Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, Accra, Ghana, September 2-4, 2008
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Three days turned into 18 months for poor Timor-Leste
By Zahira Kharasany and Francis Kokutse
Accra, Sept 5 (IPS) A government minister from the world’s youngest nation – and also one of its poorest – told a meeting of powerful global bankers today exactly how hard it is to extract aid from rich countries.   more >>
The poor and their donors agree aid agenda
By Francis Kokutse
Accra, Sept 5 (IPS) Delegates from both developing and developed countries yesterday adopted an Accra Agenda For Action (AAA) as a blueprint to provide a guide to improve the way aid is given and spent.   more >>
Why the richest continent is also the poorest
By Miriam Mannek
Accra, Sept 5 (IPS) The ecological impact of natural resource exploitation on the lives of the poor in Africa and other regions is being not addressed sufficiently in aid effectiveness and development discussions, aid experts say.   more >>
Late aid threatening democracies
Francis Kokutse
Accra, Sep 4 (IPS) The President of Ghana, host to a global aid meet, told gathered ministers here today delays by rich nations in releasing aid money were threatening democratic governments in poor countries.   more >>
Final document: Yes, but...
Dipankar De Sarkar
“What we have is nice, slightly fuzzy and positive language, but there is no monitorable timetable-bound commitment.”   more >>
What to do about bad regimes
Francis Kokutse
Aid is supposed to promote human rights. And human rights are supposed to make aid more effective. But what do you do when governments refuse to act?   more >>
No alignment without a focus on poverty eradication
Zahira Kharsany
Alignment calls for donors to support the recipient country’s national development strategies, institutions and procedures to alleviate poverty within the recipient country.   more >>
Blazing a gender-budgeting trail
Miriam Mannak
The Global MDG3 Champion Torch is a Danish initiative launched in 2007 to strengthen the commitment of governments and donor organisations to promote gender equality and women empowerment – third in the list of Millennium Development Goals.   more >>
War on terror skewing war on poverty
Zahira Kharsany
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for the majority of the world’s poorest countries. But it is Asia that gets most of the aid. That’s because the money is going to countries experiencing conflict.   more >>
Climate change: caused by the rich, hitting the poor
Zahira Kharsany
“The world is confronted by an alarming paradox. The poorest countries - who are not to blame - are suffering from climate change that has come about [from actions] by the developed world.”   more >>
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columns
A window of opportunity in post-conflict countries
Neglecting to provide for treatment for post-traumatic stress disorders can lead to new cycles of violence, says Joanne Sandler, Deputy Director of UNIFEM.
Equitable development: the risks of inaction
The risks of not acting on climate change are grim, writes Yash Tandon, Executive Director of the South Centre.
It pays off to invest in women's health
"Making the health and rights of women a global priority is not only the right thing to do, it is smart economics,” write Thoraya Ahmed Obaid and Theresa Shaver.
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interviews
‘Our voices have been heard’
Interview with Letty Chiwara, UNIFEM Cross Regional Programmes Manager
A lot of aid remains in donor countries
Birte Rodenberg, Policy Advisor of Action Against Aids, Germany.
"Where women can't thrive, MDGs are in jeopardy"
Interview with Ines Alberdi, executive director of UNIFEM
Women do most, with least assistance
Lennart Båge, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
‘What the donors gave, our people didn’t feel’
Prativa Rana, Nepalese MP from the National Democratic Party.
voices
Adwowa Ammah-Tagoe
Paul O'Brien
J.B. Siriboe
Karin Christiansen
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