Pakistan

Background

The project is a joint project of Pakistan’s Parliament, UNDP and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The project seeks to strengthen democracy by assisting both Houses of the Parliament in building their capacity to perform their legislative, representative, oversight and other constitutional functions more efficiently. The project areas of intervention include: improving organizational structures of Secretariats of both houses; strengthening procedures to promote more effective oversight and legislative scrutiny by the Senate and National Assembly; and Strengthening mechanisms for regular and productive interaction between civil society and the parliament.

Objectives

To promote “effective and efficient parliamentary procedures, services, management and administration established to help members of both houses fully perform their oversight, legislative and representative functions”.

Key Achievements

Development of TNAs & provision of skills trainings for more than 500 parliamentary members and staff

Preparation of orientation manuals for members taking oath after the 2008 general elections

Formation of civil society group to support parliament

Groundwork for the formation of MDG related caucuses