[open-development] The MDGs, Obama, and aid transparency

Tue Aug 17 13:14:34 UTC 2010

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   First I'd like to introduce you to [2]Jenny Ross who has joined us as Deputy
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   Secondly, if you're free tomorrow evening (18th August), please come and
   join the new and improved team for a _summer drink _at_ __[3]Brew Wharf_ in
   London Bridge from 6pm onwards. Feel free to bring guests.
   Following the 7th July IATI Steering Committee meeting, a second round of
   [4]letters were sent by the CSO members of the [5]International Aid
   Transparency Initiative (IATI) Steering Committee to the [6]signatories of
   IATI. We urge them to continue their _commitment to developing a global aid
   transparency standard_. We have already received a number
   of [7]response[8]s.
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       7. http://publishwhatyoufund.org/sites/default/files/UNDPresponse.pdf
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   Another major development this month was the announcement of the U.S._
   _“[10]aid transparency initiative”, as part of the [11]U.S. strategy for
   reaching the MDGs. We hope this promise will be followed soon by a timeline
   for delivering the policy paper to implement it, and more details of the
   piloting process.
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       10. http://publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/08/new-us-strategy-meeting-mdgs
       11. http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/08/06/mfan-partner-analyzes-mdg-strategy-from-aid-transparency-angle

   _NEWS THIS MONTH _
   The lack of transparency in the draft _UN MDG Outcome Document_ prompted us
   to join [12]Article 19 and another 6 CSOs in [13]writing to Staur and Badji,
   UN Representatives for Denmark and Senegal respectively.
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       12. http://www.article19.org
       13. http://publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/08/csos-stronger-transparency-needed-mdg-outcome-document

   We also joined over 200 organisations and prominent individuals in
   [14]signing an open _letter to President Obama _as part of [15]MFAN’s
   “Reform within Reach” campaign. The [16]letter asks President Obama to
   develop a Global Development Strategy and rewrite the U.S. Foreign
   Assistance Act.
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       14. http://publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/08/publish-what-you-fund-and-more-200-other-organizations-signed-open-letter-obama
       15. http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/network/open_letter_to_obama.php
       16. http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/network/open_letter_to_obama.php

   The _Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs_ has put all its development
   cooperation activities in an [17]online database in both Estonian and
   English.
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       17. http://publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/08/estonian-development-database-goes-online

   The _Liberian Minister of Finance_, Augustine Ngafuan, made the case for the
   [18]necessity of aid transparency at an aid management conference where he
   spoke about accountability, increasing recipient ownership, and aligning aid
   to a country’s needs.
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       18. http://publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/08/liberian-minister-finance-all-place-ensure-transparency%E2%80%99

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   [25]Article 19 conference on “Transparency, the Free Flow of Information and
   the MDGs Summit” 24 – 25 August, London.
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   [26]Gov 2.0 Summit 7
    – 8 September, Washington, D.C.
   [27]Presentation of 6 Questions Campaign results at the MDGs World Summit 20
   – 22 September, New York.
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       26. http://www.gov2summit.com/gov2010
       27. http://www.access-info.org/en/budget-transparency

   [28]Presentation of 6 Questions Campaign reports 22 – 28 September, Global.
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   [29]International Right-to-Know Day 28 September.
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       29. http://www.foiadvocates.net/en/right-to-know-day-28-september

   [30]Next IATI meeting 25 October, Paris.
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       30. http://www.aidtransparency.net

   Publish What You Fund aid and budget transparency workshop at the [31]14th
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