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This report by Masood Ahmed from DFID outlines strategic policy priorities from 2005 to 2010, covering aid delivery in reforming countries, addressing conflicts and disasters, and the specific needs of poor populations. It discusses the challenges in supporting middle-income countries and the importance of flexibility and debt sustainability. The report also emphasizes the need to make a case for increased aid, addressing sceptics and advocating for collective action architecture. It explores the role of member states, shareholders, and bilateral donors in achieving the right balance and influencing aid architecture.
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The Future of Aid 2005 – 2010 Masood Ahmed DFID January 14th
4 Strategic Policy Priorities • Delivering for Reforming Countries • 2nd generation PRSs, harmonisation, conditionality • Conflict, Disasters and Failing States • Idiosyncratic finance patterns, needs of poor • Supporting Middle Income Countries • Too little flexibility, no agreed approach • Making the case for more aid • Winning over the sceptics, IFF and collective action
Architecture • Member-states, share-holders and bilateral donors – getting the balance right ? • We can influence the pattern of the architecture, history and anecdotes still dominate, what do poor countries want ? • Where should we be going with IDA 14 ? • Flexibility, debt sustainability, behaviour • Global funds, MCA and philanthropic flows ? • Can/should bilaterals adjust ?