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News & Events
News
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11-Apr-2008
This workshop shared the emerging analysis and experiences at field-level and identified and “show-cased” case studies of direct relevance to the themes of the September 2008 High Level Forum (HLF-3) in Accra,which will review progress in implementing the Paris Declaration.
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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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10-Apr-2008
In this edition: Launch of Wikigender; Presentation of "Migration and Developing Countries" in Mexico; Working Paper on "Household Structures and Saving"; Upcoming Events and Conferences.
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09-Apr-2008
More than 150 high-level representatives from Africa, G8 and OECD countries met in Tokyo this week to discuss key issues affecting Africa, ahead of the G8 Summit in Hokkaido on 7-9 July.
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09-Apr-2008
OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso joined high-level policymakers and business leaders to discuss Latin America’s most pressing issues at the World Economic Forum on Latin America annual meeting. The Latin American Economic Outlook has also been discussed at this year’s gathering in Cancún, last 15, April.
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08-Apr-2008
As growing shares of aid resources, time and energy are being devoted to preventing conflict and building peace, more evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of these activities is essential. To support lesson learning and improve impact, a draft guidance on evaluating these activities has been developed. During an application period all those interested are encouraged to use the guidance and provide feedback on experiences. Feedback will be a valuable input to the final product.
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07-Apr-2008
The overall purpose of the evaluation of the Paris Declaration is to assess the relevance and effectiveness of the Declaration and its contribution to development aid. The evaluation will consider qualitative aspects, building on and complementing the quantitative information obtained through the monitoring of the Paris Declaration. The first phase of the evaluation process is underway and is expected to be completed in 2008.
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04-Apr-2008
Development aid in 2007 indicates that the 22 member countries of the OECD Development Assistance Committee, the world’s major donors, provided USD 103.7 billion in aid in 2007.
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04-Apr-2008
Selection of reference DAC Statistical Tables to supplement the Statistical Annex of the Development Co-operation Report.
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04-Apr-2008
International investment agreements set ground rules for how host governments treat foreign investors. This publication provides an unparalleled source of information on four key issues: the definition of investor and investment; the interpretation of umbrella clauses in investment agreements; coverage of environmental, labour and anti-corruption issues; and the interaction between investment and services chapters in selected regional trade agreements.
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Events
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on 19-Sep-2007
In the framework of the OECD Breakfast Series, Johannes Jütting will present main findings on gender equality and development. The event, which will be hosted by the OECD Washington Centre, will discuss the link between gender equality and economic growth, the impact of social norms and culture on gender equality, and innovative ways to promote knowledge.
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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 .
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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.
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from 20-Jun-2007 to 21-Jun-2007
Infectious tropical diseases exact a heavy toll on families, societies and economies, particularly in developing countries. The World Health Organisation estimates that one billion people suffer from these dieases, but there are few new treatments or cures. The OECD's High Level Forum for Neglected and Emerging Infectious Diseases will look at what can be done to address this gap
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on 21-Jun-2007
We regret we have to inform you that the seminar "Which Partnership Agreements after Cotonou Agreements?", which was to take place at the Salle du Parlement européen (Paris), Thursday 21 June, has been canceled for reasons beyond our control.
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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.
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on 05-Jun-2007
The Forum on African Perspectives, jointly organised by the OECD Development Centre and the African Development Bank, featured a presentation and discussion of the brand new edition of the African Economic Outlook and focused on "Access to Drinking Water and Sanitation", an issue of major significance to the African continent.
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on 04-Apr-2006
Economic growth and development are intricately linked to the sound management of environmental resources. It is the poorest countries and the poorest people who rely most heavily on environmental resources, and are therefore most affected by their degradation. This Ministerial meeting provided a timely opportunity to discuss the two-way relationship between poverty and environmental degradation and the scope for win-win approaches to address them.
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This workshop was held in Dublin on 26-27 April 2007 and organised by the DAC Networks on Environment and Development, Governance, and Gender Equality and the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness, with the support of the Irish and Danish Governments. The purpose was to increase mutual knowledge and understanding of how practitioners are applying the Paris Declaration’s overarching principles to advance gender equality, environmental sustainability and human rights. The long-term goal is to demonstrate how attention to these issues enhances development effectiveness.
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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.
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