Monday, 6 May 2013

The Impact of MDGs, PRSPs and 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness on the Developing Countries

By Melesse Zenebework

The three development documents have their own strength and weaknesses that, while some countries and donor organizations are in favor of them, others still find it difficult to deal with them. For instance, as most donor organizations and agencies are supporting the MDGs and started investing huge amount of finance on programs related to the millennium development goals throughout the developing countries, other donor organizations like the Netherland and UK preferred to stick to their own programs. They argue that, the MDGs are highly concentrated on health issues and neglected the other development sectors like infrastructure and capacity building.  This is sometimes seen as a promotion of welfare and aid dependence over growth and self-reliance