Busan
The Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness was held in Busan, South Korea from 29 November to 1 December 2011. The 2,000 attendees reviewed global progress in improving the impact and value for money of development aid.
They also made commitments to further ensure that aid helps reduce poverty and supports progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
CID's Director, Dr Wren Green attended as part of the New Zealand delegation.
Post-Busan
Working Party on Aid Effectiveness with a new face
The first meeting of the Post-Busan Interim Group (PBIG) took place last week at the OECD in Paris. The PBIG is the temporary consultation and consensus-building body convened by the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness to reach an agreement on the structure on Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation by June 2012.
Updates during the Forum
Whose Power Matters? A Review of Civil Society Gains and Losses at 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness by the Africa CSO Platform on Principled Partnership (ACP).
Post Busan: Reflections by CID Director, Wren Green (8.12.11) - The Director for the Council for International Development, Wren Green comments on the ups and downs that NGOs felt after the Busan HLF4 was finally over.
Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation: some progress, no clear commitments, no thanks to EU (8.12.11) -Bodo Ellmers of the European Network on Debt and Development comments on the new Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, which is a mixed bag in terms of the results that civil society was advocating for.
Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (01.12.11) - After extended negotiations,18 sherpas elected to represent a wide group of stakeholders reached agreement on the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation
Global leaders make aid deal, but business remains unfinished, say civil society organizations (01.12.11) - - While civil society applauds the development agreement struck in Busan, limited progress has been made in the aid delivery progress. More ...
Busan Daily News - Outcome document comes out at last! (01.12.11) - While civil society applauds the development agreement struck in Busan, limited progress has been made in the aid delivery progress. More ...
Photos from Day 3 of the HLF4 (01.12.11) - More ...
Donors, recipients agree to form new global aid partnership (01.12.11) - Policymakers from about 160 nations agreed to establish a new worldwide partnership to make aid more effective at a global forum. More ...
Tony Tujan Speech at Busan (30.11.11) - Tony Tujan's speech on behalf of Civil Society Organisations at the Opening Ceremony of the HLF4 is available HERE.
Clinton: Developing nations need to be wary of donors exploiting resources (30.11.11) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday developing nations need to be wary of some donor nations which may be more interested in extracting resources than fostering development. More ...
Photos from Day 2 of the HLF4 (30.11.11) - More ...
HLF4 Day 1: Civil Society mobilizes, China reportedly leaves talks (30.11.11) - Among the main updates from negotiations on the final draft Busan Outcome Document is China leaving the talks. More ...
Follow Busan on Twitter (29.11.11) - You can access these Twitter accounts to follow Busan as it unfolds: @CSOpenForum or @BusanHLF4.
Photos from Day 1 of the HLF4 (29.11.11) - More ...
Africa is on the move, says Blair (29.11.11) - Tony Blair impresses aid campaigners at the aid effectiveness forum in Busan with his level of optimism about the future of African countries. More ...
Photos from Day 3 of the Busan Global Civil Society Forum (28.11.11) - More ...
Busan: the stakes couldn't be higher (28.11.11) - At this week's summit on aid effectiveness, political leaders must take account of the wider development agenda and demonstrate a hard-headed ambition for change. More ...
Photos from Day 2 of the Busan Global Civil Society Forum (26.11.11) - More ...
The future of development aid (25.11.11) - In the last 25 years, the share of poor people in developing countries has been cut by half, and the last decade has witnessed impressive development successes in countries once thought beyond help. More ...
Civil society newsroom at the HLF4 and BCSF (27.11.11) - The newly launched online portal of civil society commentary. More ...
Busan Civil Society Forum Day 1 highlights enabling environment for CSOs (26.11.11) - The long awaited Busan negotiations on aid and development have started today ahead of the official 4th High Level Forum. More ...
Photos from Day 1 of the Busan Global Civil Society Forum (26.11.11) - More ...
The end of foreign aid (26.11.11) - Tony Blair's opinion piece on the end of foreign aid. More ...
Will Korea’s ambition rub off on the outcomes of HLF-4? (25.11.11) - Korea’s transformation over the past 50 years is a testament to the ambition that Seoul has for the global stage. More ...
Transparency could be the sticking point for China at Busan (24.11.11) - Beijing's blunt rejection of the principle of transparency does not bode well for agreement at possibly the biggest aid summit yet. More ...
5th draft of Busan Outcome Document circulated (24.11.11) - More ...
Plans to end global poverty (23.11.11) - Next week in Busan, South Korea, development organisations and government officials will discuss how aid can be used to greater effect. Can lasting improvements for the world's poor be achieved? More ....
DEVELOPMENT: New Aid Model Expected at Busan (21.11.11) - A new model of making development assistance more successful is expected to emerge at the HLF-4. More ...
Ranking transparency (16.11.11) - Just 2 weeks before the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, the global campaign for aid transparency, Publish What You Fund, has released a ranking of the transparency of aid donors. More ...
Tied aid debate tests donor ambitions before Busan summit (1.11.11) - In Busan next month aid donors must put self-interest aside if they want to achieve better results for the world's poorest people. More ...
How context matters (1.11.11) - There is currently too little understanding of how context matters for development effectiveness. More ...
The stony path to a shared understanding of effective development policy (26.10.11) - Cooperation between emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil and other developing countries is one of the main items for discussion on the Busan agenda. More ...
You can access an introductory video about Busan HERE.
Pre-Busan
22 November 2011 - Brief on Busan for CID members
