<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>><br>crossosted from : <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<h1 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><b><font face="Arial" color="maroon" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Third High Level Forum on</span></font></b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></font><font face="Arial" color="maroon" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Aid Effectiveness</span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><br>
<br>Accra, Ghana;  2- 4 September 2008</span></font></h1>
<h1 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hosted by the government of Ghana and organised by OECD's Development Co-operation Directorate, with the participation of the OECD Secretary-General , multilateral banks and the United Nations.</span></font></b></h1>

<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><br>Website: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.accrahlf.net/" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy">http://www.accrahlf.net/</span></font></a>  </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"….In September 2008, ministers from over 100 countries, heads of bilateral and multilateral development agencies, donor organizations, and civil society organizations from around the world will gather in Accra for the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (2-4 September). Their common objective is to help developing countries and marginalized people in their fight against poverty by making aid more transparent, accountable and results-oriented. <br>
<br>The Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (Third HLF) will:<br><span>- review progress in improving aid effectiveness</span> <br>- <span>broaden the dialogue to newer actors</span> <br>- <span>chart a course for continuing international action on aid effectiveness…"</span></span></font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="maroon" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Synthesis Report on the First Phase of the ;<br>Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration, <br>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wood, B; Kabell, D; Sagasti, F; Muwanga, N. <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.diis.dk/sw65053.asp" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy">http://www.diis.dk/sw65053.asp</span></font></a> </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ministry of Foreign Aff airs of Denmark. <span><font face="Arial" color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Danish Institute for International Studies</span></font></span></span></font></b><span><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">July 2008</span></b></span></font></span></p>

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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">            English [56p.] at: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Subweb/paris_evaluation_web/files/pdf/eng/ENG-Report-chap1-5.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy">http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Subweb/paris_evaluation_web/files/pdf/eng/ENG-Report-chap1-5.pdf</span></font></a> </span></font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">French: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Subweb/paris_evaluation_web/files/pages/french.html" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy">http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Subweb/paris_evaluation_web/files/pages/french.html</span></font></a> </span></font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Spanish: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Subweb/paris_evaluation_web/files/pages/spanish.html" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy">http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Subweb/paris_evaluation_web/files/pages/spanish.html</span></font></a> </span></font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"….The Paris Declaration poses an important challenge both to the world of development cooperation in general and to the field of development evaluation. Compared with previous joint statements on aid harmonisation and alignment, it provides a practical, action-oriented roadmap with specific targets to be met by 2010. </span></font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The overall purpose of the evaluation is to assess the relevance and effectiveness of the Paris Declaration and its contribution to aid effectiveness …"</span></font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Content: </span></font></b></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I. Introduction </span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Context for the Implementation of the Paris Declaration </span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Synthesis of Evaluation Findings I Ownership </span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">II   Alignment </span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">III  Harmonisation </span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IV Managing for Results</span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">V Mutual Accountability </span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">VI Partner Country Assessments of the Paris Declaration as a Tool for Aid Eff ectiveness </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">VII Are the Required Commitments, Capacities and Incentives in Place? </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Broader Conclusions and Issues around the Implementation of the Paris Declaration as a Whole </span></font></p>

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