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Helmand Provincial Councillors Visit: 4-11 June
2008
فرستنده: علی ارزگانی از لندن
A
delegation of four Helmand Provincial
Councillors visited the UK from the 4-11 June as
part of an FCO sponsored visit. The Chairman
of the Provincial Council led the delegation
accompanied by the Deputy Chairman and two
Provincial Council members (you can find out
more about Helmand's Provincial Council below).
حاجی قربانعلی
ارزگانی مسؤل هیئت شورای ولایتی ولایت هلمند در
جمع سایر اعضای شورای ولایتی و میزبانان در لندن
دیده می شود.
The
visit had been long-planned as former Foreign
Secretary Margaret Beckett had invited them to
visit the UK after she met them during her
February 2007 visit to Afghanistan.
The
aim of the visit was to give the delegation a
fuller understanding of our democratic processes
and in particular how governance is delivered at
a local level.
Throughout the visit we demonstrated to the
delegation the important role they have to play
in holding the Government of Afghanistan,
through the Provincial Government, to account.
They can do this by:
representing their constituents’ views to the
provincial government and line ministries
insisting on greater transparency in government
decision-making, spending and project delivery.
We
also used the visit as an opportunity to
reassure the delegation of the UK’s long term
commitment to Afghanistan and in particular to
supporting governance in Helmand Province.
Visit
Programme
The
delegation undertook a busy visit programme,
among their calls were:
A
meeting with Lord Malloch-Brown (see photos on
flickr)
A
visit to Al Manaar, a Muslim Cultural Heritage
Centre in West London.
See
BSN footage of both meetings.
Other
calls made were:
A
meeting with Bob Ainsworth MP - Ministry of
Defence, Minister for the Armed Forces
A
visit to the London Assembly
A
visit to the BBC Pasthu Service headquarters
A
visit to the Welsh Assembly
A day
with Birmingham City Council
A
visit to Al Hijrah School, Birmingham
A
visit to Sparkbrook Islamic Centre, Birmingham
A seat
in the gallery to watch Prime Minister's
Questions at the House of Commons.
The
Helmand Provincial Council
Helmand’s Provincial Council (PC) was elected in
2005 when Afghanistan held its first fully
democratic Parliamentary and Provincial
elections for over three decades. The Council
is composed of 15 members representing each of
the districts in Helmand.
The
PC’s role is still evolving and yet to be
defined clearly. They are used as a consultative
body to connect the central Government of
Afghanistan, through the Provincial Government
to the people of Helmand.
The
new governor, Gulab Mangal, has shown a
willingness to engage with and consult the PC on
a wide range of issues. This will be a good
development for the people of Helmand as
increasingly their voices will be heard.
The
UK's Provincial Reconstruction Team engages with
the PC on a regular basis and is providing
financial, material and mentoring support to the
council.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/fco-in-action/uk-in-afghanistan/visits/helmand-pc-visit
تاریخ
نشر مطلب: يکشنبه 9 سرطان 1387 خورشيدی برابر با
29 جون 2008 ميلادی/ آلمان |
