UNDP Administrator states commitment to IATI
Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has just stated UNDP’s commitment to making the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) a success.
Publish What You Fund and more than 200 other organizations signed open letter to Obama
Liberian Minister of Finance: ‘All in place to ensure transparency’
Augustine Ngafuan, Finance Minister of Liberia has put in place measures to ensure transparency in all sectors of the Liberian society. This will require ministries and agencies that receive donor assistance outside the budget to make regular reports, and disclose copies of agreements between Government entities and donors to the Ministers of Finance and Planning within seven days.
Estonian development database goes online
All information about Estonian development co-operation activities can now be found in a public online database in both Estonian and English. This is an official database managed by the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is a step towards government accountability and public access to information.
New papers from the World Bank
The World Bank Institute’s Access to Information Program has published three papers, covering issues including proactive transparency, access to information, and citizen participation:
New U.S. Strategy for meeting the MDGs
Publish What You Fund welcomes the new US strategy for meeting the Millennium Development Goals unveiled on Friday July 30 by Administrator Shah. We strongly commend Dr. Shah on his continued commitment to aid transparency and applaud his continued efforts in “preserving and accelerating the momentum toward the MDGs”.