Globalview for Peace and Development in cooperation with the German foundation, Berghof, have launched the workshop entitled “Financial Resources of Local Authorities (Reality &Vision)” in the city of Mukalla, Hadramout Governorate under the patronage of the Minister of Local Administration Abdulraqeeb Fateh and Governor of Hadramout, Maj. Gen. Faraj Salmeen Al-Bahssani, on May 1st 2018.
The workshop lasted for two days, with the participation of 20 representative of 10 governorates including, Aden, Hadramout, Lahj, Abyan, Mahra, Taiz, Marib, Shabwa, Socotra and Dhale’.
In his opening statement, the CEO of Globalview for Peace and Development. Eng. Bader Mohammed Basalma stated that this workshop is the second one that Globalview organized with Berghof in Yemen since the its beginning. The first workshop focused on the challenges of the local authorities facing the governorates emerging from conflicts and wars have great challenges in, the security aspect, development, relief and needs in various fields in light of the inability of the state to provide any financial and technical support because of the circumstances of war. The international community is reluctant to provide necessary support in the aspects of reconstruction and development, except relief, which are considered as insufficient services.
Basalma stressed that the first challenge facing the local authorities is the financial resources, which are the basic pillar of services. With the availability of financial resources, these authorities can solve a lot. Pointing out that the aim of the workshop is to find appropriate solutions in improving financial resources and raising them to the international community and be a tool to stimulate the international community in adopting the right thoughts. Noting that this workshop will be a starting point to strengthen the project of transferring powers to the governorates and directorates in order to manage their own affairs.
He added that all the proposals made in the first workshop, in addition to those ones which will come out of this workshop will be raised to the international community with the aim of giving more powers from the center and invigorating the role of local authorities to be able to meet the needs of citizens, because it is considered as the interface of citizens that they complain to.
On the first day, the workshop reviewed the assessment and reality of the financial resources and development section of the authorities. They also discussed the most important problems facing the local authorities in terms of financial resources.
The representatives expressed their gratitude and appreciated the efforts of Berghof foundation and Globalview for Peace and Development for organizing the workshop. “We are so glad to attend this workshop which deals with the financial resources core, a main and an important core in development,” one of the representatives commented.
On the second day, the participants began their discussion on the control and accountability of local resources and a number of proposals aim at promoting the development and rationalization of domestic financial resources. They, the participants, have been divided into work groups. An abundance of controversial issues in the financial side discussed and are being under talk.
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By the end of the workshop, and as an outcome, the participants agreed to present a proposal to the Minister of the Local Administeration, Mr. Abdurraqib Fateh, because is directly responsible for the local authorities and enable them to perform their tasks at this difficult stage experienced by the country, and work to implement the practical steps resulting from the workshop.