Participación Ciudadana en el Gobierno Local (GH0053)
General
De un vistazo
Plan de ACCION: Plan de Acción de Ghana 2024-2028 (diciembre)
Ciclo del Plan de Acción: 2023
Estatus
Instituciones
Lead Institution: Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development
Institución(es) de apoyo: Ministerio de Género, Niñez y Protección Social, Fiscalía General de la Nación y Ministerio de Justicia. Federación de Organizaciones de Discapacidad de Ghana, Instituto para la Gobernanza Democrática (IDEG), Centro para el Desarrollo Democrático (CDD), Centro para la Defensa del Gobierno Local, VOICE Ghana.
Áreas de política
Anticorrupción e integridad, Elecciones, Inclusión, Legislación, Compromisos locales, Gente con discapacidades, Participación públicaRevisión de IRM
Informe de IRM: Revisión de IRM pendiente
Primeros resultados: revisión pendiente de IRM
Diseño i
Verificable: pendiente de revisión de IRM
Relevante para los valores de OGP: pendiente de revisión del IRM
Ambición (consulta: definición): Pendiente de revisión del IRM
Implementación i
Finalización: Revisión pendiente de IRM
Descripción
Problema a abordar
There is widespread concern about the lack of accountability of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to their respective constituents. It is believed that, MMDCEs are non-responsive to citizens at the sub-national level because they are appointed by the President.
El compromiso
The commitment is in two-fold: 1. Enhance Citizens’ Participation in Local Gov’t through election of MMDCEs. 2. Enhance Opportunities for Political Participation of Persons with Disability by passing the Persons with Disability Reenactment Bill, and the accompanying legislative instruments.
Contribución del compromiso a la resolución del problema.
The commitment is expected to make local governance more participatory and to make MMDCEs more responsive to the demands and aspirations of their constituents.
Relevancia del compromiso con los valores de OGP
The commitment advances the OGP value of participatory governance.
Actividad de hito con un entregable verificable | Fecha de inicio Fecha de término
Consensus on amendment of article 55 (3) to allow political parties to sponsor candidates to local level election reached Persons with Disability Re-enactment Bill and the accompanying legislative instruments passed. | January, 2024 - December, 2024
Referendum on proposed amendments held. National Accessibility Strategy to guide the implementation of accessibility standards for PWDs and the aged adopted. | January, 2025 - December, 2025
Referendum and Bills to amend relevant laws to allow MMDCEs elected passed. Operations of the National Council for Persons with Disability decentralised to at least 8 regions of Ghana. | January, 2026 - December, 2026
MMDCEs elected in accordance with amended law The data base platform of the NCPWD Linked with that of the National Identification Authority and the Ghana Open Data Initiative. | January, 2027 - December, 2027
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