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The Role of Multilateral Agencies
Financing Development to Achieve The Millennium Development Goals Meeting
Doha, QatarJune 17-18, 2007
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Outline of the Presentation
1. Aid architecture: some key features.2. Other financial flows.3. The roles of and challenges facing the
multilateral system.
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Multilateral ODA by channel(net disbursements, $ million at 2004 prices, 1960-2005,
period averages)
0100020003000400050006000700080009000
1960-69 1970-79 1980-89 1990-00 2001-05
Regional BanksOther AgenciesIDAUN AgenciesEC
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Private Flows to Sub-Saharan Africa (billions US$)
Remittances
Remittances
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1995 2004
Private debtand portfolioequityForeigndirectinvestmentOfficialdevelopmentassistance
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Entry of Many New Actors
• China’s commitments in Africa are more than any other donor
• International private philanthropy (Gates Foundation) providing significant funding
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The number of bilateral donors has grown from 5-6 in the mid-1940s to at least 56 today
There are currently over 230 international organizations, funds, and programs - in addition to NGOs and private philanthropy.
Proliferation of Donors
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Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness:
From donor-led to country ownershipDevelopment Results
Managing for Results
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Ownership(Partner countries)
Partners set the
agenda
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Aligning with
partners’ agenda
Using partners’ systems
Alignment(Donors - Partner)
2
Harmonization(Donors - Partner)
Establishing common
arrangements
Simplifying
procedures
Sharing information
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Main Areas of Effort in the Paris Agenda Towards Accra
• Improve predictability of aid.• Enhance division of labor among
development partners. • Rely more on country systems.• Increase use of sector-wide approaches.• Progress in untying aid.• More decentralization of decision making.
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Three Key Roles for the Multilateral System
• FinancePrivate flows remain highly concentratedEven well performing countries often face constraints
in mobilizing resources.
• KnowledgeAid alone cannot bridge gaps in knowledge and
capacity that keep countries from applying successful best practices.
• Policy coordination to address global challenges
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Challenges to support and strengthen the role of multilateral
institutions• Financial support to MDBs concessional arms.• Efficiency of MDBs delivery services to better
tailor individual client demand.• Improving coherence, harmonization and
cooperation among multilateral players. • Considering options for strengthening
voice/participation in multilateral institutions.
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Thank you for your attention
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