Paris - Second High Level Forum March 2005

High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness: Paris, France- March 2005

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness was developed at a forum in Paris in February - March 2005. It looks at the responsibility of developed and developing countries for delivering and managing aid in terms of five principles:

1. Ownership: Partner countries exercise effective leadership over their development policies, and strategies and co-ordinate development actions
2. Alignment: Donors base their overall support on partner countries' national development strategies, institutions and procedures
3. Harmonisation: Donors' actions are more harmonized, transparent and collectively effective
4. Managing for Results: Managing resources and improving decision-making for results
5. Mutual Accountability: Donors and partners are accountable for development results

More information

Evaluation of the Paris Declaration Phase Two Final Report is now available with an update of New Zealand's implementation of the Paris Declaration.

Click here for the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness