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ACCRAAGENDAFORACTIONMinistersofdevelopinganddonorcountriesresponsibleforpromotingdevelopmentandHeadsofmultilateralandbilateraldevelopmentinstitutionsendorsedthefollowingstatementinAccra,Ghana,on4September2008toaccelerateanddeepenimplementationoftheParisDeclarationonAidEffectiveness(2March2005).
Thisisamomentofopportunity1.We are committed to eradicating poverty and promoting peace and prosperity by building stronger, moreeffectivepartnershipsthatenabledevelopingcountriestorealisetheirdevelopmentgoals.2.Therehasbeenprogress.Fifteenyearsago,twooutoffivepeoplelivedinextremepoverty;today,thatfigurehas been reduced to one in four. However, 1.4 billion people—most of them women and girls—still live in extremepoverty,1and access to safe drinking water and health care remains a major issue in many parts of the world. Inaddition, new global challenges—rising food and fuel prices and climate change—threaten the advances againstpovertymanycountrieshavemade.3.WeneedtoachievemuchmoreifallcountriesaretomeettheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDGs).Aidisonlyonepartofthedevelopmentpicture.Democracy,economicgrowth,socialprogress,andcarefortheenvironmentare the prime engines of development in all countries. Addressing inequalities of income and opportunity withincountries and between states is essential to global progress. Gender equality, respect for human rights, andenvironmentalsustainabilityarecornerstonesforachievingenduringimpactonthelivesandpotentialofpoorwomen,men,andchildren.Itisvitalthatallourpoliciesaddresstheseissuesinamoresystematicandcoherentway.4.In2008,threeinternationalconferenceswillhelpusacceleratethepaceofchange:theAccraHighLevelForumon Aid Effectiveness, the United Nations High Level Event on the MDGs in New York, and the Financing forDevelopmentfollow‐up meetingin Doha. Today at Accra, we are leading the way, united in a commonobjective: tounlockthefullpotentialofaidinachievinglastingdevelopmentresults.
Wearemakingprogress,butnotenough5.Learning from our past successes and failures in development co‐operation and building on the 2003 RomeDeclaration on Harmonisation, in March 2005 we adopted an ambitious set of reforms: the Paris Declaration on AidEffectiveness.IntheParisDeclaration,weagreedtodevelopagenuinepartnership,withdevelopingcountriesclearlyincharge of their own development processes. We also agreed to hold each other accountable for achieving concretedevelopmentresults.Threeandone‐halfyearslater,wearereconveninginAccratoreviewprogressandaddressthechallengesthatnowfaceus.6.Evidenceshowswearemakingprogress,butnotenough.ArecentevaluationshowsthattheParisDeclarationhascreatedpowerfulmomentumtochangethewaydevelopingcountriesanddonorsworktogetherontheground.Accordingtothe2008MonitoringSurvey,alargenumberofdevelopingcountrieshaveimprovedtheirmanagementofpublicfunds.Donors,inturn,areincreasinglyimprovingtheirco‐ordinationatcountrylevel.Yetthepaceofprogressistooslow.Withoutfurtherreformandfasteractionwewillnotmeetour2010commitmentsandtargetsforimprovingthequalityofaid.
Wewilltakeactiontoaccelerateprogress7.Evidenceshowsthatwewillneedtoaddressthreemajorchallengestoaccelerateprogressonaideffectiveness:8.Country ownership is key.Developing country governments will take stronger leadership of their owndevelopmentpolicies,andwillengagewiththeirparliamentsandcitizensinshapingthosepolicies.Donorswillsupportthembyrespectingcountries’priorities,investingintheirhumanresourcesandinstitutions,makinggreateruseoftheirsystemstodeliveraid,andincreasingthepredictabilityofaidflows.9.Building more effective and inclusive partnerships.In recent years, more development actors—middle‐incomecountries, global funds, the private sector, civil society organisations—have been increasing their contributions andbringing valuable experience to the table. This also creates management and co‐ordination challenges. Together, alldevelopment actors will work in more inclusive partnerships so that all our efforts have greater impact on reducingpoverty.1
ThesefiguresarebasedonarecentWorldBankstudythatfoundthepovertylinetobe$1.25adayin2005prices.
