Stephen P. Groff Deputy Director Development Co-operation Directorate ACCOUNTABLE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN LDCS: PROMOTING BETTER DEVELOPMENT RESULTS AND IMPACT UN DCF High-Level Symposium 5-6 May 2011, Bamako

1.Measuring aid quantity and allocations 2.Improving aid quality and effectiveness

Aid quantity and allocations 1/5 Aid to LDCs has doubled since 2000 LDCs received about a third of all aid in

Aid quantity and allocations 2/5 Trend in ODA to LDCs is flat compared to ODA to all countries

Aid quantity and allocations 3/5 Country programmable aid to LDCs vs. to all countries : growth in allocations to LDCs expected to slow down

Aid quantity and allocations 4/5 Fragmentation: too little aid from too many donors

Aid quantity and allocations 5/5 Addressing the issue of under aided countries Most aid orphans are LDCs New monitoring approach by the OECD Aid allocations matter, but quality is key: the Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda for Action are important achievements

The Monterrey STARTER Rome HLF1- Harmonization …….(2003) MAIN COURSE Paris Declaration …………… (2005) Accra Agenda for Action ………….(2008) SIDE DISHES …..(2010) Bogotá Statement on South South Cooperation Istanbul CSO principles Dili Declaration on Fragile states DESSERT Busan HLF4 ……………… (2011) The Monterrey STARTER Rome HLF1- Harmonization …….(2003) MAIN COURSE Paris Declaration …………… (2005) Accra Agenda for Action ………….(2008) SIDE DISHES …..(2010) Bogotá Statement on South South Cooperation Istanbul CSO principles Dili Declaration on Fragile states DESSERT Busan HLF4 ……………… (2011) Aid quality and effectiveness 1/2

Aid quality and effectiveness 2/2 Achievements – towards a global partnership Ownership, alignment, harmonisation Paris Declaration monitoring survey: –global process for mutual accountability –56 commitments of both donors and partners –tripled participation from 2006 to 2011 –expanded process

High Level Forum 4 in Busan: objectives Draw conclusions on the Paris/Accra process and reaffirm commitments Broader context: new issues, more actors Aid quality framework towards – 2005 – 2006 – 2007 – 2008 – 2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2012 – 2013 – 2014 – 2015 – 2016 –

Increasing consensus on... Focus on results, transparency and accountability Full recognition of the contribution of aid to development Country-level implementation and monitoring A partnership inclusive of all development stakeholders High Level Forum 4 in Busan: focus

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