UN, Tanzania to align cooperation with Dira 2050

ARUSHA: TANZANIA and the United Nations (UN) will begin reviewing their cooperation framework next year to ensure future support is aligned with the country’s Dira 2050 development priorities.

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Tanzania, Ms Susan Ngongi, said discussions on the next UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework would begin in the first quarter of 2027, ahead of the expiry of the current framework in 2028.

She said the process would involve Parliament and the Zanzibar House of Representatives to ensure the UN’s support was closely aligned with national development priorities and the country’s long-term vision.

“We are going to start looking at our cooperation framework from the first quarter of next year, 2027 and start discussing the next cooperation framework that will come after 2028,” Ms Ngongi said.

She said she had already started discussions with the Speakers of the National Assembly and Zanzibar House of Representatives on how the UN could strengthen its support to Parliament in the context of Dira 2050.

She stated this yesterday in Arusha at the ongoing InterParliamentary Union (IPU)’s 153rd Assembly during the panel discussion on the UN country team in Tanzania as the reflection of a reformed UN system.

“I see myself as the conductor of an orchestra, with the various agencies playing different instruments that must come together in harmony to produce the right music,” she said.

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She said her another important responsibility was identifying gaps in expertise and facilitating the provision of specialised support from within the wider UN system whenever the government required assistance that was not available within the UN country team.

Ms Ngongi said the UN has also been working with both the National Assembly and Zanzibar House of Representatives to strengthen their oversight functions.

She said the support included working with parliamentary committees to scrutinise bills, the national budget and audit reports.

Ms Ngongi cited HIV financing as one example of how Parliament could play an important role in ensuring better stewardship of development resources during periods of reduced external funding.

She said the reduction in USAID support in 2025 resulted in a significant decline in funding for HIV/AIDS and health programmes, creating pressure for the government to identify alternative sources of financing.

She said the government responded by seeking to generate more domestic resources through various levies, including those imposed on sectors such as mining and alcohol.

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