The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been trained in aid transparency and financial accountability in order to work towards being a more effective aid donor. The workshops were held in collaboration with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Islamic Relief UK and the UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA).
“Despite the level of commitment, time and energy invested in the Aid Effectiveness Agenda since 2003 progress has been limited. This briefing focuses on the relationship between better information about aid and delivering on aid effectiveness. After setting out what the Aid Effectiveness Agenda is, this note goes on to explore the relationship between each […]
Today, April 23rd, sees the launch of a new online portal from the UN, The Haiti Reconstruction Platform, which will notably increase the transparency of aid spending in Haiti.
The ONE Campaign asked Gordon Brown, Nick Clegg and David Cameron and their respective parties to speak on the record about their stance on aid spending. Both Labour and the Lib Dems state their commitment to aid transparency in their answers to the question: ‘UK development assistance is well respected, but are there ways in which you would increase its effectiveness?’
data.worldbank.org is launched today, containing a huge amount of development data which you can download and manipulate at no cost. The interfaces that have been developed mean that data can be mashed with other information; making useful analyses by individuals and organisations possible.
A brilliant initiative has recently been launched by InterAction and FortiusOne which will create a standard output format allowing NGO development projects to be easily mapped and compared – exactly the sort of approach and tools we need for aid transparency more widely.
