Ethiopia's Nat’l Dialogue Commission, Development Partners Hold 4th Round Table Discussion - ENA English
Ethiopia's Nat’l Dialogue Commission, Development Partners Hold 4th Round Table Discussion
Addis Ababa, December 1 /2023 (ENA) The fourth round table discussion has been undertaken between the National Dialogue Commission and development partners with the leadership of the Ministry of Finance and the United Nations Coordination Office in Ethiopia.
The round table, chaired by State Minister of Finance, Semereta Sewasew and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Ramiz Alakbarov was attended by ambassadors and representatives of embassies.
The roundtable was meant to update the partners on the ongoing efforts of the commission, according to Minister of Finance.
In discharging its responsibilities, the commission has been getting support from various development partners through UNDP managed basket fund.
As noted from the brief presentations, the commission is currently consulting at the grassroots level to set agendas for the national discussion, identifying participants and building the capacity of dialogue facilitators.
The chief commissioner, Professor Mesfin Araya and the other commissioners have given clarifications to the questions that were raised by some partners.
Apart from the government’s own budget to this endeavor, 35 million USD is supposed to be mobilized from partners of which 13.3 million has already been secured.
The round table is an important platform to mobilize more resources for the dialogue process.
In this regard, the State Minister of Finance has stressed the continued importance of partners for the realization of the national dialogue process.
it is to be recalled that the House of Peoples’ Representative of Ethiopia had established the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission with a view to bring national consensus, sustainable peace, and reconciliation in the country through an inclusive dialogue.
Accordingly, the Commission has been engaged in various preparation activities vital to the effective conduct of the national dialogue to help bring national consensus.