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Gender Equality and Global Public Goods: Some Reflections on Shared Priorities

25-Nov-2009

This paper provides some initial reflections on whether, and to what degree, linkages can be made between the work on Global Public Goods (GPGs) and the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Members of the Joint Donor Assistance Committee / Working Party of the Trade Committee meet to discuss OECD work programme on Aid for Trade

17-Nov-2009

The Donor Assistance Committee/ Working Party of the Trade Committee on Aid for Trade met to discuss ongoing OECD work on improving the effectiveness of aid for trade on November 10th. Issues discussed included Evaluation of Aid for Trade, Management for Development Results, Binding Constraints to Trade Expansion, and Aid for Trade and the Green Growth Agenda.

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.


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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