Transparency
Key messages to increase the
transparency and the
predictability of aid
CIVICUS
World Alliance for Citizen Participation
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Transparency - Top needs
Transparency is a pre-condition
Transparency needs mediation
Transparency leads to dialogue
and trust
5. Transparency needs standards
6. NGO Transparency
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Key findings from the Southern
consultations - Top needs
Conditionality
External and
internal assessment
reports
Discussions/Negotiations
before contracts are
finalized/approved
Updated information
about aid flow and the
implementing agencies
Current and future
aid commitment
and disbursement
Languages of the country
where the project is
implemented and of the
country supporting the
project
How sites are selected
and prioritized; criteria
for selection and
evaluation of projects
International
agreements;
complete project
documents/
contracts
Relationship
between aid
and human
development
indices
Information
on aid
contractual
processes
and approval
Project budget
information vis.
government
budget
Transparency is a pre-condition
Transparency is a mean for:
• Ownership
• Accountability
• Participation
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Transparency needs mediation
Support to local media and other
education for development
institutions
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Transparency leads to dialogue and
trust
Transparency is far more than a
mechanism or a technical issue.
It bases the dialogue and builds
trust among stakeholders
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Transparency needs standard
The IATI is not a separate initiative. It
builds an ISO standard, using existing
transparency initiatives
IATI is at least an action taken since
Accra.
Draft standard and Code of Conduct
Policy people must talk to stats people!
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NGO Transparency
Existing initiatives:
• INGO Accountability Charter
• Guidestar International
• US Interaction work on mapping food
security NGO funding project
• All national self-certification mechanisms
INGOs consultations on IATI
CSO need to engage and propose ways
forward
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NGO Transparency
CSO need to consult internally, to engage
and to propose ways forward
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UN DCF Role
IATI draft Code of Conduct
3. Review and monitoring of
adherence to the IATI standards
UNDCF: The biennial UN DCF (2010,
2012) meeting will offer a
multilateral platform to review
implementation of the standards.
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Many thanks!
Henri Valot
henri.valot@civicus.org