DAC Network on Development Evaluation website

10-May-2005

The Evaluation Network has launched a website designed to improve information exchange and knowledge sharing among Network members and the wider evaluation community. On this site users will find - detailed information on the Network's current work programme; Network publications, guidelines and meeting documents; dedicated members' pages with background information and publications and news and events from the evaluation community.

New Zealand aid agency a success - now time for aid levels to rise

15-Apr-2005

The reforms introduced by New Zealand's agency NZAID have addressed problems identified in the previous DAC peer review by fostering strategic focus and development expertise. The DAC found that in practice the semi-autonomous status of NZAID is working successfully. Its independent staffing structures and strong policy and programme development capacities are well-aligned with international thinking on aid effectiveness and the UN Millennium Development Goals. But New Zealand should back up those ambitions with a clear programme of medium-term increases in aid.

DAC Peer Reviews and Harmonisation and Alignment - Overview and Findings in 2004

06-Apr-2005

Developing country ownership is key to poverty reduction. Multi-year funding commitments are not yet general practice but development success is dependant on aid predictability. The Peer Review team reports on recent trends.

Development Co-operation Report 2004

09-Feb-2005

This year's Development Co-operation Report is released at a time when the international community is focusing increased attention on the challenges inherent in a very unequal world, and hence on the absolute necessity to help the very poor improve their lives.

Kofi Annan's Report on the Millennium Declaration - In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all

21-Mar-2005

In September 2005, world leaders will come together at a summit in New York to review progress since the Millennium Declaration, adopted by all Member States in 2000. The Secretary-General’s report proposes an agenda to be taken up, and acted upon, at the summit. These are policy decisions and reforms that are actionable if the necessary political will can be garnered.

Incentives for Harmonisation in Aid Agencies

21-Mar-2005

The scope of this study is to assess the importance of incentive systems internal to aid agencies in their efforts to deliver on the commitments made in the Rome Declaration on Harmonisation. It looks at different factors which influence individual and collective behaviour in aid agencies, and discusses whether these work for or against the adoption of harmonised practices and of the new paradigm in development cooperation based on donor coordination and country ownership.

Development Assistance Committee (DAC) High Level Meeting, 2-3 March 2005

14-Mar-2005

Aid ministers and agency heads debated key elements arising from the Paris High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness; the OECD contribution to the UN Millennium Review process; the Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa commissioned by the NEPAD heads of state; and development, peace and security, in particular the most effective ways for donors to meet the special challenges facing fragile states. As part of the DAC process of clarifying ODA eligibility in relation to certain conflict, peace and security activities, the DAC HLM agreed wording for a number of new items.

Conflict Prevention and Peace Building: What counts as ODA?

04-Mar-2005

As part of the DAC process of clarifying ODA eligibility in relation to certain conflict, peace and security activities, the DAC High Level Meeting agreed wording for a number of new items.

Final Official Development Assistance (ODA) data for 2003 and simulation of ODA prospects for 2006

14-Feb-2005

This document covers the continuing recovery in DAC members’ aid in 2003, the performance and commitments by DAC members and the key trends in aid receipts.  Is also includes tables with DAC Members' net ODA in 2003 and simulation for 2006 as well as charts illustrating net ODA in 2003.

Middle East Regional Workshop

07-Feb-2005

The Middle East Regional Workshop on Harmonisation and Alignment for Development Effectiveness and Managing for Results will be held on 8-9 February 2005 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  The concept note  is available.

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