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2002 Consultative Group Meeting - CG
7th July 2002
at Mulungushi Conference Centre

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Final Position Papers
Cross-Cutting Issues
As civil society, we are convinced that the crisis currently engulfing Zambia is not only an economic crisis but also a political and social crisis. Thus, a number of barriers will need to be overcome to put Zambia back on a path to recovery.
Economic Issues
Good economic governance entails a sound macroeconomic policy environment, institutional reforms, an enabling environment for business and investment, and transparency and accountability in the mobilization, allocation and use of resources. The prevailing lack of resources can be significantly mitigated through prioritization and prevention of corruption and misuse. But Zambia today is embedded in the global economy so that its development prospects are also dependent on the external environment
Political Governance
This paper provides the Civil Society position on political governance in Zambia. The paper is informed by the existing good governance premise of the Zambian government – Donor partnership. The underlying assumption of the partnership is that observance of human rights and democratic tenets are critical to socio-economic growth
PRSP Issues
Civil society welcomes the approval of the final first PRSP for Zambia by the World Bank and the IMF. The increasing poverty levels in the country call for immediate action. Civil Society therefore attaches great importance to the 2002 Consultative Group meeting. But the PRSP should not just be a process of resource mobilization for poverty reduction activities, but rather a process for long term development planning to effectively eradicate poverty.