Cook Islands Peer Review Team Propose Recommendations for Government The Cook Islands Peer Review team today shared their preliminary findings with a wide range of stakeholders based on the team’s consultation in country. At the invitation of the government of the Cook Islands, the team had successful consultations and generated good discussions with sector groups like health, education, private sector, employment, climate change, culture, environment, youth and island councils of Mangaia and Aitutaki. The Peer Review team has been in the country for 2 weeks to undertake a review of how the government, development partners and other stakeholders plan, budget, deliver and monitor government and development programmes and development services to the people of Cook Islands. “The government identifies monitoring and evaluation as a critical issue in our planning systems and we look forward to the Peer Review team’s recommendations on this aspect as well as other issues they have identified. As mentioned, this process helps strengthens government systems and harmonize aid development in the Cook Islands,” mentioned Richard Neeves, Secretary of Ministry of Finance and Economic Management. The Peer Review team presented an Aide Memoire of their findings to the government of the Cook Islands today and a full draft report should be ready within four weeks time. The Government of Samoa will also invite the Peer Review team from November 11-21st and that will complete the first round of peer review of all Forum Island countries.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 21:56:41 +0000