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Harmonisation & democratisation

Engendering aid: analysis of the Accra outcomes

By Nerea Craviotto (15/12/2008)

This comment paper analyses the results of the Accra Agenda for Action (AAA), adopted in September in the capital of Ghana, from a gender perspective. It argues that although progress has been made in gender equality and women’s empowerment with respect to the 2005 Declaration, the gains have been modest.

Development and migration

Development and migration policies: the case of Subsaharan Africa and Spain

By Graciela Rico Pérez (21/11/2008)

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Is Spanish cooperation policy being used to help manage migratory flows? In Spain, what remains to be discovered is a coherent line between development and migration policies, which still preserves the objectives behind each of the two dimensions.

 

Harmonisation & democratisation

Accra, the day after

By Sarah-Lea John de Sousa, Stefan Meyer, Nils-Sjard Schulz (23/10/2008)

In an interview with Radio Nederland, three FRIDE researchers answer questions after the Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness.

EITI and beyond

Abuja: new horizons for the EITI

By Belén Díaz González (14/10/2008)

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As the EITI heads toward the validation process to take place in March 2010, and candidate countries increase their efforts to pass this phase and acquire the status of compliant countries, many are arguing for the need to establish greater political commitments to ensure transparency beyond the EITI.

Harmonisation & democratisation

Perspectives for the global governance of aid

By Nils-Sjard Schulz (29/09/2008)

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The III High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra is another landmark in the creation of a system of global governance of aid. This document outlines the implications of Accra for aid relationships and describes the technical issues which are most relevant to the Paris agenda.

 

Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness

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Between 2 and 4 September, Ministers from developing countries and the donor community met in Accra (Ghana) to revise the Paris Declaration on Aid effectiveness.

This FRIDE special describes key issues in the current debate and develops scenarios for the future aid architecture.




Live coverage from Accra in AOD Forum (in Spanish)

Harmonisation & democratisation

Building the global governance of aid

By Stefan Meyer, Nils-Sjard Schulz (22/08/2008)

Between 2 and 4 September 2008, the international development community gathered in Accra (Ghana) in order to discuss the progress of and future steps for aid effectiveness.

Gender and citizenship

Strengthening Women's Citizenship: Sierra Leone

By Clare Castillejo (14/08/2008)

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Strengthening the citizenship of poor women and ensuring their rights and participation in governance represents a major challenge for the development community. The case of Sierra Leone demonstrates that processes of state-building can be used to strengthen women’s citizenship and provide women with new rights and opportunities for participation in decision-making.