EuropeAid (the Commission Directorate General which deals with development and cooperation) has published its aid information to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) Registry, demonstrating commitment to aid transparency ahead of the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in 6 weeks’ time. This is a welcome development, but also comes at a critical moment as the […]
Today Publish What You Fund released its response to the 3rd draft of the Busan Outcome Document for the upcoming High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Korea. While the previous version of the Outcome Document went some way towards recognising transparency as the indispensable foundation for aid effectiveness and accountability, concerns raised by a […]
Today, 17th October (and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty), promises to be a big day for proponents of aid transparency in Canada. Engineers Without Borders Canada are leading a national day of action to urge the Canadian government to sign up to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) before the High Level Forum […]
Yesterday, 13 October, Representative Ted Poe (R-TX) and 30 co-sponsors from both parties introduced The Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 (H.R. 3159) to ensure U.S. foreign assistance is more transparent, accountable and effective. In a statement of support Rev. David Beckmann, President of Bread for the World, said “Even if we only […]
Yesterday, 13 October, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance published its aid information to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) registry. This positive move not only serves to make their information more accessible and comparable, but also proves that IATI can be implemented by donors and organisations of all shapes and sizes. To date, there are 8 organisations publishing […]
The OECD has been hosting a meeting of the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness in Paris this week – the last before the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan from Nov 29-Dec 1. The discussions have been critical for determining the success or otherwise of the Busan meeting and passages of text for the final […]
