Aid Effectiveness

News & Events

News

Summary of the second meeting of the Joint Venture on Procurement

05-Feb-2008

Members of the Joint Venture on Procurement met in Copenhagen Denmark on 19-21 September 2007. The summary is also available in French  and Spanish .

Procurement Monitoring Exercise

11-Jan-2008

The Joint Venture on Monitoring the Paris Declaration has requested that the Joint Venture for Procurement be responsible for the co-ordination and collection of Indicator 2b data as part of the 2008 monitoring exercise.

Launch of 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration

03-Jan-2008

The documentation for the 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration is now available in English and French, and Spanish and can be downloaded on the dedicated website . Fifty-six countries have confirmed that they will be undertaking this survey. The survey is to be carried out between 2 January - 31 March 2008.

Confirmed Countries in the 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration

10-Dec-2007

55 countries have confirmed their participation in the 2008 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration that is rolled out between January and March 2008.

Do you know a 'Results' Leader?

10-Dec-2007

Has your country or organisation changed for the better? Do you know someone who has pioneered the Results Agenda? If so, the World Bank & OECD are waiting for your nominations. When considering who to nominate, know that leaders are at all levels: senior staff, mid-level managers, and junior colleagues.

Second Meeting between the Working Group of the Joint Venture for Procurement and Members of the Business-Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the OECD

06-Dec-2007

Members of the Working Group and other representatives of the JV for Procurement and interested members of BIAC to the OECD met to build on the results of the first meeting on 3 April, to give the Working Group the opportunity to hear firsthand the concerns of BIAC members and to discuss ways to continue the constructive dialog on strengthening partner country procurement systems. A summary note is available (in English). This meeting, held on 18 Sept in Copenhagen, was intended as one in a series of consultations and exchanges between the Joint Venture and BIAC.

Field Testing Reports – JV Pilot Countries and Others

27-Sep-2007

To date, 22 partner countries have participated in a field testing exercise of the version 4 Benchmarking and Assessment Methodology for Public Procurement Systems; other partner countries have used the methodology separately from the JV or intend to do so as part of the 2008 Paris Declaration Monitoring Report exercise. The reports of the countries who have used the methodology and who have agreed that the OECD-DAC publish their reports on this public website are attached as a demonstration of their willingness and openness to share their experiences and lessons with others.

2006 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration - Country Chapters

23-Jul-2007

34 countries that receive aid participated in a groundbreaking survey to measure the effectiveness of aid. Generally encouraging, the results show that developing countries and donors are working hard to made aid work better.

Integrity in Public Procurement: Good Practices from A to Z

14-May-2007

A new OECD publication offers practical insights into how the profession of procurement is evolving to cope with the growing demand for integrity, drawing on the experience of procurement practitioners as well as audit, competition and anti-corruption specialists. For background information on this publication please click here .


Events

International Orientation and Guidance Workshop

from 13-Sep-2007 to 14-Sep-2007

An international workshop was organised to provide guidance and orientation to partner countries who have agreed to use the Joint Venture's procurement assessment methodology as part of the 2008 field survey exercise.  This data will be included in the 2008 Monitoring Report for the Paris Declaration

Working Group of Joint Venture Meeting

from 27-Jun-2007 to 29-Jun-2007

The Working Group of the Joint Venture on Procurement meeting took place in Tunis, Tunisia. Please click above for the major decisions and next steps. This is also available in français  and espagnol

Second meeting of the Joint Venture for Procurement

from 19-Sep-2007 to 21-Sep-2007

At the invitation of the Government of Denmark and the United Nations Development Programme, the second meeting of the Joint Venture for Procurement took place in Copenhagen from 19-21 September 2007. This meeting brought together procurement professionals from multilateral and bilateral development organisations and from partner countries in the context of implementing the procurement-related aspects of the Paris Declaration for Aid Effectiveness. Documents are also available in français and espagnol.

Latin America and Caribbean Regional Meeting: Procurement Capacity Development

from 24-Apr-2007 to 26-Apr-2007

The Government of Peru hosted the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Meeting regional meeting on procurement capacity development in Lima. This event was sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank and the  Latin America and Caribbean Region of the World Bank in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the OECD-DAC Joint Venture for Procurement.

Meeting between the Joint Venture for Procurement and Members of the BIAC

on 03-Apr-2007

At this meeting, the Joint Venture for Procurement explained the methodology for assessing national procurement systems and listened to the points of view of the private stakeholder.

Africa Regional Meeting: Procurement Capacity Development

from 12-Dec-2006 to 14-Dec-2006

The Government of Uganda hosted the Africa regional meeting on procurement capacity development in Kampala. This event was sponsored by the African Development Bank and the Africa Region of the World Bank in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the OECD-DAC Joint Venture for Procurement.

First Meeting of the JV on Procurement

from 08-Feb-2006 to 10-Mar-2006

The summary, documents and presentations from this meeting are now available.

Workshop on Results Reporting by Donor Agencies

from 11-Apr-2006 to 12-Apr-2006

This workshop will enhance mutual learning in the way that information on development results can be reported to the stakeholders in the development process. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host the workshop in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Workshop on the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness: Implications and Implementation

from 27-Mar-2006 to 29-Mar-2006

This workshop will provide representatives from Central, North and West African countries and their partner donor institutions the opportunity to identify practical actions that can be taken with respect to implementing the Paris Declaration. This workshop will be held in Bamako, Mali.

Workshop on Agency Performance

on 27-Apr-2005

A workshop on Agency Performance organised by DFID and the AfDB and hosted by the AFD was held on 27 April in Paris.



Top of page

Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness

The HLF 3 will take place in Accra Ghana on 2-4 September 2008.

Accra HLF

Dissemination Activities

Donors report on the dissemination initiatives taken to sensitise headquarter and field level staff about the Paris Declaration.

Compendium of Donor Reports

Focus

This Reference Document looks at how aid can be delivered more effectively through simplifying and harmonising donor procedures.

DAC Guidelines and Reference Series: Harmonising Donor Practices for Effective Aid Delivery

Just Published

This report takes stock of progress made in aid effectiveness.

Harmonisation, Alignment, Results: Progress Report on Aid Effectiveness