Aid Effectiveness

Aid for health rises fourfold: some striking results and lessons for more effective aid

30-Nov-2009

A dramatic increase in aid to health in developing countries, from USD 5 billion in 1990 to USD 21.8 billion in 2007 is featured by an in-depth study released today by the OECD (“Aid to better health – what are we learning about what works and what we still have to do”).

Reaching Our Development Goals: Why Does Aid Effectiveness Matter?

16-Oct-2009

Why is the Paris Declaration important, what objectives have been set and what still needs to be accomplished? This is the guide to Aid Effectiveness in its most accessible form ever.

Working towards better Division of Labour in development

29-Jul-2009

This good practice paper sets out eight  principles on country-led division of labour and complementarity. Division of labour refers to streamlining and co-ordinating donors’ assistance. Donors are urged in the Paris Declaration to specialise in areas where they have a comparative advantage and to work collaboratively. Also available in French and Spanish.

Consultants for Public Sector Reforms

21-Jul-2009

Aid donors need to pay more attention to the expanding role consultants are playing in public finance management reform. Sara Fyson, in her 16 June presentation at EuropeAid headquarters outlines the role of consultants in the development business.

54 country chapters of the 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration

30-Jun-2009

Volume 2 of the 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration includes a detailed analysis for each of the 55 countries that undertook the survey. Each of the survey was managed by the national coordinator, appointed by the government, in cooperation with the local donor community.

2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration – Overview Report

30-Jun-2009

How effective is aid at helping countries meet their own development objectives? Some of the answers can be found in this survey report which presents the results from the second-, follow-up survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. It assesses progress in 54 developing countries and helps us understand the challenges in making aid more effective in order to advance development.

2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration

06-Apr-2009

How effective is aid at helping countries meet their own development objectives? Some of the answers can be found in this survey report which presents the results from the second-, follow-up survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. It assesses progress in 54 developing countries and helps us understand the challenges in making aid more effective in order to advance development.

2009 Regional Procurement Workshop in Cairo

27-Mar-2009

The OECD Joint Venture on Procurement along with the Egyptian Government, the World Bank, DFID and the UNDP held a Regional Procurement Workshop in Cairo on 30, 31 March - 1 April 2009. The Joint Venture seeks to raise awareness on OECD/DAC Procurement assessment methodology, discuss roles of stakeholders in procurement assessments including civil society, private sector and donors, and share experiences and learning during and after the workshop.

Better Aid: Managing Development Resources

27-Mar-2009

Managing Development Resources takes stock of progress in strengthening PFM systems and also provides recommendations on how best to facilitate achieving the 2010 targets set out in the Paris Declaration. Improving the rules and institutions governing these activities should be a major component of any development approach.

Report on the Use of Country Systems in Public Financial Management

12-Feb-2009

The Report on the Use of Country Systems in Public Financial Management is part of the Joint Venture’s ongoing work on facilitating the implementation of the Paris Declaration (2005) as it relates to PFM. The report takes stock of progress  on using country systems in PFM and outlines recommendations on how best to achieve the 2010 targets as set out in the Paris Declaration and as we move to the Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness and beyond.

Essential reading

Better Aid publication series