High-Level Forum Preparatory Consultations in Asia

Documents Executive Summary: Asia Region Consultations on the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness  Central & West Asia Consultations on the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness: Outcomes East & South-East Asia Consultations on the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness: Outcomes South Asia Consultations on the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness: Outcomes

Three Preparatory Consultation Workshops took place in Bangkok, Thailand, for East and South Asia on April 21-22, for South Asia on May 5-6, and for Central and West Asia on May 8-9. These consultations were sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the European Commission (EC), the Government of Japan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Bank.

The Asia Consultations on the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness sought to:

• Support partner countries in preparing for the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-3);
• Ensure that Asian voices genuinely contribute to the design and outcome of the Accra High Level Forum;
• Provide an opportunity for partner countries to think long term, and to identify further steps towards aid effectiveness beyond Accra, towards HLF-4 in 2011.

To achieve these objectives, the consultations brought together diverse participants from 25 countries. The Government of Ghana participated in the first consultation and through a video message in the second and third consultations.