Welcome
The UK Aid Network (UKAN) is a coalition of UK-based development NGOs working together to advocate for more and better aid. Members carry out joint policy, lobbying and advocacy work to make the case for increasing the volume and quality of official development assistance (ODA), mostly focusing on the UK's ODA policy and practice. However its remit also extends to the European and international levels through its engagement with the UK government on international issues, its participation in EU Aid Watch working groups (CONCORD) and the International Coordinating Group of civil society organisations working on Aid (Better Aid).
Fourth High Level Forum Agrees New Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation
On 1st December 2011, after extended negotiations, stakeholders at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea reached agreement on the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.
For the first time, The Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation establishes an agreed framework for development cooperation that embraces traditional donors, South-South cooperators, the BRICs, CSOs and private funders.
BetterAid, the global civil society platform represented in the negotiations, has released a reaction applauding the document, but calling for continued progress going forwards. The UK Government has also released an official response to the outcomes of HLF4, welcoming a new aid partnership with emerging powers.
For more information on the Forum, please click here.
Independent Commission on Aid Impact Publishes First Four Reports
On 22nd November ICAI published its first reviews of the UK aid programme including:
- ICAI’s Approach to Effectiveness and Value for Money
- DFID’s Approach to Anti-Corruption
- DFID’s Climate Change Programme in Bangladesh
- DFID’s Support to the Health Sector in Zimbabwe
The reports can be downloaded from the Publications page of the ICAI website; a brief summary of each can be found here.
Shaping the Future of Aid: UK NGOs release Position Paper ahead of Busan
UK NGOs have released a Position Paper for the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness to be held in Busan, South Korea in November/December. Shaping the Future of Aid was launched at a UKAN/Bond event on 28 September in front of an audience of NGO leaders and Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development.
The paper outlines the joint UK NGO vision for the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness and provides an overview of the on-going efforts of UK NGOs to prove and improve their own effectiveness and transparency.
