IATI Germany

In 2008 Germany signed the International Aid Transparency Initiative(IATI)- a commitment of donors to provide timely, detailed, standardised data on development cooperation in an open and accessible way. The objective of IATI is to provide enable citizens in donor countries and particularly in recipient countries to hold donors and recipient countries to account for aid monies and to facilitate better planning of aid by recipient countries. Ultimately the purpose of IATI is to enhance aid effectiveness, curb corruption and promote ownership of all stakeholders.On the 7th of July the Steering Committee is meeting in Paris to decide on aid transparency standard for donors, which is will be a crucial in determining the success or failure of IATI. OpenAid is signatory to an open letter to Dirk Niebel and other ministers of donor countries urging him to follow up on Germany's commitment to aid transparency. We ask Minister Niebel to provide strong leadership on this issue and ensure that IATI becomes an important step in improviding aid effectiveness.Read the full letter.