The Accra High-Level Forum:The Accra High-Level Forum:

A Roadmap to Aid EffectivenessA Roadmap to Aid Effectiveness

July 2008July 2008

What is Accra HLF 3?

High-level political event on aid effectiveness, prior to the UN Summit on MDGs (September) and Doha Financing for Development (December)

Not an “OECD/DAC”, “Ghana”, or “World Bank” event – but representing a partnership of donors and partners

Stocktaking of Paris Declaration commitments: a crucial milestone for assessing implementation of the Declaration

Forward looking event: road to 2011 and beyond

Participants

A partnership of donors and partners

800 – 1000 participants

Ministers responsible for aid received invitation

Strong civil society engagement

Around 100 partner countries, most donors, most international aid agencies

Main Objectives for the Accra HLF

Gauging progress on implementing the Paris Declaration Reinforcing country leadership of aid, ownership, and building

capacity Learning from surveys, evaluations, and analytic work, and

addressing shortfalls and challenges Enhancing implementation of aid effectiveness Promoting a new aid architecture – “new” donors, vertical funds,

private foundations, the private sector Making the link to achieving development results Maintaining high-level attention

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness

Endorsed in March 2005 by Ministers and Heads of Agencies of partner countries and development partners

Reflects the commitment to provide and manage aid as a means of better achieving development results, in line with the principles of:

ownership and leadership by developing countries

alignment with countries’ strategies, systems and procedures

harmonization and coordination of donors’ actions

managing for development results

mutual accountability for performance and results

Established a monitoring framework of indicators and targets

The Paris Declaration PrinciplesThe Paris Declaration Principles

INDICATORS SURVEY REVIEWS

Ownership 1 National development strategies

Alignment 2 Quality of country systems

3 Alignment: aid is on budget

Harmonisation 4 Coordinated support for capacity development

5 Use of country systems

6 Parallel PIUs

7 In-year predictability of aid

8 Aid is untied

9 Programme-based approaches

10 Joint missions & analytic work

Managing for Results 11 Results-oriented frameworks

Mutual Accountability 12 Reviews of mutual performance

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Implementing the Paris Agenda

The “good news” – change process is underway with progress since Paris

Need to do more to deepen implementation and broaden impact

Road to Accra – opportunity to address the next generation of issues

Paris Declaration: What is Different?

Unprecedented consensus

56 action-oriented commitments for both Donors and Partner Countries

Mechanism for monitoring progress at country and global levels

Targets set for 2010

Monitoring the Paris Declaration: Objectives

Reforming aid delivery

Stimulating dialogue

Fostering shared understanding

Supporting action-oriented agenda

Tracking progress across time

Supporting accountability at national and international levels

Strengthening capacities (including aid management capacity) Improving predictability of aid Untying aid Addressing questions on conditionality Achieving better complementarity and division of labor by donors Improving incentives in donor agencies for effective aid Addressing cross-cutting key development issues

Core Issues identified by Partner Countries

The Working Party on Aid Effectiveness

A partnership of partner countries and donors planning HLF 3

Set up in 2003

Participants:• All DAC bilateral donors + European Commission (23

members)• 23 partner countries• Most multilaterals: UNDP, IMF, World Bank, Regional

Development Banks, Vertical funds

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HLF-3 Progress ReportHLF-3 Progress Report

2008 Monitoring Survey2008 Monitoring Survey

Evaluation Reports (ph 1)Evaluation Reports (ph 1)

RT 1 : Country ownership

RT 2 : Alignment: country systems, predictability

RT 3 : Harmonisation – complementarity (division of labor)

RT 4 : Managing for results & development impact

RT 5 : Mutual accountability

RT 6 : Civil society & aid effectiveness

RT 7 : Aid effectiveness in fragile situations and post-conflict

RT 8 : Sector experiences (health, education, infrastructure, etc.)

RT 9 : Implications for aid effectiveness of new aid architecture

Planned Roundtables for the Third High Level Forum

Roundtable Co-ChairsDonor Co-chair Partner Country

Co-chairw/ support from

1 Ownership Switzerland Colombia UNDP, France, Japan

2 Alignment European Commission Bangladesh Tanzania, UK

3 Harmonisation Germany Uganda US

4 Results and Impact JV-Managing for Development Results

South Africa UNDP, UK, US

5 Mutual Accountability Ireland Tanzania US, UK

6 Civil Society Canada Nepal Advisory Group on Civil Society

7 Fragility France + AfDB DR Congo Netherlands, Norway, US

8 Sector applicability Sweden Honduras GTFAM, WHO, World Bank, Japan

9 Aid architecture World Bank Ghana GPLG, Japan, UNDP

To highlight success in implementing the Paris Declaration

To illustrate innovative approaches and best practice examples in aid effectiveness, through posters and presentations

