At the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, ministers from over 100 countries, heads of bilateral donor organisations, multilateral development agencies and civil society organisations will review the progress made against the Paris declaration (PD) agreed in March 2005 and commit to further actions for improvements in international aid delivery.
The forum will cover High Level Ministerial Meetings, a "marketplace" to showcase work by countries and nine "Roundtables" for more in depth discussions. The meeting will conclude with a ministerial statement "Accra Agenda for Action" – that will set the target for implementing the Paris Declaration by 2010.
Evidence gathered to inform the Accra HLF indicates that progress against the PD commitments has been slow. Aid recipients continue to express concerns that aid is not being provided in ways that foster ownership of the development process and the influence donors and countries bring can be a major obstacle. For changes to be made, incentives for donor and government agencies need to improve, requiring high level political support on both sides. It is vital that the Accra HLF delivers something concrete to accelerate progress against the PD and answer scepticism from partners and public about aid commitments reaffirmed at the G8 meeting in July this year.
Research carried out by ODI demonstrates that the way in which aid is delivered and received has particular consequences for effectiveness. On-the-ground analysis of particular aspects of the PD confirms that making aid work is complex and finding a solution is extremely challenging. Through our research approach we aim to inform these debates while providing support to aid practitioners.
Accra High Level Forum
In this Development Drums, presented and produced by Owen Barder, Simon Maxwell discusses the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, held in Accra from 2-3 September 2008.
High drama at the High Level Forum
The recent High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness was full of incident and inspiration.
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This blog discusses the recently released report on UK's progress on aid effectiveness.
Accra Agenda for Action: sound-bites or solutions?
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Mutual accountability isn't just about what happens 'over there'
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Aid effectiveness after Accra
This Briefing Paper by David Booth examines aid effectiveness and the impact of the Paris Principles in the run-up to the Third High Level Forum, in Accra in September 2008.
The aid story in 2008. What’s next?
2008 is turning into another of those milestone years for aid. This presents familiar challenges, what is crucially different is the global context.
Accra 2008: The bumpy road to aid effectiveness in agriculture
In agriculture, there are several reasons why development cooperation in that sector struggles to comply with the Paris principles. The paper sets out areas requiring focused attention in the run-up to Accra 2008.