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1New Nicaraguan International Cooperation Policy Raises Questions of Transparent FinancesMiteraka Fanontaniana Amin'ny Fangaraharan'ny Fitantanam-bola Ny Politikam-Piarahamiasa Iraisampirenena Vaovao Ao Nikaragòa
2Silvia Rucks.Silvia Rucks.
3Photo taken by Nicaraguan site Confidencial and republished with permission.Sary nalain'ny habaka Nikaragoiana, Confidencial, nahazoana alalana ny famoahana ny sary.
4The current version of this article was completed by Confidencial (Nicaragua) and republished by CONNECTAS and Global Voices Latin America thanks to a content distribution agreement.Novitain'ny Confidencial (Nikaragoà) ny dika ankehitrinin'ity lahatsoratra ity ary navoakan'ny CONNECTAS sy ny Global Voices Amerika Latina indray noho ny fifanarahana fizarana votoaty.
5The stepping down of Silvia Rucks, the diplomat who was resident coordinator for the United Nations (UN) in Nicaragua, could be interpreted as a sign of significant shift in the handling of international cooperation, a sensitive aspect of Daniel Ortega's administration.Azo raisina ho mariky ny fiovana lehibe eo amin'ny fitantanana ny fiarahamiasa iraisampirenena, lafiny saropady amin'ny fitondran'i Daniel Ortega ny fametraham-pialan'i Silvia Rucks, diplaomaty mpandrindra maharitry ny Firenena Mikambana (ONU) ao Nikaragoà.
6According to Confidencial, a local Nicaraguan portal, consulted citizens believe that the real motives that led the diplomat to leave her position suddenly on Friday, October 9, 2015, should be uncovered.Araka ny tatitry ny Confidencial, vavahadim-baovao Nikaragoiàna ao an-toerana, mihevitra ireo olom-pirenena nakàna hevitra fa tokony fantarina ny tena antony nahatonga ilay diplaomaty nandao tampoka ny toerany tamin'ny Zoma 9 Oktobra 2015.
7The government justifies this political move saying that those projects previously supported by international organizations should be handled directly and without a middleperson.Manamarina ity fiovana ara-politika ity ny governemanta amin'ny filazana fa tokony tantanina mivantana tsy misy mpanelanelana ireo tetikasa efa notohanan'ny fikambanana iraisampirenena.
8For others, this shows a will from the government to reduce spaces of citizen participation that could be influenced by third parties.Ho an'ny hafa, mampiseho ny fikasan'ny governemanta hampihena ny sehatra fandraisana anjaran'ny olom-pirenena izay mety ho voasariky ny hafa izany.
9In an official press release at the beginning of the week, the resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced that “in the context of a new policy for international cooperation management [by the Nicaraguan government]”, a change in leadership within the institution was considered appropriate, in order to “facilitate the transition to a UN programme that corresponds to the cooperation model adopted by the nation.”Tamin'ny fanambarana ofisialy tamin'ny gazety tamin'ny fiandohan'ny ny herinandro, nanambara ny solontena maharitra misahana ny Fandaharan'asa Fampandrosoan'ny Firenena Mikambana (PNUD) fa “ao anatin'ny sehatra politika vaovao momba ny fitantanana ny fiarahamiasa iraisampirenena [avy amin'ny governemantan'i Nikaragoa]”, heverina fa mety ny fiovam-pitantanana ao anatin'ny andrim-panjakana, mba ‘hanamorana ny fiampitàna any amin'ny fandaharan'asan'ny Firenena Mikambana izay mifanaraka amin'ny maodelim-piaraha-miasa ampiharin'ny firenena. “
10The statement generated concern in the local diplomatic circles.Niteraka ahiahy teo amin'ireo faribolana ara-diplaomatika ao an-toerana ny fanambarana.
