Transcript BetterAid: What we want and when for HLIV

BetterAid:
What we want and when for HLIV
Craig Fagan
Transparency International
Advocacy Strategy – Steps
• First draft by task group.
– Drawing on existing documents.
– Refining messages.
– Mapping milestone events.
– Identifying targets.
– Selecting products (letters + policy positions).
• Discussion with BACG.
• Regional meetings.
• Re-drafting.
Key Messages
• Quality and quantity of aid.
• Aid effectiveness agenda → development
effectiveness.
• Civil society equal actor and stakeholder.
Key Objectives
A post-Paris agreement, which is to be binding and to be built on a human rights
• Time-bound targets and indicators.
• Independent monitoring and effective enforcement mechanism.
• Move aid and development cooperation to the UN
• Include new dimensions in development effectiveness (including role of private sector).
“Development effectiveness” as defined by CSOs is adopted as a concept
• Recognise the Istanbul principles and framework
Ensure that development effectiveness is operationalised.
• Enabling environment.
• Accountability and transparency.
• Democratic ownership:
• Human rights and gender equality:
• Governance and architecture.
Key Message(s)
Based on BACG “Key Asks” Document
• Past international commitments on aid and
development cooperation have failed
• A new approach, that binds all parties to doing
what they pledge, is needed.
• A new agreement must broaden what aid
effectiveness means.
• A new approach is needed that is rights based
and accountable to development.
• A more equitable, multilateral forum is needed.
Key Dates
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31 March: Submission of research
3 April: Submissions for Outcome Document.
16-17 April: IMF/WB Spring Meetings
9-13 May: 4th UN Conference on LDCs
26-27 May: G8 Meeting
7-9 July: WP-EFF Meeting
– 1st draft of Outcome Document/1st Draft of PD Survey
• September:
– Final draft of outcome document
– PD Survey results
– EC Communication on Aid Effectiveness
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24-26 September: WB/IMF Annual Meeting
5-7 October: WP-EFF Meeting
24-28 October: UNCAC Conference of States Parties.
3-4 November: G20 Meeting
21-27 November: UNFCC Meeting
Key Target Groups
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OECD
Korean Government
Like-minded donors
EU
MDBs
UN
National level (South/North)
CSOs (South/North)
Key Products
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Letter Campaigns: national/regional/global
Press releases
Member-tailored advocacy materials
Policy papers
Strategy Overview
Event/
Activities
Target(s)
Inputs/
Products
Persons
Tasked
Desired
Result
Observations
1.ExCom
WP-EFF
Meeting
(10-11 March
2011, Paris)
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 Advocacy
Letter
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Members of
WP-EFF
Home
goverments
Bodo
Gideon
Clare
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BetterAid
(BA)
recognized
as player
BA asks
incorporated
into
discussions
Negotiated
documents
reflect
BACG
position
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Positive
change in
tone by Nordic
countries and
Talaat.
Brian Atwood
put forth five
areas.
Outline for the
outcome
document
drafted and
criticized by
WP-EFF
members.
Key Risks
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Civil society space in Busan.
Transparency of negotiation process.
Political-will and buy-in.
Public buy-in to issues/agenda.
BACG/BA effectiveness.