The Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) kicks off today in Busan, Korea and it is already making history: it is the first time that civil society will play a lead role in aid effectiveness negotiations in conjunction with governments and donors. The Forum aims to boost the impact of development aid through [...]

Make Poverty History along with 98 organisations from all over the world is calling on governments to publish more information about the aid they give. The campaign, Make Aid Transparent, will culminate in under three weeks’ time at a high level meeting on Aid Effectiveness in Korea where we will be urging governments to redouble [...]

The recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth and the G20 Summit in Cannes failed to deliver any huge progress on development, but there were some positive steps. The final communiqués of both groups are full of positive pro-development statements however the vast bulk of these involve no particular commitment or extra effort. [...]

CHOGM has come and CHOGM has gone with much talk about the lack of any tangible results that warrant the expense of bringing 53 of the world’s leaders together, especially in the area of human rights. However, the impact of campaigning by thousands of Make Poverty History supporters did pay off on the host country [...]

Over the next two days, world leaders are convening in Cannes, France for the G-20 Summit. The G-20 is a major forum for action on international development and economic issues. The forum provides an opportunity for leading world economies to discuss “national policies, international co-operation and international financial institutions.”[1] The G-20 is a critical moment [...]