Initiative on Good Governance for Development (GfD) in the Arab Countries: Activity Details

Conference on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries
Dead Sea - Jordan, 06/02/2005 - 07/02/2005.
Organized by: The Government of Jordan in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The UNDP-OECD Initiative on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries. Officially launched during this conference.

Publications:

Initiative on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries - Programme Document [English]
Covers initiative background, scope and implementation plan.

Conference Agenda [English] [Arabic]
Draft agenda of the meeting which was held in The Dead Sea, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on February 6-7, 2005.

List of All Participants [English]

List of Participants - Heads of Delegations and Participating Countries [English] [Arabic]

Declaration on the Initiative on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries [English] [Arabic]
Declaration of the meeting that was held in The Dead Sea and hosted by The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on February 6-7, 2005, to officially launch the Initiative on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries.

Speech of Italy's Minister for Innovation and Technologies [English]

Speech of Jordan's Minister of Justice [Arabic]
Speech of Dr. Salaheddin Al-Bashir, Minister of Justice, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, at the opening session.

Speech of Jordan's Prime Minister [Arabic]
Jordan's address at the opening session delivered by Prime Minister Mr. Faisal Akef Al-Fayez.

Speech of the Secretary General of the Arab League [Arabic]
Speech of Mr. Amr Musa, Secretary General of the Arab League at the "Good Governance for Development in Arab Countries" conference.

Speech of the UN Assistant Secretary General [Arabic]
Speech of Dr. Rima Khalaf Hunaidi, Assistant Secretary General and Assistant Administrator, Regional Director, Regional Bureau for Arab States, United Nations Development Programme, at the opening session.

Conclusions and Recommendations of Thematic Panels [English]
Convened During the Dead Sea Conference (6-7 February 2005).

Arab Civil Societies and Public Governance Reforms - An Analytical Framework and Overview [English]
This report examines the current conditions of Arab civil societies and their emerging role in reforms.

Conference on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries - Summary Report [Arabic]
Report of the Conference on "Conference on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries", which was held in The Dead Sea, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on February 6-7, 2005.

Civil Service and Integrity [Arabic]
Presentation of Pr. Fadhel Moussa at the Conference on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries, Dead Sea - Jordan, February 6-7, 2005.

E-Government, Administrative Simplification and Regulatory Reform: the Dubai Experience [English]
Presentation of Mr. Nabil Youssef at the Conference on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries, Dead Sea - Jordan, February 6-7, 2005.

Freedom of the Press in the Middle East and North Africa [English]
Presentation of Mr. Keith Henderson at the Conference on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries, Dead Sea - Jordan, February 6-7, 2005.

Judicial Reform: Trends & Developments [English]
Presentation of Mr. Richard E. Messick at the Conference on Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries, Dead Sea - Jordan, February 6-7, 2005.

Private Participation and Improved Public Service Delivery [English]
Presentation of Mr. Kamal Shehadi.

Public-Private Partnerships: One Element of Governance Reform [English]
Presentation of Professor John Stuart Blackton.

Development-Driven Public Governance Reform in Arab Countries - A Conceptual Paper [English] [Arabic]
This report examines administrative and public governance reform in the Arab region while establishing linkages with development policies and performance.

Condition of the Judiciary in some Arab Countries – A Comparative Regional Report [Arabic]
This report reviews the organization of the judicial body and plans pertaining to its development and reform in some Arab countries.