The paris declaration pd on aid effectiveness was endorsed in march 2005 by more than 100 countriesi and international agencies with specific commitments for donors and partner countries to improve aid effectiveness. Yes, the paris declaration on aid has problems but its still the best we have the runup to busan has highlighted concerns about aid effectiveness agreements, but now is not the time to ditch. The paris declaration contains 56 partnership commitments organised around five principles that make aid more effective. Ownership developing countries set their own development strategies. Baselines and suggested targets for the 12 indicators of. A document of crucial relevance was the paris declaration on aid effectiveness. Governments of donor and recipient nations agreed on five principles. The paris declaration on aid effectiveness part three 235 not constituting a partnership itself, the paris declaration is an attempt to provide a common framework for the many bilateral partnerships established between oda donors and recipients. Yes, the paris declaration on aid has problems but its. Pdf the paris declaration on aid effectiveness was adopted in. The paris declaration on aid effectiveness, adopted in 2005, was the result of that soulsearching. Factors affecting the effectiveness of donor funded projects.
These principles of ownership, alignment, harmonisation, managing for results and mutual accountability were aimed at improving the effective delivery and use of aid, although the declaration has. The paris declaration paris aids summit 1 december 1994 we, the heads of government or representatives of the 42 states assembled in paris on 1 december 1994. The paris declaration is the outcome of the 2005 paris highlevel forum on aid effectiveness. Strengths and weaknesses of the paris declaration aid effectiveness. The paris declaration on aid effectiveness the paris declaration 2005 is a practical, actionoriented roadmap to improve the quality of aid. The paris declaration on aid effectiveness roberto bissio i. It puts in place a series of specific measures for implementation and establishes performance indicators that assess progress. In the declaration 60 partner countries, 30 donor countries, and 30 development agencies, including the world bank, committed to specific actions to further country ownership, harmonization, alignment, managing for. Evaluation of the implementation of the paris declaration.
The paris declaration on aid effectiveness 2005 and the. At first, it was primarily viewed as a technical assistance process, involving the transfer of knowledge or organizational models from north. At the second high level forum on aid effectiveness 2005 it was recognised that aid could and should be producing better impacts. This paper outlines the twelve indicators of progress on aid effectiveness as agreed by the group of donor and partner countries party to the paris declaration of 2 march 2005. Mindful that the aids pandemic, by virtue of its magnitude, constitutes a threat to humanity.
Pdf the paris declaration on aid effectiveness and the. More than a statement of general principles, the paris declaration lays out a practical, actionorientated roadmap to improve the quality of aid and its impact on development. Monitoring the paris declaration and accra agenda for action. The declaration reflects the development communitys determination to increase the effectiveness of aid and achieve lasting development results. The implementation of the paris declaration on aid. The united nations welcomes efforts and initiatives to enhance the quality of aid and increase its impact, such as paris declaration pd on aid effectiveness. The paris declaration on aid effectiveness oecd, 2008a grew out of a learning experience over several decades leading to the conclusion that development depends primarily on efforts at the country level, and that aid needs to focus on facilitating these efforts, not on trying to replace them. The paris declaration on aid effectiveness was endorsed in 2005 by over 150 countries and organizations including donor countries, developing countries around the world, international development institutions such as the world bank, the united nations development group, and the organisation for economic coopera. Paris declaration on aid effectiven ess ownership, harmonization, alignment, results and mutual accountability i. Isbn 9789264125490 pdf corrigenda to oecd publications may be found on line at.
This international policy document, which highlights the importance of increased aid effectiveness, outlines a large number of targets to be reached by 2010. The declaration was based on five core principles, including recipient countries ownership of their poverty reduction strategies, donors alignment with this vision and harmonization among donors. In 2005, countries around the world agreed to a set of commitments designed to make aid more effective for development. The paris declaration on aid effectiveness and impact assets.