11There is fear that the event may be related to the support that UNDP offers to local NGO's as well as to Rucks herself.Misy ny tahotra fa mety misy ifandraisany amin'ny fanohanan'ny Pnud ny fikambanana tsy miankina ao an-toerana sy amin'i Rucks tenany ihany ny zava-mitranga.
12The image of the Uruguayan diplomat within the government is that of “a very independent person, that does not react submissively when it comes to [NGO's].Ny endriky amantarana ny diplaomaty Orogoaiana ao anatin'ny governemanta dia irony hoe “olona tena mahaleo tena, ​tsy bemanaiky raha resaka fikambanana tsy miankina [ONG].
13This is a matter of strength,” said one of the sources.Resaka tanjaka no ifantohan'izany,” hoy ny loharanom-baovao iray.
14The video below, shared by Confidencial, explains how the government of Nicaragua decided, rather suddenly, to handle most of the projects linked to international cooperation itself.Ny lahatsary eto ambany, nozarain'ny Confidencial, dia manazava ny fomba nanapahan'ny governemantan'i Nikaragoà hevitra, tampoka, mba hitantanana ny ankamaroan'ireo tetikasa mifandray amin'ny fiarahamiasa iraisampirenena.
15This meant the suspension of around 18 projects that were previously managed and funded by international cooperation bodies.Midika fampiatoana ireo tetikasa manodidina ny 18 izay notantanina sy novatsian'ny sampan-draharaham-piarahamiasa iraisampirenena vola izany.
16According to the video report, it is still not clear which of the projects will be suspended or what the social impact of these changes will be.Araka ny tatitra amin'ny lahatsary, mbola tsy mazava hoe iza amin'ireo tetikasa no hampiatòana ary inona no ho fiantraikany ara-tsosialy amin'izany fiovana izany.
17The makers of the video also point to other opinions circulating around these proposed changes.Manasongadina ireo hevitra hafa mivezivezy mikasika izany fiovana natolotra izany ireo mpanatontosa ny lahatsary.
18According to them, the Nicaraguan government might be aiming to limit external influences on spaces involving citizen participation and transparency.Araka ny filazan'izy ireo, mety mikendry hametra ny ambaindain'ny avy any ivelany amin'ny sehatra mampandray anjara ny olom-pirenena sy ny mangarahara ny governemanta Nikaragòiana.
19The goal of this would be to avoid protests like the ones that took place in Guatemala earlier this year and ended with the end of Otto Pérez Molina's presidency.Ny tanjona amin'izany dia ny hisorohana ireo fihetsiketsehana tahaka ireo izay nitranga tao Goatemala tamin'ny fiandohan'ity taona ity ary niafara tamin'ny fiafaran'ny fitondran'i Otto Pérez Molina.
20Unofficially, speculations indicate that the shutdown of seven UNDP programmes on government's orders and the reduction of UN operations in the country caused the resident UN coordinator to step down.Tsy ofisialy ny tombantombana fa ny fanakatonana ireo fandaharan'asa fiton'ny PNUD noho ny baikon'ny governemanta sy ny fampihenana ny asan'ny Firenena Mikambana no nahatonga ny mpandrindra maharitry ny Firenena Mikambana hametra-pialàna.
21For Francisco Aguirre Sacasa, former nicaraguan Foreign Minister, the diplomat's exit is an absolute mystery, given that Rucks has only served in the country for 15 months, in a role that was supposed to last four years.Ho an'i Francisco Aguirre Sacasa, Minisitry ny Raharahambahiny Nikaragoiana teo aloha, misitery tanteraka ny fialàn'ilay diplaomaty, satria niasa teto amin'ny firenena nandritra ny 15 volana monja i Rucks, tamin'ny andraikitra izay tokony haharitra efa-taona.