10.Achievingdevelopmentresults—andopenlyaccountingforthem—mustbeattheheartofallwedo.Morethanever, citizens and taxpayers of all countries expect to see the tangible results of development efforts. We willdemonstratethatouractionstranslateintopositiveimpactson people’slives.Wewillbeaccountabletoeachotherandtoourrespectiveparliamentsandgoverningbodiesfortheseoutcomes.11. Without addressing these obstacles to faster progress, we will fall short of our commitments and missopportunitiestoimprovethelivelihoodsofthemostvulnerablepeopleintheworld.Therefore,wearereaffirmingthecommitments we made in the Paris Declaration and, in this Accra Agenda for Action, are agreeing on concrete andmonitorableactionstoaccelerateprogresstomeetthosecommitmentsby2010.Wecommittocontinuingeffortsinmonitoring and evaluation that will assess whether we have achieved the commitments we agreed in the ParisDeclarationandtheAccraAgendaforAction,andtowhatextentaideffectivenessisimprovingandgeneratinggreaterdevelopmentimpact.
StrengtheningCountryOwnershipoverDevelopment12. Developing countries determine and implement their development policies to achieve their own economic,socialandenvironmentalgoals.WeagreedintheParisDeclarationthatthiswouldbeourfirstpriority.Today,wearetakingadditionalstepstoturnthisresolutionintoareality.
Wewillbroadencountry‐levelpolicydialogueondevelopment13. Wewillengageinopenandinclusivedialogueondevelopmentpolicies.Weacknowledgethecriticalroleandresponsibilityofparliamentsinensuringcountryownershipofdevelopmentprocesses.Tofurtherthisobjectivewewilltakethefollowingactions:a)Developingcountrygovernmentswillworkmorecloselywithparliamentsandlocalauthoritiesinpreparing,implementingandmonitoringnationaldevelopmentpoliciesandplans.Theywillalsoengagewithcivilsocietyorganisations(CSOs).b)Donorswillsupporteffortstoincreasethecapacityofalldevelopmentactors—parliaments,centralandlocalgovernments, CSOs, research institutes, media and the private sector—to take an active role in dialogue ondevelopmentpolicyandontheroleofaidincontributingtocountries’developmentobjectives.c)Developingcountriesanddonorswillensurethattheirrespectivedevelopmentpoliciesandprogrammesaredesignedandimplementedinwaysconsistentwiththeiragreedinternationalcommitmentsongenderequality,humanrights,disabilityandenvironmentalsustainability.
Developingcountrieswillstrengthentheircapacitytoleadandmanagedevelopment14. Without robust capacity—strong institutions, systems, and local expertise—developing countries cannot fullyownandmanagetheirdevelopmentprocesses.WeagreedintheParisDeclarationthatcapacitydevelopmentistheresponsibility of developing countries, with donors playing a supportive role, and that technical co‐operation is onemeansamongotherstodevelopcapacity.Together,developingcountriesanddonorswilltakethefollowingactionstostrengthencapacitydevelopment:a) Developing countries will systematically identify areas where there is a need to strengthen the capacity toperformanddeliverservicesatalllevels—national,sub‐national,sectoral,andthematic—anddesignstrategiesto address them. Donors will strengthen their own capacity and skills to be more responsive to developingcountries’needs.b)Donors’supportforcapacitydevelopmentwillbedemand‐drivenanddesignedtosupportcountryownership.To this end, developing countries and donors will i) jointly select and manage technical co‐operation, and ii)promotetheprovisionoftechnicalco‐operationbylocalandregionalresources,includingthroughSouth‐Southco‐operation.c)Developingcountriesanddonorswillworktogetheratalllevelstopromoteoperationalchangesthatmakecapacitydevelopmentsupportmoreeffective.
