international financial institutions

AID POLICY: Donors still far from transparent

16 Nov 11

When nations gather in Busan, South Korea, for the fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, transparency will be up for discussion. A study by campaign group Publish What You Fund finds that most international aid donors are still not open enough about their aid programmes, and some offer no information at all.

Tracking the Independent Review: Measuring up the Multilaterals

28 Oct 11

AusAID has moved quickly to implement the ‘Australian Multilateral Assessment’ (AMA), a process recommended by the Government’s Independent Review. This process is designed to assess multilateral institutions by ranking them against a fixed set of criteria. As part of our ‘Tracking the Aid Review’ project, AID/WATCH will be releasing alternative profiles of multilateral agencies that consider criteria that AusAID is not looking at, including ecological impact and footprint, genuine pro-poor focus and commitment to working with the poor, not merely on their behalf.

Take Action: Make Aid Transparent

01 Nov 11

AID/WATCH along with a coalition of 98 civil society organisations from around the world are calling on governments and other aid donors to publish more and better information about the money they give.

BetterAid calls for civil society applications to participate in High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness.

03 May 11

BetterAid is calling for applications from civil society organisations to participate in the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, which will be held in Busan, Korea from 29 November – 1 December 2011. The deadline is 8 May 2011.

Civil society statement to the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness

30 Nov 11

Since the last High Level Forum in Accra, more than 20,000 civil society organisations (CSOs) - including trade unions, women’s groups, youth groups, faith-based organisations and other social movements – in more than 90 countries, have been consulted on the process, agenda and expected outcomes of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) that is meeting here in Busan. We, the 500 participants at the Busan Global Civil Society Forum convened on 26-28 November, represent thousands of civil society actors and speak with one voice.

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Guidelines to prevent ‘land grabbing’ crucial for food security, UN expert warns

22 Nov 11

3 October 2011 – The practice of “land grabbing,” exemplified by biofuel production, large-scale infrastructure projects, carbon-credit mechanisms and speculation, is threatening food security for hundreds of millions of people by imperilling small-scale producers, a United Nations independent expert warned today.

AID/WATCH review of the Review : TRACKING THE AID REVIEW

10 Nov 11

AID/WATCH has initiated the ‘Tracking the Aid Review’ project in response to the Australian Government's ‘Australian Multilateral Assessment’.

Gone for good to fetch a pail of water

01 Nov 10

No one involved in a railway project, including AusAID, thought families moved out of the way might need access to fresh running water, write Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie.

IFC launches new Pacific microfinance initiative

26 Aug 10

The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank group, has launched a new microfinance initiative for the Pacific. The 12.3 million dollar project will provide funding to microfinance organisations in Papua New Guinea, the Pacific and East Timor. It follows shortly after the Pacific Islands Forum's first Private Sector Dialogue which highlighted the need for greater availability of microfinance.

PIANGO welcomes Forum S-G's call for partnership

18 Aug 10

Updated August 18, 2010 17:02:23 - The Pacific Islands Association of Non-government Organisations has welcomed comments by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General calling for more dialogue with civil society. In the lead-up to the Pacific Island leaders meeting in Port Vila civil society organisations were critical of the forum secretariat for failing to consult them. Earlier on Pacific Beat, Forum Secretary General, Tuiloma Neroni Slade, acknowledged the enormous grassroots skills, knowledge and staying power of civil society organisations and called on regional bodies to build a partnership with them.