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OECD/Annex I Expert Group side event at the UN Climate Change Talks in Barcelona

30-Oct-2009

The side event at the UN Climate Change Talks in Barcelona - "Financing for Enhanced Climate Change Action: Mitigation and Adaptation" at 15:30 on 3 November - will discuss the following critical issues with expert speakers and discussants from both Annex I and Non-Annex I countries: Overall financial architecture and MRV of financial support; Delivery of development finance to support climate change action; Matching support with actions and the role of registries.

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.

Security and Justice service delivery by non-state actors

01-Sep-2009

This innovative OECD consultant report (commissioned by INCAF and PDG) outlines the options for security and justice service delivery by non-state actors in the post-colonial state. The report is divided into four sections.  The report outlines challenges and options and offers recommendations to the development community, by which it can support the post-colonial fragile state to strengthen the delivery of justice and security to all its citizens:  Executive Summary and Full Report .

 

Managing for Gender Equality Results (Issues Briefs 4 and 5)

04-Jun-2009

The 4th and 5th Issues Briefs in the series on aid effectiveness, gender equality and women's empowerment are now available. They outline strategies to assist donors and partners to manage for gender equality results - in donor agencies and in partner countries respectively.

Human Rights and Aid Effectiveness: Key Actions to Improve Inter-Linkages

20-Aug-2009

The implementation of the Paris Declaration for increased aid effectiveness can help to achieve human rights. Equally, the application of human rights to development processes can strengthen the implementation of the Paris Declaration and help to attain its goals. This information sheet outlines key actions that will support this synergistic process.


Events

OECD, WTO to release Aid for Trade at a Glance 2009 on 06 July

from 06-Jul-2009 to 07-Jul-2009

This second monitoring report will examine recent developments, present a comprehensive analysis of donor and partner country engagement, address the regional dimension of Aid for Trade, and present country factsheets assessing the outcomes and impacts of the initiative. OECD Secretary-General A.Gurria and WTO Director-General P.Lamy will launch the report during the Second Global Review of Aid for Trade (Geneva, 06-07 July).

Official Development Assistance – rising or falling?

on 30-Mar-2009

OECD will release the 2008 Official Development Assistance figures at 14:00 (London time) on Monday 30 March. For the first time, the news conference will also address the outlook for aid in the future based on new OECD work on donor forward spending plans.

Managing Water for All publication launch

on 17-Mar-2009

The OECD has released a new report – Managing Water for All: Pricing and Financing – at an event during the World Water Forum in Istanbul. Emphasising the economic, social and environmental benefits of investing in water and sanitation, the report includes information about the agricultural uses of water, financing water supply and sanitation, water pricing, private sector participation in the water sector and aid flows to water.

Policy Dialogue on High Food Prices: Outlook and Donor Mid-term Response

from 12-Feb-2009 to 13-Feb-2009

This event, organised jointly by the OECD and the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, focused on how donors should best respond to foster pro-poor agricultural production to sustain access to affordable food in developing countries.

Integrating Gender Awareness and Equality

on 28-Jan-2009

New OECD DAC publication on gender and security system reform (SSR), entitled  "Integrating Gender Awareness and Equality" will provide practical guidance on how to integrate a gender perspective in SSR processes and address programming gaps in this area.

Meeting of the Joint Venture on Public Financial Management : 27 May 2008

The Joint Venture on Public Financial Management (PFM) held a consultative meeting on Public Financial Management on the 27th of May 2008. The meeting was hosted by the South African Treasury and the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) based in Pretoria.

High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness

from 02-Sep-2008 to 04-Sep-2008

International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana (2-4 September 2008). The Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness will reform the way developed and developing countries work together, to ensure that development assistance is well-spent and that it helps build sustainable economies that lift people out of poverty. The Forum is open to media. Journalists are welcome in the Media Centre, which is equipped with wifi. They are also invited to join a field trip to a development project near Accra.

International Public Procurement Conference

from 28-Aug-2008 to 30-Aug-2008

The International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC) is a meeting place for public procurement professionals and academics from all over the world, in the area of public procurement. The third IPPC will take place in Amsterdam from 28 to 30 August 2008. The conference is shaped around papers submitted by international members of the academic world as well as the world of everyday public procurement practice. About 100 papers, with a wide diversity of topics, have been submitted.

Third Meeting of the JV on Procurement

from 05-May-2008 to 07-May-2008

The third meeting of the Joint Venture on Procurement took place in Arusha from 5 – 7 May, at the invitation of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank. This meeting brought together procurement professionals and interested development practioners from multilateral and bilateral development organisations and from partner countries around the world. The meeting took place in the context of implementing the procurement-related aspects of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. (español)



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