Presenter: Paolo de Renzio, Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute
Chair: Vera Wilhelm, Senior Economist, PRMPR
When: Monday, January 30, 2006, 12.30 - 2.00 pm
Where: Room MC6-W150 (World Bank Headquarters)
"This hall has heard enough high-sounding declarations to last us for some decades to come. We all know what the problems are, and we all know what we have promised to achieve. What is needed now is not more declarations or promises, but action to fulfil the promises already made."
--Kofi Anan, March 2005. Statement to the General Assembly on his Report: "In Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All"
The PRS process is built on a platform of mutual accountability for development results. Recently, this commitment to mutual accountability was reaffirmed and specific supporting actions—by both partner countries and by donors—were outlined in the Paris declaration.
However, there are characteristics of the current aid system that are not particularly favourable to a shift towards a more equal and mutually accountable aid relationships. Donors, in particular, have little concrete incentive to subject themselves to enforceable monitoring by recipients. While many recognise the value of partnership principles, in practice they find it much more difficult to actually put them in practice.
Based on research program which included learning workshops in Tanzania, Mozambique, Vietnam and Afghanistan, this seminar will explore how greater donor accountability can lead to better aid. It will also consider the extent to which existing mechanisms to review mutual accountability work, including differences across countries. It will highlight the gaps, obstacles and opportunities and discuss how donors can move forward.
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