Annex: The "100 Days Plan" of
the Palestinian Authority
Released on June 23, 2002, the PA's Reform Agenda
expressed the commitment of the Palestinian Authority to a broad
program of reforms. Because a number of specific measures were
identified to be implemented within 100 days (while implementation
of all other measures would be initiated so as to have a "tangible
and visible" effect within three months of the plan's adoption),
the entire agenda has come to be known as the "100 Days Plan."
The agenda items are summarized below:
In the general domain:
Reinforce separation of powers of the legislative,
executive and judiciary branches of government
- Restructure and modernize ministries
and government institutions
- Prepare for municipal, legislative and presidential
elections
- Put into force all laws that have been passed
- Improve the standard of living, particularly
of the unemployed and other segments of society that live in dire
conditions
- Rebuild the infrastructure that has been destroyed
by the occupation
- Tend to the needs of the wounded, families of
those killed during the occupation, prisoners and detainees
In the domain of public security:
- Restructure and modernize the
Ministry of Interior
- The Ministry of Interior is to be in charge of
all matters relating to internal security
- Activate the role of the Ministry of Interior
in the enforcement of court rulings
- Respond to the expectations of the people for
safety, order and respect of law
- Improve discipline in the security services and
strengthen social control
- Reinforce the loyalty of the security services
to the job, the Authority and the country
- Raise awareness of the population of the measures
above and secure their understanding, cooperation and support
In the financial domain:
- Reform operations in the Ministry
of Finance
- Deposit all incomes of the PA in a single account
of the treasury
- Manage all commercial and investment operations
through a Palestinian Investment Fund, which is subject to stringent
standards of disclosure and audit
- Limit expansion of employment in the public sector
and unify payroll administration under the Ministry of Finance
- Modernize the pension scheme
- Strengthen internal and external auditing
- Develop the process of preparing the general
budget to include recurrent and developmental expenditure
- Develop a monthly expenditure plan for the remainder
of 2002
- Begin preparation of the 2003 budget
- Reorganize the financial relations between MOF
and the municipalities/local authorities
In the judicial domain:
- Strengthen the judiciary, through
appointment of judges and development of infrastructure
- Implement measures required by the Judiciary
Law
- Prepare draft laws, decrees and decisions to
accompany the Basic Law
- Establish the Government Legal Cases Administration
to handle cases to which the government is party
In other domains:
- Reinforce the Palestinian values,
including the spirit of democracy, enlightenment and openness
- Activate the role of the Ministry of Awqaf to
serve national and religious objectives
- Resolve the financial crisis of the universities,
schools and hospitals
- Review government institutions that operate outside
the jurisdiction of the ministries with a view to attach or incorporate
them with the ministries
- End the role of the security services in civilian
affairs
- Improve employment policy, to prevent an inflated
civil service
- Unify and develop institutions -- and promulgate
laws -- that encourage investment
- Improve the training and conditions of employment
of human resources
- Increase the effectiveness of the Palestinian
diplomatic corps
- Rebuild the management boards of government institutions
according to the law
- Pay special attention to the pollution of the
environment
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