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Good governance, the pillars of economic transformation
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Besides peace, economic transformation is impossible without good governance.

This is even more relevant in transition countries such as The Gambia. The concept of

governance within the 2030 Agenda is all encompassing. Within the African continent,

the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), a flagship programme of the Africa Agenda

2063, on strengthening good governance and good governance peer learning has 4

governance pillars; (a) democracy and political governance, (b) economic governance and

management, corporate governance and socio-economic governance. The CCA

governance background paper as well as the economic transformation appendix booklet

unpack Gambia’s governance experience.

Additionally, the current UNDAF which runs until 2021 identifies the centrality

of governance for economic transformation in The Gambia. While priorities and specifics

of relevant interventions may have changed, most - if not all - the governance reasoning

and issues remain relevant. What may be worth exploring as the UN is whether the UN

reforms call for any adjustments and/re-alignment in how the UN works.

The current UNDAF seeks to support two broad governance outcomes aimed at;

“supporting government’s efforts to achieving sound macroeconomic management

and inclusive growth underpinned by solid public management and strengthening

government capacity to promote and enhance good governance, strict application of the rule

of law and due process for justice that conform to international standards and norms to

enhance inclusivity of development” (UN The Gambia, UNDAF 2017-2021)

6 The UN CCA Task force team invites you to explore further a dashboard of governance sentiments in The
Gambia developed using Afrobarometer 2018 survey data:
https://public.tableau.com/profile/george.lwanda#!/vizhome/Gambiagovernancesentiments/Dashboard1
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