FCDO,UNDP extends partnership to improve governance public service delivery.

ISLAMABAD -- The United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) signed a new Contribution Arrangement on Thursday to extend their partnership for the period 2023-2026.

The FCDO has extended its engagement due to successive governments' continued ownership of the project's reform efforts, said a UNDP press release.

The Contribution Arrangement will not only expand the scope and geographic coverage of UNDP's Reforms and Innovation project from the federal to the provincial government levels for enhancing governance effectiveness and improved public service delivery, but will also introduce new programming streams in the form of risk governance interventions.

Chief Economist, Planning and Development Department Sindh Asghar Memon expressed his gratitude to FCDO and UNDP for acceding to the provincial government's request for technical support, "We are grateful for the opportunity to work with UNDP and FCDO to enhance governance in our province by institutionalizing risk governance frameworks and practices for improved disaster management and recovery."

Speaking on the occasion, Jo Moir, the Development Director for the British High Commission, said, "We are delighted to extend our collaboration with UNDP in Pakistan. The previous three years have been extremely productive, and we are...