The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness was adopted in 2005 and reaffirmed in Accra in 2008 at ministerial-level forums convened by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The principles and indicators included in the Paris Declaration frame what OECD calls a “landmark reform” in development cooperation endorsed by leading development practitioners. The Paris Declaration did not emerge from the United Nations or any of its bodies, but given the high level of support that the Declaration has received from the major bilateral donors and the active engagement of key multilateral organizations such as the World Bank and OECD itself in its implementation, it is important to analyse it from the point of view of the right to development.

Related Subject(s): Economic and Social Development