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Reality Check January 2008 |
| The emerging consensus in development circles about the need to increase support for agriculture and rural development is certainly a welcome change after decades of relative neglect. But we need to go beyond &lquo;more of the same&rquo;. The challenge is not merely nor maily in boosting growth and productivity but grappling with the issues of equity and justice. |
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Reality Check January 2007 |
| This Reality Check provides an overview of the Paris Declaration and highlights donor commitments that purport to improve aid effectiveness. The papers present critiques to the Declaration and pose challenges to donor countries, local and national governments as well as civil society organizations working towards aid effectiveness. |
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Reality Check June 2005 |
| This edition of the Reality Check tackles pressing issues in the two countries hardest hit by the tsunami - Sri Lanka and Indonesia. The papers outline concrete proposals for concerned national governments, foreign aid donors, and non-government organizations and civil society groups involved in post-tsunami relief operations on how they can ensure that assistance really benefit the victims of recent history’s worst tragedy.
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Reality Check October 2004 |
| With the security agenda in aid policy resonating in recently launched 2004 Reality of Aid report, this Reality Check looks into the various issues related to the current donor policies to address conflict, security and development. This can be gleaned from the contributions of two donor country perspectives on the current shift of donor policies in diverting from poverty eradication to contribute to the "war on terror" and how it has reflected in the case of Mindanao in the Philippines. |
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Reality Check, September 2003 |
| This Reality Check provides an overview of TRCB and
highlights the orientation and goals of current approaches to
capacity building.By examining what is covered by TRCB
and some of the major programmes, we will be able to highlight
the major weaknesses in its design and delivery. These
weaknesses have led to the conclusion that funding for TRCB,
as currently conceived and used by donor countries, is offtarget
if it is to truly make a significant contribution towards
reducing poverty in developing countries. Recommendations
will be advanced for refocusing TRCB in order to strengthen
capacities in developing countries to understand how trade
policies influence and can form an element of strategies to
improve the livelihoods of those living in poverty. |
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