Preparations for HLF-3: The Road to Accra South Asia Preparatory Event 5-6 May 2008 Bangkok

1. Preparations for HLF-3: The Road to Accra South Asia Preparatory Event 5-6 May 2008 Bangkok

2. Content • Update on HLF-3 structure and process • Accra 2008: Preparation of RTs & Accra Agenda for Action

3. 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)

4. 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

5. 2008 Survey: 56 Countries, including18 “fragile states”

6. Structure of the HLF Evaluation Reports (ph 1) 2008 Monitoring Survey Accra Agenda for Action HLF-3 Progress Report

7. Content • Update on HLF-3 structure and process • Accra 2008: Preparation of RTs & Accra Agenda for Action

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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).

12. 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

13. AAA preparation milestones An open, consultative exercise • 3 main milestones for the AAA: • First Consultative Draft wasissued 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