Letter to Canada – Minister Clement
Including progress on aid transparency within Canada’s Open Government Partnership Action Plan
By Katie Welford | | News
Including progress on aid transparency within Canada’s Open Government Partnership Action Plan
By Katie Welford | | News
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned the Canadian government that recent changes to foreign aid are actually confusing — and in some cases hurting — development efforts in the world’s poorest countries. The warning is contained in a major report released yesterday that cited a lack of transparency, $377 million in […]
By Katie Welford | | News
Sweden, Canada, Spain, Tanzania and Denmark have committed to improving their aid transparency at the first international Open Government Partnership (OGP) conference. A review of 35 country action plans – covering countries from North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa – shows a wide range of different priorities which mirror the unique […]
By Katie Welford | | News
At the first international Open Government Partnership (OGP) meeting yesterday, Canada presented their Action Plan, which acknowledges the way in which the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) will make information about their aid spending easier to find, use, and compare. Canada’s Action Plan outlines Year 1 plans to review all IATI requirements and publish a plan to make […]
By Katie Welford | | News
Aid donors make progress on transparency as key summit opens Aid donors have made significant progress on increasing the transparency of their spending ahead of a key summit on aid effectiveness taking place in Busan, South Korea said campaigners today. On the eve of the High Level Forum, Canada, the Inter-American Development Bank and the […]
By Katie Welford | | News
The Minister of International Cooperation for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, announced today during the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4), that Canada will become a signatory of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). “Accountability and transparency are the hallmarks of Canada’s international assistance and Aid Effectiveness […]