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UNICEF lauds Ghana’s District League Table

Country Representative for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF-Ghana), Madam Anne-Claire Dufay,  has lauded Ghana’s District League Table (DLT).

The DLT is a simple ranking tool that gives an overall assessment of district development across the entire country by ranking all of Ghana’s 216 districts to assess their level of social development from the district in first place down to the one in 216th place.

The Table aims to improve transparency and accountability in national development by making progress public.

Speaking at the launch of the 2018/2019 District League Table II in Accra, Madam Dufay said since its introduction in 2014, the DLT had proven to be a useful monitoring, social accountability and advocacy tool that helps to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

She noted that it was a holistic and multi-sector tool that provided evidence for enhanced decision-making as it allowed stakeholders to understand the geographical spread of social development.

She said as Ghana sought to achieve the SDGS, it was committed to leave no one behind, hence the DLT was useful to note disparities between Districts and regions in social sectors, as it could enable better prioritization, planning, resource allocation, and implementation.

The DLT is the result of a partnership between UNICEF in Ghana, The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana, the Centre for Social Policies (University of Ghana), Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the Office of Head of Local Government Service, as well as Municipal and District Assemblies.

Mr Kwasi Adjei- Boateng, a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, noted that the DTL would help the district assemblies to re-distribute their resources to be able to prioritize their development needs.

Mr Adjei-Boateng underscored the need for citizens to hold duty bearers accountable and as well engage themselves in the development process.

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