The Government of Japan this week published aid data to the International Aid Transparency Initiative for the first time. This exciting development sees data from both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) appearing in the IATI Registry. David Hall-Matthews, Director of Publish What You Fund, said: ‘We are very pleased to see Japan engaging with […]
You may not have noticed from the headlines, but the G8 Summit was a real triumph for transparency. It was a brave and ambitious thing to put on the agenda, because it is not an easy issue to negotiate on. When it comes to the details, hundreds of different interests – many of them vested […]
The G8 is finally delivering on aid transparency promises with all countries committing to full and timely implementation of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). This includes France, Italy and Japan, for the first time. Implementation of IATI is achievable and consistent with the goals of the Lough Erne Summit, as it provides a standard […]
Thirty-five donor organisations and governments have so far released implementation schedules for the common standard on aid information, with at least five more plans likely to be published in the coming weeks. It is encouraging that donors representing the lion’s share of global aid flows have delivered on their Busan commitment of outlining their plans […]
Aid donors made significant and welcome progress on transparency at a key summit this week providing a good foundation for further reforms needed to ensure that aid has the best possible impact, said campaign group Publish What You Fund today. In the run up to and during the fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness […]
The majority of international aid donors are not publishing enough information about the money they give, undermining the effectiveness of development spending and damaging public trust, according to a new report released today by Publish What You Fund. The report comes just 2 weeks before a key international meeting on aid effectiveness in Busan, Korea. […]
