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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
Accra, Ghana – While donors and governments are seeking to monitor the progress of the Paris Declaration (PD) at the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness this week, civil society leaders are looking for broader and deeper reforms on aid. Civil society organizations (CSOs) are in unison in highlighting the failure of aid to effectively deliver progress to communities around the world, as explained in the 2008 Reality of Aid Report on Aid Effectiveness: Democratic
Ministers of developed and developing countries responsible from promoting development and Heads of multilateral and bilateral development institutions, adopted the following statement in Accra, Ghana, on 4 September 2008. This is a moment of opportunity 1. We are committed to tackling poverty by building stronger more effective partnerships that enable developing countries achieve their own development goals. 2. Progress has been made. Fifteen years ago, one of every three people lived on less than one
In February 2008, the Halifax Initiative organized a conference on “The Changing Face of Global Development Finance – Impacts and implications for aid, development, the South and the Bretton Woods Institutions”. The *Final Report* is now available in English on-line click here. It includes a summary of the presentations and discussions at the conference. Regrettably, there will be no French translation of the Final Report. Background reading, a glossary of financial terms, the final agenda, speaker biographies, a
UNCTAD XII CSO Parallel Forum April 17-19, 2008 Accra, Ghana UNCTAD XII Meeting April 20-25, 2008 Accra, Ghana UNCTAD XII Civil Society Forum April 17-19, 2008 Accra, Ghana The REALITY OF AID NETWORK and IBON FOUNDATION will have a presentation on Development Finance and Aid Effectiveness. Speaker: Mr. Antonio Tujan, Jr. Chairperson, The Reality of Aid Network Time and Date: 1:30 – 4:00 PM, 17 April 2008 Venue: British Council Seminar Room **Please note that the IBON

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