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Background
2005 is widely seen as a pivotal year for international development
policy in general, and Africa in particular. The focus on
the region is part of a wider momentum that includes: the
G8 Summit in Gleneagles in July (where Africa has been identified
as one of the two priorities); the Millennium Development
Summit in September in New York (where the first five-year
review of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) will be discussed); and the WTO Ministerial Meeting
in Hong Kong in November.
The UK has a particular role here. The Commission for Africa
(CFA), chaired by Tony Blair, published its findings in early
2005. The UK has made African development the primary focus
of its G8 presidency. As Chair of the European Union (EU)
in the second half of 2005, the UK is keen to make development
issues, and Africa in particular, a priority. What are the
views of Japan and the UK on African development? How can
they work together more effectively to address issues of African
development?
Initiatives
- The G8, UK Aid Policies
for African Development and Implications for Japan
African development issues and the UK's views and policy
will have a very high profile in coming months as Prime
Minister Tony Blair has made Africa one of the priorities
for the G8 2005 gathering in Gleneagles in July. The Commission
for Africa (CFA) has put forward a substantial analysis
and a range of proposals for the international community
to consider. Development issues are also at the heart of
the UK's Presidency of the EU in the second half of 2005.
There are likely to be important implications for Japan's
aid policy for African development. More
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- Aid, PRSPs and Development:
Towards Stronger Japan-UK Linkages
This initiative aims to report on and stimulate exchange
between stakeholders in the UK and Japan on aid policy issues
of global importance. Nine reports focus on key aid policy
issues (including PRSPs, Direct Budget Support, Drivers
of Change, etc). More …
- Aid Policy Research: Towards
Stronger Japan-UK Linkages
The aim of the initiative is to increase the linkages between
researchers from Japan and the United Kingdom on aid policy
issues of pressing concern. More...
Click on the links below to view latest reports
from these initiatives:
For further information, please contact: Julius Court at j.court@odi.org.uk
or Debbie Warrener at d.warrener@odi.org.uk
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