Whole of Government Approaches in Fragile States

13-Dec-2006

The future of fragile and failing states have increasingly become a preoccupation of the international community. Fragile states face problems in a wide range of domains, indicating the need for a mix of actors,instruments, incentives and interventions. Political, security, economic and social spheres are interdependent: failure in one risks failure in all.  A 'whole of government approach' (WGA) to fragile states has become imperative.

This study assesses existing WGAs and lays out the rationale for using such a WGA in fragile states and addresses common challenges.

OECD DAC report monitors resource flows to fragile states

10-Jul-2006

Some fragile states are receiving less aid than they should, given their extreme poverty combined with governance indicators which are no worse than other low income countries receiving more aid. But these countries tend to be less strategic and attract relatively little international attention. Have they been left behind?

Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States

08-Apr-2005

Development Ministers and Agency Heads agree to pilot draft at the March 2005 DAC High Level Ministerial meeting in Paris. To date, DAC members have offered to lead pilots as follows: Australia and New Zealand: the Solomon Islands; Belgium: the Democratic Republic of Congo; Canada: Haiti; Norway: Sudan; Portugal: Guinea Bissau; UK: Nepal and (in collaboration with the World Bank) Somalia; UNDP and UK: Yemen. Other DAC members have indicated their interest in participating in the piloting  process.

Senior Officials agree to draft principles on good engagment in fragile states

09-Feb-2005

Senior representatives of the international community agreed to improve the effectiveness of their aid to fragile states following a two-day forum in London (13-14 January, 2005), aimed at preventing fragile states from becoming marginalized from the benefits of global development and poverty reduction.

Donor workshop on co-ordination issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo

08-Dec-2004

The donor workshop on co-ordination issues in the DRC, following the DAC Experts Meeting on Peace-building and Development in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the context of central Africa, in Geneva, 7-8 October 2004, was an opportunity for development practitioners and experts from the region to engage in an informal discussion on the current state of donor co-ordination in the country and region. As one of the outcomes of the workshop, a small number of prioritized informal proposals to improve donor co-ordination were put forward (see part VII of outcomes paper ).

Senior Level Forum on Development Effectiveness in Fragile States

from 13-Jan-2005 to 14-Jan-2005

The OECD DAC, the European Commission, the UNDP and the World Bank convened a Senior Level Forum on Development Effectiveness in Fragile States, which was hosted by DFID at the Lancaster House in London, on 13-14 January, 2005.