Wewillstrengthenandusedevelopingcountrysystemstothemaximumextentpossible15. Successful development depends to a large extent on a government’s capacity to implement its policies andmanage public resources through its own institutions and systems. In the Paris Declaration, developing countries
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committedtostrengthentheirsystems2anddonorscommittedtousethosesystemstothemaximumextentpossible.Evidenceshows,however,thatdevelopingcountriesanddonorsarenotontracktomeetthesecommitments.Progressinimprovingthequalityofcountrysystemsvariesconsiderablyamongcountries;andevenwhentherearegood‐qualitycountry systems, donors often do not use them. Yet it is recognised that using country systems promotes theirdevelopment.Tostrengthenandincreasetheuseofcountrysystems,wewilltakethefollowingactions:a)Donorsagreetousecountrysystemsasthefirstoptionforaidprogrammesinsupportofactivitiesmanagedbythepublicsector.b)Should donors choose to use anotheroption andrely onaid delivery mechanisms outsidecountry systems(including parallel project implementation units), they will transparently state the rationale for this and willreview their positions at regular intervals. Where use of country systems is not feasible, donors will establishadditional safeguards and measures in ways that strengthen rather than undermine country systems andprocedures.c) Developing countries and donors will jointly assess the quality of country systems in a country‐led processusing mutually agreed diagnostic tools. Where country systems require further strengthening, developingcountrieswillleadindefiningreformprogrammesandpriorities.Donorswillsupportthesereformsandprovidecapacitydevelopmentassistance.d) Donors will immediately start working on and sharing transparent plans for undertaking their Pariscommitmentsonusingcountrysystemsinallformsofdevelopmentassistance;providestaffguidanceonhowthesesystemscanbeused;andensurethatinternalincentivesencouragetheiruse.Theywillfinalisetheseplansasamatterofurgency.e)DonorsrecollectandreaffirmtheirParisDeclarationcommitmenttoprovide66%ofaidasprogramme‐basedapproaches. In addition, donors will aim to channel 50% or more of government‐to‐government assistancethrough country fiduciary systems, including by increasing the percentage of assistance provided throughprogrammebasedapproaches.
BuildingMoreEffectiveandInclusivePartnershipsforDevelopment16. Aid is about building partnerships for development. Such partnerships are most effective when they fullyharness the energy, skills and experience of all development actors—bilateral and multilateral donors, global funds,CSOs, and the private sector. To support developing countries’ efforts to build for the future, we resolve to createpartnershipsthatwillincludealltheseactors.
Wewillreducecostlyfragmentationofaid17. The effectiveness of aid is reduced when there are too many duplicating initiatives, especially at country andsector levels. We will reduce the fragmentation of aid by improving the complementarity of donors’ efforts and thedivisionoflabouramongdonors,includingthroughimprovedallocationofresourceswithinsectors,withincountries,andacrosscountries.Tothisend:a) Developing countries will lead in determining the optimal roles of donors in supporting their developmenteffortsatnational,regionalandsectorallevels.Donorswillrespectdevelopingcountries’priorities,ensuringthatnewarrangementsonthedivisionoflabourwillnotresultinindividualdevelopingcountriesreceivinglessaid.b)DonorsanddevelopingcountrieswillworktogetherwiththeWorkingPartyonAidEffectivenesstocompletegoodpracticeprinciplesoncountry‐leddivisionoflabour.Tothatend,theywillelaborateplanstoensurethemaximum coordination of development co‐operation.Wewillevaluate progress in implementationstarting in2009.c)WewillstartdialogueoninternationaldivisionoflabouracrosscountriesbyJune2009.d)Wewillworktoaddresstheissueofcountriesthatreceiveinsufficientaid.
These include, but are not limited to, systems for public financial management, procurement, audit, monitoring andevaluation,andsocialandenvironmentalassessment.
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Wewillincreaseaid’svalueformoney18. Since the Paris Declaration was agreed in 2005, OECD‐DAC donorshave made progress inuntying their aid. Anumber of donors have already fully untied their aid, and we encourage others to do so. We will pursue, andaccelerate,theseeffortsbytakingthefollowingactions:a)OECD‐DACdonorswillextendcoverageofthe2001DACRecommendationonUntyingAidtonon‐LDCHIPCs3andwillimprovetheirreportingonthe2001DACRecommendation.b)Donorswillelaborateindividualplanstofurtheruntietheiraidtothemaximumextent.c) Donors will promote the use of local and regional procurement by ensuring that their procurementproceduresaretransparentandallowlocalandregionalfirmstocompete.Wewillbuildonexamplesofgoodpracticetohelpimprovelocalfirms’capacitytocompetesuccessfullyforaid‐fundedprocurement.d)Wewillrespectourinternationalagreementsoncorporatesocialresponsibility.
