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ODI and the Africa All Party Parliamentary Group (AAPPG) are pleased to announce a new series of four public meetings which will explore the role that parliaments in developing countries can play in delivering governance which is accountable and good for development.
Parliaments have an important role to play in delivering governance which is effective in terms of reducing poverty and building democracy. Parliaments can also play an important role in ensuring that aid is spent effectively. In practice, in most developing countries – not to mention a large number of developed countries – parliaments are ineffective.
This joint ODI and Africa All Party Parliamentary Group series will explore the role played by parliaments in developing countries, and examine what donors and others might do to help such parliaments perform more effectively.
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A public events series.
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The first meeting in this series examined the role that parliaments can play in delivering governance which is good for poverty reduction and democracy. Asking how effective developing country parliaments are in practice and examine the reasons for good and bad parliamentary performance.
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Speakers:
Alan Hudson, Research Fellow, Poverty and Public Policy Group, ODI
Niall Johnston, Senior Parliamentary Consultant to the World Bank Institute
Lisa von Trapp, Consultant, Parliamentary Strengthening Program, World Bank Institute Chair: Baroness Janet Whitaker, Member of Africa APPG Executive
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An ODI and Africa All Party Parliamentary Group
public event
in the Parliaments and development: How can parliaments in developing countries contribute to poverty reduction?
series.
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The second meeting in this series asked why donors have tended to neglect parliaments, and, where donor support for parliaments is forthcoming, what forms this takes. It also sought to identify proven strategies for parliamentary strengthening and ask how the effectiveness of such strategies, as well the performance of parliaments themselves, can be measured.
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Speakers:
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for International Development
Scott Hubli, Parliamentary Development Policy Adviser, Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP Chair: Hugh Bayley MP, Chair, Africa APPG
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An ODI and Africa All Party Parliamentary Group
public event
in the Parliaments and development: How can parliaments in developing countries contribute to poverty reduction?
series.
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The third meeting in this series asked what role parliaments can and should play in overseeing budgets and in enhancing aid effectiveness. It examineed how relations with donors and international financial institutions impact on the ability of parliaments to exercise effective budget/aid oversight. It also looked at how civil society organisations have worked with parliaments to help them to exercise such oversight.
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Speakers:
Martin Powell, World Development Movement and International Parliamentarians’ Petition
Joachim Wehner, Lecturer in public choice and public policy, Government Department, London School of Economics Discussant: Edward Leigh MP, Chair, Public Accounts Committee Chair: Sally Keeble MP, Secretary, Africa APPG
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An ODI and Africa All Party Parliamentary Group
public event
in the Parliaments and development: How can parliaments in developing countries contribute to poverty reduction?
series.
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The final meeting in the series examines how the wider political system – constitutions, electoral systems and political parties – impact on the effectiveness of parliaments.
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Speakers:
Dr Rasheed Draman, Director of African Programmes, Canadian Parliamentary Centre (Ghana)
Hon Dr Benjamin Kunbuor MP, Member of Parliament, Ghana Discussant:
Dr William Shija, Secretary General, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Chair: Hugh Bayley MP, Chair, Africa APPG
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An ODI and Africa All Party Parliamentary Group
public event
in the Parliaments and development: How can parliaments in developing countries contribute to poverty reduction?
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