[open-development] FW: We're one step closer

Wed Jul 14 14:38:54 UTC 2010

  We're one step closer

Dear All – hope this might be of interest.

Best

Karin

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*From:* Karin Christiansen [mailto:info=publishwhatyoufund.org at mcsv62.net] *On
Behalf Of *Karin Christiansen
*Sent:* 14 July 2010 1:21 PM
*To:* karin.christiansen at publishwhatyoufund.org
*Subject:* We're one step closer

     PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND The Global Campaign for Aid Transparency
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*MESSAGE FROM KARIN*

On 30th June, 36 CSOs sent
letters<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=8c52845af5&e=2dc69b94bb>
to
the ministers and presidents of the 18 signatory donors of the International
Aid Transparency
Initiative<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=d3a60caa55&e=2dc69b94bb>
(IATI)
asking them to use the 7th  July Steering Committee meeting to deliver on
their commitments to aid transparency. You can read the letters and
responses here<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=34095575e2&e=2dc69b94bb>
.

The donors seem to be listening to the CSOs and recipient countries. It was
agreed that nothing would be taken out of the proposed IATI phase 1 or key
elements of phase 2.

Publish What You Fund was invited to a small round-table in London to meet
with Prime Minister David Cameron to talk about aid transparency, and to
speak<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=cf7897dd8b&e=2dc69b94bb>
to
the All Party Parliamentary Group for Debt, Trade and Aid.

Finally, we are proud to announce our first working paper with the
ODI<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=a123d971f2&e=2dc69b94bb>
 and International Budget P <javascript:void(0)/*2497*/>
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.The
paper  ""The    "Practical Approaches to the Aid Effectiveness
Agenda<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=51cdad92c1&e=2dc69b94bb>"
  "
considers the challenges and solutions for linking aid information with
recipients' budgets.

*NEWS THIS MONTH *

AidInfo<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=18e461a145&e=2dc69b94bb>have
launched two valuable reports: "Show
Me the Money<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=81f4ca41c0&e=2dc69b94bb>",
which addresses aid transparency and the role of IATI, and a paper
considering the changing relationship between aid institutions and citizens
"Technical Innovation: The Opportunities for Increasing Transparency and
Accessibility of Aid
Data<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=ea86bd18bd&e=2dc69b94bb>
".

On 9th July, the Food and Agriculture
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(FAO) of the United Nations granted free and open
access<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=e10b00a038&e=2dc69b94bb>to
its database, FAOSTAT, the world’s largest repository of data on food,
agriculture, and hunger.

The need for aid transparency in the
U.S.<http://publishwhatyoufund.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ed69ef02e1bafb8d4f43b1fa&id=4f29ae5f9a&e=2dc69b94bb>has
been highlighted by Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry,
who
urged Ambassador Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Pakistan and
Afghanistan, to make U.S. objectives, plans and disbursements of aid to
Pakistan more transparent.

*GET IN TOUCH***

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*UPCOMING**
EVENTS
EVENT *

Presentation of 6 Questions Campaign results at the MDGs World
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– 28th September, Global.

International Right-to-Know
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28th September.

Publish What You Fund aid and budget transparency workshop at the
14thInternational
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Bangkok.

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