Ministers review implementation of rebuilding project

Addis Ababa, January 25, 2023 (FBC) –

The FDRE Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide, held a meeting with fellow ministers on the Government’s ongoing and planned efforts for reconstruction in the directly affected regions as well as national scale measures taken to address the recovery needs.

The meeting, according to the Ministry of Finance, deliberated on the findings of the comprehensive assessment of damages and losses caused by the recent conflict, as well as the national recovery and reconstruction plan and institutional arrangements designed to expedite the implementation of the reconstruction.

The Ministers highlighted the achievements in the swift restoration of services across the various sectors while underscoring the need for significant additional resources and for streamlined procurement and contracting procedures – that are commensurate with the emergency nature of reconstruction- in order to facilitate fast and timely response and reconstruction interventions.

The meeting indicated the upcoming launch of the damage assessment report and the reconstruction and recovery planning framework report, as well as the plan for resource mobilization and consultations with development partners on recovery

Ahmed Shide, during the meeting, called on the ministries of education, health, agriculture, water and energy, women and social affairs, and other ministries that have direct participation in the implementation of the project to beef up their project implementation capacity as they have a lot of work ahead of them.

The ministers of the aforementioned ministries who participated in the discussion presented ideas that they thought should be included in the rehabilitation project.

The Ministry of Finance’s official statement on social media indicates that the ministers also urged for close attention on women and children affairs.