Annex 1. AGENDA   Organizers: CSO Network Reality of Aid (RoA), Latin-American Association of Development Promoting Organizations (ALOP) and the Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation (ACCIÓN SOCIAL).   Time Topic/ Activity/ Resource Person/ Facilitator 12:30 pm. Greetings and Welcome Sandra Alzate Cifuentes – Director of International Cooperation at ACCIÓN SOCIAL Tony Tujan – President of the Leadership Committee Reality of Aid (RoA) 12:40 pm. “South – South Cooperation: a challenge to the

Day 1 Time Activity Resource Person/Facilitator 08:00 – 08:30 Registration RoA Asia-Pacific Secretariat 08:30 – 08:40 Welcome Remarks Suranjan Kodithuwakku (CEO, Green Movement of Sri Lanka) 08:40 – 09:10 Keynote Address: Strengthening People’s Solidarity through RoA Asia-Pacific for Better Aid in the Asia and Pacific Region Tony A. Tujan, Jr (Chairperson, Reality of Aid Network) Past Performance and Subregional Reports 09:10 – 09:25 East and Southeast Asia Don Marut (Executive Director, International NGO Forum on

Highlights, Participants Selection of participants was based on the level of engagement as well as the level of engagement with the Reality of Aid “project” (as managed by AFRODAD) since its inception in Africa: Malawi Andrew Kumbatira, Malawi Economic Justice Network Tanzania Chamba Kajege Tanzania Coalition on Debt Development Nigeria Leo Atakpu African Network for Environment and Economic Justice Benin Aurélien Atidegla Groupe de Recherche et d’Action pour la Promotion de l’Agriculture et du Développement

For AFRICA 16-17 November 2008 Nairobi, Kenya For further details, please contact Mr Vitalice Meja ( vitaliceyahoo.com) For ASIA 19-20 November 2009 Colombo, Sri Lanka For further details, please contact asiapacificsecretariatrealityofaid.org

Sida HQ, Valhallavägen 199 105 25 Stockholm, Sweden Program, Highlights, Participants Time Topic/Activity Resource Person/ Facilitator 08:30 – 09:00 Registration 09:00 – 09:15 Opening Ceremonies Mr. Bodo Ellmers EURODAD 09:15 – 09:45 Overview input on the substance of the theme Development Effectiveness Mr. Antonio Tujan, Jr. Chairperson, RoA Network 09:45 – 10:05 Panel discussion 1: Human rights, justice, gender equality and sustainability Mr. Rafael Garcia Mora UNITAS (on human rights)Ms Nurgul Djanaeva Women’s NGO Forum,

A recent study made by Bisan Center for Research and Development showed foreign aid for Palestinian Authorities (PA) has doubled in the period 1998-2008. This led to an increase in the share of international financial assistance per capita exceeding the share of other countries including Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Nepal and Haiti. Of great concern is increase in debts despite the increase in foreign aid vis a vis the financial deficit caused by the salary