IBON International and Reality of Aid Asia Pacific invite you to a forum on Results & Sustainability: Rights-based Perspectives at the Civil Society Program of the 2012 IMF & WB Annual Meetings, Tokyo, Japan 10 October 2012, 4.00 – 5.30 pm

The presence of CSOs in Indonesia has been rooted in the struggle for independence, initiated by student and youth groups who had the opportunities and privilege to study in schools and universities both in Indonesia (then Netherlands Indies) and in the Netherlands. Religious groups too have significantly contributed to the promotion of capacities of rural and urban communities and the establishment of local social groupings. Two Islamic organizations have been prominent: a traditional Muslim organization

A workshop aiming to consolidate CSO experience in the lead-up to and during Busan as well as ways forward in continuing engagement on aid and development effectiveness through peer learning was organized by the Reality of Aid Asia-Pacific (RoA-AP) in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Research Network on 19-20 February in Cebu City, Philippines. In the workshop, Asia-Pacific CSOs formulated proposals on moving forward post-Busan. First, it was agreed that much needs to be done

To facilitate contributions for the RoA 2012 Report on Aid and the Private Sector, The Reality of Aid Network Global Secretariat announces the release of the Final Guidance Note for the RoA 2012 Report. One new feature of the upcoming global report is the introduction of a major innovation – the BRICS (Brazil, China, India and South Africa) Country Chapters, which offer the opportunity to explore how and to what extent these South-South partnerships differ

Representantes de 427 organizaciones de la sociedad civil, de 20 departamentos del país, en el marco del proceso preparatorio de las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil –OSC– del IV Foro de Alto Nivel sobre la Efectividad de la Cooperación Internacional en el desarrollo, reconociéndonos como actores del desarrollo y de los procesos de democratización de nuestras sociedades, y entendiendo que la cooperación internacional es una poderosa palanca para alcanzar las metas de la realización de

CONCLUSIONS AND PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS First we would like to highlight the participation of the authorities of the Dominican Government in this consultation, represented by the Ministry of Economical Planning and Development. Likewise the support and the accompaniment of IBON/Reality of Aid and Better Aid. This consultation has reaffirmed: The interest of the organizations of civil society, (CSOs), to participate in the follow-up evaluation of the agreements closed in international summits in relation to effectiveness of