Untied Aid

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The 2001 DAC Recommendation to untie ODA to the least developed countries was amended on 15 March 2006, and more recently in July 2008, extending the Recommendation to include non-LDC HIPCs. Click here to see the Revised Recommendation .

See also a synopsis of the 2006 Untying Progress Report.

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Thematic Study on Untying of Aid

27-Nov-2008

The Overseas Development Institute presents the results of Phase I of a thematic study being undertaken to assess the effectiveness of untied aid. The study is in response to the proposals of the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness and the DAC Network on Development Evaluation and the request in the 2001 DAC
Recommendation to untie Official Development Assistance to the Least Developed Countries for a comprehensive evaluation of its impact by 2009.

DAC Chair Announces Agreement to Untie Aid to More Countries

22-May-2008

At the High Level Meeting of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee in Paris, development ministers from donor countries have agreed to untie aid to Bolivia, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Republic of Congo. In total, all 39 Highly Indebted Poor Countries will now receive untied aid and will be able to buy goods and services locally at the best price.

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