To promote information sharing and cross-fertilization of knowledge and approaches among HLF participants

Will be visible throughout the course of the Accra HLF

Accra HLF 3 Marketplace

Objectives:

To enhance implementation of the Paris Declaration, with a view to achieving the targets set in 2005

To supplement (not substitute for) the Paris Declaration

To identify key actions to help achieve better aid effectiveness

To respond to potential emerging aid effectiveness issues

The Accra Agenda for Action (AAA)

Objectives:

To reflect the ownership and leadership of Partner Countries

To Inform how the international community might deal with current global priorities – e.g., the food price crisis, climate change, etc.

To engage new participants in the process – e.g., new donors

The Accra Agenda for Action (continued)

AAA Preparation TimelineOUTPUTS FOR DISCUSSION

RELEASE DISCUSSION

Annotated Outline of the Action Agenda (AAA)

19 Jan. 2008 Steering Committee (SC) Meeting — 30 Jan.

Zero Draft of the AAA 25 Feb. 2008SC Meeting — March 3 and 17

DAC Meeting — 5 March

First Draft of the AAA18 March

2008WP EFF — 2-3 April

“Menu of Options” Note 28 April 2008 Regional Preparatory Events, etc.

Series of consultationsApril-June

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Regional Preparatory Events

DAC HLM / Spring meetings (April / May)

RDB annual assemblies (May)

Second Draft of the AAA27 June

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WP EFF Meeting — 9-11 July 2008

UN DCF July 2008

Final consideration of the AAA September High-Level Forum, Accra, 2-4 September 2008

The Preparation ProcessWorking Party on Aid Effectiveness (WP-EFF)

Two plenary meetings before Accra: 2-3 April, 2008 9-11 July, 2008: final preparations

HLF 3 Steering Committee

Frequent meetings to advise on the organization and content of the forum

Consensus Group To negotiate the Accra Agenda for Action

Consultations with CSOs

Advisory Group of Civil Society consultations: Regional, national and international consultations in 2007/2008 Discussions with the WP-EFF

The Preparation Process (continued)

Meetings

DAC meetings and HLM Ghana’s partner country preparation initiative (KY Amoako) Use of regional and international events:

• UNECA-AUC meeting, Addis, 31 March, 2008• Washington Spring meetings, 12-13 April, 2008• Regional Development Banks annual assemblies: e.g. AfDB Maputo, 14-15 May, 2008

Work streams and processes

Global Learning group, health as a “tracer” sector Work with non-DAC providers of Development Assistance Task Team on complementarity/DoL Fragile States Various SPA working groups Other

The Preparation Process: Regional Preparatory Events

Lead Regional Development Bank

(Sub) Region Date Venue

Asian Development Bank & Pacific Island Forum

Pacific 4-7 April Fiji

Asian Development Bank & United Nations Development Programme

Southeast Asia 21-22 April

Bangkok, ThailandSouth Asia 5-6 May

Central & West Asia 8-9 May

African Development Bank

Africa 28-30 April Kigali, Rwanda

Inter American Development Bank

Latin America & Caribbean

5-6 JuneSanta Marta, Colombia

Islamic Development Bank

Middle East 24-25 June Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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OTTAWA (3-6 FEBRUARY) International multi-stakeholder meeting on CSOs and aid effectiveness

2-3 APRIL Review plans for HLF3 incl. Roundtable Structure and preparations Discuss first elements of the Accra Agenda for Action

9-11 JULY Review revised draft of the AAA Take stock of regional preparatory events Review preparations for HLF3

ACCRA (31 AUG – 1 SEP) CSOs are planning a special forum in Accra, ahead of the HLF3

REGIONAL PREPARATORY EVENTS Organized by Regional Development Banks, UNDP and other interested parties Workshops or series of smaller consultations Comments on the AAA Identifying key messages and actions for ACCRA

2008 SURVEY International survey launched on 2 January 30-40 countries assess progress at country level Countries report data on indicators and key messages for analysis Survey completed by 31 March 2008

ACCRA PROGRESS REPORTS Overview of the 2008 Survey is finalized Accra Progress Report is finalized

AAA FIRST DRAFT

AAA FULL DRAFT

AAA FINAL DRAFT

Thank You for Your Attention!Thank You for Your Attention!

Looking ahead

Participation of civil society and the private sector is key to aid effectiveness and should be encouraged

Close collaboration between donors and partner countries is essential to implementing the principles of the Paris Declaration and effective delivery of aid.

The momentum of the Paris Declaration can be sustained only by broadening political and public engagement

Achieving positive impact on the ground should be placed at the heart of development aid