Development Gateway Launches Special Report on Aid Harmonization: What Will it Take to Meet the MDGs?
Washington, DC July 18, 2005 The Development Gateway has launched a free, online report called "Aid Harmonization: What Will it Take to Meet the Millennium Development Goals?" in advance of the UN Milliennium+5 Summit in September, in New York. The report provides the international community with access to hundreds of articles, research papers, case studies and surveys on this issue, as well as original commentary from experts in the field. Contributors to the report include leading international organizations, bilateral donors, developing country governments and civil society organizations from around the world. Their perspectives and content postings address the practical issues of how to harmonize and coordinate international development aid to ensure greater benefit to the poor in developing countries. In addition, interviews with key individuals, such as Richard Manning, chair of the OECDs Development Assistance Committee, and Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General and CEO of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, help clarify the debate for newcomers and specialists alike. Surveys of the Development Gateways online community members also offer a unique, bottom-up, view from professionals working in many sectors and countries. To collect and present input from many partners, this report leverages the online aggregation capabilities of the Development Gateway's global portal of development information. The report is available from now until October 14 at <www.developmentgateway.org>. It will be updated in early September to include additional, newly available documents, prior to the Millennium+5 Summit. About the Development Gateway Foundation The Development Gateway Foundation is an enabler of development. We help improve peoples lives in developing countries by building partnerships and information systems that provide access to knowledge for development. The Development Gateway is an independent, public foundation based in Washington, DC. For more information or to join our global online community, please visit <www.developmentgateway.org>. ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
