Preparations for HLF-3:

The Road to AccraSouth Asia Preparatory Event

5-6 May 2008Bangkok

Content

1. Update on HLF-3 structure and process

2. Accra 2008: Preparation of RTs & Accra Agenda for Action

What is Accra HLF 3 ?• High Level political event on aid, a few months

before Financing for Development in Doha• Mid-term Stock-taking of the Paris Declaration

mutual commitments• Forward looking event : road to 2011.• 100 partner countries, most donors, most

international aid agencies, • 800 to 1000 participants• Strong civil society engagement (+ parallel event)

2008 Monitoring Survey (2007 data)

• Launched early January 2008.• To monitor the Paris Declaration in 56 self-

selected countries• Deadline 31 March 2008• First draft report July 2008• Final report (+some country report) for the

HLF-3

2008 Survey: 56 Countries, including18 “fragile states” Asia & Pacific Tanzania Mozambique Yemen

Afghanistan Benin Nigeria Latin America

Bangladesh Burkina Faso Togo Haiti

Cambodia Burundi Madagascar Colombia

Indonesia Cameroon Ethiopia Peru

Mongolia Cape Verde Côte d’Ivoire Bolivia

Nepal CAR Ghana Honduras

Vietnam Chad Kenya Nicaragua

PhilippinesP NG

DR Congo Morocco

LiberiaSierra Leone

Dom. Republic

Tonga Gabon Malawi ECIS

Lao PDR Mali Arab States Albania

Africa Mauritania Egypt Ukraine

Uganda Niger Jordan PSG Kosovo

Zambia Senegal Sudan Moldova Kyrgyz Republic

Structure of the HLF

HLF-3 Progress ReportHLF-3 Progress Report

2008 Monitoring Survey2008 Monitoring Survey

Evaluation Reports (ph 1)Evaluation Reports (ph 1)

Content

1. Update on HLF-3 structure and process

2. Accra 2008: Preparation of RTs & Accra Agenda for Action

List of Roundtables• RT 1 : Country ownership• RT 2 : Alignment : country syst, predictability• RT 3 : Harmonisation- complementarity• RT 4 : Results & impacts• RT 5 : Mutual accountability• RT 6 : Civil society & aid effectiveness• RT 7 : Situations of fragility & conflicts• RT 8 : Sector applications (health, education,

infrastructure…)

• RT 9 : Aid architecture

Core Issues (Partner Countries) for the RTs and the AAA

• Untying

• Conditionality

• Predictability

• Division of Labour

• Incentives

• Capacity Development

+ «cross cutting» issues: human rights, environment,

gender

What does the Accra Agenda for Action intends to achieve ?

• Not a new Paris Declaration• A political, ministerial, statement, with a

small set of concrete actions• Address constraints to achieving Paris

Declaration commitments agreed in 2005• Respond to emerging issues• Set the future directions on aid effectiveness

The AAA preparation process (1)• Working Party on Aid Effectiveness:

– Structure – 23 partner countries 23 bilaterals, MDBs, UNDP, IMF plus a few other institutions

– 1 more plenary meeting before Accra to guide final

preparations: 9-10 July 2008

• HLF-3 Steering Committee: frequent meetings to advise on the organisation and content of the forum

• “Consensus Group” to negotiate AAA.

• Consultations with CSOs: AG-CS regional, national and international meetings completed. CSO parallel event in Accra (August 31 – Sept 1).

The preparation process (2)• For Donors – Meetings of Development Assistance

Committee and DAC High Level Meeting (ministerial meeting, May 21)

• For Partner Countries:– 2007 regional meetings– Ghana’s partner country initiative (Contact Group)– 2008 Regional Workshops (April-June 2008)– Regional Development Banks annual assemblies : e.g.

AfDB Maputo, 14-15 May, AsDB Meetings in 3-6 May, Madrid

• Also be informed by: 2008 Monitoring Survey, HLF 3 Progress Report, and Evaluation of the Paris Declaration

AAA preparation milestones An open, consultative exercise

• 3 main milestones for the AAA:

– First Consultative Draft was issued on 18 March and will be discussed in a range of international fora.

– Revised AAA Draft by 12 June, reflecting the comments on the first draft and discussion of menu of options.

– Final Draft, reflecting Working Party discussion 9-10 July, will be released by 20 July for consideration at the HLF-3 and endorsement on 4 September at the ministerial session.

All drafts will be available on the HLF 3 website: www.accrahlf.net