22Members of the government, when approached by Confidencial, denied that Rucks' retirement had been requested from the United Nations, yet they did confirm that the State wants to take direct control over external cooperation initiatives, foregoing intermediaries:Nandà kosa ireo mpikambana ao amin'ny governemanta, raha nanontanian'ny Confidencial fa nangatahan'ny Firenena Mikambana ny fialàn'i Rucks, saingy tsy nanamafy izy ireo fa te-hifehy mivantana ny tetikasa fiarahamiasa avy any ivelany ny Fanjakana, tsy mila mpanelanelana:
23It seems irrational to have third parties managing external funds when the government has managing units that can perform the task well or even better.Toa tsy mitombina raha misy olon-kafa mitantana ny famatsiam-bola avy any ivelany raha nitantana vondrona afaka manatanteraka tsara na tsara kokoa ny andraikitra ny governemanta.
24This policy, cited by the UNDP in their press release, aims to centralise the official management of external cooperation, so as to align it with the government's political and economic strategy.Ity politika, nolazain'ny PNUD tamin'ny fanambarana an-gazety navoakany, ity dia mikendry hanambatra amin'ny toerana iray ny fitantanana ofisialin'ny fiarahamiasa amin'ny any ivelany, mba hampifanitsy izany amin'ny paikady ara-politika sy ara-toekaren'ny governemanta.
25In a meeting held by bilateral and multilateral donors at the end of September, the Ortega administration justified the measure by arguing that Nicaragua is a country of average income, hence all management of such relationships and implementation of projects should take place without any intermediaries.Tamin'ny fivoriana notontosain'ireo mpamatsy vola isan-karazany tamin'ny faramparan'ny volana Septambra, nanamarina ny fepetra noraisiny ny fitondran'i Ortega tamin'ny filazàna fa firenena manana vola miditra antonony i Nikaragòa, ka tokony hotanterahina tsy misy mpanelanelana ny fitantanana ny fifandraisana tahaka izany sy ny fanatanterahana ireo tetikasa.
26Mario Arana, an economist, businessman, and former president of the Central Bank, noted that the cooperation organs of each country should consider whether the State has sufficient maturity and the necessary capacity to manage the resources in such a way.Nanamarika i Mario Arana, mpahay toe-karena, mpandraharaha, ary filohan'ny Banky Foibe teo aloha fa tokony handinika ireo sampan-draharaham-piarahamiasa isaky ny firenena raha manana fahamatorana ampy sy fahaizana ilaina amin'ny fitantanana ny loharanon-karena amin'ny fomba tahaka izany ny Fanjakana.
27The former government official Enrique Bolaños, warned that transparency is vital to guarantee the implementation of the model in question.Manampahefan'ny governemanta teo aloha, Enrique Bolaños, kosa nampitandrina fa iankinan'ny ain-dehibe indrindra ny mangarahara hiantohana ny fanatanterahana ny maodely voalaza.
28He also mentioned that lack of access to key information, mainly economic indicators, has generated concern at the union level:Nilaza ihany koa izy fa ny tsy fahampian'ny fahazoam-baovao manan-danja, indrindra ny tondro ara-toekarena, dia niteraka ahiahy teo anivon'ny sendikà:
29Any country needs transparency or accountability, or else it is exposed to all kinds of problems.Mila mangarahara na tamberin'andraikitra avokoa ny firenena tsirairay, raha tsy izany iharan'ny olana isan-karazany.
30Firstly, because the market loses grip over what is happening in the country, this is fundamental for a market economy to function and for the ideal conditions for investment to arise.Voalohany indrindra, satria tsy maharaka izay zava-mitranga ao amin'ny firenena ny tsena, zava-dehibe ho an'ny toekaren'ny tsena ny hisosa tsara ary ny fepetra idealin'ny fampiasam-bola ny hijoro.
