Tanzania and the United Nations (UN) have agreed to strengthen development cooperation, with a focus on mobilising financing, expanding private-sector participation and improving the delivery of projects aligned with the country’s long-term development priorities.
The commitment was reached during a meeting between Finance Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar and UN Resident Coordinator in Tanzania Susan Namondo at the Ministry of Finance offices in Dar es Salaam.
The talks focused on strengthening collaboration as the government implements the Tanzania Development Vision 2050 and the Fourth Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP IV), which commenced in the 2026/27 financial year.
The two sides agreed to continue implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), which has been extended to June 2028 from the previous deadline of June 2027.
The framework provides a platform for the government and UN agencies to coordinate development support in areas including economic opportunities, improved public services and strengthening national capacity to achieve long-term development targets.
A key area of discussion was the need to expand access to innovative sources of development financing.
The government and the UN are exploring ways of enabling local government authorities and public institutions to access capital markets through bonds to finance development projects.
The UN has previously supported initiatives that contributed to the issuance of the Tanga Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Tanga UWASA) Green Bond in 2024.
The initiative demonstrated the potential of innovative financing instruments to support projects that improve services for citizens while attracting investment into sustainable development.
The discussions also placed emphasis on increasing private-sector participation at council, district and regional levels.
The government expects the private sector to provide about 70 percent of the financing needed to implement Vision 2050 and the country’s five-year development plans, beginning with FYDP IV.
Achieving that target will require stronger capacity among local stakeholders and an investment environment that enables businesses to participate more effectively in financing and implementing development projects.
The meeting also discussed the continuation of Strategic Dialogues between the government and development partners.
The dialogues are intended to improve coordination and ensure that financial resources, expertise and other forms of development support are channelled towards areas identified as national priorities.
Preparations are also underway for a High-Level Strategic Dialogue expected to take place in November 2026.
The meeting further reviewed preparations for UN agencies to relocate their headquarters and operations to Dodoma.
The relocation is being coordinated by the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator as part of broader efforts to strengthen coordination and improve the efficiency of UN-supported development activities in Tanzania.
