New EU website to provide easy and transparent access to aid data

Dear Members of Joint Programming group

In case you missed this announcement on the EU Aid Explorer, here is a link to the Press Release. It is an instrument that will boost transparency and very much linked to the rationale of the work in joint programming. It was presented at the High Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation last April 2014.

"A unique new web tool that provides easy access to clear, complete and accurate data on development and humanitarian aid around the world.......the ‘EU Aid Explorer’ covers the activities of different donors and offers quick answers to questions such as how much aid the EU gave or in which sectors EU member states worked in a given year. This tool is part of EU action to further increase transparency and improve accountability. By making data easily accessible, countries, beneficiaries, EU citizens and implementing partners can examine the use of donor funds; and donors themselves can improve coordination and effectiveness."

Check out the full Press Release