News roundup: the promise of aid transparency, data diary and COVID-19 funding
Our monthly review of news, featuring blogs on gender data and the promise of the Index – plus news on debt transparency, following the COVID money and ODA rules.
News Roundup – The next transparency challenge
Our monthly round up features news from the Index, humanitarian, DFI and gender teams at Publish What You Fund, as well as news and reports from Development Initiatives, Eurodad, IATI, ONE Campaign and others.
Watch now: DFI Transparency Initiative findings from work stream 1
Join us on 21st July to discuss the transparency of DFIs, with a focus on our findings on the transparency of basic project information.
News Roundup – Aid Transparency Index results revealed and humanitarian data transparency series launched
Our regular monthly round up of news – featuring the results of the 2020 Aid Transparency Index and the accompanying blog series, filmed interviews and launch event. We also catch up on the launch of the humanitarian data transparency series and four research briefs.
Significant improvements in donor transparency undermined by lack of impact evidence, according to new Aid Transparency Index
The 2020 Aid Transparency Index reveals an improvement in overall transparency among the world’s major aid agencies, but a worrying lack of transparency on the impact of aid projects. Produced by Publish What You Fund, the Index is the only independent measure of aid transparency among the world’s major aid donors. As billions of aid dollars are re-directed to the COVID-19 emergency, it provides a timely reminder of the importance of aid transparency and what can be achieved when it is valued and institutionalised.
UK aid faces a serious transparency challenge following announcement of DFID and FCO merger
The 2020 Aid Transparency Index reveals an improvement in overall transparency among the world’s major aid agencies, but there remains a gulf in the performance of the two UK donors included in the ranking. Released today by Publish What You Fund, the Index is the only independent measure of aid transparency among the world’s major aid donors. The research, undertaken before last week’s announcement of a merger, shows that while DFID remained in the ‘very good’ category as a global leader in aid transparency, the FCO ranked 38th out of 47 donors and failed to publish adequate information on the performance of its aid projects. As the shrinking UK economy puts aid under increasing financial pressure and resources are redirected to respond to the COVID-19 emergency, the Index results provide a timely reminder that we need to know that our aid is being spent in the most effective way to achieve the greatest impact.