International Seminar on Informal Institutions and Development

from 11-Dec-2006 to 12-Dec-2006

The aim of this seminar, jointly organised by the OECD Development Centre & the DAC Network on Governance,  was to take stock of the role of informal institutions in the development process; to assess their impact on development outcomes; to analyze the linkages and possible conflicts between informal and formal institutions; to derive policy lessons on how best to put informal institutions to the service of development; and, to identify areas for future work and collaboration.

2006 Asian Regional Forum on Aid Effectiveness

from 18-Oct-2006 to 20-Oct-2006

The 2006 Asian Regional Forum on Aid Effectiveness is a three-day event to be hosted by Asian Development Bank and co-sponsored by the Government of Japan, UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the World Bank. The objective of the Forum is to facilitate implementation of the Paris Declaration in the Asian and Pacific regions at the political level as well as at the working level among Asian and Pacific partner countries and donors.

Workshop on Results Reporting by Donor Agencies

from 11-Apr-2006 to 12-Apr-2006

This workshop will enhance mutual learning in the way that information on development results can be reported to the stakeholders in the development process. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host the workshop in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Workshop on Policy Coherence for Development in Fisheries

from 24-Apr-2006 to 25-Apr-2006

The Committee for Fisheries (COFI) and the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) have jointly hosted a Workshop on Policy Coherence for Development in Fisheries which took place in Paris.

Workshop - Making Aid More Effective - Implementing the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities

from 16-Nov-2005 to 17-Nov-2005

On 16-17 November 2005 the workshop "Making Aid More Effective - Implementing the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities" was held in Entebbe Uganda.

High Level Forum on Joint Progress toward Enhanced Aid Effectiveness (Harmonisation, Alignment, and Results)

from 28-Feb-2005 to 02-Mar-2005

The High Level Forum on Joint Progress toward Enhanced Aid Effectiveness (Harmonisation, Alignment and Results) was held in Paris from 28 February - 2 March 2005.

DAC Partnership Forum on Improving Donor Effectiveness in Combating Corruption

from 09-Dec-2004 to 10-Dec-2004

This Forum was organised jointly by DAC and Transparency International and took take place at the Pierre Mendès Conference Centre at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance (Bercy) on 9-10 December.  It brought together senior officials and leading actors in the field of anti-corruption from both member and partner countries.

Development Assistance Committee (DAC) High Level Meeting

from 15-Apr-2004 to 16-Apr-2004

The High Level Meeting launched a new phase in donor approaches to the close linkage between development and security. Participants endorsed a policy statement and good practices on Security System Reform to help developing countries address their public security systems overall, including the functioning of police and justice systems, civilian control of the armed forces, and protection of human rights.

Scoping Workshop on Environmental Fiscal Reform

from 30-Jan-2003 to 31-Jan-2003

The Development Assistance Committee's Working Party on Development Co-operation and Environment (WP-ENV) agreed to take forward its work on environmental fiscal reform. As a result, a workshop was held in January 2003, the objective of which was to agree on the focus, possible outputs and process.