.
This was disclosed by Dr Babagana Ahmadu, United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Representative in The Gambia, at
the Joint Annual Review of the United Nation’s Development Assistance Framework
(UNDAF) held on Thursday at the Laico Atlantic Hotel in Banjul.
The UNDAF is the overall framework that governs the
coordination and implementation of the United Nations System interventions in
The Gambia.
Dr Ahmadu stressed that the United Nations System
will work together to be able to achieve aid effectiveness to improve
development performance in the country.
In this respect, he said, it is very important to
bring down the transaction costs for both the UN and the government and to
reduce duplication and overlaps, as well as to increase the effectiveness of
aid coordination and development assistance to The Gambia.
However, the FAO Country Representative noted that the
UN System in The Gambia remains committed to ensuring that The Gambia government
receives the support they require to maintain the country as a place of peace,
security, harmony and prosperity for all.