Wewelcomeandwillworkwithalldevelopmentactors19. Thecontributionsofalldevelopmentactorsaremoreeffectivewhendevelopingcountriesareinapositiontomanageandco‐ordinatethem.Wewelcometheroleofnewcontributorsandwillimprovethewayalldevelopmentactorsworktogetherbytakingthefollowingactions:a)Weencouragealldevelopmentactors,includingthoseengagedinSouth‐Southco‐operation,tousetheParisDeclarationprinciplesasapointofreferenceinprovidingdevelopmentco‐operation.b) We acknowledge the contributions made by all development actors, and in particular the role of middle‐income countries as both providers and recipients of aid. We recognise the importance and particularities ofSouth‐Southcooperationandacknowledgethatwecanlearnfromtheexperienceofdevelopingcountries.Weencouragefurtherdevelopmentoftriangularco‐operation.c)Globalfundsandprogrammesmakeanimportantcontributiontodevelopment.Theprogrammestheyfundare most effective in conjunction with complementary efforts to improve the policy environment and tostrengthentheinstitutionsinthesectorsinwhichtheyoperate.Wecalluponallglobalfundstosupportcountryownership,toalignandharmonisetheirassistanceproactively,andtomakegooduseofmutualaccountabilityframeworks,whilecontinuingtheiremphasisonachievingresults.Asnewglobalchallengesemerge,donorswillensurethatexistingchannelsforaiddeliveryareusedand,ifnecessary,strengthenedbeforecreatingseparatenew channels that risk further fragmentation and complicate co‐ordination at country level. We encouragedevelopingcountriestomobilise,manageandevaluatetheirinternationalcooperationinitiativesforthebenefitofotherdevelopingcountries.d) South‐South co‐operation on development aims to observe the principle of non‐interference in internalaffairs, equality among developing partners and respect for their independence, national sovereignty, culturaldiversity and identity and local content. It plays an important role in international development co‐operationandisavaluablecomplementtoNorth‐Southco‐operation.
Wewilldeepenourengagementwithcivilsocietyorganisations20. WewilldeepenourengagementwithCSOsasindependentdevelopmentactorsintheirownrightwhoseeffortscomplementthoseofgovernmentsandtheprivatesector.WeshareaninterestinensuringthatCSOcontributionstodevelopmentreachtheirfullpotential.Tothisend:a) We invite CSOs to reflect on how they can apply the Paris principles of aid effectiveness from a CSOperspective.b)WewelcometheCSOs’proposaltoengagewiththeminaCSO‐ledmultistakeholderprocesstopromoteCSOdevelopmenteffectiveness.Aspartofthatprocess,wewillseektoi)improveco‐ordinationofCSOeffortswithgovernment programmes, ii) enhance CSO accountability for results, and iii) improve information on CSOactivities.c) We will work with CSOs to provide an enabling environment that maximises their contributions todevelopment.
The 2001 DAC recommendation on Untying ODA to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) covers 31 so‐called HeavilyIndebted Poor Countries (HIPCs). The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) at its 2008 High Level Meeting agreed toextendthe2001RecommendationtocovertheremainingeightcountriesthatarepartoftheHIPCinitiative:Bolivia,Cameroon,Côted’Ivoire,Ghana,Guyana,Honduras,NicaraguaandRepublicofCongo.
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Wewilladaptaidpoliciesforcountriesinfragilesituations21. IntheParisDeclaration,weagreedthataideffectivenessprinciplesapplyequallytodevelopmentco‐operationin situations of fragility, including countries emerging from conflict, but that these principles need to be adapted toenvironmentsofweakownershiporcapacity.Sincethen,PrinciplesforGoodInternationalEngagementinFragileStatesandSituationshavebeenagreed.Tofurtherimproveaideffectivenessintheseenvironments,wewilltakethefollowingactions:a)Donorswillconductjointassessmentsofgovernanceandcapacityandexaminethecausesofconflict,fragilityandinsecurity,engagingdevelopingcountryauthoritiesandotherrelevantstakeholderstothemaximumextentpossible.b)Atcountrylevel,donorsanddevelopingcountrieswillworkandagreeonasetofrealisticpeace‐andstate‐building objectives that address the root causes of conflict and fragility and help ensure the protection andparticipationofwomen.Thisprocesswillbeinformedbyinternationaldialoguebetweenpartnersanddonorsontheseobjectivesasprerequisitesfordevelopment.c) Donors will provide demand‐driven, tailored and co‐ordinated capacity‐development support for core statefunctions and for early and sustained recovery. They will work with developing countries to design interimmeasuresthatareappropriatelysequencedandthatleadtosustainablelocalinstitutions.d)Donorswillworkonflexible,rapidandlong‐termfundingmodalities,onapooledbasiswhereappropriate,toi) bridge humanitarian, recovery and longer‐term development phases, and ii) support stabilisation, inclusivepeacebuilding,andthebuildingofcapable,accountableandresponsivestates.Incollaborationwithdevelopingcountries, donors will foster partnerships with the UN System, international financial institutions and otherdonors.e)Atcountrylevelandonavoluntarybasis,donorsanddevelopingcountrieswillmonitorimplementationofthePrinciplesforGoodInternationalEngagementinFragileStatesandSituations,and willshareresultsaspartofprogressreportsonimplementingtheParisDeclaration.
