In the US the long-awaited Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review was published yesterday. In a major step, aid transparency has been promoted to one of the 6 key Foreign Assistance Effectiveness Principles. The role of aid transparency and technology to enhance accountability, ownership and results are key themes running through the document. We look forward […]
Publish What You Fund will be launching the first global Aid Transparency Assessment in Washington, DC in December. December 8th at the World Bank 14:00 – 16:00 pm, MC2-800, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC. With: Karin Christiansen, Publish What You Fund, and Senior Bank staff – speakers to be confirmed. December 9th at Brookings […]
“Transparent Aid” by Karin Christiansen, Director of Publish What You Fund, features in the November edition of Interaction’s Monday Development’s Magazine. The article discusses the potential role for greater aid transparency in U.S. Global Development Policy. Outlining the current reporting framework and habits of the many U.S. aid-giving agencies, Christiansen describes a system which has […]
The shift to Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives means aid transparency is set to emerge as an area of common ground. As Representative John Boehner (R-OH) said in July this year, “The American people […] deserve to be a part of an open and transparent process”. Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) highlighted just […]
Homi Kharas of the Brookings Institute argues that the benefit of aid transparency far outweighs the cost in his new paper ‘Transparency: Changing the Accountability, Engagement and Effectiveness of Aid.’ Kharas points to the ‘3Ws of transparency’: What is being funded and to what end, who is funding it, and where it is located. Kharas […]
Publish What You Fund welcomes the essay on foreign affairs by Hilary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, who has emphasized greater coordination in U.S. foreign assistance. Clinton’s essay comes in anticipation of the eagerly awaited Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) tipped to be released next month. Clinton alludes to the importance of using partner […]
