Program for the Third HLF

Monday, 17 March 2008 08:35

The Third HLF will be made up of three complementary segments:

Marketplace of Ideas
Roundtable Meetings
Ministerial-Level Meeting

Marketplace of Ideas

The Marketplace of Ideas will promote information sharing, cross-fertilization of knowledge and approaches, and learning among the HLF participants by showcasing good and innovative practices and lessons in aid effectiveness. Countries and organizations will display posters and written materials that highlight their experience with harmonization, alignment, and managing for results actions to improve aid effectiveness.

Roundtable Meetings

Nine half-day Roundtables, most building on the work of international working groups, will provide participants an opportunity for in-depth discussion to facilitate and support work on aid effectiveness.

Roundtable 1: Country ownership
Roundtable 2: Alignment: use of country systems, untying aid, aid predictability
Roundtable 3: Harmonization: rationalizing aid delivery, complementarity, division of labor
Roundtable 4: Managing for results and development impact
Roundtable 5: Mutual accountability
Roundtable 6: The role of civil society organizations in advancing aid effectiveness
Roundtable 7: Aid effectiveness in fragile states and conflict situations
Roundtable 8: Sectoral application of the Paris Declaration: health, education, infrastructure
Roundtable 9: Implications of the new aid architecture for aid effectiveness: South-South partners, vertical funds

Volunteer cochairs representing donors and partner countries will develop the Roundtables. As cochairs are identified and their responsibilities are defined, that information will be posted here.

Ministerial-Level Meeting

The Third HLF will conclude with high-level discussions and negotiation around key issues, culminating in the endorsement of a ministerial statement—the Accra Agenda for Action —that aims to deepen implementation of the Paris Declaration.

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