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Aid Effectiveness
Aid Effectiveness
VOICE’s campaign for aid effectiveness began in 2003 with the objective of helping to form a national economic policy independent of bilateral and multilateral imposition. As the campaign progressed it became clear that the conditions tied to the aid were major factors in affecting multilateral policy. Aid conditionality does not favour development or the priorities of the people; rather, it hinders the formation of independent policies through interference in the political, democratic, and socio-economic spheres.
BetterAid Statement on the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation
BetterAid Statement on the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation
Civil society have come together as a unified community and participated constructively in the processes leading to Busan, the HLF4, including the final negotiations. We join other development actors in welcoming the Busan partnership agreement on an inclusive new global partnership.
The Busan partnership is an advancement from Accra in many areas crucial to civil society. For the first time since the Paris Declaration, democratic ownership has been acknowledged as fundamental principle of development cooperation implemented through inclusive partnerships. The new partnership shifts the focus from a technical aid effectivenessagenda towards a new development effectiveness agenda that is more inclusive, more political, and focused on results as rights based development outcomes rather than aid delivery.
Through the Busan Partnership, a new global governance framework will move the development agenda towards a broader framework that is more inclusive, involving not only the OECD-DAC, but also the United Nations, South-South Cooperation actors, parliamentarians and local authorities, civil society and the private sector.
Civil society statement to the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
“Better Aid and Development Effectiveness for the World We Want”
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT
TO THE FOURTH HIGH LEVEL FORUM ON AID EFFECTIVENESS
CSOs to Focus on Climate Finance Oversight in Bangladesh
CSOs to Focus on Climate Finance Oversight in Bangladesh
Two day Workshop and a Seminar in South Asia Social Forum Sets the Tone
Dhaka, November 20: CSOs from different parts of Bangladesh converged at a two-day workshop jointly organized by Voice, EquityBD and Bank Information Center has decided to focus more on monitoring the flow of climate finance in the country, insisted the participation of communities at all levels of project planning, implementation and monitoring, and initiated to link with other climate justice movements elsewhere in South Asia to strengthen the movement in Bangladesh.
VOICE @ South Asia Social Forum, Dhaka; November 18-22, 2011
VOICE @ South Asia Social Forum, Dhaka; November 18-22, 2011
VOICE (www.voicebd.org) undertakes a number of programmes during South Asia Social Forum (SASF) to be held on 18-22 November, Dhaka, Bangladesh. These events will jointly be organized with different national and international networks including Aid Accountability Group, Bank Information Centre, Eurodad, NGO Forum on ADB, Privacy International etc, among others. Being one of the organizers in SASF, VOICE is calling global civil society actors, youths, women, human rights activists, political groups, organizations and concerned multi-stakeholders to join us aiming at building greater solidarity for new economic and social order. The details of the programmes (draft) attached herewith
Ahmed Swapan Mahmud interviewed on CIVICUS Live during the CIVICUS World Assembly in Montreal
The CIVICUS World Assembly was held from the 10th to the 12th of September, 2011, at the Palais des Congrès in downtown Montreal. Our Executive Director, Ahmed Swapan Mahmud, was in town to participate in a workshop entitled "Beyond 2015: Shaping the Post-MDG Agenda." He was interviewed live on the official channel of the World Assembly, CIVICUS Live.
View the interview at the following link:
Initiate district budget for rural development: Rights group
Rights activists urged the government to initiate district budget in the national budget for the next financial year for the development of rural areas as well as achieving the Vision 2021 as envisaged.
They said that the present budget preparation as colonial top down process and there is no alternative to achieve Vision 2021without district budget.
They were speaking at a rally organised by 14 rights based civil society organisations led by EquityBD in front of the National Press Club on Saturday. The organisations include Arpon, Ahish, Online Knowledge Centre, EquityBD, Eso, SDO, MABS, Lead Trust, Prodip, BNNRC, Voice, Bangladesh Bhumihin Samity, Bangladesh Krihsok Federation and Sirak Bangladesh.
SM Saikat of Sirak Bangladesh said people have no participation in preparing the budget. Nor the people from district level have the means to monitor implementation of the budget. Absence of people’s participation in the process and implementation of the budget has given the rise of pervasive corruption.
Feroze Ahmed of Lead Trust said the top down process is basically responsible for growing trend of widening the gap of regional disparity.
Apply to go to HLF4 in Busan-Deadline 8th May!
Help civil society make its voice clear at this year’s High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea!
This year VOICE is helping to co-ordinate the selection process for NGO representation and we need your voice in Busan. It is vital for civil society to have a strong presence at this forum. The Fourth High Level Forum (HLF4) on Aid Effectiveness will take place in Busan, South Korea, 29 November - 1 December, preceded by civil society organisations' pre-activities forum the 26-28 November. Applications close on 8 May. Apply here.
If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact
Clare Birkett cbirkett@eurodad.org
Krister Holm kholm@ibon.org
Farjana Akter farjanakter@gmail.com
Rights groups protest $1b conditional IMF loan
Dhaka, Apr 19: Thirteen right based civil society organizations led by Equity BD on Tuesday demonstrated, held rally and formed human chain in front of national press club to protest government’s move to take one billion dollar conditional loan from the IMF. They urged the government not to take the loan with condition of money contraction and VAT expansion which are anti-poor and against the nation.
The right groups are Arpan, Bangladesh Bhumihin Samity, Bangladesh Kishani Shova, Coastal Development Partnership, Bangladesh Krishak Federation, Equity BD, Lead Trust, La via Campesina Bangladesh, Media Foundation for Trade and Development, On Line Knowledge Center, Pradip, VOICE and Uddipan.
Zaid Iqbal Khan of Krishok Federation mentioned that the government has already withdrawn bank ceiling on loan. This will reduce the loan flow for long term investment and thereby no new employment opportunity.
Subal Sarkar of Bhumihin Shamiti stated that in line with IMF conditionality government will have reduce subsidy in fuel and fertilizers ultimately which will create problem for farmers.
Sayed Aminul Haque of EquityBD said the country still has comfort level of remittance flow and export growth. Import cost has increased but even with WTO provision government can reduce import, thus government has no need of embark on IMF loan.