Ireland’s 2013 EU Presidency

In January 2013, Ireland will take over the rotating Presidency of the European Union. An event that the Government and NGOs in Ireland feel presents a great opportunity to influence the way “Europe” thinks about global Development (and its own Development)

What we blogged about in 2011

An overview of some of the key issues we focused on during 2011.

Busan Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation – The Good, the Bad and the New?

In this guest blog post, Abdul Ilal offers some reflections on the new Development paradigm, arising from the Busan summit. He provides some recommendations for the future of the Irish development cooperation programme, in the context of the Review of the White Paper on Irish Aid.

Day 3 of the Busan Summit – Video blog by Hans Zomer

On Day 3 of the Busan Summit, Dochas Director Hans Zomer tells us about the latest developments of the 4th High Level Summit on Aid Effectiveness.

Day 2 – Video Blog by Dochas Director Hans Zomer on Busan Summit

Dochas Director Hans Zomer tells us about the latest developments on Day 2 of the 4th High Level Summit on Aid Effectiveness in Busan (South Korea)

Busan: Can NGOs lead, as well as influence?

There is a real sense of expectation in the air, at the second day of the Busan summit on better aid gets under way. The celebrities and ‘super stars’ are arriving, with security being ramped up as the likes of Hilary Clinton, Ban Ki-Moon, Queen Rania and the Korean President are making their appearance at the conference.

Video Blog by Dochas Director Hans Zomer on Day 1 of Busan Summit

Dochas Director Hans Zomer is currently in Busan to attend the 4th High Level Summit on Aid Effectiveness and tells us about the latest developments.

Some random comments on the Good and the Crazy in the Busan negotiation text

Here are some random comments on good and crazy things in the Busan negotiation text.

NGOs gather in Busan to speak truth to power, once more

First impressions from the Busan summit on Aid Effectiveness

Why we are going to Busan

A short blog post, with links to resources on Development Effectiveness, on what is at stake at the Busan summit on Aid Effectiveness.