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Over 1000 representatives from governments of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) and developing countries have gathered in Accra, Ghana, to report on their progress and agree a plan of action to improve the effectiveness of aid, but on day three of the conference, talks have stalled as the US, Japan and the World Bank block agreements on timetables for action.
On the table are key demands from Southern governments to reduce harmful economic policy conditionality which damages democratic processes in-country, untie aid so developing countries are not forced to purchase goods and services from donor countries, and increase predictability of aid commitments - critical for ensuring governments can plan their spending on basic services like health and education.
CONCORD in Accra- Day 3: Limited Success on aid in Accra means more work to be done
Ministers today have agreed on an Agenda for Action in Accra which offers limited progress for delivering on concrete commitments to make aid work for the poor.
Last minute intervention by European Ministers and recipient governments to confront the US, Japan and others holding back progress, has turned a potentially disastrous outcome into an agreement that if carried through, could see improvements in the way aid is delivered.
However, European NGOs are deeply disappointed that there has been failure to progress on issues such as tied aid and conditionality. The final agenda endorsed today by Ministers still fails to remove damaging restrictions which force poor countries to purchase donor goods and services – increasing the costs of aid, or to agree a reduction in harmful policy conditions that undermine democratic processes and constrain developing country choices.
“The EU has been a progressive voice in the negotiations in Accra” says Justin Kilcullen, President of CONCORD. “Europe must now continue to demonstrate its leadership by taking the baton and working with developing countries to turn these promises into reality for delivering better quality European aid.”
The ultimate success or failure of the negotiations in Accra will depend crucially on the discussions later this year at the UN MDG Summit in New York and the Financing for Development meeting in Doha, which will decide the volumes of finance to be made available for reducing poverty and tackling inequality.
CONCORD calls on all European governments to agree with developing countries more ambitious plans and deadlines for reaching aid effectiveness before government Ministers meet in Doha.
CONCORD in Accra - Day 2 of the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
This second day saw continued negotiations on the Accra Agenda for Action (AAA), the forward looking document to be agreed by Ministers on the final day of the High Level Forum.
CSOs have expressed disappointment on the weakness of the AAA which has been watered down by the small consensus group of donors finalising language on how governments will go forward to meet the commitments made in the Paris Declaration.
Talks over the finalisation of the AAA have stalled as the US, Japan and the World Bank have blocked progress on agreeing to more meaningful language and concrete options, depsite pressure from Southern governments and the European Union to do so.
The 2008 Monitoring Report on the Paris Declaration released last week, has shown dismal progress by donors on almost all of the Paris Declaration indicators and targets, yet donors representatives at the conference have so far failed to acknowledge the complete lack of progress made since they first measured their performance on these areas with the 2005 Baseline Monitoring Survey on the Paris Declaration.
As these discussions have been taking place, CONCORD has been busy with its own European lobbying and advocacy activities. CONCORD members have used their access to governments at the High Level Forum to hold a series of Ministerial and high level political meetings to hammer home the key Aid Effectiveness messages of European Civil Society Organisations.
Read the press release of 4th September 2008
Read the press release of 3rd of September 2008
Read the reporting from our correspondant in Accra about the first day of the Forum.
Read the press release of 26 August 2008
More information about the position and work of the civil society on Accra high level forum on www.betteraid.org/blog and about CONCORD work on Aid effectiveness, contact Jasmine Burnley, CONCORD Aid watch coordinator, in Accra : Tel. +32 (0) 496 619 311 or + 233 40 29 15 74
In June 2009 more than a half billion citizens of the 27 member States of the European Union (EU) will elect their representatives to the European Parliament for the 2009-2014 term. On this occasion, the CONCORD manifesto identifies and discusses three essential EU objectives, namely sustainable development, more and better development aid and democratic accountability and urges MEPs to act on them.
Trade, agriculture, environment, migration and many other policies have an impact on sustainable development. Yet, these policies have not sufficiently and directly contributed to poverty eradication and the promotion of human rights at the EU, as well as the global level. In addition, the fact that the implementation of these policies exacerbates the situation of people outside the EU is very often ignored.
To promote a responsible Europe, CONCORD calls for a partnership between civil society and the European Parliament in order to uphold the right to sustainable development and responsible citizenship. In this regard, we believe that particular attention needs to be paid to climate justice and gender issues. The Manifesto is available on this link.
For further information please contact Melis Alguadis melis.alguadis@concordeurope.org – Tél: +32 (0) 2 743 87 81
How do developing countries see Europe? Click here to discover it.
The European Union is the biggest economic actor and aid donor in the world. What is its impact on developing countries and on the lives of the populations? How do the people living in these countries really see the impact of Europe?
To find out, CONCORD has invited people from developing and emerging countries to take photos illustrating how Europe positively or negatively influences their lives and their country. Discover them now!
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