The MENA-OECD Governance Programme
Topics
Open Government
Our work on Open Government in the MENA region includes:
- Strengthening Open Government at National Level
- Supporting Open Government at Local and Municipal Levels
- Promoting Transparency and Accountability
- Promoting Civic Space and Innovative Stakeholder Participation
- Enhancing Public Communication and Media Ecosystems
Integrity & Anti-Corruption
Our work on integrity and anti-corruption in the MENA region aims to:
- Reinforce legal and institutional frameworks to enhance public sector integrity
- Foster a culture of integrity among public officials
- Empower citizens, civil society and the media to hold public authorities accountable
- Improve public auditing for a more efficient public sector
- Reinforce transparency and efficiency in public procurement
Gender Equality
Our work on gender equality in the MENA region aims to:
- Make parliaments open, accountable and transparent
- Improve gender sensitivity in parliament
- Secure women's equal access to parliament by encouraging female candidates to run for election, changing electoral and campaigning laws and promoting gender equality legislation
Local Governance
Our work on local governance in the MENA region aims to:
- Support the modernisation of local administrations & the empowerment of local officials
- Build local governments that are transparent, accountable and accessible
- Engage with local communities to enable them to engage successfully with citizens
Machinery of Government
Our work on machinery of government in the MENA region focuses on improving transparency and efficiency in:
Rule of Law
Our work on rule of law in the MENA region includes:
- and public trust in judicial bodies and the court system
- Transparent rule-making and egal security for citizens and business
- Trust in government and promoting social and economic performance
Youth
Our work to promote youth engagement and empowerment in the MENA region focuses on:
- Formulating and implementing national youth policies
- Creating legal and institutional frameworks to encourage youth participation in public life
- Creating youth councils and similar bodies to give youth a stake in decision-making
- Using innovative tools to engage youth in the policy cycle
Latest news
- Promoting integrity and fighting corruption in the MENA, 27 March 2024, Paris
- World Government Summit, 12-14 February 2024, Dubai
- Meeting of the MENA-OECD Working Group on Open and Innovative Government, 12 February 2024, Dubai
- Newsletter of the EU-OECD project "Ma’an: Together for an Accountable and Transparent Public Administration in Jordan", October-December 2023
- Special session of the MENA-OECD Working Group on Regulatory Reform and the Rule of Law, 30 November 2023, Paris, (Summary Note)
- Meeting of the MENA-OECD Working Group on Open and Innovative Government, 16 October 2023, Paris
- Meeting of the OECD-MENA Senior Budget Officials, 19-20 September 2023, Dubai
- MED Dialogues 2023 "The Long Road to Reforms: Public Governance Challenges in the MENA Region", 4 July 2023, Rome
- Meeting of the MENA-OECD Working Group on Civil Service and Integrity, 23 May 2023, Paris
- MENA-OECD Steering Committee, 16 May 2023, Paris
- MENA-OECD Governance and Competitiveness Forums, 15 May 2023, Paris
- Past Events
Publications
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Partnerships
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| Launched as a long-term global initiative, The Deauville Partnership provides Arab countries in transition with a framework based on technical support. | The MENA-OECD Governance Programme Centre of Caserta was created in 2012. The centre develops training courses to support the public administrations of the Arab countries. |