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On track towards the global governance of aid (in turbulent times)

22/04/2009 By Nils-Sjard Schulz

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While G-20 leaders were preparing the final details for the London summit, the global governance of aid continued to acquire real substance. The Working Party on Aid Effectiveness (WP-EFF), a DAC subsidiary body, met on 31 March and 1 April to reform its organisational and thematic structures. The outcomes have deep implications for how northern and southern countries will interact in the aid effectiveness agenda. Seven months after the Accra High-Level Forum, the WP-EFF has reached another threshold in its democratisation, being converted into a parity platform for North-South negotiations.

Looking ahead to the next High-Level Forum in South Korea, the WP-EFF will have to deal with a dense and complex agenda. High pressure also arises from the global financial and economic crisis. However, as this comment by Nils-Sjard Schulz describes, the WP-EFF also offers an outstanding opportunity to test horizontal decision-making, fostering the role of developing countries, especially emerging economies and middle-income countries. One essential entry point appears in South-South cooperation as a mechanism for strengthening national capacities to cope with the global crisis. Another relevant process is the future link between the WP-EFF and the Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) at the ECOSOC, a dynamic that could generate new vigour for the global governance of aid.


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Aid effectiveness Civil society Division of labour Donors

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Bio author: Nils-Sjard Schulz

Global governance of aid. Aid policy and effectiveness. Donor harmonisation. International division of labour. South-South cooperation.