Earlier this month, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry urged Ambassador Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, to make U.S. objectives, plans and disbursements of aid to Pakistan more transparent.
As part of their Ownership in Practice series, Oxfam America has this week released the report ‘Information: Let countries know what donors are doing’. The report highlights the urgent need to address the lack of aid information which, if available in an accessible, comprehensive, timely and comparable format, would increase donor- recipient coordination and more effective aid.
The U.S. National Security Strategy was released yesterday by the White House. The document demonstrates an awareness of the need for transparency both domestically and in foreign assistance.
Publish What You Fund has put together an analysis of the leaked draft of the Presidential Study Directive on Global Development (PSD-7), "A New Way Forward on Global Development". Please find below.
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Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of USAID, gave a town hall speech yesterday at the US Global Leadership Coalition. Later described as a "meat and potatoes" speech, Dr. Shah’s words resonated with the audience long after the event.
The Cable has obtained and published a leaked copy of the Presidential Study Directive on Global Development (PSD-7). "A New Way Forward on Global Development" highlights the importance of donor coordination in order for aid to be transparent and accountable
