Category: Featured

New study on aid transparency and climate finance

Publish What You Fund and AidInfo today published a study examining the connections between aid transparency and climate finance.

Countries have started to report on their climate funding and researchers have pored over these results seeking to make sense of the…

Posted in Climate Change, Featured, International Aid Transparency Initiative, Reports
 

OECD committed to aid transparency

Brian Atwood, Chair of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), has confirmed the organisation’s strong commitment to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI).

At a speech last night in London, Atwood impressed the crowd by saying the DAC is behind the aid transparency…

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PRESS RELEASE: NEW U.S. AID TRANSPARENCY COMMITTEE

A group of influential Americans are joining the call for aid transparency in the U.S., as part of a new advisory committee on the government’s implementation of global initiatives.

The committee will provide strategic advice to Publish What You Fund, the…

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OGP: Success at aid transparency event

Publish What You Fund and partner organisations hosted a successful event on aid transparency at the Open Government Partnership yesterday, chaired by Elisabeth Ungar of Transparency International Colombia.

Prominent international panellists, such as UK Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude and US Senior Director…

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PRESS RELEASE: Aid donors criticised for lack of transparency

The majority of international aid donors are not publishing enough information about the money they give, undermining the effectiveness of development spending and damaging public trust, according to a new report released today by Publish What You Fund. The report…

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European AidWatch Report: High fliers and poor performers on aid transparency

The AidWatch Report 2011, released May 19 highlights the importance of aid transparency and the striking variation amongst EU Member States’ progress towards aid transparency. There are good performers among emerging and traditional donors, and among large and small member…

Posted in EU, Featured, International Aid Transparency Initiative, Reports, UK
 

IATI celebrate release of second donor’s data

Good news for IATI today as The Hewlett Foundation became the second donor to publish to the IATI standard, releasing data on their global development and international population grantmaking.

The Foundation’s move to publish their data to IATI is part of…

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Aid Transparency Blog Launched

The Aid Transparency Blog by Devex and Publish What You Fund is up!

As 2011 takes aid transparency from rhetoric to reality, we wanted to have a global conversation with people in all areas of development about what aid transparency means….

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Aid Transparency Assessment presented in Washington DC

On 8th December, Publish What You Fund presented the findings of our Aid Transparency Assessment at the World Bank in Washington, DC, and at the Brookings Institution on 9th December.

The World Bank panel discussion featured William Towah (Unit Director…

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Aid Transparency Assessment to launch in U.S.

Publish What You Fund will be launching the first global Aid Transparency Assessment in Washington, DC in December.

December 8th at the World Bank

14:00 – 16:00 pm, MC2-800, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC.

With: Karin Christiansen, Publish What You Fund, and…

Posted in Events, Featured, U.S., World Bank