A newly published report has busted the myth that leading aid agencies working in the country are transparent about their activities and financial resource allocations. According to the report “A Pilot Study on Situation of Aid Transparency in Nepal”, published by Freedom Forum, the high level of transparency claimed by donor agencies fails to materialize […]
Publish What You Fund, UKAN and Bond invite you to attend an event on UK and European aid: Assessing progress on transparency and effectiveness one year after Busan Thursday 6 December, 5.15pm – 7.30pm, Church House (map) It’s been one year since the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4) in Busan, when the world’s most prominent […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday launched a new online portal allowing open, comprehensive public access to data on the agency’s work in 177 countries and territories, fulfilling a commitment to full transparency by 2013. “Transparency is a top priority for UNDP and a vital element in maintaining the trust vested in us […]
Publish What You Fund has begun to work on bridging the gap between aid transparency and climate finance. This week, as international climate change delegates meet in Doha, we teamed up with Climate and Development Knowledge Network and ODI’s Climate Funds Update to highlight the potential for the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) to be […]
Progress has been made on EU aid transparency, but member states still lag behind non-member states, says the AidWatch report released today. Released by Concord, the European NGO confederation for relief and development, the AidWatch Special Report 2012 assesses the process of the Busan Partnership Agreement and the quality of EU aid. David Hall-Matthews, Director of […]
Joint blog post by aidinfo Team Lead Simon Parrish and Director of Publish What You Fund, David Hall-Matthews. This week sees the IATI Secretariat announcing the milestone of 100 IATI publishers. This is a fantastic achievement and one which we should celebrate. While some prominent transparency champions – including the UK, World Bank, and the Hewlett […]
