Fact Sheet: The State Department Partners with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to Support Middle East and North Africa Transitions
The State Department, through its office of the U.S. - Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), is pleased to announce $1.5 million in funding to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to support open governance and political participation in the Middle East and North Africa. The initiative, launched under the auspices of the G-8 Deauville Partnership, will support the governments of Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia as they design and implement, together with their citizens and civil society organizations, policies that increase government transparency and accountability. Other donors will fund the OECD project in Egypt. The MEPI-OECD initiative will support the Deauville Partnership's efforts to attract investment, foster local economic development and job creation, and combat corruption in these countries. This project will also help these countries make reforms to be eligible for membership in the Open Government Partnership (OGP).
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