31If Nicaragua wants to increase its economic growth levels, it should create the necessary institutional conditions and stable ‘rules of the game' that will allow investment to develop…Raha te-hampiakadanja ny fitomboan-karenany i Nikaragoà, dia tokony hametraka fepetra tsy azo hozongozonina sy ‘fitsipi-dalao' mitombina tsara ahafahan'ny fampiasam-bola hivelatra…
32According to Mauricio Díaz, member of the Central American Parliament for the Independent Liberal Party, the application of a model without intermediaries is a question of political will and institutionalism:Araka ny filazan'i Mauricio Díaz, mpikambana ao amin'ny Parlemanta Amerikana Afovoany avy amin'ny Antoko Liberaly Mahaleotena, resaka fahavononana ara-politika sy ara-panjakana ny fampiharana ny maodely tsy misy mpanelanelana:
33Why is it that they have decided to open this “box” if until now they were handling it as a State secret without making the issue accountable to the people?Nahoana izy ireo no nanapa-kevitra hanokatra izany “baoritra” izany raha hatramin'izao fotoana izao dia mitantana an'io ho tsiambaratelom-panjakana ry zareo ary tsy mamoaka ny mangarahara amin'ny vahoaka?
34What happened with Venezuelan cooperation?Inona no nitranga tamin'ny fiarahamiasa Venezoelanina?
35The amount is estimated at four billion dollars.Tombanana ho efatra miliara dolara ny vola.
36Where is this money?Aiza io vola io?
37This is the question that we all ask (…) This could be a way of trying to show the world that finances will be handled in a transparent manner, but a lot of water has run under the bridge already.Izany no fanontanianay rehetra (…) Mety ho fomba iray iezahana hanehoana amin'izao tontolo izao izany fa hotantanina amin'ny fomba mangarahara ny vola, saingy efa marobe ireo zava-niseho teo aloha (rano latsaka tsy azo raofina intsony).
38On his account, former minister Norman Caldera explained that this model could bring advantages for the country, since it would allow for a more efficient handling of the projects, as opposed to them being managed by means of intermediaries.Nanazava tao amin'ny kaontiny ny minisitra teo aloha Norman Caldera fa mety hitondra tombontsoa ho an'ny firenena io maodely io, satria ahafahana mitantana mahomby kokoa ireo tetikasa, izay mifanohitra tamin'ny fitantanana misy mpanelanelana.
39However the problem, yet again, concerns transparency […] For this to work, the donors require absolute transparency in the management of the funds, and that will be difficult to implement in Nicaragua.Na izany aza, averina indray, ny mangarahara no olana […] Mba hahatanteraka izany, mitaky mangarahara feno amin'ny fitantanana ny vola ireo mpamatsy vola, ka ho sarotra ny fanatanterahana izany ao Nikaragoà.
40We have seen how they (the government) have not been very transparent in handling the Venezuelan cooperation.Efa nahita isika fa tsy dia tena mangarahara izy ireo (ny governemanta) tamin'ny fitantanana ny fiarahamiasa amin'ny Venezoelanina.
41According to daily newspaper Panorama, Nicaragua received 4.251 million US dollars from Venezuelan cooperation between 2008 and the first semester of 2015, the majority of which are preferential loans for oil imports, as noted by the Nicaraguan Central Bank.Araka ny tatitry ny gazety mpivoaka isan'andro Panorama, nahazo 4,251 tapitrisa dolara Amerikana avy amin'ny fiarahamiasa Venezoelianina i Nikaragoà teo anelanelan'ny taona 2008 sy ny enim-bolana voalohan'ny taona 2015, izay fampindramam-bola manokana hanafarana solika ny ankamaroany, araka ny fanamarihan'ny Banky Foibe Nikaragoianina.
42So far, it seems, these abrupt changes in the multilateral mechanism of governing Nicaragua's international cooperation have left more questions than answers.Hatramin'izao, toa niteraka fanontaniana kokoa fa tsy valinteny ity fiovana tampoka eo amin'ny rafitra andraisan'ny firenena maro anjara amin'ny fitantanana ny fiarahamiasa iraisampirenena ao Nikaragòa ity.