capacity4dev

The recently released Guide to Statistics in European Commission Development Co-Operation is a key tool for developing, assessing and evaluating aid programs.

A critical outcome from November’s High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan was the recognition that capacity development is strategic for development effectiveness outcomes, and particularly for achieving sustainable results. A recent pilot training in Brussels reflected the need for changes in the mindset towards capacity development, with the aim to mainstream it as a fundamental concept in the work of the Commission.

As the European Commission and the Member States of the European Union are busy shaping the future of EU Budget Support, voices from civil society and developing countries call for strengthened budget support as one of the most effective ways of providing aid to poor countries.

Thanks to a clever use of existing procedures, the European Union Delegation to Burkina Faso working in partnership with the government, successfully managed a seamless transition from an emergency intervention by the Commission’s humanitarian body, ECHO, to offering long-term support to more than 100,000 flood victims.