DeliveringandAccountingforDevelopmentResults22. Wewillbejudgedbytheimpactsthatourcollectiveeffortshaveonthelivesofpoorpeople.Werecognisethatgreater transparency and accountability for the use of development resources—domestic as well as external—arepowerfuldriversofprogress.
Wewillfocusondeliveringresults23.Wewillimproveourmanagementforresultsbytakingthefollowingactions:a) Developing countries will strengthen the quality of policy design, implementation and assessment byimprovinginformationsystems,including,asappropriate,disaggregatingdatabysex,regionandsocioeconomicstatus.b) Developing countries and donors will work to develop cost‐effective results management instruments toassesstheimpactofdevelopmentpoliciesandadjustthemasnecessary.Wewillbetterco‐ordinateandlinkthevarious sources of information, including national statistical systems, budgeting, planning, monitoring andcountry‐ledevaluationsofpolicyperformance.c) Donors will align their monitoring with country information systems. They will support, and invest instrengthening, developing countries’ national statistical capacity and information systems, including those formanagingaid.d)Wewillstrengthenincentivestoimproveaideffectiveness.Wewillsystematicallyreviewandaddresslegaloradministrativeimpediments toimplementinginternationalcommitmentsonaideffectiveness.Donorswillpaymore attention to delegating sufficient authority to country offices and to changing organisational and staffincentivestopromotebehaviourinlinewithaideffectivenessprinciples.
Wewillbemoreaccountableandtransparenttoourpublicsforresults24. Transparency and accountability are essential elements for development results. They lie at the heart of theParisDeclaration,inwhichweagreedthatcountriesanddonorswouldbecomemoreaccountabletoeachotherandtotheircitizens.Wewillpursuetheseeffortsbytakingthefollowingactions:a) We will make aid more transparent. Developing countries will facilitate parliamentary oversight byimplementing greater transparency in public financial management, including public disclosure of revenues,
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budgets, expenditures, procurement and audits. Donors will publicly disclose regular, detailed and timelyinformation on volume, allocation and, when available, results of development expenditure to enable moreaccuratebudget,accountingandauditbydevelopingcountries.b)Wewillstepupoureffortstoensurethat—asagreedintheParisDeclaration—mutualassessmentreviewsareinplaceby2010inallcountriesthathaveendorsedtheDeclaration.Thesereviewswillbebasedoncountryresultsreportingandinformationsystems complementedwithavailabledonordataandcredibleindependentevidence. They will draw on emerging good practice with stronger parliamentary scrutiny and citizenengagement.Withthemwewillholdeachotheraccountableformutuallyagreedresultsinkeepingwithcountrydevelopmentandaidpolicies.c) To complement mutual assessment reviews at country level and drive better performance, developingcountries and donors will jointly review and strengthen existing international accountability mechanisms,includingpeerreviewwithparticipationofdevelopingcountries.Wewillreviewproposalsforstrengtheningthemechanismsbyend2009.d)Effectiveandefficientuseofdevelopmentfinancingrequiresbothdonorsandpartnercountriestodotheirutmost to fight corruption. Donors and developing countries will respect the principles to which they haveagreed, including those under the UN Convention against Corruption. Developing countries will addresscorruption by improving systems of investigation, legal redress, accountability and transparency in the use ofpublicfunds.Donorswilltakestepsintheirowncountriestocombatcorruptionbyindividualsorcorporationsandtotrack,freeze,andrecoverillegallyacquiredassets.
Wewillcontinuetochangethenatureofconditionalitytosupportownership25. To strengthen country ownership and improve the predictability of aid flows, donors agreed in the ParisDeclarationthat,whenever possible,theywoulddrawtheirconditions fromdevelopingcountries’ own developmentpolicies. We reaffirm our commitment to this principle and will continue to change the nature of conditionality bytakingthefollowingactions:a)Donorswillworkwithdevelopingcountriestoagreeonalimitedsetofmutuallyagreedconditionsbasedonnationaldevelopmentstrategies.Wewilljointlyassessdonoranddevelopingcountryperformanceinmeetingcommitments.b) Beginning now, donors and developing countries will regularly make public all conditions linked todisbursements.c) Developing countries and donors will work together at the international level to review, document anddisseminate good practices on conditionality with a view to reinforcing country ownership and other ParisDeclarationPrinciplesbyincreasingemphasisonharmonised,results‐basedconditionality.Theywillbereceptivetocontributionsfromcivilsociety.
