over the last decade, international development efforts have evolved in accordance with global economic shifts. This has naturally had knock-on effects for international commitments to Afghanistan as well. The Fourth High Level Forum (HLF -4) on Aid Effectiveness in Busan in November- December 2011 was a defining event, as it translated these global shifts in economy and aid architecture into a new partnership with development cooperation taking new forms at the global level. Meanwhile, at the national level, the International Conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, also in December 2011, renewed and deepened the international community's long-term commitment to Afghanistan, a decade after the original Bonn Conference. More Download news letter
DELIVERING AID THROUGH COUNTRY SYSTEMS Since 2001, Afghanistan has been one of the largest aid recipients in the world. Approximately US$57 billion has been disbursed for development work until 2010. At the Kabul Conference in July 2010, the donor community committed to channel at least 50% of their financial support through the government systems. It further committed to achieve 80% alignment with the priorities of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA) within 2 years. However, only around 20% of the foreign aid has been channelled through the government systems so far. More.. Download PDF