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The Poor Must Not Pay for the Crisis

05-Dec-2008

Renewed ODA commitments by the aid community –in line with the OECD’s call for an aid pledge–, greater regulatory independence in the governance of the international financial system, and higher quotas for emerging economies in regional development banks: these are some of the proposals that came to light at the OECD Global Forum on Development on the implications of the crisis for development finance.

The 2008 Annual Meeting of the Informal Network of DAC Development Communicators

01-Dec-2008

For the first time the DevCom Annual Meeting was hosted by the United States. It brought together more than 65 communicators and experts, including new donors such as Israel and Thailand. The issues covered during the sessions were communicating results and aid effectiveness, new trends on the Internet, communication strategies of non-state actors, making development more media-friendly, polling for public opinion. The meeting also provided the opportunity for several members states to share best practices.

Business for Development 2008 Hits the Road

06-May-2008

The 2008 edition of Business for Development - Promoting Commercial Agriculture in Africa - featuring a business perspective on African agriculture, has been launched on 26 May in Japan.

Managing for and Communicating about Development Results

10-Apr-2008

This DevCom Network meeting was organised in collaboration with the Joint Venture on Managing for Development Results and attended by representatives of more than twenty bilateral and multilateral aid agencies. Policy makers and development communicators were able to share their respective views on development results. Discussions constituted a first step in the development of guiding principles on the role of communications in managing results.




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