Today, 17th October (and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty), promises to be a big day for proponents of aid transparency in Canada. Engineers Without Borders Canada are leading a national day of action to urge the Canadian government to sign up to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) before the High Level Forum […]
Yesterday, 13 October, Representative Ted Poe (R-TX) and 30 co-sponsors from both parties introduced The Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 (H.R. 3159) to ensure U.S. foreign assistance is more transparent, accountable and effective. In a statement of support Rev. David Beckmann, President of Bread for the World, said “Even if we only […]
Yesterday, 13 October, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance published its aid information to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) registry. This positive move not only serves to make their information more accessible and comparable, but also proves that IATI can be implemented by donors and organisations of all shapes and sizes. To date, there are 8 organisations publishing […]
The OECD has been hosting a meeting of the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness in Paris this week – the last before the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan from Nov 29-Dec 1. The discussions have been critical for determining the success or otherwise of the Busan meeting and passages of text for the final […]
Since the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness in 2005, governments around the world have been looking for answers on how to make aid more transparent and accountable. The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) is the vehicle for aid transparency. It has the potential to vastly improve the transparency of aid, making aid more effective and saving […]
On Friday 30th September, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) became the 21st signatory of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). In the few days since then, UNOPS have also become the sixth organisation to publish their information to the IATI Registry. This is a significant publication – UNOPS works in more than […]
