They cited examples of “cross-cutting links” and “civic support and buy in” from the relationship between Scotland and Malawi, initiatives that had arisen from the ground up, particularly in the areas of health and policing—
“…our mission is to bring together the myriad different links that have grown organically to ensure that they can offer maximum strategic impact by ensuring that they build on the learning of others and make a meaningful contribution to the plans and priorities of the Government of Malawi.”ixOfficial Report, 13 Jan 2022, Col 7
The Committee notes the importance placed on policy coherence by the OECD and UN, the latter’s sustainable development goals including a policy coherence target.