The Africa Platform on Development Effectiveness brings consultation, coordination and a common voice to Africa's development perspectives, strategies and policies focusing on capacity development, aid effectiveness and south-south cooperation. Development effectiveness is the ability to achieve results that positively impact on people's lives and societies in a…

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The Organization of American States (OAS), is pleased to announce a sub-regional workshop on cooperation effectiveness, entitled “Cooperation Effectiveness; the South American Chapter” from 23-24 February 2011 in Quito, Ecuador. The event will be co-hosted by the OAS, through the technical secretariat of the Inter… Continue

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The financial crisis and the shift toward a multi-polar economy is changing the way development aid is delivered. Aid no longer flows exclusively from North to South. New partnerships and players are

emerging. Donor and client governments, along with their constituents,

are demanding measurable results.

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The result from the recent survey on brokering mechanism for South-South Cooperation indicates that there is a high potential for SSC initiatives. This is constrained by lack of knowledge on “how to”, availability of information, high cost of maintenance and weak institutional capacities. These constraints affect the level and quality of supply of demanded support that the recipient partners expect.



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The following reflections respond to an op ed written by Standford professor Joel Brinkley on the help to Haiti. In his article Mr. Brinkley argues that the Haitian government is so corrupt and ineffective that “If the world wants to help Haiti, aid officials should put aside that Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. The donors should decide what… Continue

Just before the Bogotá High Level Event on South-South cooperation and Capacity Development, the European Union has made a big step towards boosting South-South and triangular cooperation. Its top political body, the Council, endorsed a series of conclusions [… Continue

Eighteen months after the Accra High-Level Forum (HLF), South-South cooperation (SSC) and capacity development are on the top of the global development agenda. On 24 and 25 March 2010, 430 high-level representatives from over 130 developed and developing countries, multilateral and regional organizations, civil society and parliamentarians gathered in Bogota, Colombia, to discuss SSC as a tool for horizontal development partnerships and capacity… Continue

The High Level Event on South-South Cooperation and Capacity Development in Bogota culminated with the release of the following 'Bogota Statement', issued by the Task Team on South-South Cooperation steering committee. The statement acknowledges the role of South-South cooperation in building capacity and advancing development.



The Bogota Statement outlines the process leading from Accra to the IV High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Seoul, 2011, and provides findings and… Continue

In only nine weeks, dozens of countries and organizations have drafted and presented a total of 110 case stories on South-South cooperation in the context of aid effectiveness, responding to the call of the Task Team on South-South cooperation (TT-SSC). Involving 133 countries, 10 multilateral and 5 non-governmental organizations, this is likely to be the… Continue

Following an invitation by Spanish agency AECID, 40 members of the EU Practitioners’ Network gathered on 8 March 2010 in Madrid for a workshop. The aim: to discuss experiences and perspectives of EU donors in triangular cooperation in the context of aid effectiveness. For the first time ever, an intense debate brought together practices and approaches on triangular… Continue