When aid gets a seat at the cabinet table
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Telling countries they're the worst in the world doesn't really help them
'Ranking fragile states is pointless: citizens in countries like South Sudan are better placed to address weakness than outsiders.' -
Localising aid: is it worth the risk?
Donors often perceive localising aid (transferring aid to local rather than international actors) as riskier than non-localised aid. But is this perception correct? This report finds that non-localised aid may carry higher risks of programme and strategic failure. -
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Source: Christian AidImproving impact - do accountability mechanisms deliver results?
How does accountability improve results? The author and commissioning agencies of a new report, Improving Impact: do accountability mechanisms deliver results?, will present the findings from their research in Myanmar and Kenya at this ALNAP-hosted event. Join us to discuss the findings of this report which methodically investigates the effects of accountability mechanisms on the quality and results of aid.
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South Sudan Stakeholder Consultation
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Source: SphereImproving humanitarian action: standards, verification and compliance
A unique opportunity to learn first-hand about the outcomes and findings emerging from the Joint Standards Initiative, and the SCHR Certification Review Project.
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On low hanging fruits and revolutions: transparency at the G8
The debate about what the G8 can deliver on transparency is heating up, with the UK coalition government under increasing pressure to provide leadership. But what are the issues at stake? And what, if anything, will summit talks between a group of political leaders from the world’s richest nations mean for the world’s poorest people?
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Illegal logging
Logging remains a problem, with often illegal activity taking place across the country. West Kilimanjaro
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Source: FlickrEnvironmental governance as a gateway to rural security, justice and poverty alleviation
This workshop will examine how interventions in the environmental sector can be utilised as an entry point to improve security, justice, and democratic participation of civil society in fragile states. RSVP by 7 June to wcseurope@wcs.org to guarantee a place.
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Lough Erne accountability report comments by ODI
Overseas Development InstituteThis report provides an ODI commentary on the Loch Erne G8 accountability report. -
Transparency and accountability: bringing the politics back in
'Over the past two decades, citizen-led initiatives to hold power holders to account have taken the world by storm. But can they live up to the hype?' -
Holding government to account through direct citizen engagement - what works in Africa?
A round-table learning about what works and what doesn't work for holding governments to account through direct citizen engagement in Africa, based on the experiences of the Mwananchi Programme.