Gender : Encouraging gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa

Governments in the Middle East and North Africa increasingly recognise that gender equality - encouraging the talents, skills, education and productivity of all their citizens, including women - will make their countries stronger.

OECD's Gurría mourns death of economist Angus Maddison

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría lamented the recent death of the distinguished British economist Angus Maddison, who held a number of senior posts at the OECD and its fore-runner, the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation, between 1953 and 1978.

Development aid rose in 2009 and most donors will meet 2010 aid targets

New OECD figures show continuing growth in development aid in 2009, despite the financial crisis.

OECD, WTO and UNCTAD renew calls to G20 to resist protectionism

The OECD, World Trade Organization and the UN’s Conference on Trade and Development have called on the leaders of the G20 countries to resist protectionism or the prospects for economic recovery may be wiped out.

Donors’ mixed aid performance for 2010 sparks concern

Aid to developing countries in 2010 will reach record levels in dollar terms after increasing by 35 per cent since 2004. But it will still be less than the world’s major aid donors promised five years ago at the Gleneagles and Millennium + 5 summits.

Some donors are not keeping their aid promises, says OECD

From the Monterrey Financing for Development Conference in 2002, to the Gleneagles G8 Summit and the UN Millennium +5 Summit in 2005, donors committed to increase their aid to developing countries, and to Africa in particular

NONIE Conference 2010 - Call for papers

Call for papers for the annual meeting of NONIE (Network of Networks of Impact Evaluation), whcih aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion on

Application for Sponsorship - Annual Meeting of NONIE 2010

Application for sponsorship for the Annual Meeting of NONIE, March 29-30, 2010 in Bonn, Germany.

OECD DAC to monitor aid flows in support of climate change adaptation

On Wednesday 9 December 2009, Members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) approved a policy marker to track official development assistance (ODA) in support of climate change adaptation.

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