This consensus underpins the commitments in the paris declaration on aid effectiveness pd. It draws extensively on the findings of the 2011 survey on monitoring the paris declaration, which was. We, ministers of developed and developing countries responsible for promoting development and heads of. More than a statement of general principles, the paris declaration lays out a practical, actionorientated roadmap to improve the quality of aid and its impact on. In order to provide a proper basis for assessment, the evaluation is being carried out in two phases. The pd was signed at the second high level forum on aid effectiveness hlf2. Reflections on the paris declaration and aid effectiveness in afghanistan 3 on the different aspects of aid effectiveness, the paper is organised loosely around the five key principles of the paris declaration ownership, alignment, harmonisation, managing for results and mutual accountability. An overview of the paris declaration on aid effectiveness. Implementing the paris declaration on aid effectiveness. It was passed by the high level forum on aid effectiveness in the french capital in 2005. The evaluation was conducted under the umbrella of the first phase of a joint evaluation on the implementation of the paris declaration by partner countries and bilateral and multilateral partner agencies.
It specifies the assessment criteria and targets used to monitor various indicators including partner countries public financial management pfm and procurement systems as well as. Implementing the paris declaration on aid effectiveness and the accra agenda for action there are now more than one billion people who go to bed hungry every night and billions without access to quality water, sanitation or energy. Implementing the paris declaration commitments and. Progress in implementing the paris declaration, oecd publishing. Reflections on the paris declaration and aid effectiveness. Aid effectiveness is the effectiveness of development aid in achieving economic or human development or development targets. The paris declaration on aid effectiveness and the accra. While interest in aid effectiveness was not newiii, an unprecedented consensus emerged on what needed to be done to produce better results. Capacity strengthening remains a major challenge for many developing countries. The paris declaration pd on aid effectiveness was endorsed in march 2005 by more than. To this end it promotes changes to aid delivery and management based upon principles of country ownership, alignment, harmonisation, mutual accountability and managing for results.
Following the cold war in the late 1990s, donor governments and aid agencies began to realize that their many different approaches and requirements for conditioning aid were imposing huge costs on developing countries and making aid less effective. Given that 2010 was the target year for paris declaration commitments, the current report, aid effectiveness report 2011, provides a comprehensive picture of adbs performance in. An analysis of the five principles of the pd raises the following concerns. Aid effectiveness 2006 survey on monitoring the paris. Paris declaration and accra agenda for action oecd.
Action plans should be developed around each of the core obstacles that prevent aid from being more effective and the paris principles being embodied in recipientdonor relations. Reflections on the paris declaration and aid effectiveness in afghanistan this policy note summarises a discussion paper of the same name by rebecca roberts kabul. The overall purpose of the evaluation is to assess the relevance and effectiveness of the paris declaration and its contribution to aid effectiveness and ultimately to development effectiveness. Strengthening country ownership over development 12. At the paris meeting, more than 100 signatoriesfrom donor and developingcountry governments, multilateral donor agencies, regional development banks and international agenciesendorsed the paris declaration on aid effectiveness. These include highquality leadership, risk management, interagency. Among other concerns, the paris declaration is gender blind, and as a result, fundamentally flawed. Countries adhering to the paris declaration and aaa paris declaration and accra agenda for action adhesion procedure pdf. The overall purpose of the project was to contribute to developing a human rights perspective on aid effectiveness, with the objective of. This landmark international agree ment was the culmination of several decades of attempts to improve the quality of aid and its impact on development.
Once again the effectiveness of development cooperation is at the centre of international debate, and for good reason. T he paris declaration on aid effectiveness poses an important challenge both to the world of development cooperation in general and to the field of development evaluation. The paris declaration on aid effectiven ess and the accra agenda for action the paris declaration and accra agenda for action are founded on five core principles, born out of decades of experience of what works for development, and what doesnt. The paris declaration on aid effectiven ess and the accra agenda for action the paris declaration on aid effectiven ess 2005 accra agenda for action 2008. This agenda, embodied in the paris declaration on aid effectiveness, articulates a series of commitments reflected by the following tenets. The paris declaration did not emerge from the united nations or any of its. Set out in the paris declaration on aid effectiveness, these commitments. The paris declaration, signed by undg in march 2005, stresses that effective partnerships. The paris declaration on aid effectiveness is an ambitious attempt to improve development impact through more effective use of aid. The paris declaration went much further than previous agreements. The paris declaration and accra agenda for action are founded on five core principles, born out of decades of experience of what works for development, and what doesnt. Pdf the paris declaration on aid effectiveness researchgate. The paris declaration on aid effectiveness provides a practical and monitorable framework for reform that has the potential to increase the impact of aid on poverty reduction.