On 26 October Italian Parliament passed a bill in the lower house which includes a commitment to ‘maximise [aid] transparency following CRS++ and IATI, if resources are available’. The acknowledgement of the value of aid transparency and the need for an international common standard from the Italian government is a positive step. ActionAid Italy have […]
EuropeAid (the Commission Directorate General which deals with development and cooperation) has published its aid information to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) Registry, demonstrating commitment to aid transparency ahead of the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in 6 weeks’ time. This is a welcome development, but also comes at a critical moment as the […]
On 25 October a welcome development came as aid transparency was included in the European Parliament’s report on aid effectiveness, which; “Emphasises that aid transparency is essential in order to ensure both ownership and aid effectiveness; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Member States to adopt an ambitious stance on aid transparency by promoting at […]
Today Publish What You Fund released its response to the 3rd draft of the Busan Outcome Document for the upcoming High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Korea. While the previous version of the Outcome Document went some way towards recognising transparency as the indispensable foundation for aid effectiveness and accountability, concerns raised by a […]
Today, Publish What You Fund’s Managing Director, Karin Christiansen, has been named one of ’40 under 40′ global development leaders in London. The list of 40 leaders were chosen based upon their impact on development and their influence on the development agenda, and “represent the next generation of leaders helping to improve the quality of […]
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 […]
