Policy Analysis related to Open Development
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Open for Development
This spring, the UN is meeting to decide the framework for ending global poverty. The agenda set at that meeting will affect the livelihoods, the health, and the futures of millions of the world’s poorest people. But right now, those people are not involved in that agenda-setting process. Worse yet, they don’t even know it’s happening. ONE believes that the path to ending extreme poverty must be one that factors in the voices of those actually living in extreme poverty. More
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ONE’s asks of the Mexico G20
At the G20 in Mexico ONE is encouraging concerted action on three important issues: transparency and accountability; infrastructure and energy; and agriculture, nutrition and food security. The G20 has discussed these issues over the last few years and made a number of commitments to address them. At the Los Cabos Summit, it is critical that the G20 acts upon these commitments in an accountable and timely fashion. More
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Financial reporting requirements for extractive industries within the proposals to amend the Accounting Directive
European negotiations for a Directive that would require oil, gas, mining and forestry companies to ‘Publish What They Pay’ governments around the world are coming to a head. Leaders across Europe and Members of the European Parliament are setting their policy on a law that could help millions escape poverty. The Council has announced their position already, but it requires urgent improvement in four key areas. More
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Budget Transparency
To promote greater transparency and accountability, ONE is working on a number of fronts, pushing for improved natural resource governance, greater transparency about budgets and aid, and encouraging donors to invest more in building the capacity of civil society organizations and other oversight institutions (parliaments, for example) so that they can make use of the information that transparency will unleash, in order to hold governments to account. More
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Aid Transparency
High quality development assistance works. Across the globe, investments are providing lifesaving results. Transparency and accountability can help to make sure that aid is as effective as possible. Increased aid transparency and coordination would ensure that scarce aid resources are used efficiently to deliver the biggest impact possible in terms of poverty reduction. More
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The Open Government Partnership
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a new global initiative through which countries at all points on the spectrum of economic development can share their experience about how to make governance more open, transparent and accountable. More
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Natural Resource Governance
Natural resources have the potential to bring wealth and stability to resource-rich developing countries. Too often, corruption and mismanagement of natural resources leads to poverty and conflict. Improving natural resource governance is a crucial first step to ensuring citizens can hold their governments accountable for the oil and mineral wealth that belongs to their country, and to allowing citizens and governments to assess if they are receiving a fair deal for their resources. More
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Opening Governance to Combat Corruption and Fight Poverty
ONE’s asks of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group, Mexico 2012 More
