MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS BY DALITSO KUBALASA Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) was one of the panelists on the High Level Panel Discussion taking  place  at the World  Bank  Offices  in Washington  DC, during  the World  Bank  and  IMF  Spring Meetings, represented by its Executive Director, Dalitso Kubalasa. Other panelists included Barbara Lee, Manager  Aid Effectiveness  Unit,  the World  Bank;  Brenda  Killen,  Head  of Aid Effectiveness  Division, OECD  Development   Co-operation   Directorate;   Marisa   Lago,   Assistant   Secretary   for  International

  Quezon City – A National Consultation on ODA, Agrarian Reform and Food Sovereignty held at St. Theresa’s College on March 25, 2011 was participated by over 60 representatives hailing from diverse sectors including peasant leaders from nearly every region of the country. The consultation revealed that at present, aid in agriculture reinforces corruption in bureaucracy and has been used to facilitate land-grabbing, intensified corporate agriculture and as a consequence contributed to the militarization of

Organized by:   In partnership with: 75 NGO and sub-national government representatives from seven provinces and Phnom Penh gathered in Siem Reap on the 30th of November 2010 to discuss and review the implementation of the Paris Declaration Principles (PD), the Accra Agenda for Action (AAA) and reflect on the newly endorsed Istanbul CSO Principles for Development Effectiveness.NGOs and government recognised the progress made by all actors in Cambodia towards the implementation of PD and

Objectives of the multi-stakeholders’ meeting on “Aid effectiveness” 16 December 2010 Creation or strengthening of an enabling environment for partnership Outputs Transfer of CSO recommendations to country evaluation team Agreement with country donors on information dissemination, data and information gathering and access CSOs’ voice and recommendations are reflected in PD and AAA evaluation,  such as HR, women’s rights and gender equality Outcomes Development of multi stakeholders’ communication mechanism  Validation of official findings and presentation of the final

I Summary The Visayas leg of the nation- wide series of consultation workshops on the Country Level Evaluation (CLE) in the Implementation of the Paris Declaration in the Philippines was conducted in Cebu City last December 1, 2010 at the Rajah Park Hotel. The one day workshop was attended by 44 participants from 35 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Cebu, Bohol, Negros, Samar, Leyte, Panay and Negros Island, a representative from the CLE team, a

I Summary The Mindanao leg, the last of the nation- wide series of NEDA-CSO consultation workshops on the Country Level Evaluation (CLE) of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration in the Philippines was conducted in Cagayan de Oro City last December 14, 2010 at the Dynasty Court Hotel. The one day workshop was attended by 40 participants from 25 CSOs in the Northern Mindanao Region, CARAGA and Davao, the NEDA-Project Monitoring Staff Director, NEDA Region