Wewillincreasethemedium‐termpredictabilityofaid26. IntheParisDeclaration,weagreedthatgreaterpredictabilityintheprovisionofaidflowsisneededtoenabledevelopingcountriestoeffectivelyplanandmanagetheirdevelopmentprogrammesovertheshortandmediumterm.Asamatterofpriority,wewilltakethefollowingactionstoimprovethepredictabilityofaid:a) Developing countries will strengthen budget planning processes for managing domestic and externalresourcesandwillimprovethelinkagesbetweenexpendituresandresultsoverthemediumterm.b) Beginning now, donors will provide full and timely information on annual commitments and actualdisbursements so thatdeveloping countriesare inaposition to accuratelyrecord all aid flowsin theirbudgetestimatesandtheiraccountingsystems.c)Beginningnow,donorswillprovidedevelopingcountrieswithregularandtimelyinformationontheirrollingthree‐ to five‐year forward expenditure and/or implementation plans, with at least indicative resourceallocations that developing countries can integrate in their medium‐term planning and macroeconomicframeworks.Donorswilladdressanyconstraintstoprovidingsuchinformation.d)Developingcountriesanddonorswillworktogetherattheinternationallevelonwaysoffurtherimprovingthemedium‐termpredictabilityofaid,includingbydevelopingtoolstomeasureit.
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LookingForward27. ThereformsweagreeontodayinAccrawillrequirecontinuedhighlevelpoliticalsupport,peerpressure,andco‐ordinatedactionatglobal,regional,andcountrylevels.Toachievethesereforms,werenewourcommitmenttotheprinciplesandtargetsestablishedintheParisDeclaration,andwillcontinuetoassessprogressinimplementingthem.28. The commitments we agree today will need to be adapted to different country circumstances—including inmiddle‐income countries, small states and countries in situations of fragility. To this end, we encourage developingcountries to design—with active support from donors—country‐based action plans that set out time‐bound andmonitorableproposalstoimplementtheParisDeclarationandtheAccraAgendaforAction.29. Weagreethat,by2010,eachofusshouldmeetthecommitmentswemadeonaideffectivenessinParisandtodayinAccra,andtoreachbeyondthesecommitmentswherewecan.Weagreetoreflectanddrawuponthemanyvaluable ideas and initiatives that have been presented at this High Level Forum. We agree that challenges such asclimate change and rising food and fuel prices underline the importance of applying aid effectiveness principles. Inresponse to the food crisis, we will develop and implement the global partnership on agriculture and food swiftly,efficientlyandflexibly.30. We ask the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness to continue monitoring progress on implementing the ParisDeclarationandtheAccraAgendaforActionandtoreportbacktotheFourthHighLevelForumonAidEffectivenessin2011.Werecognisethatadditionalworkwillberequiredtoimprovethemethodologyandindicatorsofprogressofaideffectiveness.In2011,wewillundertakethethirdroundofmonitoringthatwilltelluswhetherwehaveachievedthe4targetsfor2010agreedinParisin2005.Tocarryforwardthiswork,wewillneedtodevelopinstitutionalisedprocessesforthejointandequalpartnershipofdevelopingcountriesandtheengagementofstakeholders.31. We recognise that aid effectiveness is an integral part of the broader financing for development agenda. ToachievedevelopmentoutcomesandtheMDGsweneedtomeetourcommitmentsonbothaidqualityandaidvolumes.WeasktheSecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNationstotransmittheconclusionsoftheThirdHighLevelForumonAidEffectivenesstotheHighLevelEventontheMDGsinNewYorklaterthismonthandtheFinancingforDevelopmentReviewmeetinginDohainNovember2008.WewelcomethecontributionthattheECOSOCDevelopmentCo‐operationForum is making to the international dialogue and to mutual accountability on aid issues. We call upon the UNdevelopment system to further support the capacities of developing countries for effective management ofdevelopmentassistance.32. Today, more than ever, we resolve to work together to help countries across the world build the successfulfuture all of us want to see—a future based on a shared commitment to overcome poverty, a future in which nocountrieswilldependonaid.
We will have that information available for the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in 2011, along withcomprehensivesecondphaseevaluationsoftheimplementationoftheParisDeclarationandtheAccraAgendaforActionasof2010.Attentionwillalsobepaidtoimprovinganddevelopingcommunicationsonaideffectivenessforlong‐termdevelopmentsuccessandbroad‐basedpublicsupport.
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