Accra to host conference on aid effectiveness.

16 Jul, 2008

Ministers, heads of bilateral and multilateral development agencies, donor organisations and civil society representatives from over 100 countries are to gather in Accra for an international forum on aid effectiveness from 2-4 September. The meeting, the first of its kind to be held in a developing country, will explore the progress made in applying the so-called Paris Declaration, a set of principles agreed in 2005 to reform aid delivery and management to achieve greater effectiveness and results. Topics for discussion include long-term donor commitment, the reduction of conditions attached to development assistance and the strengthening of parliamentary oversight in developing countries.